Course Description:
Using our main textbook as a guide, and the internet as a growing source of knowledge and information, we will explore--through readings, videos, lectures, projects and discussions--how sociology might help us to understand our own society, in a dramatically changing world.
Course Objectives:
A main objective of this course is to help participants learn key terms, questions and perspectives in sociology .
In the process we will encourage each other to find ways to "do sociology"--to develop a "sociological imagination"--as a means of understanding (if not doing something about) the society and world in which we live.
In practical terms, course participants will eventually be expected to:
Effective use of key terms and concepts in sociology:
Quizzes(4) and tests (final exam); more broadly and deeply in the semester project
Ability to identify and use effectively key academic and professional resources in the discipline
A semester project to be defined in the first weeks of class
Ability to recognize key sociological issues as they relate to events and examples in the world around them
A semester-long clipping-file project and reflection paper
Ability to work effectively with others in the exploration of this introduction to the discipline
Consistent, active participation in classroom activities and discussion
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