Films are an integral part of the course as appropriate to areas of study and subject to their availability. The focus of this course will be to study World History from the year 1900 to the present. Special interest will be given to topics like World War 1, the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, effects of the Great Depression on Europe, WW2 and the Dictators, the Cold War, Middle Eastern affairs, China and Latin America, and the break-up of the Soviet Union. Sociology is designed to develop a better understanding of the roles of individuals as they relate to group behavior. Students will better understand why people behave and react as they do under specific situations.
Sociology is the study of man in groups.
It is concerned with how people behave in groups and how group interaction shapes their behavior. Units include the family, minorities, crime and delinquency, adolescence, social stratification, and cultural conformity. The class is designed to help the student entering people-related occupations, i.e. Nursing, Teaching, Sales, Public Relations, etc. Students are expected to learn vocabulary terms, do the assigned readings, complete quizzes and tests, and participate in hands-on sociological research. The class material is presented through lecture, class discussion and project work.