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Required Text Book:
Course Text: Kendall, Diana. 2012. Hinds Community College Sociology In OurTtimes. 8th Edition. New York: Allyn Bacon/Longman. ISBN: 978-1-28510476-8.
Course Overview:
This course is designed to introduce college students to topics that sociologists study, results of sociological research, and the logic of sociological inquiry. The course covers the general rubrics of social structure, social action, and social change, presenting theories that sociologists use to understand these dimensions of social life, and empirical research upon which these understandings are based. Course material is presented in the class meetings and in assigned readings from the course textbook and the course reader.
Course Objectives:

This course is designed for sociology and other social science majors as well as for all other students interested in understanding human behavior.
The objectives of the course are:

1. To provide an opportunity for the student to acquire a general sociological perspective on human behavior; thus giving him or her:
a. clearer understanding of himself.
b. the conceptual tools necessary to allow him new insights and allow him to see more deeply into reality than he could before acquiring this perspective.
c. the background necessary for further studies in the field of sociology.
2. To provide the student the opportunity to become familiar with specific theories of sociology in those areas of central concern in the discipline.
3. To provide the student with an introduction to the means by which sociologists, as scientists, carry out research, test theories, and to add to the store of knowledge in the field.

Student Learning Outcomes: 1) Explain the three major sociological perspectives
2) Apply the sociological perspective to various print and/or data bases.
3) Interpret elementary statistical information associated with sociological research.

4) Interpret components and purposes of research design and method.
5) Discuss the interrelated influence of nature and nurture on human behavior, emphasizing the influence of social factors on human behavior, including culture and socialization.
6) Explain how social statuses and roles operate and how they function as part of larger elements of social structures, with an emphasis on social stratification.
7) Apply the sociological perspective to the subject of deviance.

SCHEDULE
Fall Semester 2012 - Introduction to Sociology

TOPIC HENSLIN TEXT
Week 1 Introduction/Overview 1
Sociological Imagination, Origins of Sociology, Sociological Theorists
Research Methods

Week 2 Theory
Culture, Culture Diversity

Week 3 Social Structure
Socialization, Values

Week 4 Socialization
Macro & Micro Sociology, Review

Week 5
Total Institutions, Social Groups

Week 6 Social Stratification

Week 7 Social Stratification, Social Class, Conflict Perspective

Week 8 Power, Prestige, Maintaining Global Stratification, & Final Exam Assignments and Grading:
(1) Reading, attendance and participation (15% of course grade)
• Each student is expected to do all of the assigned readings and attend all class sessions . Please arrive on time.
• Frequent absences suggest a lack of interest in the course material, and this will be reflected in the final grade.
• Please do not come to class meetings unprepared (i.e. not having done- and thought about- the assigned readings).
(2) Exams (50% of course grade)
• Each student must take both the mid-term exam (20%) and the final exam (30%).
• The final is comprehensive.
• The exams test the student’s ability to absorb and synthesize course material presented in the readings and lectures
• Exams include multiple-choice, short answer, and short essay questions.
(3) Discussion Sections (20% of course grade)
• Each student is expected to engage actively in discussion sections on reading assignments that apply the concepts presented in lectures and the text (10%).
• Each student will prepare and lead a Friday discussion on one of the assigned readings from the course reader, either alone or in conjunction with another student (10%).
(4) Writing Assignments (15% of course grade)
• Five in-class or take-home writing assignments will be assigned during the semester.
• Students should complete each assignment and submit it at the specified time.
• Students should prepare papers using standard college prose, and should check for spelling and grammar errors prior to submitting the paper.
Additional Course Policies:
You are expected to do your own work for this course. Academic dishonesty (as defined in the University’s handbook) will not be tolerated. In order to be fair to all students, anyone caught cheating will receive an F for this course, with zero tolerance.
No late assignments or make-up examinations are possible without permission from instructor or without a legitimate and documented excuse (e.g., medical, sports, death in the family). If you are unable to take an exam or complete an assignment on the scheduled day, you must notify the instructor in advance. Once an exam has been given or an assignment is due, no make-ups are possible.
If you have documentation of a diagnosed disability, the University will attempt to make reasonable accommodations for you.
Note that you simply cannot pass this class unless you attend the lectures and discussions regularly. One-half of the course grade depends on attendance and active participation in class discussions, and assignments given out during class.
Students that complete all of the course material satisfactorily can expect to pass the course. To receive a grade of "B" or "A," students must demonstrate superior or exceptional ability and interest in the subject matter. If you are concerned about your grade in the course, please talk to me. DO NOT wait until the end of the semester, however, to rectify an unsatisfactory performance – by then it will be too late. We will move quickly this semester and a lot of material is presented; if you fall behind, it will be difficult to catch up