Course Syllabus - Objectives, Resources, Assignments and Evaluation
WEEK 1
Basic Terms
A. What is Sociology?
B. Culture
C. Theories and Methods of Sociology
A. What is Sociology?
B. Culture
C. Theories and Methods of Sociology
WEEK 2
Society and the Individual
A. Social structures, groups and organizations
B. Socialization
C. Human social interaction (Social Psychology)
D. Deviance, crime and social control
A. Social structures, groups and organizations
B. Socialization
C. Human social interaction (Social Psychology)
D. Deviance, crime and social control
WEEK 3
Social Differentiation
A. Social stratification
B. Gender and aging
C. Family and marriage
A. Social stratification
B. Gender and aging
C. Family and marriage
WEEK 4
Social Institutions
A. Religion
B. Education
C. Health
D. Economics
E. Politics
A. Religion
B. Education
C. Health
D. Economics
E. Politics
WEEK 5 (for Regular courses)
Social Organization and Change
A. Demography and Urbanization
B. Collective behavior and social movements
C. Social change
A. Demography and Urbanization
B. Collective behavior and social movements
C. Social change
WEEK 6 (for regular courses)
A. Final Exam
resource books
The professor will use the New Living Translation of the Bible
BOOKS ON SOCIOLOGY and SOCIAL WORK
A Brief Introduction to Sociology from a Christian Perspective by Henry Hyunsuk Kim
Christ and Culture Revisited (Carson, D. A.Niebuhr, Helmut Richard)
Christian Perspectives on Sociology by Stephen Grunlan
Christian Social Teachings: A Reader in Christian Social Ethics from the Bible to the Present by George W. Forell, James M. Childs
Christianity and Social Work: Readings on the Integration of Christian Faith and Social Work Practice
Christianity and Sociological Theory: Reclaiming the Promise by Joseph A. Scimecca
Christianity in Culture: A Study in Biblical Theologizing in Cross-Cultural Perspective by Charles Kraft
Christians & sociology: The challenge of sociology, a Christian response by David Lyon
Encyclopedia of sociology (Edgar F. Borgatta, Rhonda J. V. Montgomery)
Essential Concepts in Sociology (Anthony Giddens, Philip W. Sutton)
Essentials of Sociology (James M. Heslin)
Essentials of Sociology (Richard P. Appelbaum, Deborah Carr etc.)
Ethical and Social Issues in the Information Age (Joseph Migga Kizz)
Heads Up Sociology (DK)
Introducing Sociology A Graphic Guide (John Nagle, Piero)
Introduction To Sociology (Anthony Giddens, Mitchell Duneier etc.)
Marriage and the Family: A Christian Perspective by Stephen Grunlan
Redeeming Sociology by Vern Poythress
Society the basics (John J. Macionis)
Sociology, 6th Edition (Anthony Giddens)
Sociology: A Christian Approach for Changing the World by Cynthia Benn Tweedell (*Textbook for this course)
Sociology, Global Edition (Macionis, John J)
Sociology Through the Eyes of Faith by Anthony Campolo and David A. Fraser
The Blackwell Companion to the Bible and Culture (John F. A. Sawyer)
The Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Religion (Peter Clarke)
The Sociology Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained) (Sarah Tomley, Mitchell Hobbs)
En Español:
Conceptos esenciales de Sociología (Anthony Giddens)
Hacia la Sociología (Cristina Puga, Jacqueline Peschard etc.)
Sociologia (Giddens, Anthony)
Sociología (John J. Macionis y Kenneth Plummer)
Sociología (Richard T. Schaefer)
Sociologia Para Principiantes (Lafforgue Martin)
Sociología y Fe Cristiana por Barrientos Paninski Alberto
Websites/Páginas del web:
http://www.christiansociologicalassociation.com/
https://www.macionis.com/