Socio 101 Introduction to Sociology
Learning Objectives
Chapter 11: Politics and the Economy
From the chapter, you should be able to:
1. Distinguish between power, authority and coercion.
2. Describe the relationship of violence to the state.
3. Compare and contrast traditional, rational-legal, and charismatic authority and be
able to provide examples of each.
4. Differentiate between monarchies, democracies, dictatorships, and oligarchies.
5. Distinguish between direct and representative democracies.
6. Compare and contrast the functionalist and conflict perspectives on who rules
America.
7. Distinguish between capitalism and socialism and describe the ideologies of each.
8. Define corporate capitalism, oligopolies, interlocking directorates and
multinational corporations. Recognize the ways in which each of these has
fundamentally altered the nature and practice of capitalism.
From lecture, you should be able to:
1. Identify the components of a just war.
2. Assess America’s status in our current war according to just war theory.
Socio 101 Introduction to Sociology
Learning Objectives
Chapter 12: Marriage and Family
From the chapter, you should be able to:
1. Explain why it is difficult to define the term “family,” including the different
ways in which family systems can be classified.
2. Identify the common cultural themes that run through marriage and the family.
3. Identify the major concerns of one-parent families, families without children,
blended families, and gay and lesbian families.
4. Describe the current trends affecting marriage and family life in the United States.
5. Note some of the adjustment problems of children of divorce and of ex-spouses.
6. Explain the patterns of abuse within the family setting.
7. Identify and describe the characteristics that tend to be present in marriages that
work. Explain why happy and unhappy couples approach problems differently.
Socio 101 Introduction to Sociology
Learning Objectives
Chapter 13: Religion
After reading this chapter, you should be able to:
1. Define religion and its main characteristics as presented by Durkheim.
2. Discuss the functionalist view of religion, including both the functions and
dysfunctions it may serve.
3. Discuss the importance of rituals, symbols and beliefs for the creation of
community.
4. Describe the differences between cults, sects, churches, and discuss how cults and
sects adapt to the dominant culture.
5. Discuss the characteristics of members of religious groups in the United States.
6. Discuss how secularization is shaping religious practice and thought in the United
States.
Socio 101 Introduction to Sociology
Learning Objectives
Chapter 15: Social Movements
After reading this chapter, you should be able to:
1. Define a social movement, give examples, and distinguish between proactive and
reactive social movements.
2. Distinguish the types of social movements in terms of their target and amount of
change sought.
3. Discuss the role of propaganda and mass media on social movements.
4. Describe the stages in the growth and development of social movements.