Intro to
Sociology
Intro to Sociology Calendar of Study
Unit One
Introductory concepts - Nature and Uses of Sociology, Hx of Sociology. How knowledge is generated in social science and social philosophy. Useful theoretical perspectives/schools in sociology. (read Chapters 1 and 2)
Unit Two
Culture -definition; components of culture, cultivation; symbols and meaning; custom; toolkits and technologies; vocalic language and other types of meaning sharings; cultural hegemony, cultural relativism, ethnocentricity, diversity/unity. Antiquity of characteristically human forms of associating with one another. (Read Chapter 3)
Unit Three
Socialization - process of learning to become competent member of society; self-consciousness. (Read Chapter 4 and 5)
Social Structure - the building blocks of associating - status and role. Groups - primary and secondary. Organic and mechanical solidarity. Organizations, bureaucracies. (Read Chapter 6)
Gender - distinguishing between gender, sex, and erotic sexualities. Deconstruction of gender, comparison of females/males, boys/girls, men/women, feminine/masculine, manhoods/womanhoods. (Read Chapter 11)
Unit Four
Social differentiation, structural inequalities,and social stratification (Read Chapters 8, 9, and 10)
Deviations,and control of diversities and deviations from social norm. (Read chapter 7)
Social institutions - family, health, religion, education, governance. (Read chapters n Part 4)
Unit Five
Complete research, examinations