Module 2 Overview

This weekly module includes Learning outcomes, Learning activities designed to learn course content, and Assignments to submit required for weekly module.

Module 2 Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of module 2, you are able to

Identify different types of social groups (CLO 1)
Apply the sociological theories to the analysis of social interactions (CLO 3)
Explain the features of organizations and bureaucracy (CLO 3)
Distinguish deviance from crime (CLO 1)
Evaluate social control mechanisms (CLO 1)
Incorporate sociological knowledge and research findings into written assignment. (CLO 7)

NOTE: a number in parentheses after module learning outcomes indicates the course learning outcome (CLO) that are aligned with and supported by module learning outcomes.

Learning Activities to complete

Learning activities include studying chapters 4 through 6, chapter outlines and PPT slides, chapter quiz, working on chapter essay questions, and participating in at least two discussions (discuss any concept, theory, or topic of your choice from the chapter and write a minimum of 100 words without typos and spelling errors and with Standard English grammar; support your arguments with additional sources). Your discussion responses are counted toward module 1 class discussion grade under Assessment and Assignment.

Module Two covers Chapters 4, 5, 6. Chapter 4 is titled Social Structure and Social Interaction. It examines social structure with a macro-level perspective. We will explore how the structure determines the statuses we hold, the roles we play, and the groups and social institutions to which we belong. Then we will move on to the study of social interaction, through which we build reality at a micro-level analysis. Chapter 5 is titled Groups and Organizations. It examines types of social groups and characteristics of organizations with sociological perspectives. Chapter 6 is titled Deviance and Crime. It examines the meaning of deviance, sociological explanations of deviance and then explores types of crime and social control mechanisms.

Lecture notes, images, and PPT are based on the publisher and permission is obtained. © 2016 Cengage Learning, Inc.