Instructor: Robert Churney
Office Hours: MWF 9-10am, TTh 8-9am
Description: This is a 3rd Year intensive social science content course for education majors.� It is designed to give students an overview of the four main areas of social science: Anthropology, Sociology, Political Science and Economics.
Social Science: An Introduction to the Study of Society by Elgin Hunt & David Colander
Chapter 1 � Social Science and Its Methods
Chapter 2 � Human Origins
Chapter 4 � Society, Culture, and Cultural Change
Chapter 6 � Technology and Society
Chapter 7 � The Individual, Society and Culture
Chapter 8 � The Family
Chapter 9 � Religion
Chapter 11 � Social and Economic Stratification
Chapter 12 � Stratification, Minorities and Discrimination
Chapter 13 � The Functions and Forms of Government
Chapter 14 � Democratic Government in the United States
Chapter 15 � Governments of the World
Chapter 16 � The Organization of Economic Activities
Chapter 17 � Government and the Economy
Chapter 20 � The Political Economies of Developing Countries
Lecture
Discussion
Internet
Unit Tests & Assignments � 100%
Binding Exit Exam
A = 90-100%
B = 80-89%
C = 70-79%
D = 60-69%
F = 59% and below
The standard COM-FSM attendance policy applies to this course
The standard academic honesty policy applies to this course