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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 6-27-1995 |
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SOC101 1995 Fall – 2009 Summer II |
LEC 3.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 load Acad |
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Introduction
to Sociology |
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Fundamental
concepts of social organization, culture, socialization, social institutions
and social change. Prerequisites: None. |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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SOC101 1995
Fall – 2009 Summer II |
Introduction to Sociology |
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Define sociology and explain how it differs from other
social sciences. (I) |
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Explain the sociological imagination and how it operates
in everyday life. (I) |
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Describe the basic theoretical perspectives sociologists
use to analyze social phenomena. (II) |
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Name and briefly describe the importance of selected major
theorists to the field of sociology. (II) |
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List and explain the stages in a basic research design.
(III) |
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Describe and differentiate between qualitative and
quantitative research methods. (III) |
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Define the basic sociological concepts: culture, society,
socialization, social structure, groups, and institutions. (IV) |
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Describe values and norms, including mores, folkways, and
laws. (IV) |
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Describe societal and structural factors that can
influence individual behavior. (V) |
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Describe sociological/psychological theories as they
relate to the development of the self. (V) |
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Describe the influence of selected institutions on society
and the individual. (VI) |
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Describe the effect of race/ethnicity, sex/gender, and age
on social inequality. (VII) |
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Explain major sociological perspectives on social class.
(VII) |
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Explain how
conflict, functionalist, and symbolic interactionist
theoretical perspectives view deviance and conformity. (VIII) |
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Describe and
explain social change, including the influence of collective behavior, social
movements, and demographic factors. (IX) |
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MCCCD
Official Course Outline: |
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SOC101 1995
Fall – 2009 Summer II |
Introduction to Sociology |
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I. Sociology as a
discipline A. Definition B. Relationship to other
disciplines C. Application of the
sociological imagination D. Application to everyday
life II. Theoretical
perspectives A. Definitions B. Theoretical perspectives
1. Structural/functional 2. Conflict 3. Symbolic interaction C. Major theorists III. Methodology A. Research design B. Qualitative methods C. Quantitative methods D. Terminology IV. Basic concepts A. Culture B. Society C. Socialization D. Groups E. Social structure F. Social institutions V. Development of
self/socialization A. Role theory B. Psychological
foundations VI. Culture/social
structures A. Definitions B. Macro-sociology C. Micro-sociology VII. Stratification A. Social class and caste B. Other means of
stratifying 1. Gender 2. Race/ethnicity 3. Age VIII. Deviance and conformity
A. Definitions B. Theories IX. Social change A. Collective behavior B. Social movements C. Demography D. Global perspective |