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SOC-1010 — Introduction to Sociology

3 credits · 3 hours

This course is a survey course that acquaints students with the major sociological paradigms and concepts specific to the sociology discipline. Additionally, students examine human behavior within social, economic, and cultural systems and structures via the lenses of the major sociological paradigms and concepts. Students also compare and contrast research methods and data analyses to ethically study human behavior and social phenomena occurring within social institutions and systems. Students learn how cultural norms, values, notions of deviance, and societal inequities are transmitted and perpetuated within the context of social institutions such as the family, education, and the media. Lastly, students examine the relationships between and among education inequities, local economies, and globalization. Course

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