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
Explain different intergroup relations in terms of their relative levels of toleranceGive historical and/or contemporary examples of each type of intergroup relation
Compare and contrast the different experiences of various ethnic groups in the United StatesApply theories of intergroup relations, race, and ethnicity to different subordinate groups
Understand the difference between race and ethnicityDefine a majority group (dominant group)Define a minority group (subordinate group)
Understand the difference between race and ethnicityDefine a majority group (dominant group)Define a minority group (subordinate group)
Explain the difference between stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination, and racismIdentify different types of discriminationView racial tension through a sociological lens
Describe how major sociological perspectives view race and ethnicityIdentify examples of culture of prejudice
Describe how major sociological perspectives view race and ethnicityIdentify examples of culture of prejudice
Give examples of religion as an agent of social changeDescribe current U.S. trends including megachurches and secularization
Discuss the historical view of religion from a sociological perspectiveUnderstand how the major sociological paradigms view religion
Explain the differences between various types of religious organizationsUnderstand classifications of religion, like animism, polytheism, monotheism, and atheismDescribe several major world religions
Describe different forms of collective behaviorDifferentiate between types of crowdsDiscuss emergent norm, value-added, and assembling perspective analyses of collective behavior