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Introduction to Sociology - SOCI 1101

Description

A survey of the discipline of sociology. Topics will include sociological theory, methods and selected substantive area.


Name Office Phone Email
Stephanie Alexander Savannah State University
912-358-3234alexander@savannahstate.edu
Rebecca Amin University of North Georgia
rebecca.amin@ung.edu
Jeremy Bennett University of North Georgia
470-239-3123jeremy.bennett@ung.edu
Mikhail Beznosov Georgia Gwinnett College
678-839-6504mbeznosov@ggc.edu
Kelley Christopher University of West Georgia
678-839-4893kchristo@westga.edu
Emmie Cochran-Jackson Middle Georgia State University
478-471-2445emmie.cochranjackson@mga.edu
Thomas Dailey Columbus State University
nadailey_thomas@columbusstate.edu
Donald Davis Dalton State College
202-507-8941ddavis@daltonstate.edu
Kevin Demmitt Clayton State University
678-466-4802kevindemmitt@clayton.edu
Kathy Dolan Georgia State University
678-212-7508kdolan@gsu.edu
Hassan El-Najjar Dalton State College
706-272-2674helnajjar@daltonstate.edu
Caroline Fielding Albany State University
229-317-6553caroline.fielding@asurams.edu
Christy Flatt Gordon State College
678-359-5555cflatt@gordonstate.edu
Fred Gillespie Georgia Gwinnett College
fgillesp@ggc.edu
Jason Goodner Albany State University
229-317-6803jason.goodner@asurams.edu
Ashley Gossage University of West Georgia
agossage@westga.edu
Vicki Griffin University of West Georgia
vgriffin@westga.edu
Bobbi Hancock South Georgia State College
912-260-4256bobbi.hancock@sgsc.edu
Timothy Hayes University of North Georgia
timothy.hayes@ung.edu
Abby Johnson Middle Georgia State University
abby.johnson1@mga.edu
Natalie Johnson Dalton State College
njohnson1@daltonstate.edu
Pam Hunt Kirk University of West Georgia
phunt@westga.edu
Jody Klann University of North Georgia
jody.klann@ung.edu
Koye Wayne Korbl University of West Georgia
678-839-5000kkorbl@westga.edu
Brett Larson East Georgia State College
blarson@ega.edu
Eric Larson Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
eric.larson@abac.edu
Naomi Latini-Wolfe University of North Georgia
229-931-2786naomi.latiniwolfe@ung.edu
Meggie Miller University of West Georgia
nameggiem@westga.edu
Jennifer Miller University of North Georgia
jennifer.miller@ung.edu
Laurie Morton College of Coastal Georgia
lmorton@ccga.edu
Sanjna Naqvi University of North Georgia
sanjna.naqvi@ung.edu
Richard Newtson Columbus State University
706-507-8705newtson_richard@columbusstate.edu
Nirmal Niroula South Georgia State College
nirmal.niroula@sgsc.edu
Neema Noori University of West Georgia
nnoori@westga.edu
Romney Norwood Georgia State University
rnorwood@gsu.edu
Tiffany Parsons University of West Georgia
678-839-6335tparsons@westga.edu
Brent Paterline University of North Georgia
brent.paterline@ung.edu
Pamela Pitman Brown Albany State University
229-430-4896pamela.brown@asurams.edu
Angela Presley University of West Georgia
770-624-3030apresley@westga.edu
Latrice Richardson University of North Georgia
Latrice.Richardson@ung.edu
Jewrell Rivers Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
229-391-5088jrivers@abac.edu
David Schjott University of North Georgia
David.Schjott@ung.edu
Michael Stewart University of North Georgia
229-248-2561michael.stewart@ung.edu
Josh Stovall Georgia Highlands College
jstovall@highlands.edu
Anita Thompson University of North Georgia
anita.thompson@ung.edu
Jennifer Beggs Weber University of West Georgia
jbweber@westga.edu
Marla Wilks University of West Georgia
678-839-3786marla.wilks@usg.edu
Viviene Wood University of West Georgia
678-839-6505vwood@westga.edu
James Wright Dalton State College
706-727-2539jwrigh11@daltonstate.edu
3

Credit Hours


Prerequisites

  • See your home institution's prerequisite requirement.

Free Textbook

  • Open educational resources (OER)

Course Equivalency

After completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Compare, contrast, and apply the basic theoretical paradigms of sociology (Structural-Functional, Social-Conflict, and Symbolic-Interaction) and analyze two or more phenomena in society using the three perspectives.
  • Identify and define the steps of the research process and evaluate claims (made in the research literature or by the media) in terms of validity, reliability, appropriate research methodology, and practical application.
  • Define, identify, and explain culture, socialization, social interaction, groups, and social organization as basic building blocks of society and social experience and to apply this knowledge to explain why people conform to or deviate from societal expectations.
  • Explain social stratification using theoretical perspectives to analyze economic, racial/ethnic, and gender inequality in a societal context.
  • Explain social structure, provide examples of social structure (both at the macro and micro level), and to be able to express how important social institutions (such as family, religion, education, medicine, and others) shape society and social experience.
  • Identify and interpret the impact of basic demographic trends in society and discuss mechanisms of social change.
  • Lesson 1: Sociology and Sociological Research
  • Lesson 2: Culture and Socialization
  • Lesson 3: Groups & Organization
  • Lesson 4: Inequality, Race & Gender
  • Lesson 5: Deviance
  • Lesson 6: Class & Stratification
  • Lesson 7: Social institutions

Your final grade will be based on the following breakdown. Please note that each instructor may choose to make modifications.

  • Attendance Verification - 1%
  • Discussions - 19%
  • Quizzes - 20%
  • Writing Assignments (2 essays) - 30%
  • Major Project (Video assignment) - 15%
  • Final Exam - 15%

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