Ways in which both instructors and students can benefit from the administration of a pretest in introductory sociology courses are described. Among other benefits, instructors are able to assess the ...

The authors report continued belief in the effectiveness of behavioral objectives but have considerably modified their course due to their college's shift to the "One-Course-At-a-Time" plan. Journal ...

This site provides historical information for Purdue University Courses taken between 1970-2008. Complete course descriptions are available for most courses taken from 2001 to Spring of 2008. If the ...

Introductory Sociology (SOCY1001) or Introductory Sociology for Health Care Professionals (SOCY1002). Each semester, SOCY1001.01 is reserved for majors and minors. Majors and minors are not required ...

Much of the violence found in introductory sociology textbooks has little instructional purpose, according to UB researchers who analyzed the popular textbooks that many colleges and universities use ...

Department leaders at 10 of Florida’s public universities say they “strongly object” to a plan that would remove sociology as an option for courses students must take as part of their college studies.

(1)“THE ‘unit’ in sociology is the group.” Throughout this “Introduction to Sociology” the author holds fast to this basal conception, and amid his many excursions into varied fields of study he is ...

The Sociology Department offers both a major and minor. Courses address a wide array of important topics including the study of major social institutions, family, religion, education, mass media, the ...