SOCY-191 Introductory Sociology

Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
Pre-requisite: Placement into RDNG-030 (ACSR-030), completion of ELAP-110 with a minimum grade of 2.0, or successful completion of RDNG-016 or ACLT-074 with a minimum grade of 3.0.
A systematic study of human behavior in groups; the socialization of individuals into their culture; the formation and functioning of different kinds of social groups; and the processes of stability deviance and change in society.

Course Outcomes

Explain the history of Sociology, important thinkers in the discipline and the importance of the Sociological Imagination
Differentiate between Functional, Conflict and Symbolic Interaction theoretical models.
Demonstrate the research methods and analytic processes used in Sociology
Summarize the purpose and significance of culture in human societies
Summarize the process of socialization in society
Analyze social interaction in everyday life
Summarize how social groups and organizations form the basis of society
Analyze Deviance and Conformity in Society
Explain Social Stratification in society
Summarize the dynamics of race & ethnicity in society
Summarize the dynamics of gender stratification in society
Explain the function and diversity of family as a social institution
Summarize the functions and dysfunctions of education as a social institution
Explain the function and diversity of religion as an institution in all societies
Discuss Politics as a social institution concerned with the exercise of power in society
Explain the dynamics of population and urbanization on modern societies
Analyze social action and the dynamics that lead to social change in society