This document provides a course development blueprint for an online Introduction to Sociology course. The 16-week course is divided into 5 modules, each covering a chapter and topics in the textbook. Modules include direct instruction, required and optional learning activities such as discussions and assignments. Activities are linked to learning objectives and aim to reinforce course concepts. Assessments include individual discussion posts and blogs, weekly quizzes, and a final exam. Potential media pieces are recommended to supplement each chapter. The detailed course structure and schedule provide a framework to guide students through the key content and assessments.

1. Online Learning
COURSE DEVELOPMENT BLUEPRINT
Course Title: Introduction to Sociology
Course Number: Sociology 101
Course Description: Course Description
The basic concepts, principles, and processes in sociology. The course is an introduction to material relating to culture,
social interaction, institutions, and social change.
Textbook: Giddens, A., Mitchell, D., Applebaum, R.P. & Carr, D. (2014). Introduction to sociology. Seagull 9th ed.
New York, New York: W. W. Norton & Co., Inc.
Course Objectives: By the end of this course, you will be able to:
 Define sociology, identify the basic component of the sociological perspective and understand the major
sociological theories.
 Become familiar with the historical development of sociology.
 Understand the normative systems and the impact of culture upon human behavior.
 Identify the importance of a global perspective and the interdependence of our world’s nations and peoples.
 Understand the major features of social stratification systems.
 Define various forms of social organizations and understand the relationship between social structure and human
behavior.
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2. Course Structure and Schedule
Week/Unit/Module #1: Sociology and Sociological Thinking
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objectives, activities
and content
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objectives
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Assignment(s)
 % of total grade
 group (G) or
individual (I)
 connection to
course goals
 due dates
Potential
Media Pieces
 link to topics if
appropriate
Chapter 1: What is
Sociology?
identify what
sociology is:
explain every day
topics are shaped
by social and
historical forces;
demonstrate
sociological
imagination;
discuss how
sociology
originated;
understand the
significance of
early sociologists;
identify some of
the leading
theorists; and
see the practical
applications of
sociology.
Media
Films On Demand -
Sociology Defined
Text & PP
Giddens, Ch. 1
DB#1
Please enter your introduction
in this Discussion Board. This
is a 2 -3 minute video. Simply
tell us about yourself. Please
check the Db expectations and
grading guidelines by clicking
on the Db Guidelines button
on the left.
Video is to be uploaded to
YouTube.
Link submitted in DB#1.
Simply tell us about
yourself. You might want to
share information about:
what program of study you are
in;
what your career goals are;
what outside interest and
hobbies you might have;
what your favorite book is, etc.
These are just
suggestions. You are
encouraged to be creative in
your introduction.
A#1
DB #1*
25 pts.
I
1/17/15
Open a Films On
Demand account.
Open a YouTube
account and
channel.
*All DBs are
qualitative
assessments.
FOD – Sociology
Defined –
provides concise
definite of
sociology

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individual (I)
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course goals
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Potential
Media Pieces
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appropriate
Chapter 2: Asking and
Answering Sociological
Questions
the steps of the
research process;
complete the
research process;
identify the
different types of
sociological
questions;
contrast Park’s
and Ogburn’s
visions of
sociology as a
science;
understand their
influence on
contemporary
sociological
research;
explore
sociological
research methods;
know advantages
and
disadvantages;
understand how
ethical dilemmas
and controversies
can result.
Media
FOD –
Text
Giddens, Ch. 2
Doing Sociological
Research
PP
Giddens, Ch. 2
DB#2
Ethics In Research
A researcher wants to observe
how new comers to Alcoholics
Anonymous (AA) are received
and integrated into the
group. Asking members to
talk to her simply will not
do. She wants to experience
this firsthand. The obstacle
she faces is that most AA
meetings are closed
meetings. Only people who
are seeking sobriety are
welcome to attend. This rule is
to protect the privacy of the
recovering alcoholics. The
researcher is aware of this rule
and decides to use deceit to
enter the meetings. She
portrays herself as an alcoholic
struggling with sobriety
issues.
Your discussion should
address the following
questions, use sociological
vocabulary and refer to
sociological concepts and
theories. Your primary post
should not be longer than 250
words.
1 Is this ethical?
A#2
DB#2
15 pts.
I
1/17/15
Weekly Quiz 1**
Ch. 1-2
50 pts.
I
1/17/15
**All Weekly
Quizzes are
quantitative
assessments.
FOD - “Doing
Sociological
Research”
provides
overview of
different
sociological
research
methods

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2 Do the benefits of
understanding a
recovery program
outweigh the potential
harm to the program
members who may feel
violated and the
anonymity of the
program
compromised?
Does Warren Buffet's
statement that there are not
negatives to being ethical
apply to this scenario? Justify
your answer.

