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An introduction to a university course in sociology, focusing on the core questions of human existence, the role of history, and cultural diversity. The course covers fundamental questions about human nature, the place of biology and culture, the strength of the social bond, and the effects of society's transition from an agrarian to an urban order. Students will engage in data collection and analysis, and the course emphasizes the importance of understanding cultural differences and intellectual craftsmanship.
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David Karp Department of Sociology Introduction to Sociology McGuinn 426 Spring, 2008 Phone: 552- karp@bc.edu
Because this introductory course fulfills one of the university's core requirements in the social sciences it necessarily contains certain elements common to all university core courses. Among these elements are the following:
examples will be used to highlight the organization of our own culture. Of course, since American society is itself an enormously complex, variegated, pluralistic society, our attention throughout the semester will inevitably be drawn to the multiplicity of behavioral and value systems found in the United States. Appreciation of cultural differences of all sorts helps to meet a primary mission of any sociology course. It is to make persons less self righteous about the superiority of their own cultural beliefs. Both class conversation and readings are designed to put students into contact with class and race segments of American society that may be very different from their own group memberships.
C. The final exam
The final exam will be part take-home and part in-class. By this I mean that shortly before the date of the final exam I will hand out a list of questions for you to think about at home. On the day of the final, I will choose a number of these questions at random for you to write on. The final exam will count for 35% of the final grade.
I. Introduction to the Course
Reading: Henslin, # 1-
II. The Nature of Social Order
Reading: Henslin, # 8-17; Karp, Chs. 1-
II. Doing Sociology
Reading: Henslin, # 4-6; Karp, Chs. 4-
III. Interaction, Status, Role
Reading: Henslin, # 18-22; McLeod, Chs.1-
Spring, 2008 David Karp
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