SOCI 201/221 Basic Concepts in Sociology

Context and origin of sociology; Major founders of Sociology; Sociology and other social sciences; Sociological imagination/mindfulness; Importance of social research and sociological methods for investigating the social world: social surveys and field studies, tools for gathering data: questionnaires, participant and non-participant observation; interviews, focus-group discussions, uses of documentary sources and historical materials, ethical issues etc.; Sociological concepts and terms for analyzing society and culture: social structure, institutions; social functions; social system, social change etc.; Socialization; Social and gender stratification; Family and other social institutions; Deviance and social control; Population, communities and urbanization; Uses of sociological knowledge and careers in Sociology.