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6. Week/Unit/Module #2: Culture and Society
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appropriate
Chapter 3: Culture
and Society
understand
culture;
recognize
differences
between culture
and society;
define “cultural
turn”;
discuss
sociological
perspectives;
understand
processes that
change societies;
identify legacies of
colonialism;
recognize effects of
globalization;
identify influence
of biology and
culture on
behavior; and
identify influence
of interne/global
culture on local
cultures.
Media
Search for video re: reality as
defined by culture
FOD –
Globalization – Core of
Sociology
America’s Growing Economic
Divide
The Business of Poverty
Text & PP
Giddens Ch. 3
DB#3
Compare and contrast the
concepts of culture and
society. Pick one topic of your
choice (use of chairs, for
example) and discuss how this
topic is impacted by culture as
opposed to society.
OR
Blog#1
After watching the Films-On-
Demand video entitled
“America’s Economic Divide”
make a Blog entry in which
you share with your classmates
your reflections on three major
points from the video that
directly impact you or people
you know.
Your primary Blog post is due
by 11:59 PM, Wednesday and
two response posts are due by
11:59 PM, Saturday. Your
primary post must be
approximately 250
words. Your response posts
must be substantive
A#3
DB#3 or Blog#1
15 pts.
I or G
1/24/15
Weekly Quiz#2
Ch. 3
25 pts.
I
1/24/15
“America’s
Economic
Divide” (FOD)
provides
information
about how
politics impacts
economic status
“The Business of
Poverty” (FOD)
gives
information
about how
common
business
practices and
how medical
bills are
processed lead
to taking
advantage of the
poor.

7. Week/Unit/Module #3: Socialization and the Life Cycle
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Chapter 4:
Socialization and the
Life Cycle
identify the four
main agents of
socialization;
learn the stages
of the life
courses;
discuss their
similarities and
differences
among cultures;
learn the major
theories of child
development;
learn how recent
research on
midlife and
child-care
challenges
assumptions
about midlife,
gender roles and
child care; and
discuss the
debate over the
influence of
media on gender
role
socialization.
Media
YouTube – Piaget &
Erickson re: Child
Development Stages
FOD – The Greying of
America Pat One
The Greying of America
Part Two
Text & PP
Giddens Ch 4
Supplemental reading:
EDUC 202 Child
Development handouts
DB#3
Discuss one of the following:
1. The agent of
socialization which
you feel has
impacted you the
most. Provide
applicable
examples.
2. How the greying of
America impacts
you today and how
it will impact the
field you will enter
upon graduation.
Remember to use the
sociological vocabulary,
concepts and theories you have
learned in this chapter.
A#4
DB#3
15 pts.
I
1/31/15
Weekly Quiz#3
Ch. 4
25 pts.
I
1/31/15
The Greying of
America – Parts
One & Two
(FOD)
Impact of a
growing aged
population on
economics.

8. Week/Unit/Module #4: Social Interaction and Internet
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appropriate
Chapter 5: Social
Interaction and
Everyday Life in the
Age of the Internet
understand the core
concepts of the
“impression
management”
perspective;
identify how we use
it’s techniques in
everyday life;
compare/contrast
theories of
interaction,
ethnomethodology,
and conversation
analysis;
understand the
relationship
between social
interaction and
broader features of
society;
identify how face-to-
face interactions
remain important
in the age of the
Internet.
Media
FOD – Beauty Backlash
Symbolic Interactionism
Text & PP
Giddens Ch. 5
Supplemental readings
Goffman’s writings
DB#4
Discuss what is meant by the
“impression management
perspective” and demonstrate
understanding at least one of
its core concepts.
A#5
DB#4
15 pts.
I
2/7/15
Weekly Quiz#4
Ch. 5
25 pts.
I
2/7/15
“Beauty
Backlash” (FOD)
how advertising
and marketing
impact self
image

