Sociology 30 Course Outline Semester 1, 2013 Mr. Lucas tlucas@rvschools.ab.

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Resources
Kasschau, Shepard, Jon M., and Robert W. Greene, Sociology and You, McGraw-Hill !""# $arious electronic and %ideo sources

Objectives: &he ob'ecti%es o( the courses in sociology are designed to de%elop within the student a better understanding o( group beha%iour. &his understanding should be based on (act rather than opinion. &he sociological perspecti%e (ocuses on )what is* rather than on )what ought to be.* Students should be able to analy+e occurrences around the, ob'ecti%ely. &hey should (eel the,sel%es to be a part o( society, understand its in(luence on their li%es, and %isuali+e their roles in societal change.

Course Description:
Sociology -" will blend in.uiry-based approaches that re.uire research with learning the history, tradition, current trends and speci(ic ter,s and /nowledge in the (ield o( sociology through utili+ation o( the te0tboo/ and other sources and through class discussion.

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