Sociology Curriculum

Objectives: The learner will:

SOC-1 Define the nature and scope of sociology.

SOC-2 Apply the three current sociological perspectives to unique situations.

SOC-3 Identify early leaders in sociology and their contributions to the field.

SOC-4 Identify the components of culture and how they affect societies.

SOC-5 List values that are important to people in the United States.

SOC-6 Contrast cultural relativism and ethnocentrism.

SOC-7 Recall positive and negative sanctions used by society to control behavior.

SOC-8 Describe the sociological factors that shape personality development.

SOC-9 Explain the agents that shape socialization.

SOC-10 Compare and contrast theories of socialization.

SOC-11 Identify characteristics of adolescence.

SOC-12 Classify characteristics of adult male and female development.

SOC-13 Identify characteristics and problems of life during late adulthood.

SOC-14 Identify functions of , and current trends and problems with, families.

SOC-15 Explain the functionalist and conflict perspective of education and some of the issues and problems in education.

SOC-16 Explain the functions of religion and how critics respond to these functions.

SOC-17 Analyze statistics on religious participation in the United States