Introduction to Sociology (SOCI1101)

Chp 1. Sociology and the Sociological Imagination

Lecture 5 explores the economy, highlighting its historical transformation, differentiating the labor markets, illustrating the various economic systems, and offering a theoretical analysis of power in society.

Lecture 3 explores the sociology of mass media through a theoretical analysis of mass media. Additionally, this lecture concludes with a delineation of the ways in which the internet stratifies the world and nations.

Lecture 9 conceptualizes and operationalizes the terms of social groups and social organizations. It explores Kurt Lewin's different leadership role styles, various sociologists' experiments, and the intersection between formal organizations and bureaucracy.

Lecture 8 delves into the process of social interaction, exploring the influential concepts of role and status and providing a theoretical analysis of social media and social interaction.

Lecture 7 explores the concept of religion as a social institution, including religion's role in pre-industrial, industrial, and post-industrial societies, a theoretical analysis of religion, and a delineation of types of religious organizations and the world religions.

Lecture 10 provides a general overview of punishment and its function in society as a mechanism of social control. It includes a differentiation between crime and deviance and a broad, in-depth theoretical analysis of deviance.

Lecture 6 delineates the terms discrimination and stratification, situating them in the modern context of sociology.

Lecture 2 covers the sociological terms of ideology and culture, delving into definitions, components, and theoretical analyses of the terms' intersection.