SOC 1101

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SOC 1101

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024.

This course is a broad introduction to the field of sociology. Course materials are designed to illustrate the distinctive features of the sociological perspective and to start you thinking sociologically about yourself and the broader social world. To think sociologically is to recognize that being embedded in the world constrains behavior, and that individuals are both social actors and social products. To think sociologically is also to recognize that our contemporary world, with its enduring cultural, political, and economic institutions, is as much a social product as we are. We will begin by covering theoretical and methodological foundations of the sociological perspective.  We will go on to explore the concept of social stratification and will survey primary axes of social difference. In the second half of the course we will look more closely at how individuals relate to each other, how social inequality is enacted and reinforced in everyday life, and at the way in which the organization of social life shapes individuals and groups, such as through social networks, residential neighborhoods, schooling, families, and on-line communication.

When Offered Fall, Spring, Summer.

Distribution Category (SBA-AS, SSC-AS)
Course Attribute (CU-SBY)

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3546 SOC 1101   LEC 001

    • MW Uris Hall G01
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Hirschman, D

  •  4271 SOC 1101   DIS 201

    • F Statler Hall 441
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Hirschman, D

  •  6678 SOC 1101   DIS 202

    • F Uris Hall G26
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Hirschman, D

  •  4272 SOC 1101   DIS 203

    • F Malott Hall 207
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Hirschman, D

  •  4273 SOC 1101   DIS 204

  •  6679 SOC 1101   DIS 205

    • F Uris Hall G26
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Hirschman, D

  •  4274 SOC 1101   DIS 206

    • F Statler Hall 441
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Hirschman, D

  •  4930 SOC 1101   DIS 207

    • F Statler Hall 441
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Hirschman, D

  •  5495 SOC 1101   DIS 208

    • F Malott Hall 203
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Hirschman, D

  •  6028 SOC 1101   DIS 209

    • F Ives Hall 109
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Hirschman, D

  •  6371 SOC 1101   DIS 210

  •  6372 SOC 1101   DIS 211

    • F Uris Hall G26
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Hirschman, D

  •  6373 SOC 1101   DIS 212

    • F Uris Hall G26
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Hirschman, D