Course Description

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Introductory Sociology presents basic concepts and theories exploring many areas of contemporary sociology. Topics covered in this class include sociology as science, culture, socialization, social groups, social organization, deviance, crime, class, race and ethnicity, gender, family, social change and population.

Relevance to the college community and the student's future:

Introductory Sociology is generally a service course. It is a social/behavioral science elective in this college's core curriculum. It is a required course for sociology and social work majors. It is a required elective by some tech programs.

The net worth for the student who enroll in Introductory Sociology is that students become more educated consumers of social data that they encounter in life. Introductory sociology also helps the student become more aware of the complex interdependence of various social features associated with the society in which they live. It further emphasizes the great diversity found in society be it gendered, racial & ethnic, religious, sexual, or in terms of social class.

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