An introductory course which presents the basic processes of human interaction and the concepts which describe their operation in everyday life. It studies the impact of culture, how we learn and conform to culture and why deviance occurs. Principles of group behavior and social organization are viewed in the context of American culture and subcultures. The course is offered to students via public television by WGBX, channel 44, Boston. Courses are presented in one-hour segments, broadcast in a weekly series.
Students can contact the instructor during the semester by phone or possibly by email.
Broadcast times to be announced. Orientation class to be held on Wednesday, September 13, 2000. Attention is given to the origins of sociology, its methods and its place as one of the social sciences. Attention is given to the origins of sociology, its methods and its place as one of the social sciences. Meets September 18 - October 27, 2000.