In a continuation of the far-right attack on democratic rights in the American school system, Florida’s public universities and college systems voted in January to remove introductory sociology as a ...

A sk a sociology professor what students get out of the discipline’s introductory course, and you’re likely to hear that they gain an understanding of the way social dynamics shape behavior and learn ...

Much of the violence found in introductory sociology textbooks has little instructional purpose, according to UB researchers who analyzed the popular textbooks that many colleges and universities use ...

The authors report continued belief in the effectiveness of behavioral objectives but have considerably modified their course due to their college's shift to the "One-Course-At-a-Time" plan. Journal ...

The board that oversees Florida’s state university system is taking steps to remove a course in sociology from the general education core course options for students — a move sociology department ...

Teaching Sociology, Vol. 10, No. 3, The Use of Mass Media in Sociology Curricula (Apr., 1983), pp. 399-405 (7 pages) The news media, especially the newspaper, receive very little attention as ...

On Jan. 17, the Florida Board of Governors voted to replace “Principles of Sociology” with “Introductory Survey to 1877” on the list of approved core graduation requirements for public universities in ...

The syllabus for an introductory sociology course at Binghamton University has been updated after it was pilloried in conservative media for favoring women, minorities and shy people over white men ...

Joya Misra is currently the president of the American Sociological Association. In January 2024, Florida officially voted to reduce the number of students enrolled in sociology courses. That might ...

The Department of Sociology offers a major and minor, as well as a range of courses that count towards the Social Science Core Requirements. Sociology courses address a wide array of important topics ...

The Sociology Department offers both a major and minor. Courses address a wide array of important topics including the study of major social institutions, family, religion, education, mass media, the ...