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	912-358-3234	alexander@savannahstate.edu
Rebecca Amin	University of North Georgia		rebecca.amin@ung.edu
Jeremy Bennett	University of North Georgia	470-239-3123	jeremy.bennett@ung.edu
Mikhail Beznosov	Georgia Gwinnett College	678-839-6504	mbeznosov@ggc.edu
Kelley Christopher	University of West Georgia	678-839-4893	kchristo@westga.edu
Emmie Cochran-Jackson	Middle Georgia State University	478-471-2445	emmie.cochranjackson@mga.edu
Thomas Dailey	Columbus State University	na	dailey_thomas@columbusstate.edu
Donald Davis	Dalton State College	202-507-8941	ddavis@daltonstate.edu
Kevin Demmitt	Clayton State University	678-466-4802	kevindemmitt@clayton.edu
Kathy Dolan	Georgia State University	678-212-7508	kdolan@gsu.edu
Hassan El-Najjar	Dalton State College	706-272-2674	helnajjar@daltonstate.edu
Caroline Fielding	Albany State University	229-317-6553	caroline.fielding@asurams.edu
Christy Flatt	Gordon State College	678-359-5555	cflatt@gordonstate.edu
Fred Gillespie	Georgia Gwinnett College		fgillesp@ggc.edu
Jason Goodner	Albany State University	229-317-6803	jason.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	912-260-4256	bobbi.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	678-839-5000	kkorbl@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	229-931-2786	naomi.latiniwolfe@ung.edu
Meggie Miller	University of West Georgia	na	meggiem@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	706-507-8705	newtson_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	678-839-6335	tparsons@westga.edu
Brent Paterline	University of North Georgia		brent.paterline@ung.edu
Pamela Pitman Brown	Albany State University	229-430-4896	pamela.brown@asurams.edu
Angela Presley	University of West Georgia	770-624-3030	apresley@westga.edu
Latrice Richardson	University of North Georgia		Latrice.Richardson@ung.edu
Jewrell Rivers	Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College	229-391-5088	jrivers@abac.edu
David Schjott	University of North Georgia		David.Schjott@ung.edu
Michael Stewart	University of North Georgia	229-248-2561	michael.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	678-839-3786	marla.wilks@usg.edu
Viviene Wood	University of West Georgia	678-839-6505	vwood@westga.edu
James Wright	Dalton State College	706-727-2539	jwrigh11@daltonstate.edu

Credit Hours

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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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Introduction to Sociology - SOCI 1101

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