Course Description
Basic concepts, theoretical approaches, and methods of sociology, with an emphasis on culture, socialization, social organization, and major institutions.
Athena Title
Introductory Sociology Honors
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in SOCI 1101, SOCI 1101E
Prerequisite
Permission of Honors
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
The course provides an introduction to some sociological perspectives and theories on issues that have shaped historic and contemporary experiences of life in the U.S. and abroad. Such issues include culture and structure, norms and roles, work, race, stratification, and education. The course examines stability and change as well as variation in people's experiences of these issues. The course also helps students understand the dynamics and interactions between and among people and institutions. Finally, the course helps students develop and apply a sociological imagination by requiring them to examine connections between their own personal experiences and the qualitative and quantitative materials they read and discuss. Students will be asked to demonstrate their mastery of the course content in written work that is appropriate for an academic context.
Topical Outline
The following topics may be covered in this course: The Sociological Imagination The Sociological Method Structure and Culture Norms and Roles Deviance Sociology of Education Inequality and Stratification Social Class Work and Occupations Organizations
General Education Core
CORE V: Social SciencesSyllabus