Introduction To Sociology

1. Explain sociological concepts and theories.
2. Analyze social structures and processes.
3. Apply sociological perspectives to health issues.
4. Evaluate the impact of social factors on health outcomes.
5. Understand the role of social institutions in society.

13 weeks, about 30 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1: Meaning of Sociology and Society

   • Unit 1: Meaning of Sociology and Society · 2 hours

     Define sociology and its relevance to public health.. Explain the derivation of the term 'sociology' from Latin and Greek roots.. Discuss the purposes of society and their implications for public health practice..

2. Week 2Module 1: Meaning of Sociology and Society

   • Unit 2: Society, Nature and Individuals · 2 hours

     Analyze the relationship between society and nature.. Explain how society sustains individuals and communities.. Discuss the reality of society based on diverse human experiences.. Identify public health implications of the interdependence between society, nature, and individuals..

3. Week 3Module 1: Meaning of Sociology and Society

   • Unit 3: Sociology and Human Society · 2 hours

     Explain the goals of sociology in relation to other sciences of human interaction.. Classify societies based on social organization (hunting and gathering, horticultural, agrarian, industrial).. Highlight key points in the sociological view of society and their relevance to public health..

4. Week 4Module 1: Meaning of Sociology and Society

   • Unit 4: Origin and Development of Sociology · 2 hours

     Explain the origins of sociology as a discipline.. Highlight key developments within sociology.. Describe factors that influenced the expansion of sociology.. Discuss the implications of sociological origins for public health practice..

5. Week 5Module 1: Meaning of Sociology and Society

   • Unit 5: The Subject Matter of Sociology · 2 hours

     Identify different methods adopted by sociologists in the study of human society (historical, empirical, analytical).. Differentiate between each method used by sociologists.. Explain the general outline and groupings of the subject matter of sociology..

6. Week 6Module 2: Perspectives of Sociology

   • Unit 1: Founding Fathers of Sociology · 2 hours

     List the founding fathers of sociology and their specific contributions.. Describe the latest shifts in emphasis among founding fathers of sociology.. Discuss Auguste Comte and positivism, Herbert Spencer and social Darwinism, Karl Marx and class conflict, Emile Durkheim and social integration, Max Weber and Protestant ethic..

7. Week 7Module 2: Perspectives of Sociology

   • Unit 2: Perspectives of Sociology · 2 hours

     Explain the broader social context of individuals and groups.. Discuss the contrasts presented in sociological perspectives (seeing the general in the particular, seeing the strange in the familiar, seeing individual in social context).. Explain the benefits of sociological perspectives for public health practitioners..

8. Week 8Module 2: Perspectives of Sociology

   • Unit 3: The Scientific Study of Society · 2 hours

     Explain why the study of society is a science.. Identify laws in the social sciences.. Compare social and natural sciences.. Explain the nature of scientific explanation in the context of sociological research..

9. Week 9Module 2: Perspectives of Sociology

   • Unit 4: Sociological Analysis · 2 hours

     Describe the discipline of sociology and its unique approach to social analysis.. Explain the difference between sociology and other concrete sciences.. Understand the levels of analysis in sociology (interpersonal, group, societal)..

10. Week 10Module 2: Perspectives of Sociology

    • Unit 5: Social Interaction and Processes · 2 hours

      Explain the relative closeness (or distance) in social interaction.. Describe the dimensions of competition as opposition.. Present the typology of cooperation and adjustment in social processes..

11. Week 11Module 2: Perspectives of Sociology

    • Unit 6: Social Epidemiology and Social Determinants of Health · 2 hours

      Explain major social issues related to population and individual health.. Explain health issues from a sociological perspective.. Explain health inequalities and their consequences.. Demonstrate knowledge of ethnic inequalities, gender inequalities, and social inequalities of health..

12. Week 12Module 3: Social Movements and Collective Behaviour

    • Unit 1: Social Movements and Collective Behaviour · 2 hours

      Explain the different types of social movements (general, specific, expressive, revival, nationalistic).. Discuss the stages of development of social movements (social unrest, popular excitement, formalized organization, institutionalization).. Describe the possible types of collective behavior (crowds, audiences, publics, masses)..

    • Unit 2: Social Organisation and Roles · 2 hours

      Explain the concept of social organization.. Describe the levels of social organization (interpersonal, group, societal).. Discuss the relationship between roles and status in social structures..

13. Week 13Module 3: Social Movements and Collective Behaviour

    • Unit 3: Groups and Human Relationships · 2 hours

      Explain the nature of groups in society.. Explain the sociological definition of groups.. Describe the classifications of groups (primary, secondary, in-groups, out-groups, reference groups, membership groups, involuntary groups, voluntary groups)..

    • Unit 4: Groups and Normative Patterns · 2 hours

      Explain the common characteristics of groups.. Discuss the relationship between small and large societies.. Make distinctions between values, norms, and folkways in different social contexts..