SOC 101
Invitation to Sociology
Fall 2021
(also offered Spring 2022)
Division II
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Class Details
This course provides students with an introduction to sociological analysis and an overview of sociology as a discipline. We will focus on the relationship of individuals to the social world and become acquainted with systematic institutional analysis. Students will explore the intersection of biography, history, culture, and social structure as seen in the work of classical and contemporary social thinkers, including Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Simmel, and Goffman. Special consideration will be given to the social and cultural problems of capitalism, rationality and irrationality in modern institutions and organizations, the psychological dilemmas facing the individual in modern society, and the problem of social order and conflict.
The Class:
Format: lecture
Limit: 30
Expected: 30
Class#: 1409
Grading: no pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Limit: 30
Expected: 30
Class#: 1409
Grading: no pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation:
several short papers, a group presentation, and a final
Prerequisites:
none
Enrollment Preferences:
first-year students and sophomores
Distributions:
Division II
Class Grid
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SOC 101 - 01 (F) LEC Invitation to Sociology
SOC 101 - 01 (F) LEC Invitation to SociologyDivision IITR 9:55 am - 11:10 am
Griffin 21409 -
SOC 101 - 02 (F) LEC Invitation to Sociology
SOC 101 - 02 (F) LEC Invitation to SociologyDivision IIMWF 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Greylock C1410
Megamenu Social