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- \r\n
- \r\n \t
- What Is Sociology?<\/li>\r\n \t
- The Development of Sociology<\/li>\r\n \t
- Why Study Sociology?<\/li>\r\n \t
- The Sociological Imagination<\/li>\r\n \t
- The Main Sociological Theories<\/li>\r\n \t
- Structural-Functional Theory<\/li>\r\n \t
- Conflict Theory<\/li>\r\n \t
- Symbolic Interactionist Theory<\/li>\r\n \t
- Reviewing Sociological Theories<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
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Module 2: Sociological Research<\/h4>\r\n
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- Sociological Research<\/li>\r\n \t
- Ethics<\/li>\r\n \t
- The Scientific Method<\/li>\r\n \t
- Surveys<\/li>\r\n \t
- Experiments<\/li>\r\n \t
- Field Research<\/li>\r\n \t
- Secondary Data Analysis<\/li>\r\n \t
- Summary of Research Methods<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
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Module 3: Culture<\/h4>\r\n
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- Culture, Values, and Beliefs<\/li>\r\n \t
- Social Norms<\/li>\r\n \t
- Symbols and Language<\/li>\r\n \t
- Cultural Universals<\/li>\r\n \t
- Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism<\/li>\r\n \t
- Pop Culture and Subculture<\/li>\r\n \t
- Cultural Change<\/li>\r\n \t
- Globalization and Technology<\/li>\r\n \t
- Functionalism on Culture and Technology<\/li>\r\n \t
- Conflict Theory on Culture and Technology<\/li>\r\n \t
- Symbolic Interactionism on Media and Technology<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
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Module 4: Socialization<\/h4>\r\n
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- The Importance of Socialization<\/li>\r\n \t
- Theories of Socialization<\/li>\r\n \t
- The Social Construction of Reality<\/li>\r\n \t
- Roles and the Presentation of Self<\/li>\r\n \t
- Agents of Socialization<\/li>\r\n \t
- Socialization Across the Lifespan<\/li>\r\n \t
- Resocialization<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
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Module 5: Society and Groups<\/h4>\r\n
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- Society, Culture, and Social Institutions<\/li>\r\n \t
- Types of Societies<\/li>\r\n \t
- Functionalism and Society<\/li>\r\n \t
- Conflict Theory and Society<\/li>\r\n \t
- Symbolic Interactionism and the McDonaldization of Society<\/li>\r\n \t
- Types of Formal Organizations<\/li>\r\n \t
- Types of Groups<\/li>\r\n \t
- Group Dynamics<\/li>\r\n \t
- Leadership Styles<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
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Module 6: Deviance, Crime, and Social Control<\/h4>\r\n
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- Deviance and Control<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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- \r\n
- \r\n \t
- Functionalism and Deviance<\/li>\r\n \t
- Conflict Theory and Deviance<\/li>\r\n \t
- Symbolic Interactionism and Deviance<\/li>\r\n \t
- Reviewing Theories on Deviance<\/li>\r\n \t
- The Criminal Justice System<\/li>\r\n \t
- Criminal Activity<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
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Module 7: Stratification and Inequality<\/h4>\r\n
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- Social Stratification, Social Inequality, and Global Stratification<\/li>\r\n \t
- Systems of Global Classification<\/li>\r\n \t
- Systems of Social Stratification<\/li>\r\n \t
- Class in the United States<\/li>\r\n \t
- Social Mobility<\/li>\r\n \t
- Global Poverty<\/li>\r\n \t
- Poverty in the U.S.<\/li>\r\n \t
- Theoretical Perspectives on Social Stratification<\/li>\r\n \t
- Theoretical Perspectives on Global Stratification<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
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Module 8: Race and Ethnicity<\/h4>\r\n
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- Racial, Ethnic, and Minority Groups<\/li>\r\n \t
- Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination<\/li>\r\n \t
- Intergroup Relationships<\/li>\r\n \t
- Native Americans<\/li>\r\n \t
- African Americans<\/li>\r\n \t
- Asian Americans<\/li>\r\n \t
- Hispanic\/Latino Americans<\/li>\r\n \t
- Arab Americans<\/li>\r\n \t
- White Americans<\/li>\r\n \t
- Theoretical Perspectives of Race and Ethnicity<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
- \r\n
Module 9: Gender, Sex, and Sexuality<\/h4>\r\n
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- Sex and Gender<\/li>\r\n \t
