SO 100 - Chng Tmes Amer

Institution:

Dominican University New York

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Description:

This is an introductory course in sociology and is intended to help students acquire a basic understanding of the core elements of American society and how they have changed, especially over the last hundred years. Students are introduced to the issue areas that are of fundamental concern to people who study culture and society by assessing these topics in the American context. Some of the central questions we will address are: (1) what are the main aspects of a society?; (2) what are the primary forces that have forged America?; (3) in what ways and how have the structures and institutions of society been modified?; (4) how do those structures impact on our lives?; and (3) in what ways, to what extent and why has America changed so much since the start of the twentieth century?

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.dc.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 359-7800

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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