To familiarize students with the sociological perspective, including its scientific approach, and its application to the study of societies, cultures, and social behavior. To provide students with a greater understanding of the sociological usage of the concepts culture, social structure, and social forces, and the roles they play influencing social behavior. The very nature of the discipline is the study of societies and cultures, including the students' own, for purposes of comparisons andcontrasts in order to gain an understanding of the underlying principles of stability and change. The use of cross-cultural materials also facilitates sociologists in making students aware of thefr own ethnocentrism, with the goal of increasing understanding of cultural differences. To enable students to apply the sociological perspective in examining major social institutions, such as the family, polity, education, health and welfare, the media, and science and research.
Sociology also applies the sociological perspective to itself as a discipline.
To examine forces of social change, including, but not limited to, technology, population, social movements. B. Question and answer period will be held at the beginning of classes so that students may ask questions over the required reading and the instructor and classmates can respond to the inquiries. A and B engage students in active learning. First, assigning reading materials in addition to the text helps students to develop better reading skills as they are NOT given the typical headings, summaries and key concepts highlighted in bold letters. Thus, students are required to be more active in their reading as they must interpret, analyze and critique for themselves instead of being spoonfed by the text authors.