Principles of Sociology

Catalog description

This course questions basic sociological concepts, such as socialization and culture; social organizations; stability and change in societies; cooperation and conflict among human groups; and religious, political, economic, technical, and scientific institutions. Sociological concepts and issues are discussed such as culture and subculture; development of the self; gender and age roles; social class and caste; groups, communities, and organizations; deviance; racism; human institutions: family, religion, education, government, economics; and population change in society.