Sociology (SOC) 001: Outline
- Lesson 1: The Sociological Perspective
- What is Sociology?
- Theoretical Frameworks of Sociology
- The Sociological Imagination
- Lesson 2: Development of Sociology
- Sociological Timeline
- Sociological Timeline
- Lesson 3: Sociological Research
- The Scientific Method
- Applying a Code of Ethics
- Lesson 4: Culture and Society
- Defining Culture
- Cultural Value
- Culture in Flux
- Cultural Values
- Lesson 5: Socialization
- What is Socialization?
- Agents of Socialization
- Socialogical Theory
- Lesson 6: Social Structure
- Social Structure
- Social Roles
- Groups in Societies
- Parts of Complex Societies
- Lesson 7: Social Institutions: The Family
- Defining Family
- Family Structure
- Challenges to Families
- Lesson 8: Project
- Lesson 9: Deviance
- Facets of Deviance
- Deviance and Sociological Theory
- Deviance and Crime
- Lesson 10: Social Stratification
- Defining Social Stratification
- Stratification Theory
- Aspects of Stratification
- Lesson 11: Social Inequality
- Defining Social Inequality
- Terms Associated with Inequality
- Responses to Inequality
- Social Inequality Theory
- Lesson 12: Social Institutions: Government, Economy, and the Environment
- Defining Government and Economy
- Economic Systems
- Political Systems
- The Environment
- Lesson 13: Project Completion
Sociology: the science or study of the origin, history, and constitution of human society
Emile Durkheim
French sociologist,
1858 - 1917
Family dinner, 1966
"Society does not consist of individuals but expresses the sum of interrelations, the relations within which these individuals stand."
-Karl Marx
“Laws and institutions must go hand and hand with the progress of the human mind.”
-Thomas Jefferson
"The whole system of society tells you what to do."
-Barry White
songwriter,producer
songwriter,producer
“Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.”
-John F. Kennedy