In the textbook used by many Florida higher education students for the Introduction to Sociology course last semester, the opening lines on the chapter titled 'Race and Ethnicity' hit close to home.

(1)“THE ‘unit’ in sociology is the group.” Throughout this “Introduction to Sociology” the author holds fast to this basal conception, and amid his many excursions into varied fields of study he is ...

Florida’s new introductory sociology textbook cuts chapters on race and ethnicity and gender and sexuality — and on media and ...

Teaching Sociology, Vol. 37, No. 3, Special Issue on the Sociology of the Classroom (Jul., 2009), pp. 228-232 (5 pages) ...

SOCIOLOGY is achieving maturity as a discipline. Its increased recognition in American as distinct from most British universities is indicated by the appearance of university text-books. Whether as a ...

While FSU and FIU have adopted the revised syllabus and textbook, UF has not yet adopted the state‑approved materials.

The Sociology Minor equips students with skills used by sociologists to explore the nature of society. Selected topics may include culture, socialization, social interaction, groups, social ...

Covers basic concepts for the study of primitive and modern society, social processes operating in human groups, personality development in various societies, major institutional groupings, and social ...