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    Course Introduction
    Course Syllabus
    Unit 1: What is Sociology?
    1.1: Introduction to Sociology
    Introduction to Sociology
    Sociology
    What Is Sociology?
    Sociological Imagination
    The Wisdom of Sociology
    Using Your Sociological Imagination
    1.2: History of Sociology
    History of Sociology
    Auguste Compte
    Karl Marx
    Herbert Spencer
    Georg Simmel
    Émile Durkheim
    Max Weber
    Harriet Martineau
    W.E.B. Du Bois
    George Herbert Mead
    1.3: Social Constructions of Reality
    Social Constructions of Reality
    1.4: Three Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology
    Theoretical Perspectives on Society
    Four Critical Perspectives
    Functionalism
    Conflict Theory
    Alienation
    Symbolic Interactionism
    1.5: Types of Societies
    Types of Societies
    Unit 1 Assessment
    Unit 1 Assessment
    Unit 2: Sociological Research
    2.1: Approaches to Sociological Research
    Approaches to Sociological Research
    Scientific Method
    2.2: Research Methods
    Research Methods
    2.3: Ethical Concerns
    Ethical Concerns
    Why Is Ethics in Research Important?
    Unit 2 Assessment
    Unit 2 Assessment
    Unit 3: Culture
    3.1: What Is Culture?
    What Is Culture?
    Society and Culture
    3.2: Elements of Culture
    Elements of Culture
    3.3: Cultures and Cultural Change
    High, Low, Pop, Sub, and Counter-Culture
    What Is Popular Culture?
    3.4: Theoretical Perspectives on Culture
    Theoretical Perspectives on Culture
    Unit 3 Assessment
    Unit 3 Assessment
    Unit 4: Socialization, Groups, and Social Control
    4.1: Theories of Self-Development
    Theories of Self-Development
    4.2: Why Socialization Matters
    Why Socialization Matters
    Genes and the Environment
    4.3: Agents of Socialization
    Agents of Socialization
    More on Agents of Socialization
    Socialization throughout Life
    4.4: Types of Groups
    Types of Groups
    4.5: Group Size
    Group Size and Structure
    The Stanford Prison Experiment
    The Psychology of War and Peace
    4.6: Formal Organizations
    Formal Organizations
    McDonaldization
    4.7: Social Deviance and Social Control
    Deviance and Control
    Theoretical Perspectives on Deviance and Crime
    Labeling Theory
    The Psychology of Criminal Behavior
    Perspectives on Deviance
    4.8: Crime and Law
    Crime and Law
    Unit 4 Assessment
    Unit 4 Assessment
    Unit 5: Social Stratification
    5.1: What Is Social Stratification?
    What Is Social Stratification?
    5.2: Stratification and Mobility
    Stratification and Mobility
    The New American Dream
    Theoretical Perspectives on Stratification
    Intersectionality and Social Inequality
    Class Consciousness and False Consciousness
    5.3: Global Stratification and Inequality
    Global Stratification
    Consequences of Stratification
    Wealth and Poverty
    Inequality
    Theoretical Perspectives on Inequality
    Data on Global Inequality
    5.4: Race and Ethnicity
    Racial, Ethnic, and Minority Groups
    Theoretical Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity
    Prejudice, Discrimination, and Racism
    Intergroup Relationships
    Race and Ethnicity in the United States
    The Social Construction of Race
    The Social Implications of Race
    White Privilege
    5.5: Gender, Sex, and Sexuality
    Sex, Gender, and Identity Expression
    How Rigid Thinking on Sex and Gender Can Go Wrong
    Gender and Gender Inequality
    Everyday Sexism
    Power Privilege and Oppression
    Sexuality
    Gender Sex and Sexuality in Popular Culture
    5.6: Aging and the Elderly
    Who Are the Elderly?
    How Society Will Change as the Population Ages
    The Aging Process
    Challenges Facing Older People
    Visual Ageism in the Media
    Theoretical Perspectives on Aging
    Unit 5 Assessment
    Unit 5 Assessment
    Unit 6: Sociological Institutions 
    6.1: Marriage and Family
    What Is Family and Marriage?
    Social Institutional Functions
    Variations in Family Life
    The Family and Family Structure
    Challenges Families Face
    6.2: Religion
    The Sociological Approach to Religion
    Atheism 2.0
    Theorizing a Sociology of Religion
    World Religions
    Religion in the United States
    6.3: Education
    Education around the World
    Theoretical Perspectives on Education
    Functionalism and Conflict Theory
    Issues in Education
    6.4: Government and Politics
    Power and Authority
    Forms of Government
    Politics in the United States
    Voting in America: The 2016 Presidential Election
    Theoretical Perspectives on Government and Power
    6.5: Work and the Economy
    Economic Systems
    Thoughts on Capitalism
    Capital in the 21st Century
    Globalization and the Economy
    Work in the United States
    Sociological Approach to the Economy
    Unit 6 Assessment
    Unit 6 Assessment
    Unit 7: Social Change and Social Issues
    7.1: Social Movements and Social Change
    Collective Behavior
    Social Movements
    What Makes Social Movements Succeed?
    Social Change
    The Power of Social Intrapreneurship
    7.2: Population, Urbanization, and the Environment
    Demography and Population
    Urbanization
    The Environment and Society
    Environmental Racism
    Tragedy of the Commons
    7.3: The Social Construction of Health
    The Social Construction of Health
    Global Health
    Health in the United States
    Health Equity
    Healthcare Disparities in the United States
    Comparative Health and Medicine
    Theoretical Perspectives on Health and Medicine
    7.4: Media and Technology
    Technology Today
    Media and Technology in Society
    The Role of Media in Society
    Global Implications of Media and Technology
    Theoretical Perspectives of Media and Technology
    Mass Media
    Unit 7 Assessment
    Unit 7 Assessment
    Study Guide
    SOC101 Study Guide
    Course Feedback Survey
    Course Feedback Survey
    Certificate Final Exam
    SOC101: Certificate Final Exam
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  1. SOC101: Introduction to Sociology
  2. Unit 6: Sociological Institutions 
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  4. Thoughts on Capitalism

Thoughts on Capitalism

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Watch this video on economic inequality. What are some major criticisms of capitalism and socialism? Where does the United States fall on this economic spectrum?

 

Source: Thomas Piketty, https://www.ted.com/talks/thomas_piketty_new_thoughts_on_capital_in_the_twenty_first_century/transcript
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