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Mar 14, 2025
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SO 101 - Social Institutions
Credit Hours: 3
An introductory course that examines the social institutions of family, education, government, and economics using functionalist and conflict theories.
Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- explain what a social institution is;
- demonstrate knowledge of the functionalist and conflict approaches to social institutions;
- demonstrate knowledge, in broad outline, of the development of the family, education, government, the economic system, and religion as social institutions;
- explain the linkages existing among the family, education, government, the economic system and religion as social institutions;
- apply, compare, and contrast both the conflict and the functionalist approaches to the institution of the family;
- compare and contrast the conflict and functionalist approaches to the institution of education;
- compare and contrast the conflict and functionalist approaches to the institution of government;
- compare and contrast the conflict and functionalist approaches to the institution of the economy;
- compare and contrast the conflict and functionalist approaches to the institution of religion;
- compare and contrast social solidarity and social crisis as reflected in the family;
- compare and contrast social solidarity and social crisis as reflected in the government;
- compare and contrast social solidarity and social crisis as reflected in the economic system; and
- compare and contrast social solidarity and social crisis as reflected in religion.
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