Syllabus

Sociology 288: Introduction to Sociology II

Revision 1: Closed December 19, 1999. Refer to Current Version

Delivery mode: Home study or paced study

Touchtone registration course code number: 8116

Credits: 3 - Social Science

Prerequisite: SOCI 287 is strongly recommended but not required.

Precluded course: SOCI 208 (SOCI 288 cannot be taken for credit if credit has already been obtained for SOCI 208.)

Overview

Sociology 288 will introduce the student to some of the major institutions of Canadian society, which are analysed from different sociological perspectives. Sociology 288 forms the second part of Sociology 287: Introduction to Sociology I. Whereas the first course introduced you to major theories and key concepts to the analysis of modern sociology, this course applies many of these theoretical concepts to the analysis of some central social institutions in Canada.

Outline

• Unit 1 Introduction/Review
• Unit 2 Inequality in Canada
• Unit 3 Political Sociology
• Unit 4 Sociology of Work
• Unit 5 Sociology of Education
• Unit 6 Family Life in Modern Society
• Unit 7 Crime and Deviance

Evaluation

To receive credit for Sociology 288, students must achieve a course composite grade of at least 50 per cent and a grade of at least 60 per cent on the final examination. The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:

4 Assignments (15% each)		60%
Final Exam		40%
Total		100%

Course Materials

Textbooks

Brym, Robert J. 1996. Society in Question: Sociological Readings for the 21st Century. Toronto: Harcourt Brace.

Parkinson, Gary and Robert Drislane. 1996. Exploring Society: Pathways in Sociology. Toronto: Harcourt Brace.

Other material

The course materials also include a student manual.

Note: This syllabus was last updated October 1999.

Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their home study counterparts.