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Welcome to SOC 0100: Principles of Sociology

A study of the interaction in the major social institutions: the family, military, economy, religion, education, government / legal, leisure, mass media, peer group, community, and social stratification. How everyday life is influenced by culture, status, and role constructs. Sociology as an applied / problem solving discipline is emphasized. Offered fall semester.

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The Handy Forensic Science Answer Book by Patricia Barnes-Svarney; Thomas E. Svarney
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ISBN: 1578596211
Publication Date: 2018-09-01
Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology by Carol R. Ember (Editor); Melvin Ember (Editor)
Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 0306477548
Publication Date: 2003-12-31
Collins Dictionary of Medicine by R. M. Youngson, ed.
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ISBN: 9781849722643
Publication Date: 2008-02-20

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American Sociological Association
The website of the ASA provides access to the latest news and research in the field of Sociology.
Cultural Sociology
The future of cultural sociology is wide open – with a plurality of methods and a multiplicity of venues.
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American Journal of Sociology
Established in 1895 as the first US scholarly journal in its field, the American Journal of Sociology (AJS) presents pathbreaking work from all areas of sociology, with an emphasis on theory building and innovative methods. AJS strives to speak to the general sociology reader and is open to contributions from across the social sciences—political science, economics, history, anthropology, and statistics in addition to sociology—that seriously engage the sociological literature to forge new ways of understanding the social. AJS offers a substantial book review section that identifies the most salient work of both emerging and enduring scholars of social science. Commissioned review essays appear occasionally, offering the readers a comparative, in-depth examination of prominent titles.
Humboldt Journal of Social Relations
The Humboldt Journal of Social Relations (HJSR) is a peer reviewed free online journal housed in the Department of Sociology at Humboldt State University. This internationally recognized journal produces one annual themed spring edition focused around current issues and topics. While the articles primarily draw authors from the social sciences, we have also facilitated interdisciplinary collaborations among authors from the arts, humanities, natural sciences & the social sciences.
Sociology
01/01/1967 to present.

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Welcome to SOC 0100: Principles of Sociology

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