Introduction to Sociology: Race, Class, Gender & Social Institutions

Introduction to Sociology: Race, Class, Gender & Social Institutions

Introduction to Sociology: Race, Class, Gender & Social Institutions

Survey core sociological topics—race, class, gender, institutions, culture, and social change—through readings, films, field studies, and discussion.

Introduction to Sociology: Race, Class, Gender & Social Institutions

Paid once.

Level
Beginner
Ages
13–18
Duration
50 min
Classes
1 / Week
Weeks
8

Class Experience

This course examines how social institutions, cultures, groups, and individuals interact, with emphasis on unequal power relations and how lived experiences are shaped and reshaped by social forces. Students engage with historical, demographic, and ethnographic studies via readings, lectures, films, field studies, and class discussion to analyze social inequality and change.

Learning Outcomes

  • Identify race, class, ethnicity, and gender as fundamental social dynamics.

  • Apply the sociological imagination to analyze institutions, culture, and social processes.

  • Demonstrate critical thinking to distinguish fact from opinion in social analysis.

Learning Needs Support

This class is multimodal class that incorporates auditory, visual, investigative, and communal learning strategies.

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Meet your Instructor

Mrs. Vaishali Contractor

Joined August, 2026

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An experienced sociologist with a PhD and active practice in the field, this full-time university professor brings rigorous, research-informed instruction to introductory sociology topics. Classes explore culture, inequality, social institutions, and the forces that shape everyda…

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