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Class number:
1013
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Title: Principles of Sociology |
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Department: Sociology |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Lecture |
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Session: Second Quarter |
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Instructor's Permission Required: No |
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Grading Basis: Graded |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 25 |
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Current enrollment: 3 |
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Available seats: 22 |
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Start date: Monday, June 22, 2026 |
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End date: Friday, July 24, 2026 |
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Mode of Instruction: Remote |
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Schedule: MTWR: 10:00AM-11:50AM, N/A |
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Instructor(s): Vickers, Mary Jane |
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Prerequisite(s): None |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Soc Sciences & Identity Power Equity Req |
Course Description:
The course will deal with questions such as these: What are the underlying causes of our major social problems? Are inequality and the exercise of power by some over others inevitable in all social life? How important in human life are cultural and social factors compared to the influence of biological inheritance, personality and economic constraints? What are the origins of, prospects for, and results of attempts at deliberate social change? To what extent can we realistically expect to achieve our democratic ideals of freedom and equality in contemporary societies? The course addresses the basic concerns, ideas and methods of sociology both as a scientific and a humanistic discipline. |