SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology

This course invites students to explore key questions about society. How do the societies in which we live shape us? And how do our actions in turn shape, reinforce, or change these societies? Why do people conform to social rules most of the time, and how do we respond when they deviate? How do large groups organize and coordinate work, family, decision-making, and other realms of collective life? How do they distribute wealth, income, and other valuable resources? How and why do they create inequalities on the basis of class, race, gender, ethnicity, and sexuality? This course introduces students to sociological thinking and research on these questions and many more.

Credits 1

Area
Social Sciences

Division
Social Sciences