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Introduction to Sociology

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Based on Introduction to Sociology 2e OpenStax, With additional noteworthy contributions by the Lumen Learning team and: Scott Barr, Sarah Hoiland (Hostos Community College), Shailaja Menon (Houston Community College), Cathy Matresse (Columbia Basin College), Florencia Silveira, Rebecca Vonderhaar (Tidewater Community College).

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• What Is Sociology?
• The Development of Sociology
• Why Study Sociology?
• The Sociological Imagination
• The Main Sociological Theories
• Structural-Functional Theory
• Conflict Theory
• Symbolic Interactionist Theory
• Reviewing Sociological Theorie

• Sociological Research
• Ethics
• The Scientific Method
• Surveys
• Experiments
• Field Research
• Secondary Data Analysis
• Summary of Research Methods

• Culture, Values, and Beliefs
• Social Norms
• Symbols and Language
• Cultural Universals
• Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism
• Pop Culture and Subculture
• Cultural Change
• Globalization and Technology
• Functionalism on Culture and Technology
• Conflict Theory on Culture and Technology
• Symbolic Interactionism on Media and Technology

• The Importance of Socialization
• Theories of Socialization
• The Social Construction of Reality
• Roles and the Presentation of Self
• Agents of Socialization
• Socialization Across the Lifespan
• Resocialization

• Society, Culture, and Social Institutions
• Types of Societies
• Functionalism and Society
• Conflict Theory and Society
• Symbolic Interactionism and the McDonaldization of Society
• Types of Formal Organizations
• Types of Groups
• Group Dynamics
• Leadership Styles

• Deviance and Control
• Functionalism and Deviance
• Conflict Theory and Deviance
• Symbolic Interactionism and Deviance
• Reviewing Theories on Deviance
• The Criminal Justice System
•  Criminal Activity

• Social Stratification, Social Inequality, and Global Stratification
• Systems of Global Classification
• Systems of Social Stratification
• Class in the United States
• Social Mobility
• Global Poverty
• Poverty in the U.S.
• Theoretical Perspectives on Social Stratification
• Theoretical Perspectives on Global Stratification

• Racial, Ethnic, and Minority Groups
• Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination
• Intergroup Relationships
• Native Americans
• African Americans
• Asian Americans
• Hispanic/Latino Americans
• Arab Americans
• White Americans
• Theoretical Perspectives of Race and Ethnicity

• Sex and Gender
• Gender and Socialization
• Sex and Sexuality
• Sexual Orientation
• Feminist Movements and Feminist Theory
• Theoretical Perspectives on Gender
• Theoretical Perspectives on Sex

• Why It Matters: Marriage and Family
• Introduction to Marriage and Family
• Defining Family
• Marriage and Courtship Patterns
• Lines of Descent and Family Stages
• Variations in Family Life
• Theoretical Perspectives on Marriage and Family
• Divorce and Remarriage
• Violence and Abuse

• The History of Religion
• Theoretical Perspectives on Religion
• Types of Religion
• Hinduism
• Buddhism
• Taoism and Confucianism
• Judaism
• Islam
• Christianity
• U.S. Trends in Religion
• Religion and Social Change

• Education Around the World
• Universal Access to Education
• Functionalist Theory on Education
• Conflict Theory on Education
• Symbolic Interactionist Theory on Education
• Hot Topics in Education
• Charter Schools and Homeschooling
• Contemporary Issues in Education

• The Cultural Significance of Health
• Theoretical Perspectives on Health and Medicine
• Global Health and Epidemiology
• Health and Inequality in the United States
• Mental Health and Disabilities
• Healthcare Systems

• Aging in Society
• The Graying of the United States and the World
• Growing Old
• Death and Dying
• Retirement and Poverty
• Ageism and Abuse
• Theoretical Perspectives on Aging

• Types of Authority
• Forms of Government
• Politics in the United States
• Theoretical Perspectives on Government

• The Development of Economic Systems
• Capitalism and Socialism
• Theoretical Perspectives on Economics
• Globalization
• Work in the United States
• Poverty and Unemployment in the United States

• Demography and Population Growth
• Demographic Theories
• Immigration in the United States
• Urbanization on the Rise
• Theoretical Perspectives on Urbanization
• Environmental Sociology
• Environmental Racism

• Collective Behavior
• Levels of Social Movements
• Types and Stages of Social Movements
• Theoretical Perspectives on Social Movements
• Causes of Social Change
• Social Change, Technology, and Modernization