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Course Learning Outcomes
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2. PPTs
3. Performance Assessment: Foundations of Sociology
4. Performance Assessment: Four Sociological Theories
5. Performance Assessment: Sociological Research and the Scientific Method
6. Performance Assessment: Culture and Society
7. Performance Assessment: Socialization and Group Interaction
8. Performance Assessment: Deviance, Crime, and Social Control
9. Performance Assessment: Social Stratification and Inequality
10. Performance Assessment: Race and Ethnicity
11. Performance Assessment: Racial and Ethnic Inequality
12. Performance Assessment: Gender, Sex, and Sexuality
13. Performance Assessment: Sex, Sexuality, and Sex Education in the U.S. and Globally
14. Performance Assessment: Marriage and Family
15. Performance Assessment: Sociological Views of Religion
16. Performance Assessment: Sociological Views of Education
17. Performance Assessment: Health, Aging, and the Elderly
18. Performance Assessment: Power and Authority
19. Performance Assessment: Work and the Economy
20. Performance Assessment: Population, Urbanization, and the Environment
21. Performance Assessment: Social Movements, Media, and Technology
22. I Need Help
23. Citing Paraphrases and Summaries (APA)
24. APA Citation Style, 6th edition: General Style Guidelines
25. Why It Matters: Sociological Foundations
26. Outcome: Introducing Sociology
27. Reading: What Is Sociology?
28. Reading: The History of Sociology
29. Reading: Why Study Sociology?
30. Outcome: The Sociological Imagination
31. Reading: Defining the Sociological Imagination
32. Outcome: Sociological Perspectives
33. Reading: Introduction to Theoretical Perspectives
34. Video: Social Institutions
35. Reading: Structural-Functional Theory
36. Reading: Conflict Theory
37. Reading: Feminist Theory
38. Reading: Symbolic Interactionist Theory
39. Outcome: The Scientific Method
40. Reading: Introduction to Sociological Research
41. Reading: The Scientific Method
42. Outcome: Research Methods
43. Reading: Surveys
44. Reading: Experiments
45. Reading: Field Research
46. Reading: Secondary Data Analysis
47. Reading: Summary of Research Methods
48. Reading: Ethics
49. Putting It Together: Sociological Foundations
50. Why It Matters: Culture and Society
51. Outcome: Defining Culture
52. Reading: Culture and Society
53. Reading: What Is Culture?
54. Reading: Ethnocentrism and Xenocentricism
55. Outcome: Elements of Culture
56. Reading: Values and Beliefs
57. Reading: Social Norms
58. Reading: Symbols and Language
59. Outcome: Pop Culture, Subculture, and Cultural Change
60. Reading: Pop Culture and Subculture
61. Reading: Cultural Change
62. Outcome: The Evolution of Societies
63. Reading: Types of Societies
64. Outcome: Theoretical Perspectives on Culture and Society
65. Reading: Theoretical Perspectives on Culture
66. Reading: Functionalism and Society
67. Reading: Conflict Theory and Society
68. Reading: Symbolic Interactionism and Society
69. Outcome: Reality as a Social Construct
70. Reading: Social Constructions of Reality
71. Reading: Roles and the Presentation of Self
72. Putting It Together: Culture and Society
73. Why It Matters: Socialization and Interaction
74. Outcome: Self-Development
75. Reading: Theories of Self-Development
76. Reading: Moral Development
77. Outcome: Socialization
78. Reading: Why Socialization Matters
79. Reading: Social Group Agents
80. Reading: Institutional Agents
81. Reading: Socialization Across the Life Course
82. Reading: Resocialization
83. Outcome: Group Dynamics
84. Reading: Types of Groups
85. Reading: Group Size and Structure
86. Reading: Leadership Styles
87. Reading: Conformity
88. Outcome: Types of Formal Organizations
89. Reading: Types of Formal Organizations
90. Reading: The McDonaldization of Society
91. Putting It Together: Socialization and Interaction
92. Why It Matters: Deviance, Crime, and Social Control
93. Outcome: Deviance
94. Reading: Deviance and Control
95. Outcome: Theories of Social Deviance
96. Reading: Theoretical Perspectives on Deviance
97. Reading: Conflict Theory and Deviance
98. Reading: Symbolic Interactionism and Deviance
99. Outcome: Crime and The Law
100. Reading: The Criminal Justice System
101. Reading: Criminal Activity
102. Putting It Together: Deviance, Crime, and Social Control
103. Why It Matters: Social Stratification and Inequality
104. Outcome: Social Stratification
105. Reading: Defining Social Stratification
106. Reading: Systems of Social Stratification
107. Outcome: Social Stratification in the United States
108. Reading: Standard of Living
109. Reading: Class Structure in the United States
110. Reading: Social Mobility
111. Outcome: Global Stratification
112. Reading: Introduction to Global Inequality
113. Reading: Global Stratification and Inequality
114. Reading: Global Stratification
115. Reading: Global Classification
116. Outcome: Global Wealth and Poverty
117. Reading: Types of Global Poverty
118. Reading: Poverty Around the World
119. Reading: The Impact of Poverty
120. Outcome: Theoretical Perspectives on Stratification
121. Reading: Theoretical Perspectives on Social Stratification
122. Reading: Theoretical Perspectives on Global Stratification
123. Putting It Together: Social Stratification and Inequality
124. Why It Matters: Race and Ethnicity
125. Outcome: Race, Ethnicity, and Discrimination
126. Reading: Introduction to Race and Ethnicity
127. Reading: Racial, Ethnic, and Minority Groups
128. Reading: Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination
129. Outcome: Theories of Racial Inequality
130. Reading: Theoretical Perspectives of Race and Ethnicity
131. Outcome: Race and Ethnicity in the United States
132. Reading: Intergroup Relationships
133. Reading: Native Americans
