SOC 2180 - American Society

(SBA-AS)

Spring. 4 credits.

M. Brashears.

This course will explore what we mean by community and society and present a number of different explanations for their development and operation. We will begin with general structural theories in sociology, which account for society through the basic demographic and mathematical features of human groups. We will then proceed to explore how structure interacts with culture and agency in specific contexts, including sex, gender, and economics. We will conclude by examining more cultural explanations for the development and change of community and society.