SOCI 2753 - Introduction To Sociology

Common Course Number: SOCI 10103
Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3 Lecture
Offered: Fall, Spring

An introduction to the scientific study of human society from a sociological perspective. Examines the basic agents of socialization, the social construction of reality, and the role of social institutions - the family, religion, education, the government, the economy, the media, and health - in shaping people’s behavior. Includes an exploration of the sources of social division and inequality within and between societies and the role of collective action in processes of social change. (ACTS: SOCI 1013)