134. Reading: African Americans
135. Reading: Asian Americans
136. Reading: Hispanic Americans
137. Reading: Arab Americans
138. Reading: White Ethnic Americans
139. Putting It Together: Race and Ethnicity
140. Why It Matters: Gender, Sex, and Sexuality
141. Outcome: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
142. Reading: Sex and Gender
143. Reading: Sexual Orientation
144. Reading: Gender Identity
145. Outcome: Gender
146. Reading: Gender and Socialization
147. Reading: Gender Inequality
148. Reading: Theoretical Perspectives on Gender
149. Reading: The Women's Movement
150. Reading: Sex and Sexuality
151. Outcome: Sexual Attitudes and Practices
152. Reading: Theoretical Perspectives on Sex
153. Putting It Together: Gender, Sex, and Sexuality
154. Why It Matters: Marriage and Family
155. Outcome: Marriage and Family
156. Reading: Defining Family
157. Reading: Marriage and Courtship Patterns
158. Reading: Lines of Descent and Family Stages
159. Outcome: Family Life
160. Reading: Variations in Family Life
161. Reading: Theoretical Perspectives on Marriage and Family
162. Outcome: Challenges Families Face
163. Reading: Divorce and Remarriage
164. Reading: Violence and Abuse
165. Putting It Together: Marriage and Family
166. Why It Matters: Religion and Education
167. Outcome: Sociological Views on Religion
168. Reading: The History of Religion
169. Reading: Theoretical Perspectives on Religion
170. Outcome: World Religions
171. Reading: Types of Religion
172. Reading: Hinduism
173. Reading: Buddhism
174. Reading: Confucianism
175. Reading: Taoism
176. Reading: Judaism
177. Reading: Islam
178. Reading: Christianity
179. Outcome: Religion in the United States
180. Reading: Religion and Social Change
181. Reading: Secularization
182. Outcome: Global Education
183. Reading: Education Around the World
184. Reading: Universal Access to Education
185. Outcome: Theoretical Perspectives on Education
186. Reading: Functionalist Theory on Education
187. Reading: Conflict Theory on Education
188. Reading: Feminist Theory on Education
189. Reading: Symbolic Interactionist Theory on Education
190. Outcome: Issues in Education
191. Reading: Hot Topics in Education
192. Reading: Charter Schools and Homeschooling
193. Reading: Contemporary Issues in Education
194. Self-Check: Issues in Education
195. Putting It Together: Religion and Education
196. Why It Matters: Health, Aging, and the Elderly
197. Outcome: The Social Construction of Health
198. Reading: The Cultural Significance of Health
199. Reading: Theoretical Perspectives on Health and Medicine
200. Outcome: Health in the United States and Abroad
201. Reading: Global Health
202. Reading: Health in the United States
203. Reading: Mental Health and Disabilities
204. Reading: Healthcare in the United States
205. Reading: Healthcare Outside of the United States
206. Outcome: Aging
207. Reading: Aging in Society
208. Reading: The Graying of the United States
209. Reading: Aging Around the World
210. Reading: Theoretical Perspectives on Aging
211. Outcome: The Process of Aging
212. Reading: Growing Old
213. Reading: Social and Psychological Changes of Aging
214. Reading: Death and Dying
215. Outcome: Challenges Facing the Elderly
216. Reading: Poverty
217. Reading: Ageism and Abuse
218. Putting It Together: Health, Aging, and the Elderly
219. Why It Matters: Government and Politics
220. Outcome: Power and Authority
221. Reading: Defining Power
222. Reading: Types of Authority
223. Outcome: Types of Government
224. Reading: Forms of Government
225. Reading: Politics in the United States
226. Outcome: Theoretical Perspectives on Government and Power
227. Reading: Theoretical Perspectives on Government
228. Putting It Together: Government and Politics
229. Why It Matters: Work and the Economy
230. Outcome: Economic Systems
231. Reading: Introduction to Work and the Economy
232. Reading: Types of Economic Systems
233. Reading: Capitalism and Socialism
234. Reading: Theoretical Perspectives on Economics
235. Outcome: Globalization and the Economy
236. Reading: Globalization
237. Outcome: Work in the United States
238. Reading: Recent Economic Conditions in the United States
239. Reading: Work in the United States
240. Reading: Poverty in the United States
241. Putting It Together: Work and the Economy
242. Why It Matters: Population, Urbanization, and the Environment
243. Outcome: Demography and Population Growth
244. Reading: Demography and Population Growth
245. Reading: Demographic Theories
246. Outcome: Urbanization
247. Reading: Urbanization on the Rise
248. Reading: Theoretical Perspectives on Urbanization
249. Outcome: The Environment and Society
250. Reading: Environmental Sociology
251. Reading: Environmental Racism
252. Putting It Together: Population, Urbanization, and the Environment
253. Why It Matters: Social Movements, Media, and Technology
254. Outcome: Collective Behavior and Social Movements
255. Reading: Collective Behavior
256. Reading: Levels of Social Movements
257. Reading: Types and Stages of Social Movements
258. Reading: Theoretical Perspectives on Social Movements
259. Reading: Occupy Wall Street
260. Reading: Social Change and Modernization
261. Outcome: Technology Today
262. Reading: Introduction to Media and Technology
263. Reading: Modern Technology
264. Outcome: Media and Technology in Society
265. Reading: Media and Technology
266. Reading: Media Globalization
267. Reading: Technological Globalization
268. Outcome: Theoretical Perspectives on Media and Technology
269. Reading: Functionalism on Media and Technology
270. Reading: Conflict Perspective on Media and Technology
271. Reading: Symbolic Interactionism on Media and Technology
272. Putting It Together: Social Movements, Media, and Technology
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