Welcome to TCHS' Introduction to Sociology! I am happy that you are joining us!! This opening section will serve as the most basic of introductions to the study of our wonderful world. The study of groups of people provides the simplest definition of sociology but you will develop a much more complex and curious understanding if you follow along with us. Begin with the materials below....
Students should familiarize themselves with the following Learning Objectives presented in the text: 1.2 Weber (Marx, Durkheim, Comte) 1.4 Conflict, Functionalism, Symbolic Interaction 1.6 8 Steps of the Research Model 1.7 Surveys, secondary analysis, field observations, case study 1.9 Ethical research