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Principles of Sociology: A Multicultural Perspective

X2 (3 semester units in Sociology)

This introductory course focuses on the basic topics, concepts, and principles of the discipline and considers the influence of social phenomena on human behavior, using comparative multicultural and cross-cultural approaches and drawing on current, relevant examples. Topics include social ranking and mobility, crime and deviance, poverty, racial and ethnic minority status, gender discrimination, aging as a social process, the family, economic systems, political systems, religion, healthcare, education, and types and theories of social change.

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GWYNNE PACHECO, Ed.D., is a professor emerita in developmental studies, psychology, and sociology at Napa Valley College and a lecturer in psychology and sociology at the University of Hawaii.

• Online course: Internet access required
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• $760 (EDP 867796)

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Textbook(s) for this course:
Sociology
Author: Linda L. Lindsey and Stephen Beach
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Edition: 3d
Publication Year: 2004
ISBN: 0131111566

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