- Gender and Socialization<\/li>\r\n \t
- Sex and Sexuality<\/li>\r\n \t
- Sexual Orientation<\/li>\r\n \t
- Feminist Movements and Feminist Theory<\/li>\r\n \t
- Theoretical Perspectives on Gender<\/li>\r\n \t
- Theoretical Perspectives on Sex<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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- <\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n
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Module 10: Marriage and Family<\/h4>\r\n
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- Why It Matters: Marriage and Family<\/li>\r\n \t
- Introduction to Marriage and Family<\/li>\r\n \t
- Defining Family<\/li>\r\n \t
- Marriage and Courtship Patterns<\/li>\r\n \t
- Lines of Descent and Family Stages<\/li>\r\n \t
- Variations in Family Life<\/li>\r\n \t
- Theoretical Perspectives on Marriage and Family<\/li>\r\n \t
- Divorce and Remarriage<\/li>\r\n \t
- Violence and Abuse<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
- \r\n
Module 11: Religion<\/h4>\r\n
- \r\n \t
- The History of Religion<\/li>\r\n \t
- Theoretical Perspectives on Religion<\/li>\r\n \t
- Types of Religion<\/li>\r\n \t
- Hinduism<\/li>\r\n \t
- Buddhism<\/li>\r\n \t
- Taoism and Confucianism<\/li>\r\n \t
- Judaism<\/li>\r\n \t
- Islam<\/li>\r\n \t
- Christianity<\/li>\r\n \t
- U.S. Trends in Religion<\/li>\r\n \t
- Religion and Social Change<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
- \r\n
Module 12: Education<\/h4>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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- Education Around the World<\/li>\r\n \t
- Universal Access to Education<\/li>\r\n \t
- Functionalist Theory on Education<\/li>\r\n \t
- Conflict Theory on Education<\/li>\r\n \t
- Symbolic Interactionist Theory on Education<\/li>\r\n \t
- Hot Topics in Education<\/li>\r\n \t
- Charter Schools and Homeschooling<\/li>\r\n \t
- Contemporary Issues in Education<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
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Module 13: Health and Medicine<\/h4>\r\n
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- The Cultural Significance of Health<\/li>\r\n \t
- Theoretical Perspectives on Health and Medicine<\/li>\r\n \t
- Global Health and Epidemiology<\/li>\r\n \t
- Health and Inequality in the United States<\/li>\r\n \t
- Mental Health and Disabilities<\/li>\r\n \t
- Healthcare Systems<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
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Module 14: Aging and the Elderly<\/h4>\r\n
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- Aging in Society<\/li>\r\n \t
- The Graying of the United States and the World<\/li>\r\n \t
- Growing Old<\/li>\r\n \t
- Death and Dying<\/li>\r\n \t
- Retirement and Poverty<\/li>\r\n \t
- Ageism and Abuse<\/li>\r\n \t
- Theoretical Perspectives on Aging<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
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Module 15: Government and Politics<\/h4>\r\n
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- Types of Authority<\/li>\r\n \t
- Forms of Government<\/li>\r\n \t
- Politics in the United States<\/li>\r\n \t
- Theoretical Perspectives on Government<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
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Module 16: Work and the Economy<\/h4>\r\n
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- The Development of Economic Systems<\/li>\r\n \t
- Capitalism and Socialism<\/li>\r\n \t
- Theoretical Perspectives on Economics<\/li>\r\n \t
- Globalization<\/li>\r\n \t
- Work in the United States<\/li>\r\n \t
- Poverty and Unemployment in the United States<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
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Module 17: Population, Urbanization, and the Environment<\/h4>\r\n
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- Demography and Population Growth<\/li>\r\n \t
- Demographic Theories<\/li>\r\n \t
- Immigration in the United States<\/li>\r\n \t
- Urbanization on the Rise<\/li>\r\n \t
- Theoretical Perspectives on Urbanization<\/li>\r\n \t
- Environmental Sociology<\/li>\r\n \t
- Environmental Racism<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
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Module 18: Social Movements and Social Change<\/h4>\r\n
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- Collective Behavior<\/li>\r\n \t
- Levels of Social Movements<\/li>\r\n \t
- Types and Stages of Social Movements<\/li>\r\n \t
- Theoretical Perspectives on Social Movements<\/li>\r\n \t
- Causes of Social Change<\/li>\r\n \t
