Course Details
- Online, asynchronous
- 5 weeks | May 28 to June 28, 2024
- 3 credits | $1,875
- Last day to register: May 21, 2024
Course Overview
The course is an introduction to the discipline of sociology and an overview of the main theories, basic concepts, and research methods used in the field. Using a social justice lens, the course examines the relationship between individuals and groups and their roles in society, with discussion of topics including culture, social structure and institutions, socialization, social movements and change, social class, race and ethnicity, gender, sexuality, family, crime and criminal justice, and global conflicts. Open to first-years and sophomores, upper-class students must obtain permission of the instructor.
Course Advantages
Sociology studies society and its effect on human behavior. Have you ever wondered why society is the way it is? How does society come to have the political, economic, educational, and familial structure it has today? How is this structural stability maintained? How does social change come about? Why are some people rich and some poor? What is the cause of inequality? Do we have free will in our choices or are we the product of our society? How much of “you” is just born in you and how much of “you” comes from your family, friends, culture, government, education, occupation, the reaction of other people to your gender, race, or sexual orientation, and the social class level of your parents. Sociology studies all the above and more. In this course, you will learn sociological ideas and concepts and apply them in interesting ways to the real world that you live in.
Additional Information
Faculty will contact all students after the Tuesday, May 21, registration deadline.
