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Nov 26, 2024
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SOC& 101 Introduction to Sociology (5 credits)
Distribution Area Fulfilled Social Sciences; General Transfer Elective
Formerly SOC 110 - CCN
Course Description
An introduction to sociology – the study of society and human interaction. Includes the systematic study of social phenomena, developing one’s “sociological imagination,” and exploring human relationships in a rapidly changing world.
Student Outcomes
1. Distinguish how sociology describes, explains, and attempts to predict social phenomena from the way other social science disciplines approach social phenomena
2. Identify key personalities in sociology and the contributions, theories, and/or approaches they are identified with
3. Discuss how sociologists use theory and research to describe, explain, and sometimes predict social phenomena;
4. Define the concept ‘social fact’ and apply it to a real life situation
5. Apply specific sociological perspectives to one or more social phenomenon
6. Explain how the scientific method can be used to study social phenomena
7. Define and be able to apply the concept of ‘culture’ to human social behavior
8. Describe and explain how sociologically and non-sociologically oriented theories attempt to explain socialization
9. Apply the concept of socialization to sex, gender, race, and ethnicity
10. Discuss the essential elements of social groups and how individuals both influence and are influenced by them
11. Discuss the relationship between social class; race and ethnicity; sex and gender; gender identity and sexual orientation; and social stratification
12. Recognize and discuss the effects of social stratification and inequality, including poverty, both in the US and globally
13. Use one or more social theories to “explain” social deviance
14. Identify how developments in discrete social institutions (e.g. the family, economy, politics, religion, and health care) both contribute to and challenge the society in which we live
15. Use established criteria to distinguish between capitalism and socialism as economic systems
16. Identify and discuss how social and economic systems influence the way people relate to each other
17. Identify how and/or use Malthusian, neo-Malthusian, and Demographic Transition Theory to explain population growth
18. Use the following concepts in a discussion of climate change: agriculture, population growth, industrialization, capitalism, and consumerism
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