SOC 133 - Principles of Sociology

IAI Number GECC: S7900
3 Credit Hour(s)
3 Lecture Hour(s)
0 Lab Hours(s)
An introductory course examining the three dimensions of society (culture, structure, social processes) and the three major theoretical perspectives (symbolic interactionist, functionalist, and conflict), as well as demonstrating their use as tools for understanding and researching both personal experience and larger social patterns. Topics addressed over the course of the semester include popular culture, the global economy, inequality, cross-cultural differences, deviance, socialization, and social change.