Understand how social epidemiology can be applied to health in the United StatesExplain disparities of health based on gender, socioeconomic status, race, and ethnicityGive an overview of mental health and disability issues in the United StatesExplain the terms stigma and medicalization
Define the term medical sociologyUnderstand the difference between the cultural meaning of illness, the social construction of illness, and the social construction of medical knowledge
Apply functionalist, conflict theorist, and interactionist perspectives to health issues
Understand the social and interpersonal impact of divorceDescribe the social and interpersonal impact of family abuse
Recognize variations in family lifeUnderstand the prevalence of single parents, cohabitation, same-sex couples, and unmarried individualsDiscuss the social impact of changing family structures
Describe society’s current understanding of familyRecognize changes in marriage and family patternsDifferentiate between lines of decent and residence
Explain the advantages and concerns of media globalizationUnderstand the globalization of technology
Describe the evolution and current role of different media, like newspapers, television, and new mediaUnderstand the function of product advertising in mediaDemonstrate awareness of the social homogenization and social fragmentation that occur via modern society’s use of technology and media
Define technology and describe its evolutionUnderstand technological inequality and issues related to unequal access to technologyDescribe the role of planned obsolescence in technological development
Understand and discuss how we analyze media and technology through various sociological perspectives
Understand demographic measurements like fertility and mortality ratesDescribe a variety of demographic theories, such as Malthusian, cornucopian, zero population growth, and demographic transition theoriesBe familiar with current population trends and patternsUnderstand the difference between an internally displaced person, an asylum-seeker, and a refugee
Describe climate change and its importanceApply the concept of carrying capacity to environmental concernsUnderstand the challenges presented by pollution, garbage, e-waste, and toxic hazardsDiscuss real-world instances of environmental racism
Describe the process of urbanization in the United States and the growth of urban populations worldwideUnderstand the function of suburbs, exurbs, and concentric zonesDiscuss urbanization from various sociological perspectives