Integrating "The Real World" into Introduction to Sociology

Making Sociological Concepts Real

Bibliographic Data

ID11063264
AuthorsJoya Misra (0000-0002-9427-3952, corresponding author)
Year2000
Volume28
Issue4
Pages346
Publication date2000-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueTeaching Sociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0092-055X • E-ISSN: 1939-862X
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2307/1318584
OpenAlexW2319983616
LanguageEN
Citations received28
References cited23

Teaching Introduction to sociology successfully requires making sociological concepts real to students. using examples from the mass media to depict and clarify important sociological concepts is one particularly successful method that has been well documented. This paper describes an approach using clips from a telecision show that explore sociological concepts in an introduction to Sociology course. This method encourages students to think of sociology as something that can help them to make sense of their world. Students learn that sociological concepts are important tools that can help make sense of everyday life, and gain an appreciation for the complexity and value of the sociological imagination

Epistemology · Everyday life · Medical sociology · Social science · Sociological imagination · Sociological research · Sociological theory · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Computer Science · Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences · Social and Cultural Dynamics

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