Research Guides: OER: Sociology

OpenStax College

Introduction to Sociology
"Introduction to Sociology is intended for a one-semester introductory sociology course. Conceived of and developed by active sociology instructors, this up-to-date title and can be downloaded now by clicking on the "Get this book" button below. This online, fully editable and customizable title includes sociology theory and research; real-world applications; simplify and debate features; and learning objectives for each chapter."
Introduction to Sociology 2ed
"The second edition retains the book’s conceptual organization, aligning to most courses, and has been significantly updated to reflect the latest research and provide examples most relevant to today’s students."

Boundless

Boundless eTextbooks cover the following subjects: accounting, algebra, art history, biology, business, chemistry, communications, economics, finance, management, marketing, microbiology, physics, physiology, political science, psychology, sociology, U.S. history, and writing.

Sociology

Open Textbook Library

Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World
"It is no accident that many sociology instructors and students are first drawn to sociology because they want to learn a body of knowledge that could help them make a difference in the world at large. Steve Barkan’s Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World is designed for this audience."

OER Commons

Introduction to Sociology
"Sociology is the study of human social life. Human social life is complex and encompasses many facets of the human experience. Because of its complexity, the discipline of sociology has been subdivided over time into specialty areas"

Videos and Images

Sociological Images
"Sociological Images encourages all kinds of people to exercise and develop their sociological imagination by presenting brief discussions of compelling and timely imagery that span the breadth of sociological inquiry."
Free Documentaries.org
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The films are gathered by our researchers as we scour the web for well-produced videos and present them to our viewers. We adhere to all copyright laws and honor the wishes of the producers."

YouTube Channels

Vimeo

Welcoming America

Exercises & Worksheets

What is Sociology
"This handout introduces you to the wonderful world of writing sociology. Before you can write a clear and coherent sociology paper, you need a firm understanding of the assumptions and expectations of the discipline." From the Writing Center at the University of North Carolina
Socioquest: Foundations of Sociology
"This page is part of a larger website of sociological teaching material. Assignments located on this page include:Hypothesis Testing in the Social Sciences Careers in Sociology Durkheim's Study of Suicide Identifying Sociological Perspectives"

Open Courses

SOC 101 Intro to Sociology
"Topics studied will include socialization, social interaction, culture, groups, social structure, deviance, social inequality, social class, race, gender, institutions (political, economic, educational, family, and religious), collective behavior and social change" From Open Course Library
SOC 201: Social Problems
" We will explore concerns related to families, education, the workplace, the media, poverty, crime, drug abuse, health issues, war and terrorism, the environment and global concerns. We will also look at social action and possible solutions to these problems through both individual and community efforts." From Open Course Library
Sociology
"Key concepts include the sociological imagination and perspectives, scientific research methods, culture and society, socialization and interaction, deviance, crime and social control, inequality, race and ethnicity, gender, sex and sexuality, marriage and family, religion and education, health and aging, urbanization, the environment, government, work and the economy, and media. " From Lumen Learning
Introduction to Sociology
""introduce you to a range of basic sociological principles so that you can develop your own sociological imagination. You will learn about the origins of sociology as a discipline and be introduced to major sociological theories and methods of research. You will also explore such topics as sex and gender, deviance, and racism." From Saylor

Interactive Resources

Gapminder
" Gapminder World, a very powerful, web-based data visualization tool that allows instructors and students to quickly visualize and further investigate vital statistics for the world's nations and the development of those statistics over time."

OER

Sociology OER