9. Week/Unit/Module #5: Groups, Networks and Organizations
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appropriate
Chapter 6: Groups,
Networks and
Organizations
learn the variety &
characteristics of
groups;
identify the effects
groups have on
individual
behavior;
define an
organization;
understand the
development of
organizations over
the last 200 years;
learn Weber
theory of
organizations &
bureaucracy;
learn Foucault’s
theory of
surveillance;
understand
importance &
advantages of
social networks;
define
“McDonaldization”
Media
Search for video re:
youth gangs and
individual behavior
Foucault’s Theory of
Surveillance
Weber Theory of
Organizations and
Bureaucracy
Text & PP
Giddens Ch 6
DB#5
Discuss one of the following:
According to Weber’s Theory of
Organizations and Bureaucracy,
bureaucracy increases
productivity and efficiency.
Agree or disagree with his
premise. Remember to use
sociological vocabulary, concepts,
theories and thinking when
addressing this issue.
OR
Identify the main points of
Foucault’s Theory of Surveillance.
Does this theory apply to 21st
century life? Defend your
position by using sociological
vocabulary, concepts, theories
and thinking when addressing
this issue.
OR
Explain what is meant by
“McDonaldizaton” and discuss
how your everyday life is
impacted by it. Support your
position by using sociological
vocabulary, concepts, theories
and thinking when addressing
A#6
DB#5
15 pts.
I
2/14/15
Weekly Quiz#5
Ch. 6
25 pts.
I
2/14/15
FOD –
Foucault’s
Theory of
Surveillance
Weber Theory of
Organizations
and Bureaucracy
extensive
explanation of
the two theories

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appropriate
understand
serendipitous
impacts of social
networks;
identify
alternatives to
bureaucracy;
explore influence
of technology on
organizations.
this issue.
Week/Unit/Module #6: Conformity, Deviance and Crime

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Chapter 7:
Conformity,
Defiance and
Crime
define deviance;
identify its
relationship to
social power &
social class;
discuss sociological
theories of crime
and their usefulness
in understanding
deviance;
recognize positives
& negatives of
crime statistics;
understand why
groups are more
likely to commit or
be victims of
crimes;
identify varieties of
crime;
explore best
solutions to reduce
crime; and
identify ways
individuals and
governments can
address crime.
Media
Search for videos re:
FAS and Prison rates
Racial and social
class inequities and
incarceration
Text & PP
Giddens Ch. 7
Blog#2
Discuss only one of the
following 3 topics for this
week’s Blog. Support your
position by using sociological
vocabulary, concepts, theories
and thinking when addressing
this issue.
1. Are there some acts or
traits which you think
would be universally or
near universally
considered deviant?
Discuss how they are
not universal by noting
variations in definitions
of deviance by time,
place and social
context.
2. Discuss the social
functions of deviance.
A#7
Blog#2
15 pts.
I
2/21/15
Weekly Quiz#6
Ch. 7
25 pts.
I
2/21/15
Scott Newman
Foundation
How Drugs
Impact Your
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12. Week/Unit/Module #7: Stratification, Class and Inequity
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Chapter 8:
Stratification,
Class and
Inequity
learn importance of
stratification,
background &
material success;
know theories;
identify US class
differences, how
they are influenced
and defined;
discuss how the gap
between rich/poor
has grown;
identify how people
become
marginalized and
forms of it;
learn why poverty
exists and how to
combat it; and
understand
personal chances of
social mobility;
How have
inequities grown
since the 1970s.
Media
FOD – The Business of Poverty
Text & PP
Giddens Ch. 8
DB#6
After viewing the Bill
Moyer’s segment
entitled “The Business
of Poverty” and
reading the
supplemental readings
abut critical thinking
and ethics, discuss one
of the following:
Business practices
viewed as ethical
behavior
or
Consumer’s
responsibility to think
critically.
Support your position
by using sociological
vocabulary, concepts,
theories and thinking
when addressing this
issue.
A#8
DB#6
15 pts.
I
2/28/15
Weekly Quiz#7
Ch. 8
25 pts.
I
2/28/15
“The Business of
Poverty” (FOD)
gives
information
about how
common
business
practices and
how medical
bills are
processed lead
to taking
advantage of the
poor.

13. Week/Unit/Module #8: Global Inequality
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Chapter 9:
Global
Inequality
identify systemic
differences tween
wealth & power
among countries;
identify impact of
different global
economic SOL;
analyze success of
newly
industrialized
economies;
discuss why some
societies are
wealthier than
others & how global
inequality can be
overcome; and
explore how
globalization might
shape global future
inequality.
Text & PP
Giddeon Ch. 9
DB#7
In one of the Bill
Moyer segments you
watched, you were
introduced to a man
who has the best job
he’s ever had but still
is not earning a living
wage. This situation
prompted him to
continue his
education. Refer to
this scenario and
discuss both the
positive and negative
impact of globalization
on an individual’s life.
Support your position
by using sociological
vocabulary, concepts,
theories and thinking
when addressing this
issue.
A#9
DB#7
15 pts.
I
3/7/15
Mid-Course
Assessment
Quantitative
10 pts.

