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SOC101: Introduction to Sociology
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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
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