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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
SOC 1 | Title:
INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY |
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| Full Title:
Introduction to Sociology |
| Last Reviewed:11/13/2023 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
| Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 5 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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Survey of human social behavior as viewed at micro (small group) and macro (social structural, institutional) levels. Course includes social behavior as relevant to American society as well as to global issues.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Survey of human social behavior as viewed at micro (small group) and macro (social structural, institutional) levels. Course includes social behavior as relevant to American society as well as to global issues.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | Fall 1981
| Inactive: | |
| Area: | D
| Social and Behavioral Sciences
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | D | Social Science | Fall 2011 | |
| | D0 | Sociology and Criminology | | |
| | D | Social Science | Fall 2010 | Fall 2011 |
| | D0 | Sociology and Criminology | | |
| | D1 | Anthropology and Archeology | | |
| | D | Social Science | Fall 1981 | Fall 2010 |
| | D1 | Anthropology and Archeology | | |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | 4 | Social and Behavioral Science | Fall 1981 | |
| | 4J | Sociology and Criminology | | |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| C-ID: |
| CID Descriptor: SOCI 110 | Introduction to Sociology | SRJC Equivalent Course(s): SOC1 |
Certificate/Major Applicable:
Major Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Describe the values, themes, methods, and history of the discipline
and identify realistic career objectives related to a course of study
in the major.
2. Perform research specific to the discipline and use appropriate
citation style if different than MLA.
3. Utilize terms, concepts and research methodologies used in study
of social behavior at micro and macro levels.
4. Summarize the basic elements of scientific inquiry and sociological
methods, especially survey research.
5. Differentiate among various historical developments of sociology with
recognition of the role that women and minority scholars have played.
6. Distinguish the major theoretical approaches used by sociologists
to interpret social behavior.
7. Illustrate the role that culture and socialization contribute to the
development of a person's identity.
8. Distinguish and give examples of key concepts associated with major
social institutions, including the family, education, and religion.
9. Assess the consequences of social stratification and social class.
10. Distinguish and assess consequences related to the concepts of
minority group, gender identity, ethnicity, and "race."
11. Analyze major demographic trends, especially those associated with an
aging population.
12. Interpret and discuss how sociological concepts, theory, and research
relate to social policy issues in the United States and their value
in a world that increasingly requires a global perspective.
Topics and Scope
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1. Orientation to the values, themes, methods, and history of the
discipline and identification of realistic career objectives related
to a course of study in the major.
2. Introduction to discipline-specific research tools, including seminal
books, important periodicals, major indexing sources, professional
or trade organizations, standard reference tools, discipline
specific tools, and major web sites.
3. Introduction to Sociology as a scientific discipline and to the
methods of scientific inquiry.
4. The development of contemporary sociology and its major theoretical
perspectives, including Functionalism, Conflict Theory, and Symbolic
Interactionism.
5. Culture and its impact on the social self.
6. Socialization: nature, nurture, or both.
7. Family: the primary social institution.
8. Education as a social institution.
9. Religion as a social force and its importance in global issues.
10. Stratification and the distribution of power and privilege.
11. The concept of social class and its consequences.
12. Minority groups as a socially defined concept, including exposure to
issues associated with prejudice and discrimination.
13. Gender and gender identity: Personal choices and social issues.
14. Ethnicity and "race": Similarities and differences.
15. Demography and population trends, nationally and globally; including
issues of an aging population.
16. Sociological Implications for Social Policy and Global Issues.
Assignments:
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1. As homework students will read approximately 1-2 chapters per week and
study assignments in textbooks for each class assignment.
2. Students will use the Internet as a resource to obtain information
related to selected assignments. Assignments may include: finding and
interpreting U.S. census data; researching articles in professional
journals and online periodicals.
3. Students will be expected to participate in class discussions and
small group exercises.
4. All students will write 15-25 pages over the semester. This will be
accomplished through critical-thought essays and examinations,
and/or conducting brief research projects using survey methods,
and book reports.
5. Assignments may include objective and/or essay exams.
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
50 - 60% |
| Written homework, Essays, book reports, research papers | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
40 - 50% |
| Multiple choice, True/false, Completion, Essay exams | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 0% |
| None | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Henslin, James M., SOCIOLOGY: A DOWN-TO-EARTH APPROACH; 6th ed.,
Allyn and Bacon, 2003.
Macionis, John J., SOCIETY: THE BASICS; 7th ed., Prentice Hall, 2003.
Shepard, Jon M., SOCIOLOGY, 8th ed., Wadsworth-Thomson, 2002.
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