Introduction to Sociology

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Introduction to Sociology

• School of Business Administration
• IU VNU HCMC

Instructor Dr. Truong Thi Kim Chuyen USSH VNU
HCMC
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Course Description
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• Seeking to foster an understanding and
  appreciation of the social sciences
• There are many kinds of social sciences,
  including anthropology, psychology, sociology,
  economics, political science, geography, ect..

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Contents

1. Overview of the Social Sciences
2. Research Methods in the Social Sciences
3. Culture
4. Social Interaction and Social structure
5. Groups and Organizations
6. Stratification by Gender and Age
7. The family and Intimate Relationships

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Course Textbooks

• Everyone will be required to read the course
  textbook
• Perry, J. and Perry, E. (2005), Contemporary
  Society An Introduction to Social Science, 11th
  edition, London, Allyn and Bacon
• Richard T. Schaefer (2006), Sociology A Brief
  Introduction, 6th ed., McGraw Hill.
• Other Required Material(s)
• McAdams, T., Neslund, N. and Kristopher, N.
  (2004) Business and Society, 7th Edition, Irwin
  Press
• You will also be asked to read several articles
  that I will provide.

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Course Objectives

• This course has several objectives
• Explain several reasons for studying the social
  sciences.
• Describe the methods used by social scientists to
  conduct research
• Identify and discuss key issues involved in
  debates about social change in areas such as
  group and organization, gender, social
  interaction and network (structure), family,
  inequality, education
• Develop critical thinking skills as course topics
  are discussed and debated.
• Improve writing skills through essays and
  in-class writing assignments.

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Course Grading

• 100 points
• Participation, In-class Quizzes
• and Home Assignments 30
• Mid term Exam 30
• Final Exam 40

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Mid-term and Final Exams

• Mid-term and final exams will be worth 30 points
  and 40 points.
• You will do with two sections of multiple choice
  and a short essay to express your own point of
  view on some selected topics critically and
  originally.

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• Email socialsciences10_at_gmail.com
• Weblog http//socialscience09.wordpress.com/

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Class Schedule

• Dates Topics
  Readings
• Week 1, Overview of the Social Sciences Perry,
  Ch.1,
• and Sociology Schaefer, Ch.1, pp. 1-26
• Week 2, Research Methods in the Soc. Sci. Perry,
  Ch.1,
• and Sociology Schaefer, Ch.2, pp. 26-52
• Week 3, Culture
  Schaefer, Ch.3, pp. 53-77
• Perry, Ch.11,
• Week 4, Social Interaction and Social Network
  Schaefer, Ch.5, pp. 102-27
• Week 5, Groups and Organizations Schaefer, Ch.6,
  pp. 128-49
• Perry, Ch.4,
• Week 6, Mid-term exam

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Class Schedule

• Dates Topics
  Readings
• Week 7, The family and Intimate
• Relationships
  Schaefer, Ch.12, pp. 299-324
• Week 8, The family and Intimate
• Relationships (contd)
  Schaefer, Ch.12, pp. 299-324
• Week 9, Stratification by Gender and Age
  Schaefer, Ch.11, pp. 270-298
• Perry, Ch.7, 8, 9
• Week 10, Stratification by Schaefer, Ch.11, pp.
  270-98
• Gender and Age (contd) Perry,
  Ch.7, 8, 9
• Week 11, Final exam