Introduction to Sociology - C273
This course teaches students to think like sociologists, or, in other words, to see and understand the hidden rules, or norms, by which people live, and how they free or restrain behavior. Students will learn about socializing institutions, such as schools and families, as well as workplace organizations and governments. Participants will also learn how people deviate from the rules by challenging norms and how such behavior may result in social change, either on a large scale or within small groups.
Competencies
Course Planning
Foundations of Sociology
Culture and Socialization
Social Organizations and Deviance
Social Inequality
Social Institutions and Social Change
Course Planning Tool
The course planning tool helps you and your faculty create a more accurate, personalized plan for your success. This tool will help you discover how familiar you already are with the course competencies so you can understand the level of effort it will likely take you to complete this course.
You should work through the tool for this course before you register for the course. You can then refer to the tool report at any time.
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Learning
Welcome to Introduction to Sociology. In this course, you will examine the dynamic relationship between our social environments and individuals’ lives. This course includes reading materials, videos, and questions. The course includes a pre-assessment, which you can take at any time to assess your understanding of course concepts and to help determine your readiness for the objective assessment. If this is your first Sociology course, we recommend navigating through all of the course topics prior to attempting the pre-assessment. If you need help, you may always contact a course instructor.
To help you master the material in this course, you will use a customized learning resource developed by WGU in partnership with and on the MindEdge platform. This is an interactive, lesson-based learning resource organized according to competencies.
To get a good start on this course, do the following:
Spend a few minutes looking through the competencies and the content to get a general grasp of what is covered in the course.
Download the pacing guide (under Course Information) for step-by-step strategies to complete the course efficiently.
NOTE: Six-week and three-week pacing guides and a simple checklist without weekly goals are all available at the single link provided.
The course instructors recommend that you follow these steps:
Click the "Go to Course Material" button to access the home page.
On the Introduction to Sociology page, click the "Learning Resource (new tab)" link to access the Learning Resource.
Complete each module in the order listed in the pacing guide and the learning resource.
In addition to these course resources, course instructors are available and eager to help.
Competency will be demonstrated by the successful completion of an objective assessment. When you are ready, take the pre-assessment. If additional practice is needed, the Coaching Report will help identify those topics where you have more to learn before taking the high-stakes exam to complete this course.