SOC 1010People, Power, and Progress

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Prerequisite(s): None This course is an introduction to the discipline of sociology. It analyzes power, progress, and social change to better understand the forces that shape people’s lives, interests, and personalities. Focus is on how we learn to “fit in” to society, the social rules we follow, and areas of social life that generate conflict and inequality. It also examines how major social institutions like the family, education, religion, politics, and the economy shape and affect us as members of society. (GT-SS3) Note: Sections may be taught as Community Engaged Learning