Course Course Summary Section 1 Content Section 1 Content Left Section 1 Content Right Credit Type: Course ACE ID: SDCM-0048 Organization: Study.com, LLC Location: Online Length: Self-paced. 6 weeks (28 hours) Dates Offered: 7/1/2022 - 6/30/2025 7/1/2019 - 6/30/2022 8/1/2016 - 6/30/2019 5/1/2015 - 7/31/2016 Credit Recommendation & Competencies Section 2 Content Section 2 Content Left Section 2 Content Right Level Credits (SH) Subject Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 introduction to sociology Description Section 3 Content Section 3 Content Left Section 3 Content Right Objective: The course objective is to understand the importance of sociology and examine basic sociological theories. Learning Outcomes: interpret what culture is and identify social roles in a culture summarize theories of how individuals develop socially through perspectives from Freud, Piaget, Kohlberg, Gilligan, mead, and Erikson distinguish how social groups form and the characteristics of these groups identify why diversity is both important and sometimes harmful to a society outline the roles gender, race, and ethnicity play in individuals and society and explain the role of sex in society identify the effects that aging has on society and individuals connect the economy, politics and society by exploring the evolution of the economy, political parties, labor unions, and social power examine a range of social institutions, such as family units, religious groups, schooling and healthcare systems, to see how these groups play a role in society describe how a society changes over time including the role of collective behavior, social movements, and population growth explain the definition of sociology, types of research methods, and some basic theories and perspectives, including the work of Marx, Weber, Durkheim and DuBois General Topics: Introduction to sociology: the basics Key sociology theorists Sociology research methods Foundations of society Theories of individual social development Social groups & organizations Diversity in society Sex and gender in society Race and ethnicity in society Aging in society Economics and politics Social institutions Social change over time Instruction & Assessment Section 4 Content Section 4 Content Left Section 4 Content Right Instructional Strategies: Audio Visual Materials Methods of Assessment: Examinations Quizzes Minimum Passing Score: 70% Supplemental Materials Section 5 Content Section 5 Content Left Section 5 Content Right Section 6 Content Section 6 Content Left Section 6 Content Right Button Content Rail Content 1 Other offerings from Study.com, LLC Accounting 101: Financial Accounting (SDCM-0075) Accounting 102: Introduction to Managerial Accounting (SDCM-0076) Accounting 201: Intermediate Financial Accounting I (SDCM-0124) Accounting 202: Intermediate Accounting II (SDCM-0152) Accounting 301: Applied Managerial Accounting (SDCM-0077) Accounting 302: Advanced Accounting (SDCM-0078) Accounting 303: Cost Accounting (SDCM-0105) Analytics 103: Intro to Relational Databases & SQL (SDCM-0240) Art 103: History of Western Art I (SDCM-0167) Art 104: History of Western Art II (SDCM-0168) View All Courses Page Content