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Society And The Individual (ASO-108)

Semester:	Fall 2024
Number:	0613-108-040
Instructor:	TBA
Days:	TBA
Note:	Online, Asynchronous
Location:	Online
Credits:	4
Course Meets:	August 26 - October 16
Notes:	This Course Is For Cpcs Students,Please Email Cpcs @ Adelphi.Edu To Request A Link To The Waitlist If Seats Become Available.
Course Materials:	View Text Books
Related Syllabi:	Michael Santaniello for Fall 2009*
	*Attention Students: Please note that the syllabi available for your view on these pages are for example only. The instructors and requirements for each course are subject to change each semester. If you enroll in a particular course, your instructor and course outline may differ from what is presented here.
Description:	This is an introduction to sociology focusing on the effect of modern institutions on social character and individual freedom. Areas to be covered include industrialization, secularization, urbanization, personality developments as related to social stratification, and collective behavior in mass societies. Some major thinkers to be studies are Marx, Durkheim, Weber, C. Wright Mills, Erving Goffman, and G.H. Mead.
Learning Goals:	1. Students will be able to identify the Sociological factors involved in human behavior.2. Students will be able to apply the Sociological perspective to the analysis of specific social processes.3. Students will demonstrate an understanding of sociological concepts and perspectives.4. Students will be able to identify the social institutions, the social forces that prevail in society, including social change, and the socio-cultural aspects of human life.5. Students will identify the steps involved in the scientific method and evaluate a piece of published research.6. Students will appreciate value systems and cultural orientations that are different from their own. *The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here.

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