- Social Change, Technology, and Modernization<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"
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<\/p>\nThe following list shows the module-level topics for the course. To see all of the course pages, visit the\u00a0Table of Contents<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Module 1: Foundations of Sociology<\/span><\/p>\n
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- What Is Sociology?<\/li>\n
- The Development of Sociology<\/li>\n
- Why Study Sociology?<\/li>\n
- The Sociological Imagination<\/li>\n
- The Main Sociological Theories<\/li>\n
- Structural-Functional Theory<\/li>\n
- Conflict Theory<\/li>\n
- Symbolic Interactionist Theory<\/li>\n
- Reviewing Sociological Theories<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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Module 2: Sociological Research<\/h4>\n
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- Sociological Research<\/li>\n
- Ethics<\/li>\n
- The Scientific Method<\/li>\n
- Surveys<\/li>\n
- Experiments<\/li>\n
- Field Research<\/li>\n
- Secondary Data Analysis<\/li>\n
- Summary of Research Methods<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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Module 3: Culture<\/h4>\n
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- Culture, Values, and Beliefs<\/li>\n
- Social Norms<\/li>\n
- Symbols and Language<\/li>\n
- Cultural Universals<\/li>\n
- Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism<\/li>\n
- Pop Culture and Subculture<\/li>\n
- Cultural Change<\/li>\n
- Globalization and Technology<\/li>\n
- Functionalism on Culture and Technology<\/li>\n
- Conflict Theory on Culture and Technology<\/li>\n
- Symbolic Interactionism on Media and Technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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Module 4: Socialization<\/h4>\n
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- The Importance of Socialization<\/li>\n
- Theories of Socialization<\/li>\n
- The Social Construction of Reality<\/li>\n
- Roles and the Presentation of Self<\/li>\n
- Agents of Socialization<\/li>\n
- Socialization Across the Lifespan<\/li>\n
- Resocialization<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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Module 5: Society and Groups<\/h4>\n
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- Society, Culture, and Social Institutions<\/li>\n
- Types of Societies<\/li>\n
- Functionalism and Society<\/li>\n
- Conflict Theory and Society<\/li>\n
- Symbolic Interactionism and the McDonaldization of Society<\/li>\n
- Types of Formal Organizations<\/li>\n
- Types of Groups<\/li>\n
- Group Dynamics<\/li>\n
- Leadership Styles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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Module 6: Deviance, Crime, and Social Control<\/h4>\n
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- Deviance and Control<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n
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- Functionalism and Deviance<\/li>\n
- Conflict Theory and Deviance<\/li>\n
- Symbolic Interactionism and Deviance<\/li>\n
- Reviewing Theories on Deviance<\/li>\n
- The Criminal Justice System<\/li>\n
- Criminal Activity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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Module 7: Stratification and Inequality<\/h4>\n
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- Social Stratification, Social Inequality, and Global Stratification<\/li>\n
- Systems of Global Classification<\/li>\n
- Systems of Social Stratification<\/li>\n
- Class in the United States<\/li>\n
- Social Mobility<\/li>\n
- Global Poverty<\/li>\n
- Poverty in the U.S.<\/li>\n
- Theoretical Perspectives on Social Stratification<\/li>\n
- Theoretical Perspectives on Global Stratification<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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Module 8: Race and Ethnicity<\/h4>\n
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- Racial, Ethnic, and Minority Groups<\/li>\n
- Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination<\/li>\n
- Intergroup Relationships<\/li>\n
- Native Americans<\/li>\n
- African Americans<\/li>\n
- Asian Americans<\/li>\n
- Hispanic\/Latino Americans<\/li>\n
- Arab Americans<\/li>\n
- White Americans<\/li>\n
- Theoretical Perspectives of Race and Ethnicity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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Module 9: Gender, Sex, and Sexuality<\/h4>\n
