Discuss the major theoretical approaches to cultural interpretation

Differentiate between culture and society
Explain material versus nonmaterial culture
Discuss the concept of cultural universalism as it relates to society
Compare and contrast ethnocentrism and xenocentrism

Identify and differentiate between different types of crimes
Evaluate U.S. crime statistics
Understand the three branches of the U.S. criminal justice system

Define deviance, and explain the nature of deviant behavior
Differentiate between methods of social control

Describe the functionalist view of deviance in society through four sociologist’s theories
Explain how conflict theory understands deviance and crime in society
Describe the symbolic interactionist approach to deviance, including labeling and other theories

Identify differences in educational resources around the world
Describe the concept of universal access to education

Identify and discuss historical and contemporary issues in education

Define manifest and latent functions of education
Explain and discuss how functionalism, conflict theory, feminism, and interactionism view issues of education

Explain the influence of socialization on gender roles in the United States
Understand the stratification of gender in major American institutions
Describe gender from the view of each sociological perspective

Define and differentiate between sex and gender
Define and discuss what is meant by gender identity
Understand and discuss the role of homophobia and heterosexism in society
Distinguish the meanings of transgender, transsexual, and homosexual identities

Understand different attitudes associated with sex and sexuality
Define sexual inequality in various societies
Discuss theoretical perspectives on sex and sexuality

Describe global stratification
Understand how different classification systems have developed
Use terminology from Wallerstein’s world systems approach
Explain the World Bank’s classification of economies

Understand the differences between relative, absolute, and subjective poverty
Describe the economic situation of some of the world’s most impoverished areas
Explain the cyclical impact of the consequences of poverty