SOCL 101 - Introduction to Sociology

Credit(s): 3
3 hours lecture, 3 hours contact
Introduction to the scientific study of human behavior as related to group membership. Major areas of study in sociology: basic structure of human society and of smaller groups; transmission of culture and regulation of behavior; acquisition of the social self; violation of norms; stratification by class, race, ethnicity, sex, and age; major social institutions; populations dynamics; and sociocultural change.