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- Sociology
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- Module
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- Community College / Lower Division
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- Ohio Open Ed Collaborative
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Defining Sociology, “The Study of Society”
Sociology and the Sociological Perspective, Section: 1.1 (The Sociological Perspective)
Sociology and the Sociological Perspective, Section: 1.2 (Understanding Society)
The Field of Sociology – American Sociological Association
The Origins of Sociology – ZeePedia.com
Video – Macrosociology vs microsociology – Khan Academy, created by Sydney Brown
What is Sociology? – American Sociological Association
What is the Historical Background of Sociology? – Quora.com
Examine the history and development of sociology
Overview
OER Text Material
Sociology and the Sociological Perspective, Section: 1.1 (The Sociological Perspective)
- Define the sociological perspective.
- Provide examples of how Americans may not be as “free” as they think.
- Explain what is meant by considering individuals as “social beings.”
Sociology and the Sociological Perspective, Section: 1.2 (Understanding Society)
- Explain the debunking motif.
- Define the sociological imagination.
- Explain what is meant by the blaming-the-victim ideology.
Supplementary Material (Videos and Reading)
Defining sociology:
- What is Sociology? – American Sociological Association
- Defining Sociology, “The Study of Society”
- Understand the Role of Theory in Sociology by Caroline Hodges Persell
Examining the history and development of Sociology:
- The Field of Sociology – American Sociological Association
- The Origins of Sociology – ZeePedia.com
- Macrosociology vs microsociology – Khan Academy, created by Sydney Brown (video)
Data
- What is the Historical Background of Sociology? – Quora.com
- Data in the News
Numerous topics within sociology to explore.