- SOCIOL101 Introduction to Sociology
- Course Description
- The structure of society, cultural patterns, and group life. The individual and socialization, groups, institutions, social systems, and social change.
Prerequisite: None. - Academic Information
- Units: 3
Distribution I Area: Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Distribution II Area: Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Diversity Area: None. - Course Video
- Video IntroductionClosed Captioned
- Schedule & Fee
- Dates: May 27-Aug 21
Class #: 1904
Course Fee: $985
Lab Fee: $0
Total Course Fee: $985 - Instructor
- Tracy Holland
tracey.holland@nyu.edu - Book Information
- Required text:
William Kornblum. Sociology: The Central Questions. (1st or 2nd Edition). Fort Worth, Texas: Wadsworth Thompson Learning Publishers.;
This book is available at the UMass Bookstore and through www.amazon.com and www.barnesnoble.com - Students can choose any ONE of the following autobiographies:
- Nathan McCall. Makes Me Wanna Holler. (available at UMass Bookstore),
- Michael Patrick MacDonald. All Souls: A Family Story from Southie. (available at UMass Bookstore),
- Liang Heng and Judith Shapiro. Son of the Revolution.
- Jeff Goodell. Sunnyvale: The Rise and Fall of a Silicon Valley Family.
- Anne Moody.Coming of Age in Mississippi.
- Jung Chang, Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China.
- Wimba Requirement
- UMB online courses use Wimba classroom (a live discussion tool) at least twice during the semester. Information about Horizon Wimba can be found at www.dlvpc.umb.edu/wimbasupport.htm. Your course instructor will inform you about dates and times of course meetings in Wimba Classroom.
