X X identify limitations of theoretical arguments. X X X identify assumptions underlying particular research methodologies. X X X identify limitations of particular research methodologies. X X understand alternative viewpoints on social scientific issues. The discipline of sociology and its contributions to understanding social life.
X describe how sociology contributes to understanding human experiences.
X X X apply the sociological imagination to an understanding of the intersection of biography and history within social structures. X X apply sociological concepts and principles to individual experiences and the social world. X compare and contrast major theoretical orientations. X explain how theories reflect and affect the historical and cultural context in which they developed. X X describe major theories in selected substantive areas of sociology.