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課程名稱

社會學
Introductory Sociology

開課學期

111-2

授課對象

臺灣研究學程

授課教師

蘇國賢

課號

Soc1027

課程識別碼

305 10110

班次

學分

3.0

全/半年

半年

必/選修

選修

上課時間

星期五7,8,9(14:20~17:20)

上課地點

共201

備註

必修系所不可充抵通識A5*。兼「臺灣研究學分學程」社經與法政領域。
總人數上限：100人

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課程概述

This course examines a number of perspectives on the nature of society, how major institutions in society work and change, and the social process that produce and reproduce the social structure. It is intended as an introductory course for undergraduate students interested in thinking about and studying our social world. No prior exposure to the content area is required.

課程目標

The objectives of this course are:
1). To systematically review and critically evaluate how sociologists have analyzed societies and how they function.
2). To develop an awareness of how these perspectives have changed over time.
3). To encourage you to develop your own sociological perspectives --- your own integration of the material.
Before the end of the course, you should expect to
1) gain a basic understanding of the major institutions in the modern society;
2) develop your theoretical and practical familiarity with a range of sociological methods;
3) practice evaluating both academic and popular research for methodological soundness; and
4) acquaint yourself with a variety of research tools.

課程要求

In order to achieve these ends, we will read a number of articles and textbooks. In most weeks, I will give lecture for two full hours and leave one or half an hour for class discussion or group exercises. In lecture, I will talk about theoretical concepts and analyze existing research. In group discussion, we will review and discuss the readings. The essence of this type of introductory course is the quality of interaction during class sessions. All participants are expected to read and critically analyze the assignment, and to be prepared to discuss the issues. Classes are intended to be a digesting and integrating mechanism which gives the opportunity to tie ideas and concepts together and explore their implications.

Because class participation is a significant portion of your course grade, it is important that you strive to be a vital contributor to class discussions. When necessary, I will call on students randomly during the discussion session. However, I also expect you to contribute even if you are not called on directly.

Class participation will be graded by the teaching assistants and your peers, since they are the ultimate beneficiaries of class discussions. As a way of rewarding students who contribute insights highly valued by their peers, each class member will be asked to cast a vote for the student whom they feel added most to the quality of class discussion.

預期每週課後學習時數

You are expected to spend at least four hours per week for this course, including reading and writing assignment

Office Hours

每週五 10:00~12:00

指定閱讀

Dalton Conley. 2020. You May Ask Yourself: An Introduction to Thinking Like a Sociologist. (7th ed.) New York: W. W. Norton.(excerpt, in Social Science Libirary reserve. you are enrouraged to purchase the book)

Chen & Lin, 2021. Sociology: Taiwanese Perspectives. (5th ed.) 陳志柔，林國明 (編) 社會學與台灣社會。高雄市: 巨流圖書公司。

參考書目

ROBERT BRYM and JOHN LIE, 2018. SOC+: Introduction to Sociology. Canada: Nelsen Publisher Ltd.
James M. Henslin. 2018. Sociology : A Down-to-Earth Approach (14th ed.). Boston: Pearson.
期刊:
American Sociological Review
American Journal of Sociology
台灣社會學
台灣社會刊

評量方式
(僅供參考)

No.	項目	百分比	說明
1.	Class participation and group discussion	30%	There are questions for review after each class. Each student will be assigned to one question and submit one page of weekly assignment to be shared with others. Students will be divided into group of 5 to share their assignments at the end of each class. Missing more than two classes will have a severe impact on your grade. Being more than one hour late to class will count as an absence.
2.	Reading Quizzes	10%	Three in-class reading quizzes will be administered randomly, each account for 5% of your final grade. These quizzes are to make sure you are keeping up with the reading.
3.	Midterm exam	30%	multiple choices and short essay
4.	Final exam	30%	multiple choices and short essay

針對學生困難提供學生調整方式

上課形式	提供學生彈性出席課程方式
作業繳交方式
考試形式
其他	由師生雙方議定

課程進度

週次	日期	單元主題
第1週	2/24	Why study sociology? The Sociological Imagination Reading: YMAY ch 1. + STP ch 1.
第2週	3/3	Culture and Media Reading: YMAY ch 3. + STP ch 2.
第3週	3/10	Socialization and Social Construction of Reality Reading: YMAY ch 4
第4週	3/17	Social Structure: Groups and Networks Reading: YMAY ch 5. + STP ch 3.
第5週	3/24	Social Control and Deviance. Reading: YMAY ch6 +STP ch4.
第6週	3/31	Stratification Reading: YMAY ch 7. + STP ch 5.
第7週	4/7	Midterm exam
第8週	4/14	Gender Reading: YMAY ch 8. + STP ch 6.
第9週	4/21	Race Reading: YMAY ch 9. + STP ch 7.
第10週	4/28	Poverty Reading: YMAY ch 10. + STP ch 2.
第11週	5/5	Health and Society Reading: YMAY ch 11. + STP ch 11.
第12週	5/12	Family Reading: YMAY ch 12. + STP ch 8+15.
第13週	5/19	Education Reading: YMAY ch 13. + STP ch 9.
第14週	5/26	Capitalism and the Economy Reading: YMAY ch 14. + STP ch 12+ch17.
第15週	6/2	Religion Reading: YMAY ch 16. + STP ch 10.
第16週	6/9	Final exam