Book Title: Sociology (John Macionis, 7th Edition; 1999)
Course Overview:
This Level 2 course is designed to offer you a lively, interesting, and challenging introduction to the ways sociologists investigate, describe, and analyze social life. This year you will study social interaction, roles and relationships, and the ways societies are divided and stratified. Some other areas of study include adolescence, the family, courtship, marriage, divorce, and parenthood. Throughout the year you will do an in-depth study of social problems such as deviance, prejudice and racism, the elderly, the homeless, and death and dying. If you enjoy discussions, reading and writing, projects and working in groups, then sociology is for you! As you review the topics just mentioned, it should also be realized that each of these can be an introduction to issues that are related to a vast array of occupations that are a part of your future. This is a college prep level course so students should be prepared to be challenged accordingly.