SOC 1101

SOC 1101

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2017-2018.

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.

Forbidden Overlaps Forbidden Overlap: Students may not receive credit for both SOC 1101 and DSOC 1101.

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

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

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5447 SOC 1101   LEC 001

  •  6393 SOC 1101   DIS 201

  •  6394 SOC 1101   DIS 202

  •  6395 SOC 1101   DIS 203

  •  6396 SOC 1101   DIS 204

  •  6397 SOC 1101   DIS 205

  •  6398 SOC 1101   DIS 206

  •  7633 SOC 1101   DIS 207

  •  9622 SOC 1101   DIS 208

  •  8093 SOC 1101   DIS 209

  •  8094 SOC 1101   DIS 210

  •  9452 SOC 1101   DIS 211