Intro to Sociology: Resources

Section	Name	Description
Module 1: Lesson 1: Sociology as a Science	What is Sociology?	Read the content under the heading "What Are Society and Culture?" (2 minutes) 2023
	What is Sociology?	Read the entire page. (9 minutes) 2021
	Why Study Sociology?	Read the entire page. (10 minutes) 2021

Module 1: Lesson 2: The Evolution of Sociology	The History of Sociology	Read the entire page. (23 minutes) 2021
	Levels of Analysis- Micro and Macro	Read the entire page. (5 minutes) 2021
	Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology	Read the entire page. (22 minutes) 2023
	An Introduction to Sociology

Module 2: Lesson 1: The Role of Social Identity	The Social Self: The Role of the Social Situation	Read the contents under the heading "Social Identity Theory: Our Sense of Self Is Influenced by the Groups We Belong To." (10 minutes) 2022
	Sex, Gender, Identity, and Expression	Read the entire page. (38 minutes) 2021
	Culture and Identity	Read the contents under the heading "Identity Formation". (9 minutes) 2021
	The Social Self: The Role of the Social Situation	Read the section titled "The Looking-Glass Self: Our Sense of Self is Influenced by Others’ Views of Us." (6 minutes) 2022
	Reference Groups	Read the entire page. (4 minutes) 2021
	The Social Self: The Role of the Social Situation	Read the section titled "Social Comparison Theory: Our Sense of Self Is Influenced by Comparisons with Others." (6 minutes) 2022

Module 2: Lesson 2: Presentation of the Self	Communicating the Self	Read the entire page. (19 minutes) 2022
	Dramaturgy	Read the entire page. (5 minutes) 2021

Module 2: Lesson 3: Self-Esteem	Self-Concept	Read the section "Introduction: What Is Self-Efficacy?" (6 minutes) 2021
	Self-Concept	Read the entire page. (17 minutes) 2021
	Self-Concept	Read the entire page. (19 minutes) 2021
	The Social Self: The Role of the Social Situation	Read the section titled "Upward and Downward Comparisons Influence Our Self-Esteem." (9 minutes) 2022

Module 2: Lesson 4: Self-Development	Theories of Self-Development	Read the entire page. (13 minutes) 2021

Module 3: Lesson 1: Types of Societies	Types of Societies	Read the entire page. (14 minutes) 2021
	Technology Use and Impacts in Children, Youth and Young Adults	Read the section titled "An overview of impacts on development."(3 minutes) 2022

Module 3: Lesson 2: Theoretical Perspectives on Society	Theoretical Perspectives on Society	Read the sections "Émile Durkheim and Functionalism" and "Karl Marx and Conflict Theory." (14 minutes) 2021
	Theoretical Perspectives on Society	Read the contents under the headings "Karl Marx and Conflict Theory" and "Max Weber and Symbolic Interactionism". (13 minutes) 2023
	Social Constructions of Reality	Read the entire page. (11 minutes) 2023

Module 3: Lesson 3: Importance of Socialization	Why Socialization Matters	Read the entire page. (10 minutes) 2023
	Self-presentation	Read the entire page. (12 minutes) 2022
	Socialization Across the Life Course	Read the entire page. (14 minutes) 2023

Module 3: Lesson 4: Groups and Organizations	Types of Groups	Read the entire page. (17 minutes) 2023
	Group Size and Structure	Read the entire page. (17 minutes) 2023
	Formal Organizations	Read the entire page. (15 minutes) 2023
	Society and Social Interaction
	Socialization

Module 4: Lesson 1: Education	Issues in Education	Read the entire page. (16 minutes) 2023
	Theoretical Perspectives on Education	Read the sections titled "Manifest Functions", "Conflict Theory", and "Latent Functions." (12 minutes) 2023
	Theoretical Perspectives on Education	Read the sections titled "Symbolic Interactionism" and "Conflict Theory" (7 minutes) 2023

Module 4: Lesson 2: Family	Marriage and Family	Read the section titled "14.1. What Is Marriage? What Is a Family?" (26 minutes) 2014
	Marriage and Family	Read the section titled "14.2. Variations in Family Life." (29 minutes) 2014
	Changing family structures and their impact on the care of older people.	Read the contents under the heading "Changing family structures." (4 minutes)
	Marriage and Family	Read the section titled "14.3. Challenges Families Face." (27 minutes) 2014

Module 4: Lesson 3: Religion	What is Religious Identity?	Read the section titled "Measuring Religious Identity." (3 minutes) 2022
	Religion	Read the section titled "15.2. Types of Religious Organizations." (6 minutes) 2014
	Religion	Read the section titled "15.3. Religion and Social Change." (8 minutes) 2014

