Complementary course/or integration course (elective)

The primary objective of this course is to awaken students’ sociological imagination, to get students beyond the individual when trying to understand and explain human behavior, by helping them to see how social forces and social environments affect human behaviors in multiple and complex ways. This course will introduce students to the sociological perspective in examining our lives and social experiences, as well as many issues facing society today.

This course will include the following problems:

1. Introducing the Sociological Imagination

2. Sociology of Culture

3. Socialization and the Life Course

4. Social Interaction and Social Structure

5. Social Class, Social Stratification, Global Stratification

6. Deviance and Crime

- Sociology in Our Times, Diana Kendall, 7th Edition

- Introduction to sociology, Henry L. Tischler

Knowledge

Upon successful completion of this course students should

- understand the sociological point of view

- explain fundamental sociological theories, concepts

Skills

Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

- develop understanding of their place in society and how so-ciety influences all of their decisions and actions

- apply sociological perspectives to various issues and problems in society

Lecture - essay or test