SOC 1101

SOC 1101

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This course is a broad introduction to the field of sociology. Course materials are designed to illustrate the distinctive features of the sociological perspective and to start you thinking sociologically about yourself and the broader social world. To think sociologically is to recognize that being embedded in the world constrains behavior, and that individuals are both social actors and social products. To think sociologically is also to recognize that our contemporary world, with its enduring cultural, political, and economic institutions, is as much a social product as we are. We will begin by covering theoretical and methodological foundations of the sociological perspective. We will go on to explore the concept of social stratification and will survey primary axes of social difference. In the second half of the course we will look more closely at how individuals relate to each other, how social inequality is enacted and reinforced in everyday life, and at the way in which the organization of social life shapes individuals and groups, such as through social networks, residential neighborhoods, schooling, families, and on-line communication.


Distribution Requirements (D-AG, SBA-AG), (SSC-AS)

Exploratory Studies (CU-SBY)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025FA, 2025SU, 2025SP, 2024FA

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2346 SOC 1101   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Hirschman, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  2857 SOC 1101   DIS 201

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Hirschman, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4155 SOC 1101   DIS 202

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Hirschman, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  2858 SOC 1101   DIS 203

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Hirschman, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  2859 SOC 1101   DIS 204

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Hirschman, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4156 SOC 1101   DIS 205

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Hirschman, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  2860 SOC 1101   DIS 206

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Hirschman, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3134 SOC 1101   DIS 207

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Hirschman, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3850 SOC 1101   DIS 209

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Hirschman, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4006 SOC 1101   DIS 210

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Hirschman, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4007 SOC 1101   DIS 211

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Hirschman, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person