EXPLORING SOCIETY

PRODUCER: DALLAS TeleLearning

PRODUCTION COMPLETED: 2002

FIRST PBS RELEASE: Fall 2002

DISCIPLINE: Sociology

LESSONS/PROGRAMS: 22 half-hour programs

CAPTIONING: closed captioned

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

Exploring Society challenges students to expand their knowledge of sociology by increasing their awareness of social forces, communities and human relationships. Through the study of this course, students will recognize that they are at the crossroads of their personal experiences and social history. As they conclude this study they will be equipped to understand that to be social is to make decisions about how they participate in the human story.

Exploring Society is an introductory, college-level Sociology course that replaces the popular series The Sociological Imagination. The lively and engaging programs utilize the unique qualities of video to help students understand how sociology can provide them with a new way of looking at the world. Stories and situations are used to dramatize the human conflicts at the core of all sociological issues. Each program features interviews with sociologists and other experts who have been chosen for their individual expertise, as well as for the diverse backgrounds, approaches and viewpoints they bring to this production. Specific voice-over narration is used throughout each lesson to reinforce key points. Each video program is divided into segments that may be used as stand-alone modules on specific topics.

Throughout the course, students explore unique sociological ideas through the use of short, intense visual vignettes. These vignettes, referred to as "Visual Sociology" or "Then and Now," act as transitions between segments for many of the lessons.

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