SOC 131 Introduction to Sociology Course Package - Mohave

SOC 131

Introduction to Sociology Course Package

Approved February 12, 2010

COURSE PACKAGE FORM (SOC 101: INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY)

Contact Person (s): Michele Bogue, Ext. 4160

Michele Bogue, Ext. 4160 Stephanie Johnson, Ext. 1230

Date of proposal to Curriculum Sub-committee:

Purpose: This is a repackaging of SOC101 with ___New substantial changes to reflect MCC core learning outcomes and student-centered learning model.

_X_Change __ Delete

If this is a change, what is being changed? (Check ALL that apply)

___ Update Prefix ___ Title _X_ Learning Units _X_ Competencies ___ Format Change

X_ Course Description __ Course Number X_ Textbook __ Credits __ Prerequisite

Effective Semester/Year

Fall 2010____

Spring 20_____

Summer 20_____

COURSE INFORMATION

Prefix & Number:

Title:

SOC 131

Introduction to Sociology

Catalog Course Description:

An introduction to the field of sociology, the scientific study of humans and their behavior in the

social context. Topics include conducting research in sociology, sociological theory, culture,

socialization, crime & deviance, sex & gender, race & ethnicity, social institutions, organizations,

social issues, social movements and change.

Credit Hours: 3

Lecture Hours: 3

Lab Hours: 0

Prerequisite(s):

Successful completion of TRE089 or appropriate score on

assessment test.

Co-requisite(s)

None

Does this course need a separately scheduled lab component? ____Yes _X___No

Does this course require additional fees? If so, please explain. ____Yes _X__No

Is there a similar course in the course bank? ___Yes (Please identify.) _X__No

Articulation: Is this course or an equivalent offered at other two and four-year universities in Arizona?

___No _X_Yes (Identify the college, subject, prefix, number and title: ASU, NAU, and UA offer Introduction to Sociology, SOC101.

Writing Across the Curriculum Rationale:

Mohave Community College firmly supports the idea that writing can be used to improve education; students who write in their respective content areas will learn more and retain what they learn better than those who don't. Courses in the core curriculum have been identified as "Writing Across the Curriculum" courses.

Minimum standards for the Writing Across the Curriculum component are:

1. The writing assignments should total 1500 ? 2000 words. For example, a single report which is 1500 words in length OR a series of essay questions and short papers (example: four 375-word assignments) which total 1500 words could meet the requirement.

2. The writing component will represent at least 10% of a student's final grade in the course.

3. Formal research papers will be written using APA format to support preparing students to write in the discipline of the social sciences.

Is this course identified as a Writing Across the Curriculum course? _X__Yes ____No (See addendum for writing rubrics)

Intended Course Outcomes/Goals

By the end of the semester, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate knowledge of the basic concepts in the field of sociology.

2. Understand major issues related to the study of sociology, to include the areas of culture, socialization, social interaction, deviance & crime, stratification, social class, race & ethnicity, sex & gender, the social institutions of family, education, religion, and politics, health & medicine, the environment, and social change.

3. Develop analytical and critical thinking skills

4. Demonstrate ability to make basic application of sociological concepts to personal and professional areas of life.

5. Understand the role of theory in studying society.

6. Understand the role and process of scientific research in the field of sociology.

7. Understand how the academic discipline of sociology relates to other academic disciplines and

Course Competencies and Objectives By the end of the semester, students will be able to: Competency 1 Students will describe the historical development of the discipline of sociology and the investigative methods used by theorists.

Objective 1.1Define sociology.

Objective 1.2 Define science, distinguish between natural sciences and social sciences, and identify the problems that sociology faces in the scientific study of humans.

Objective 1.3 Summarize the contributions to sociology made by Auguste Comte, Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, and Max Weber.

Objective 1.4 Identify the twentieth century development of American sociology, to include formerly unrecognized contributions from women and social scientists from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds.

Objective 1.5 Define sociological theory.

Objective 1.6 Define structural-functional theory, conflict theory, and symbolic interaction theory.

Objective 1.7 Define methodology and explain its importance in scientific research.

Objective 1.8 Explain the scientific method, including the necessity of variables, formulating a hypothesis, and sampling.

Objective 1.9 List the stages in the research process, describing the sociologist's task at each stage.

Objective 1.10 Define and discuss the four major types of research design surveys, experiments, observation studies, and secondary analysis.

Objective 1.11 Define objectivity, explaining its importance in scientific research and identifying factors that may hinder objectivity.

Competency 2 The student will examine the role of culture in sociology.

Objective 2.1 Define culture and describe its importance.

Objective 2.2 Define material and non-material culture.

Objective 2.3 Define the building blocks of society: statuses (to include master status, achieved and ascribed statuses), roles (to include role strain and role conflict), groups, and institutions

Objective 2.4 Examine the major components of culture: beliefs, technology, norms, values, symbols, and language.

Objective 2.5 Examine the different types of norms, defining and discussing folkways, mores, laws, explicit norms, implicit norms, ideal norms and real norms.

Objective 2.6 Explain the importance of the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis. Objective 2.7 Define subculture and counterculture, providing examples of each. Objective 2.8 Distinguish between ethnocentrism and cultural relativism. Objective 2.9 Compare and contrast how each major theoretical perspective (functionalism, conflict, symbolic interaction) views culture.

Competency 3 The student will examine the significance of socialization. Objective 3.1 Define socialization and discuss its importance to humans. Objective 3.2 Discuss the nature v. nurture theory of socialization. Objective 3.3 Describe the effects on human development of deprived socialization. Objective 3.4 Compare the different theories of socialization developed by Cooley, Mead,

Freud, Erikson, and Piaget. Objective 3.5 Examine the major agents of socialization. Objective 3.6 Analyze the major transitions in the socialization process: (life cycle events

such as reaching puberty, relationships, first job loss, divorce, and death, etc.) Objective 3.7 Discuss how prejudice and discrimination impacts people with disabilities. Objective 3.8 Summarize socialization processes within other cultures/countries. Objective 3.9 Compare and contrast how each major theoretical perspective (functionalism,

conflict, symbolic interaction) views socialization. Competency 4 The student will examine social interaction.

Objective 4.1 Define social interaction Objective 4.2 Explain the difference between oppositional interaction and supportive interaction Objective 4.3 Define community and discuss lifestyle enclaves. Objective 4.4 Define institutions and describe the activities of the major institutions.

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