3.00 Credits
This course is designed to be a student's first college-level sociology class. The topics to be covered include: the history of sociology, the methods, fields, and vocabulary of sociology; the social interaction of persons and groups; the process of socialization and social structures; social institutions such as family, religion and education. Through this course students should learn "what is sociology?" as well as how sociology fits with other academic disciplines and how sociology can be used outside of the classroom.