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Basic Sociological Concepts
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Order
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Description
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1
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Describe the sociological perspective.
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2
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Describe the main characteristics of the other social sciences.
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3
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Discuss the major theoretical perspectives and explain their use.
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4
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Explain the major research methods used in sociology.
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5
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Identify the problems researchers face in conducting valid research.
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Socialization
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Order
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Description
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1
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Recognize the different perspectives on the role of heredity and environment in the socialization process.
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2
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Identify the major theories or processes of development.
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3
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Explain the importance of agencies of socialization such as family, school, religion, peer groups, mass media, and the workplace.
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4
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Explain the two major perspectives of socialization.
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Culture
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Order
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Description
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1
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Define culture and discuss the elements of culture including beliefs, values, norms, and language.
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2
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Differentiate between material and the non-material culture, ethnocentrism and cultural relativism, and real vs. ideal culture.
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3
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Define subcultures and countercultures.
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4
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Explain cultural lag, cultural diffusion, and cultural leveling.
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Social Structure and Social Interaction
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Order
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Description
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1
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Describe the functions of status, roles, groups, and institutions in maintaining social structure.
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2
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Define society and differentiate the types of societies.
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3
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Explain the theories of social interaction.
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Social Groups and Institutions
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Order
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Description
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1
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Identify the major types of groups.
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2
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Explain the structure and processes of small groups.
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3
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Recognize and describe the major roles of such sociological groups as the family, religion, education, health care providers, and political and economic institutions.
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4
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Identify types of formal organizations.
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5
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Identify and discuss the major types of government and economic systems.
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Deviance and Social Control
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Order
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Description
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1
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Describe the sociological and nonsociological approaches to deviance.
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2
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Discuss the three sociological perspectives of crime.
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3
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Explain major theories of deviance and crime.
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4
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Differentiate between formal and informal social controls.
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Social Stratification
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Order
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Description
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1
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Define social stratification.
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2
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Identify the two types of stratification systems.
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3
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Define open and closed systems of stratification.
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4
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Describe the major theoretical perspectives of stratification.
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5
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Explain how socioeconomic status is measured.
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6
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Describe the major social classes found in the United States.
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7
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Identify some of the consequences of social stratification.
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8
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Discuss the social sources of prejudice and discrimination.
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9
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Identify the psychological factors involved in prejudice and discrimination.
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10
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Explain the consequences of discrimination.
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11
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Identify the primary racial and ethnic minorities in America.
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12
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Discuss the sources and extent of gender stratification.
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13
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Identify and discuss the major problems related to age and social inequality.
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Social Change
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Order
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Description
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1
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Discuss the major theories of social change.
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2
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Identify the major sources of change.
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3
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Define collective behavior.
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4
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Discuss the various forms of collective behavior and the conditions necessary for development.
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5
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Describe the types of social movements.
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6
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Trace the development of social movements.
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7
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Describe current patterns of population growth and social problems related to that growth.
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8
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Describe the processes of urban change.
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9
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Identify the three theories of urban structure.
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10
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Discuss the major problems faced by American cities and some of the programs developed to resolve them.
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Marriage and Family
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Order
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Description
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1
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Discuss aspects of mate selection such as endogamy, exogamy, and homogamy.
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2
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Describe social class differences, racial and ethnic differences.
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3
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Discuss patterns of parenting and grandparenting.
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4
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Discuss adoption, dual-income families, single-parent families, stepfamilies.
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5
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Define some statistical trends in divorce.
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6
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Discuss factors associated with divorce.
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7
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Discuss the impact of divorce on children.
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8
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Discuss cohabitation, marriage without children, single parents, and alternative lifestyles.
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9
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Describe the theoretical views of family.
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