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- Sex and Gender<\/li>\n
- Gender and Socialization<\/li>\n
- Sex and Sexuality<\/li>\n
- Sexual Orientation<\/li>\n
- Feminist Movements and Feminist Theory<\/li>\n
- Theoretical Perspectives on Gender<\/li>\n
- Theoretical Perspectives on Sex<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n
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- <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
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Module 10: Marriage and Family<\/h4>\n
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- Why It Matters: Marriage and Family<\/li>\n
- Introduction to Marriage and Family<\/li>\n
- Defining Family<\/li>\n
- Marriage and Courtship Patterns<\/li>\n
- Lines of Descent and Family Stages<\/li>\n
- Variations in Family Life<\/li>\n
- Theoretical Perspectives on Marriage and Family<\/li>\n
- Divorce and Remarriage<\/li>\n
- Violence and Abuse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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Module 11: Religion<\/h4>\n
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- The History of Religion<\/li>\n
- Theoretical Perspectives on Religion<\/li>\n
- Types of Religion<\/li>\n
- Hinduism<\/li>\n
- Buddhism<\/li>\n
- Taoism and Confucianism<\/li>\n
- Judaism<\/li>\n
- Islam<\/li>\n
- Christianity<\/li>\n
- U.S. Trends in Religion<\/li>\n
- Religion and Social Change<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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Module 12: Education<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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- Education Around the World<\/li>\n
- Universal Access to Education<\/li>\n
- Functionalist Theory on Education<\/li>\n
- Conflict Theory on Education<\/li>\n
- Symbolic Interactionist Theory on Education<\/li>\n
- Hot Topics in Education<\/li>\n
- Charter Schools and Homeschooling<\/li>\n
- Contemporary Issues in Education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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Module 13: Health and Medicine<\/h4>\n
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- The Cultural Significance of Health<\/li>\n
- Theoretical Perspectives on Health and Medicine<\/li>\n
- Global Health and Epidemiology<\/li>\n
- Health and Inequality in the United States<\/li>\n
- Mental Health and Disabilities<\/li>\n
- Healthcare Systems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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Module 14: Aging and the Elderly<\/h4>\n
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- Aging in Society<\/li>\n
- The Graying of the United States and the World<\/li>\n
- Growing Old<\/li>\n
- Death and Dying<\/li>\n
- Retirement and Poverty<\/li>\n
- Ageism and Abuse<\/li>\n
- Theoretical Perspectives on Aging<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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Module 15: Government and Politics<\/h4>\n
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- Types of Authority<\/li>\n
- Forms of Government<\/li>\n
- Politics in the United States<\/li>\n
- Theoretical Perspectives on Government<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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Module 16: Work and the Economy<\/h4>\n
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- The Development of Economic Systems<\/li>\n
- Capitalism and Socialism<\/li>\n
- Theoretical Perspectives on Economics<\/li>\n
- Globalization<\/li>\n
- Work in the United States<\/li>\n
- Poverty and Unemployment in the United States<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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Module 17: Population, Urbanization, and the Environment<\/h4>\n
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- Demography and Population Growth<\/li>\n
- Demographic Theories<\/li>\n
- Immigration in the United States<\/li>\n
- Urbanization on the Rise<\/li>\n
- Theoretical Perspectives on Urbanization<\/li>\n
- Environmental Sociology<\/li>\n
- Environmental Racism<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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Module 18: Social Movements and Social Change<\/h4>\n
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- Collective Behavior<\/li>\n
- Levels of Social Movements<\/li>\n
- Types and Stages of Social Movements<\/li>\n
- Theoretical Perspectives on Social Movements<\/li>\n
- Causes of Social Change<\/li>\n
- Social Change, Technology, and Modernization<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t
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