Sociology

Course Description:
Providing insight into the human dynamics of our diverse society, this is an engaging, one-semester course that delves into the fundamental concepts of sociology. This interactive course, designed for high school students, covers cultural diversity and conformity, basic structures of society, individuals and socialization, stages of human development as they relate to sociology, deviance from social norms, social stratification, racial and ethnic interactions, gender roles, family structure, the economic and political aspects of sociology, the sociology of public institutions, and collective human behavior, both historically and in modern times. Course Prerequisites:
None Required Materials: None Course Accessibility:
Tools within the content to accommodate and modify as need per the IEP or 504. Text to read, highlighting, speech to text, fewer lessons, frequent breaks, extended time. Course Participation:
Student participation in this course is documented by the following:

• Student active time in course logged by the learning management system.
• Coursework submissions recorded by the learning management system.
• Edgenuity
• Participation verified by the virtual education teacher for time spent working offline.
• Academic-based communication between the student and virtual education teacher or learning coach and virtual education teacher.
• Synchronous time with the class, a group or the virtual education teacher recorded by the learning management system or teacher.
• The virtual education teacher verifies participation in the course 1-3 times a week.