SOC 1020 - Introduction to Sociology

1. Culture and society
2. Economics and politics
3. Education and medicine
4. Family and religion
5. Gender and age
6. Population, demography, and environment
7. Race and ethnicity
8. Research methodology, measurement, and ethics
9. Social control, deviance, and crime
10. Social groups and organizations
11. Social movements and change
12. Social stratification: U.S. and world dynamics of global inequality
13. Socialization
14. Sociological perspectives
15. Theory construction

1. apply critical thinking skills to analyzing and interpreting information accurately from opinion, theoretical, and empirical research-based sources.
2. use appropriate research methods to conduct different types of social research.
3. determine the best theoretical perspective or theory to use in given research situations.
4. apply the Sociological Imagination to analyzing global, societal, institutional and individual social inequalities and their consequences.
5. explicate sociological knowledge about various minorities.
6. describe how more objective, broader study has influenced one¿s attitudes and beliefs regarding diversity.
7. explain the cultural experiences and contributions of minorities in the development of the United States.

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