SOC 345 - American Society

Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D
Sociological perspective on important institutions and developments shaping life in American society today.

Strongly Recommended Preparation: Upper division status (greater than 60 earned semester units) and completion of lower division Area D1-3 requirements.
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Areas A1, A2, A3 and B4 with grade C- (CR) or better.
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-UD-D - Upper Division Social Sciences
Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Effectively communicate and engage in educated, open-minded discussions about diverse important issues facing American society.
Apply sociological perspectives about social inequalities, stigmatization, and structures of domination to important issues facing American society.
Critically read and interpret sociological arguments and theories, and critically assess sociological research

UD-D. Upper-division Social Sciences Learning Outcomes

analyze how power and social identity affect social outcomes for different cultural and economic groups using methods of social science inquiry and vocabulary appropriate to those methods;
demonstrate an understanding of and ability to apply accurately disciplinary concepts of the social or behavioral sciences; and
demonstrate an understanding of and ability to effectively plan or conduct research using an appropriate method of the social or behavioral sciences.