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. X X X formulate empirical research questions. X X identify materials, research, and data relevant to research questions. X identify major methodological approaches and describe the general role of methods in building sociological knowledge.