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Module 1: Crash Course Sociology Video #14: Socialization
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Module 1: Acrobatiq Reading – Culture & Socialization
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What is the definition of culture?

What is the definition of society?

What is the role of innovation in culture?

What is the role of invention in culture?

What is the role of discovery in culture?

How do norms within a culture shape the identity of the culture?

Why is it important to learn the norms and values of a culture?

What is a multicultural society?

Define the process of socialization.

Why is it important to understand the process of socialization?

What is ethnocentrism?

What is the role of the family in the socialization process?

What are the three main stages of socialization throughout life?

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MODULE 2: Crash Course Video #1 What is Sociology & Culture
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Module 2: Acrobatiq Reading – Social Groups & Organizations
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What is the definition of a social group?

How do individuals fit into a society?

What is the definition of equality within a society?

How is a society like a system?

What is status?

What is a role?

What is the difference between a status and a role?

What are the three types of leadership?

How would you describe the process of McDonaldization?

What is an open system of social stratification?

What is a closed system of social stratification?

What is class structure?

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MODULE 3: Crash Course Video #16: Social Groups
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Module 3: Acrobatiq Reading – Social Stratification
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What is the definition of social stratification?

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MODULE 4: Crash Course Philosophy: Assisted Death & the Value of Life
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MODULE 4: Crash Course Video #18: Social Deviance
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Module 4: Acrobatiq Reading – Race, Ethnicity & Gender
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What is the definition of race?

What is the definition of ethnicity?

What is the difference between race and ethnicity?

Define prejudice

Define discrimination

Compare and contrast prejudice and discrimination

How does the functionalist perspective view race & ethnicity?

How does the conflict perspective view race & ethnicity?

How does the symbolic interactionalist perspective view race & ethnicity?

What is the difference between sex and gender?

What is the role of heterosexism in society?

What is the role of homophobia in society?

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MODULE 5: Crash Course Video #35: Racial & Ethnic Prejudice
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Module 5: Acrobatiq Reading – Deviance & Ageing
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What is the nature of deviance?

Explain the medicalization of deviance.

What are the different types of crimes in our society?

Compare and contrast the three major sociological perspectives on crime and deviance.

What are the attitudes toward death and dying in our culture?

How do our attitudes toward death and dying in our culture affect the elderly?

What is ageism?

How does the nature of our modern society encourage ageism?

What are the common issues faced by the elderly in our society?

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MODULE 6: Crash Course Video #12: How We Got Here?
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