14. Chapter 20:
Globalization in
a Changing
World
recognize factors
that influence social
change;
understand debates
between skeptics;
hyperglobalizers &
transformationalist
over whether
globalization differs
radically from
previous human
history;
recognize
importance of
information flows,
political changes
and transnational
corporations;
identify how
globalization has
influenced the rise
of individualism,
changing work
patterns, popular
culture, risk and
inequality in
modern society;
evaluate the notion
that social change is
leading to a
postindustrial stage
of socializations; &
understand why
new forms of global
governance are
needed to address
the risks, challenges
and inequalities of
globalization.
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15. Week/Unit/Module #9: Gender Inequality, Ethnicity and Race
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Chapter 10:
Gender
Inequality
understand
biological &
sociocultural
factors impact on
gender differences;
compare/contrast
explanations for
gender inequality;
learn feminist
theories of gender
equality;
identify inequalities
between and within
genders;
understand how
woman experience
economic/political
inequality globally;
and
learn workplace &
violence gender-based
inequalities.
Media
Search for videos re: global, national,
regional, and Idaho gender inequality
Text & PP
Giddens Ch. 10
Statesman news article
DB#8
Recently, the subject
of equal pay for
women is once agin in
the news. In Idaho,
women 77% of what
men earn for the same
job as compared to
77% on a national
level. You have been
provided with
supplemental readings
which discuss how
Idaho recently ranks
when it comes to
gender equality.
Discuss how these
findings impact the
economic and political
experiences of females
living in Idaho. Do
these facts impact
males living in
Idaho. What impact
do these findings have
on attracting business
to the state?
Support your position
A#10
Blog#3
15 pts.
I
3/14/15
Weekly Quiz#8
Ch. 10
25 pts.
I
3/14/15

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17. Week/Unit/Module #10: Aging
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Ten
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Chapter 11:
Ethnicity and
Race
identify cultural
bases of race &
ethnicity/how racial
& ethnic differences
create divisions;
learn history/social
dimensions of
American ethnic
relations;
discuss importance
of historical roots of
ethnic conflict;
understand models
of multiethnic
society;
learn US forms of
racial/ethnic
inequality;
identify how some
have overcome
societal barriers;
and
understand global
migration patterns
and their effects.
Media
Ethnicity – The 9th Day of September
video – extra credit on Netflix
Race – Freedom Summer (FOD)
Text & PP
Giddens Ch. 11
Blog#3
Discuss the social,
economic, political
and personal effects
which the greying of
America has on the
21st century job
market.
A#11
Blog#3
15 pts.
I
3/21/15
Weekly Quiz#9
Ch. 11
25 pts.
I
3/21/15
The 9th Day of
September
explores the
1976 Olympics
massacre and
the impact of
media on how
Muslims were
first viewed as
violent.

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Week(s)
Eleven
Module
11:
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Chapter 12:
Aging
learn facts about
increase in US
aging population;
explore concept
that aging =
biology+social
process+psychology
understand theories
of aging;
evaluate US
experience of aging
as impacted by
race, social class,
gender, & cohort;
understand/analyze
generational equity
politics; and
impact/issues of
global graying.
Media
FOD – Aging America and Public
Concern – To Be Old, Black and Poor
America’s Aging Population
Aging America and Health Care
Reform
Staging of Life and Aging
Attitudes About Aging
Aging Successfully
Text & PP
Giddens Ch. 12
Wiki#1
A#12
Wiki#1
25 pts.
4/4/15
Weekly Quiz #10
FOD – Aging
America and
Public Concern
– To Be Old,
Black and Poor
America’s Aging
Population
Aging America
and Health Care
Reform
Staging of Life
and Aging
Attitudes About
Aging
Aging
Successfully
Each film
addresses a
different aspect
of aging as a
sociological
concept.

19. Week/Unit/Module #12: Government, Power and Social Movements
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Twelve
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Chapter 13:
Government,
Political Power
& Social
Movements
understand modern
nation-states &
social movements;
learn theories of
power in a
democracy;
learn modern-day
democracy trends;
compare/contrast
globalization &
technology on
today’s social
movements;
learn about
nationalism and the
importance of
nationalist
movements;
evaluate if
democracy is in
trouble;
understand why
voter turnout is
low; and
examine if Internet
is encouraging
democracy.
Media
Politics (is democracy in trouble)
(FOD)
The Two-Party System (FOD)
Text & PP
Giddens Ch. 13
Journal#1
Earlier in the semester
you read about the
differences between
society and culture.
Recall and apply that
information and
knowledge to your
journal entry about
the following topic:
It has been shown that
ISIL (or ISIS) is
successful in
recruiting teens and
young adults from the
United States and
Canada to join its
cause. Discuss the
elements of American
and Islamic society
and culture that you
believe make this
possible.
A#13
Journal#1
15 pts.
I
4/11/15
Weekly Quiz#11
Ch. 13
25 pts.
I
4/11/15
Politics (is
democracy in
trouble) (FOD)
The Two-Party
System (FOD)
Explores the
current state of
the two-party
system in
America.

