INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (2 Credits)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this Course, students will be able to: Define the basic concepts and theories of sociology with its cases in daily life; Identify the communication case in daily life through concepts and theories of sociology; Design solution for the communication case in daily life with concepts and theories of sociology.

Topics:

1. Understanding Sociology;
2. Culture;
3. Socialization and the Life Course;
4. Social Interaction, Groups, and Social Structure;
5. The Mass Media;
6. Deviance, Crime, and Social Control;
7. Racial and Ethnic Inequality;
8. Stratification by Gender;
9. The Family and Human Sexuality;
10. Religion and Education;
11. Government and the Economy;
12. Health and the Environment;
13. Social Change in the Global Community.