Introduction to Sociology

Catalog description

This course is an introductory survey of the field of sociology with a primary goal for students to develop the sociological imagination or an understanding of the relationships between biography and history and self and society. Topics include history of the field, major theories/perspectives and use of social research to develop theory. Students also examine processes of socialization, deviance, social institutions, structures and change dynamics with an eye toward understanding the social world and our position within it.