University of South Alabama
Sociology is the scientific study of social behavior and social phenomena. This course is a survey intended to introduce students to the major concepts, issues, theory, methods and substantive findings of the discipline. Topics may include the impact of social structures on behavior and opportunity, inequalities, socialization, culture, religion, crime and deviance, the family, modernity, and globalization. Core Course.
3 credits
SY 109
Prerequisites, corequisites, and courses that build on this one
Courses that require this course as a prerequisite
Sociology Internship
Directed Studies
Seminar - W
Special Topics
Dev of Sociological Theory
Sociology of Aging and Family
Environmental Sociology
Social Organization - W
Medicine and Society
Crowds Riots Soc Movements - W
Self and Certainty
Sociology of Law
Majority-Minority Relations-W
Deviance and Social Control
Health Disparities Life Span
Sociology of Culture
Gender and Society
Social and Cultural Change
Urban Sociology - W
Social Stratification - W
Sociology of Religion
Adv Family Studies
Soc of Mental Health-Illness
Qualitative Inquiry
Applied Sociology - W
Population - W
Social Research Analysis
Industrial Sociology
Social Research Design
Sociological Theory
Disasters and Society
Directed Studies
Special Topics
Research Analysis
Research Methods
Social Gerontology - W
Soc of Work and Occupations
World Religions
Evolutionary Sociology
Juvenile Delinquency
Sociology of Drugs
African American Families
Sociology of Sport
Special Topics
Corrections
Criminology
Marriage and the Family
Sex, Power, & Politics
Generalist Practice I
Human Behav/Social Environ I
Sociology of Religions
Health Disparities Life Span