One Semester (18 weeks) 

SOCIOLOGY COURSE SYLLABUS

CONTENT (more or less in order)

Basic Concepts

• Introduction to Sociology

• Culture

• Cultural Values

• Social Control

Socialization

• Nature v. Nurture

• Social Groups

• Social Stratification

Life Stages

• Adolescence

• Adulthood

• Aging

Social Institutions

• Introduction to Social Institutions

• Family

• Education and Religion

• Economics and Government

Social Problems

• Crime

• Poverty

• Ethnic, Racial and Gender Issues