Module 4: Lesson 4: Government and Economy	Power and Authority	Read the entire page. (14 minutes) 2023
	Forms of Government	Read the entire page. (15 minutes) 2023
	Theoretical Perspectives on Government and Power	Read the entire page. (8 minutes) 2023

Module 4: Lesson 5: Health and Medicine	The Social Construction of Health	Read the entire page. (10 minutes) 2023
	Health in the United States	Read the section titled "Health by Gender." (5 minutes) 2023
	Health and Medicine	Read the section titled "19.1. The Social Construction of Health." (10 minutes) 2014
	Health and Medicine	Read the contents under the headings in 19.3. Health in Canada titled "Health by Race and Ethnicity","Health by Socioeconomic Status, and "Health by Gender". (11 minutes) 2014
	Health and Medicine	Read the section titled "19.2. Global Health." (5 minutes) 2014
	Health and Medicine	Read the section titled "19.4. Theoretical Perspectives on Health and Medicine." (11 minutes) 2014
	Relationships, Marriage and Family
	Religion
	Education
	Government and Politics
	Health and Medicine

Module 5: Lesson 1: Introduction to Culture	Elements of Culture	Read the entire webpage. (28 minutes) 2021
	Cultural, Values, and Beliefs	Read the content before the heading "Values and Beliefs." (6 minutes) 2022
	Culture	Read the content under the heading "Innovation: Discovery and Invention" in 3.3. (8 minutes)
	Culture Shock	Read the entire webpage. (8 minutes) 2020

Module 5: Lesson 2: Changing Dynamics in Culture	Assimilation	Read the entire page. (17 minutes) 2021
	Multiculturalism	Read the entire webpage. (2 minutes) 2020
	High, Low, Pop, Sub, Counter-culture and Cultural Change	Read the contents under the heading "High, Low, and Popular Culture" and "Subculture and Counterculture". (5 minutes) 2021
	High, Low, Pop, Sub, Counter-culture and Cultural Change	Read the content under the heading "Diffusion and Globalization." (2 minutes) 2021
	Theoretical Perspectives on Culture	Read the entire page. (9 minutes) 2021
	Culture

Module 6: Lesson 1: Demographic Characteristics	Demographic Characteristics	Read the entire page. (25 minutes) 2021
	The Process of Aging	Read the entire page. (27 minutes) 2021
	Sex, Gender, Identity, and Expression	Read the section on the difference between sex and gender. (5 minutes) 2021
	Gender and Gender Inequality	Read the contents under the section "Gender and Socialization". (23 minutes) 2023
	Racial, Ethnic, and Minority Groups	Read the entire page. (12 minutes) 2023
	Demography and Population Growth	Read the entire page. (5 minutes) 2022
	Demography and Population	Read the entire page. (18 minutes) 2023

Module 6: Lesson 2: Population Growth and Urbanization	Globalization and the Economy	Read the section titled "What Is Globalization?" (4 minutes)
	Social Change	Read the entire page. (16 minutes) 2023
	Urbanization	Read the contents under the headings "The Growth of Cities", "Urbanization in the United States", "Suburbs and Exurbs", and "Urbanization around the World" (12 minutes)
	Sociological Perspectives on Urbanization	Read the entire page. (16 minutes) 2016
	Urbanization	Read the contents under the heading "Theoretical Perspectives on Urbanization". (4 minutes) 2023
	Race and Ethnicity
	Gender, Sex and Sexuality
	Aging and the Elderly
	Population, Urbanization, and the Environment
	Social Movements and Social Change

Module 7: Lesson 1: Social Stratification of Society	What Is Social Stratification?	Read the entire page excluding the section "Social Policy and Debate". (10 minutes) 2023
	Theoretical Perspectives on Society	Read the content under the heading "Karl Marx and Conflict Theory." (9 minutes) 2023
	Socialization and Culture	Read the content under the heading "Social and Cultural Capital." (8 minutes) 2022
	The Social Reproduction of Inequality	Read the section titled "Social Reproduction of Inequality." (1 minute) 2020
	Social Stratification and Intersectionality	Read the content under the heading "Social Class Stratification." (6 minutes) 2022
	Social Stratification and Intersectionality	Read the content under the heading "Intersectionality." (6 minutes) 2022
	Chapter 10. Global Inequality	Read the section titled "10.1. Global Stratification and Classification." (23 minutes) 2014
	Social Stratification and Mobility in the United States	Read the content under the heading "Social Mobility." (4 minutes) 2023
	What Is Social Stratification?	Read the section titled "Systems of Stratification." (4 minutes) 2023
	Social Stratification in the United States
	Global Inequality
	Work and the Economy

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