Sociology
1010 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 basic methodological
approaches in building sociological knowledge;
- 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.
G. Understand the
difference between macro and micro levels and the connections between the two
levels.
H. Diversity of
American society. Students will learn:
- the significance
of global variations by race, class, gender, and age.
- how to appropriately
generalize or resist generalizations across groups
I. Critical thinking.
Students will learn:
- underlying assumptions
in particular theoretical orientations or arguments;
- how patterns
of thought and knowledge are directly influenced by social structures;
- opposing viewpoints
and alternative hypotheses on various issues
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