Introduction to Sociology

Receive a broad overview of sociology and its applications to everyday life along with theoretical perspectives and concepts like, sociological imagination, culture, deviance, and inequality.

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Introduction to Sociology

$79

Plus membership

3 Credits

About This Course

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ACE Approved 2023

Introduction to Sociology strives to provide you with a broad overview of sociology and its applications to everyday life. This online course presents major theoretical perspectives and concepts, including sociological imagination, culture, deviance, inequality, social change, and social structure.

What You'll Learn

View people’s behavior from a sociological perspective, discover your own sociological imagination, and apply it to a variety of social problems and situations.

View people’s behavior from a sociological perspective, discover your own sociological imagination, and apply it to a variety of social problems and situations.

List at least five sociologists and their major contributions to the field.

Describe the three major sociological perspectives—Functionalist, Conflict, and Interactionist—and analyze human behavior applying these perspectives appropriately.

Explain the elements of a culture and how culture is different from society.

Explain the seven steps of the scientific research process and recognize appropriate research procedures in an experiment or an article describing research.

Explain the relationships between social structure, social stratification, and the consequences of social status.

List at least four universal social institutions and describe the characteristics of each.

Describe how inequality and other social factors contribute to social change.

Summarize the relationship between socialization and the family.

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Course Details

SOC101

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Introduction to Sociology

In Introduction to Sociology, students explore the influence of social class and social institutions, such as churches, education, healthcare, government, economy, and environment. The family as a social structure is also examined.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites to take Introduction to Sociology.

Topic Subtopics
The Sociological Perspective & Development of Sociology
  • What is Sociology?
  • Theoretical Frameworks of Sociology
  • The Sociological Imagination
  • Sociological Timeline
The Research Process
  • The Scientific Method
  • Applying a Code of Ethics
Culture and Society
  • Defining Culture
  • Cultural Value
  • Culture in Flux
  • Cultural Values
Socialization
  • What Is Socialization?
  • Agents of Socialization
  • Sociological Theory
Social Structure
  • Social Structure
  • Social Roles
  • Groups in Societies
  • Parts of Complex Societies
Deviance
  • Deviance
  • Facets of Deviance
  • Deviance and Sociological Theory
  • Deviance and Crime
Social Stratification
  • Defining Social Stratification
  • Social Stratification
  • Stratification Theory
  • Aspects of Stratification
Social Inequality
  • Defining Social Inequality
  • Terms Associated with Inequality
  • Responses to Inequality
  • Social Inequality Theory
Social Institutions: The Familye
  • Defining Family
  • Family Structure
  • Challenges to Families
Social Institutions: Religion, Education, and Health Care
  • Defining Social Institutions
  • Religion
  • Education
  • Health Care
Social Institutions: Government, Economy, and the Environment
  • Defining Government and Economy
  • Economic Systems
  • Political Systems
  • The Environment
Social Change
  • Collective Behavior
  • Social Movements
  • Theories of Social Change

Your score provides a percentage score and letter grade for each course. A passing percentage is 70% or higher.

Assignments for this course include:

  • 4 Graded Exams
  • 1 Graded Midterm
  • 1 Graded Final


The required eTextbook for this course is included with your course purchase at no additional cost.


Schaefer, Richard T. Sociology in Modules. 5th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2020. ISBN: 9781260074956

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