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Unit 1: The Study of Society
In this unit you will read about

• The discipline of sociology
• Major theoretical approaches
• The essential items that make up human culture

Unit 2: Socialization and Social Structure
In this unit you will read about

• How socialization occurs
• The factors that affect social structure
• Agents that determine social membership

Unit 3: Deviance and Organization
In this unit, you will read about
- Group Characteristics and dynamics
- Formal Organizations
- Understanding Deviance
- The Different Perspectives on Deviance
- The relationship between crime and deviance
- The impact of the criminal justice system

Unit 4 Stratification
- Social Stratification
- Social Class
- Inequality and poverty
- Global Inequality
- Global wealth and Poverty
- Human Development issues
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Unit 5 Social Divisions


Unit 6 Families and Health


Unit 7 Education, Religion and Politics


Unit 8 Urbanization and Change

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