C-ID Descriptor
Introduction to Sociology

Eligibility for or concurrent enrollment in College Level English (C-ID ENGL 100)

1. The Sociological Imagination
2. The Historical Development of Sociology
3. Major Sociological Perspectives
4. Studying the Social World: an introduction to Research Methods
5. Society and Culture
6. Socialization
7. Interaction, Groups and Organizations
8. Deviance and Social Control
9. Stratification: Class, Race, Ethnicity, Age, Sex and Gender
10.  Social Institutions: Family, Education, Religion, Medicine, Economy/Work, Politics, Science and Technology
11. Social Dynamics:  Population, Urbanization, Environment and Globalization
12. Social Change

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At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

• Understand and apply the sociological imagination to a variety of contemporary social phenomena.
• Understand the historical development of Sociology as a discipline.
• Distinguish between the use of various research methods.
• Identify, compare and apply the primary sociological perspectives.
• Explain and apply key sociological concepts.
• Describe and explain the basic dimensions of social inequality and social change in historical and contemporary society.
• Assess what social forces and organizational structures are most prominent in shaping, guiding and influencing individual and group behavior in contemporary society.

May include:

Objective exams
Written assignments
Application exercises
Research project
Field Journal
Oral Presentations
Reflection and discussion
Small group activities
Out-of-class activities

Henslin, James, Sociology: A Down to Earth Approach
Kimmel and Aronson, Sociology Now: The Essentials
Ballantine and Roberts, Our Social World: An Introduction to Sociology
Macionis, John, Sociology
Giddings, The Elements of Sociology
Kendall, Sociology in Our Times: The Essentials