20. Week/Unit/Module #13: Work and Economic Life
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Thirteen
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Chapter 14:
Work and
Economic Life
assess significance
of work and the
sociological
ramifications of
paid/unpaid work;
understand modern
economies based on
DOL and economic
interdependence;
learn Marx’s theory
of alienation;
identify importance
of rise of large
(global)
corporations;
learn effect of
global economy on
employment; and
explore how work
will change in the
future.
Media
Complex Worker-Product
Relationship: The Voices of China’s
Workers (TedTalk)
FOD
Global Economy and Moral
Imperatives
Corporations’ Global Empire
Corporate Accountability
YouTube – Bill Gates and Warren
Buffet on Ethics and the Economic
Crisis
Text & PP
Giddens Ch. 14
DB#9
Apply a discussion of
the sociological
concepts and theories
you have learned in
this chapter to a
examination of any of
the videos you
watched this week
except the Bill Gates
and Warren Buffet
YouTube video.
A#14
DB#9
15 pts.
I
4/18/15
Weekly Quiz#12
Ch. 14
25 pts.
I
4/18/15
Complex
Worker-Product
Relationship:
The Voices of
China’s Workers
(TedTalk)
FOD
Global Economy
and Moral
Imperatives
Corporations’
Global Empire
Corporate
Accountability
YouTube – Bill
Gates and
Warren Buffet
on Ethics and
the Economic
Crisis

21. Week/Unit/Module #14: Families and Intimate Relationships
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Fourteen
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Chapter 15:
Families and
Intimate
Relationships
learn sociologist
definition &
description of
families;
review development
of sociological
thinking about
families;
identify how
families have
changed over the
last 500 years;
identify patterns of
marriage,
childbearing &
divorce;
analyze how these
patterns differ
today from other
times; and
recognize
alternatives to
traditional
marriage & family
patterns.
Media
TV Programs – All in the Family vs
Modern Family
Text & PP
Giddens Ch. 15
Statesman articles
DB#10
The topic of same-sex
marriages has been in
the news for quite
some time. Idaho
elected officials have
fought to keep this
from being legal
within its borders.
Review their position
about what constitutes
a family with the
development of
sociological thinking
about families.
A#13
DB#10
15 pts.
I
4/25/15
Weekly Quiz#13
Ch. 15
25 pts.
I
4/25/15

22. Week/Unit/Module #15: Education, Religion in Modern Society
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Chapter 16:
Education
learn sociologists’
explanations for
achievement gaps
between different
student groups;
understand social
functions of
schooling;
learn 3 major
sociological
perspectives of the
role of schooling in
society;
identify the most
important research
on education as it
relates to reducing
or perpetuating
inequality;
learn social &
cultural influences
on educational
achievement; and
identify current
educational issues
of sociological
concern.
Media
Family, School and Culture (TedTalk)
Changing US Education (TedTalk)
Text & PP
Giddens Ch 16
DB#11
In your readings this
week you were
introduced to the
most important
research on education
as it relates to
reducing or
perpetuating
inequality. Apply
these findings to
Idaho’s education
system and
hypothesize what this
means for the future of
Idaho’s children.
A#14
DB#11
15 pts.
I
5/2/15
Weekly Quiz#14
Ch. 16
50 pts.
I
5/2/15
Positive aspects
of family,
school, culture
interaction in a
time of great
change in US
Education

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Chapter 17:
Religion in
Modern Society
learn the elements
that make up
religion;
understand
sociological
approaches to
religion developed
by Marx, Durkheim
& Weber;
understand the
contemporary
secularization
debate;
understand the
religious economy
approach;
know forms of
religion in
traditional and
modern societies;
learn sociological
dimensions of
religion in the US;
recognize changing
interrelationships
between gender &
religion;
learn sociological
debates
surrounding such
trends as
fundamentalism,
secularization &
religious violence.
Media
Politics and Religion are Technologies
of War (TedTalk)
Text & PP
Giddens Ch. 17
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