Sociology

CASTLE combines colorful animation with live-action documentary sequences to tell the story of a 13th-century Welsh castle. Author David Macaulay, who wrote and illustrated the best-selling book of the same title, leads viewers on a castle tour, explaining its cultural and sociological significance and its architectural design.

Humans are born without any culture. For virtually anyone the process of socialization begins with the family and continues through other social agents such as school, peer groups and mass media.

Social movements are not a new phenomenon. Fundamental to all social movements, past and present, is the idea of collective identity. But other factors that are at play often determine whether a social movement will be a success or failure.

This lesson considers the diversity of family forms that exist today and cultural shifts that are changing the way we look at families. You will meet the Scott-Chung family -- a lesbian couple who discuss their decision to start a family.

In this introductory lesson various perspectives are offered by leading sociologists for understanding the complex interplay of individuals, groups, and relationships in society, and how they provide a context for living and a roadmap for understanding life's limitations ... and possibilities.

An introductory exploration of the history of sociology and sociologists from pre-modern times to the present, covering a broad spectrum of the world's cultures.

This lesson reviews population, urbanization and the environment from a sociological point of view. While each of these is often analyzed separately, it is the dynamic, constantly shifting interplay among all three that is perhaps most significant.

Defines social class and considers the significance of social class distinctions. It introduces basic concepts, explains sociological perspectives, and examines such foundational perspectives on social class as functionalism and the ideas of Marx and Weber.

This program discusses and gives examples of the social dynamics of sociol change. Gives a sociological analysis of social change and looks at how technology, war, consumption and modernization affect social change.

Exploring society is an introductory, college-level Sociology course that replaces Sociological Imagination. Stories and situations are used to dramatize the human conflicts at the core of all sociological issues.

Are men and women really that different? Society tends to emphasize differences more than similarities. This often leads to competition, and in some cases, inequality. Gender issues and stratification, the gender divide in the workplace, the impact of Title Seven, and the women's movement are explored in this lesson.

What is the impact on society? What role does globalization play? The situation faced by striking grocery workers illustrates some of the frustrations experienced by employees in today's changing global economy.