SOC 2113/Online
Pearl River Community College
Summer 2014
Aaryn Purvis, Ph.D.
Pearl River Community College Office: Forrest County Center
Email: apurvis@prcc.edu Office Phone: TBA
It is the goal of the instructor to respond to all emails within 24-48 hours.
*Please do not leave voice mails on my office phone. I currently do not have a way to retrieve them. I am working on a way to resolve this.
College Mission Statement: Pearl River Community College is a public institution committed to providing quality educational and service opportunities for all who seek them.
Americans Disabilities Act (ADA): If you have a disability that qualifies under the Americans with Disabilities Act and you require special assistance or accommodations, you should contact the designated coordinator for your campus for information on appropriate guidelines and procedures: Poplarville Campus, Tonia Moody at 601-403-1060 or tmoody@prcc.edu; Forrest County Center, Deborah Hewitt at 601-554-5503 or dhewitt@prcc.edu; Hancock Center, Raymunda Barnes at 228-252-7000 or rbarnes@prcc.edu. Distance Learning Students who require special assistance, accommodations, and/or need for alternate format should contact Tonia Moody at tmoody@prcc.edu.
Course Description: This is an introductory course designed to give a general overview of the perspectives, concepts, and methodology of sociology. Students will be encouraged to think critically about social life. Three semester hours credit.
Course Goals and Objectives: The course goals and objectives will be met if, upon completion, the student is conversant with the following important aspects of Sociology: the Sociological Perspective, Culture, Socialization, Social Structure and Social Interaction, Social Groups and Formal Organizations, Deviance and Social Control, Global Stratification, Social Class in the United States, Inequities of Race and Ethnicity, Inequalities of Gender and Age,