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What Is Sociology and the Sociological Imagination?
Define sociology and use C. Wright Mills's concept of the sociological imagination to connect personal biography with broader social patterns.
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Foundations and Theoretical Traditions of Sociology
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Trace the historical emergence of sociology, examine foundational theorists from Comte to Du Bois, and evaluate the discipline's major theoretical perspectives.
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