What is society? How have societies developed historically? How do they distribute wealth, income and other resources? How do they organize political authority and economic power? How do they coordinate work? How do they socialize people to “fit in" with those around them? How do they produce culture? This course provides answers to these and other questions in ways that provide an introduction to the field of sociology. It focuses on a broad range of theory and research showing how sociologists think about and study these questions. In many cases, the topics covered in the course reflect the research interests and course offerings of faculty in the sociology department at Dartmouth. As a result, the course also provides an introduction to some of the curriculum offered in the department.

Psychology 1 is designed to familiarize you with the broad scope of contemporary scientific psychology. To this end, the course is structured to assist you in reaching three goals: A. Content: Concepts and Data - the acquisition of knowledge about the major ideas and findings in psychology. B. Methods: an understanding of the methods of obtaining objective scientific data in psychology. C. Applications: an ability to integrate the basic findings of psychology and relate them to other areas of inquiry as well as to events in your own life.