Syllabus: Introduction to Sociology (Sociology 1)

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4th Term: WS 1:30 - 3:00 PM
Instructor: Lt. Nathaniel Fick

Enrollment is open to anyone, but assumes a secondary school level of knowledge.

Lacking an office, Nate will be available for questions in the Compound rec room Wednesday and Saturday evenings from 5-8 PM. Private tutoring is available upon request. A copy of this syllabus is permanently posted in the classroom.

Attendance Policy: Attendance will not be taken, but students are expected to attend all classes to receive the full benefit of the course. Additionally, please try to keep up with the required reading as we go so that you may substantively contribute to in-class discussions and debates, which are critical to the successful completion of the class.

Course Description: What is society? How have societies developed historically? How do they distribute wealth, income and other resources? How do they organize political authority and economic power? How do they coordinate work? How do they socialize people to “fit in” with those around them? How do they produce culture? This course provides answers to these and other questions in ways that provide an introduction to the field of sociology. It focuses on a broad range of theory and research showing how sociologists think about and study these questions.

Course Outline:

Part I. What is Sociology?
- Introduction to the Course

Part II. The Development of Modern Society and the Foundations of Sociology
- Marx’s Conflict Sociology
- Durkheim’s Functionalist Sociology
- Weber’s Historical Comparative-Historical Sociology

Part III. The Heart of the Matter: Inequality
- Economic Inequality: Who Gets What?
- Economic Inequality: Theories of Class and Stratification
- Racial Inequality
- Gender Inequality

(Exam)

Part IV. Analyzing Social Institutions
- The Economy
- The State
- Education

(Exam)

Part V. Analyzing Organizations
- Bureaucracy
- Rise of the Modern Corporation
- The Labor Process

Part VI. Analyzing Interpersonal Interaction
- Symbolic Interaction
- Presentation of Self
- Production of Culture

(Final Exam)

Note: This syllabus is lifted almost entirely from the real Dartmouth Sociology 1 syllabus, .pdf available here, as this is the course Nate would have taken his Freshman year.

Comments

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I might just be tired, but I am CRYING laughing at this post. OH NATE. <3

And I would totally be into a gathering post for the class.

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We're so glad we could amuse.