Soc.
2180 Learning Goals
A. The discipline
of sociology. Students will learn:
- how sociology
differs from and is similar to other social sciences;
- how sociology
contributes to a social scientific understanding of social reality; and
- to apply the
sociological imagination, sociological principles and concepts to one's life.
B. The role of
theory. Students will learn:
- the role of
theory in building sociological knowledge; and
- the historical
context of times and cultures in which theories were developed.
C. Empirical
science. Students will learn:
- the principles
of scientific methods in sociology;
- the ethics in
conducting research; to convey research findings in writing; and
- to evaluate
media information; become critical consumer of information.
D. Learn the
relevance of culture, social change, socialization, stratification, social structure,
and institutions, and differentiations by race/ethnicity, gender, age, and class.
E. Culture and
social institutions. Students will learn:
- how social change
affects social structures and individuals; and
- how culture
and social structure vary across time and place.
F. Individuals
and society. Students will learn:
- how the self
develops sociologically.
- how social interactions
and the self influence society and social structure; and
G. Understand the
difference between macro and micro levels and the connections between the two
levels.
H. Research in
sociology. The students learn:
- to summarize
basic questions and issues in a specialty area, such as deviant behavior,
social psychology or social stratification;
- basic theoretical
orientation in a specialty area; and
- to become familiar
with current research in a specialty area.
I. Diversity
of American society. Students will learn:
- the significance
of global variations by race, class, gender, and age.
J. Critical thinking.
Students will learn:
- opposing viewpoints
and alternative hypotheses on various issues.
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