INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
Putting Sociology to Work
Proprietary Lecture Notes

SYLLABUS

BUILDING BLOCKS OF INTRODUCTORY SOCIOLOGY

ORIGINS OF SOCIOLOGY: THE BASICS

DYAD: SOCIOLOGY'S BASIC BUILDING BLOCK

THE BELL CURVE & NORMALITY

SOCIALIZATION: THE PROCESS OF BECOMING "HUMAN"

SOCIAL INTERACTION  & BUILDING SOCIETY

CULTURE: WHAT IS IT?

CULTURAL ISSUES:

SEX & GENDER, GENDER ROLES & GENDER IDENTITY

FAMILY & EXTENDED FAMILY

HEALTH:

EXERCISE

TECHNOLOGY

SOCIAL MEDIA

THE INTERNET:

PERSONAL DATA

WEBSITES

EMAIL

SPAMS & SCAMS

HACKING

FRIENDS, MARRIAGE & PARTNERSHIPS

"ON DEMAND" & "TO GO"

ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY & GREEN LIVING

RACE & ETHNICITY

DEVIANCE, SOCIAL CONTROL & CRIMINAL JUSTICE

GROUPS & ORGANIZATIONS

RITUALS & TRADITION

MILITARY, WARS & NATIONAL INTEGRITY

POLICE & SOCIAL CONTROL

EDUCATION: PUBLIC & PRIVATE

SPORTS, GAMING, & HOBBIES

GAMBLING

FASHION, DRESS, & PRESENTATION OF SELF

HOUSING, SUB-DIVISIONS & PLANNED COMMUNITIES

THE LAW & LEGAL ISSUES

WORK & THE ECONOMY

WEALTH, BANKING, INVESTMENTS & TAXES

MANUFACTURING

ADVERTISING

NATURAL RESOURCES & ECOLOGY

MENTAL HEALTH

ENTERTAINMENT

MEDICINE, HOSPITALS & URGENT CARE

AUTOS, TRAINS, PLANES & TRANSPORTATION

URBANIZATION & RURAL ISSUES

GLOBALIZATION

CONSPIRACY THEORY

COMPUTERS, THE INTERNET & WEBSITES

MEDIA, FILMS, FOTOS & DOCUMENTARIES

ART, MUSIC, DANCE & FILM

SPACE, SPACE TRAVEL & THE UNIVERSE

NEWS, MASS MEDIA & SOCIAL MEDIA

FARMING & FOOD PRODUCTION

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

CONSPIRACY THEORIES

MIGRATION & IMMIGRATION

FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL ISSUES

RELIGION, THE UNIVERSE  & SPIRITUALITY

AGING

RETIREMENT

DEATH

FUNERALS

CEMETARIES

CREMATION

 

 

 

   

COURSE SCHEDULE

STUDENT PHOTOS

CURRENT EVENTS

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