The following provides examples of existing OER that can be used for the indicated courses. You can find all potential OER identified for the discipline at Open Educational Resources and Sociology with descriptions and comments. Please note that the structure presented here aligns with the Sociology TMC.
Required Core:
Introduction to Sociology (C-ID SOCI 110)
- Introduction to Sociology 3e (OpenStax) (CC BY)
- Sociology (Barkan) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
- Sociology (Boundless) – LibreTexts (CC BY-SA)
- Introduction to Sociology (Hammond and Cheney) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
- Introduction to Sociology (College of the Canyons) – PDF (CC BY 4.0)
- Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World (Saylor Academy, 2016) (CC BY-NC-SA)
Social Problems (C-ID SOCI 115)
- Social Problems: Continuity and Change (Lumen Learning for SUNY) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Social Problems: Continuity and Change (College of the Canyons, 2015) (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
Statistics
Introduction to Statistics in Sociology (C-ID SOCI 125)
- Introductory Statistics (OpenStax) – LibreTexts (CC BY 4.0)
- Statistics for the Social Sciences (Pelz, Lumen Learning) (License varies)
- PSPP (CC BY-NC-SA)
OR Introduction to Statistics (C-ID MATH 110)
See full list with descriptions, comments, and licensing on the OER and Mathematics page.
- Statistics for Social Justice Studies (Blustein, et al., ASCCC OERI) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- OpenIntro Statistics (Diez, Barr, and Cetinkaya-Rundel) (CC BY-SA)
- Statistics Using Technology (Kozak) (CC BY-SA) – Coconino Community College website
- Introductory Statistics (OpenStax) – LibreTexts (CC BY 4.0)
- Foundations in Statistical Reasoning (Kaslik) – LibreTexts (CC BY-SA-NC)
Course Templates (Instructor account required)
- Introduction to Statistics (OpenStax) – MyOpenMath (CC BY 4.0)
- Statistics Using Technology (Kozak) – MyOpenMath (CC BY-SA)
OR Behavioral and/or Social Science Statistics
- Elementary Statistics for Behavioral and Social Sciences (Oja) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA/CC BY-SA)
- Introduction to Psychological Statistics by Foster, Lane, Scott, Hebl, Guerra, Osherson, Zimmer, 2018 (CC BY-NC-SA)
List A – Select 2 courses:
Research Methods
Introduction to Research Methods (C-ID SOCI 120)
- An Introduction to Research Methods in Sociology (Sheppard, 2019) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Research Methods for the Social Sciences (Pelz, Lumen Learning) (License varies)
- Social Science Research: Principles, Methods and Practices (Revised edition) (Bhattacherjee, 2019) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Sociology 102 Principles of Sociological Inquiry (College of the Canyons, 2017) (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
- SPSS for Windows, Version 23: A basic tutorial (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
OR Research Methods for the Behavioral and/or Social Sciences
Another CSU and UC transferable behavioral an/or social science research methods course that has either a prerequisite of SOCI 125 or PSY 110 or articulation as major preparation.
- Research Methods in Psychology (CC BY-NC-SA)
Introduction to Marriage and Family (C-ID SOCI 130)
- Contemporary Families – An Equity Lens (Pearce) – LibreTexts (CC BY 4.0)
- Sociology of the Family (Hammond) (CC BY)
- Intimate Relationships and Families (College of the Canyons) – PDF (CC BY)
- Parenting and Family Diversity Issues- Diana L. Lang (Iowa State University Digital Press, 2020) (CC BY-NC-SA)
Introduction to Gender (C-ID SOCI 140)
- Introduction to Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies (Kang, Lessard, & Heston, 2017) (CC BY 4.0)
- Global Women’s Issues: Women in the World Today, extended version (Bureau of International Information Programs, United States Department of State) (Public Domain)
- Introduction to Women’s Studies (College of the Canyons, 2017) (CC BY 4.0)
- Gendered Lives: Global Issues- Milne Open Textbooks (Fernandez and Nelson, 2021) (CC BY)
- The American LGBTQ Rights Movement: an introduction- Morgan and Rodriguez (Humboldt State University Press) (CC BY-SA)
Introduction to Race and Ethnicity (C-ID SOCI 150)
- Sociology of Race and Ethnicity (Ounjian, 2023) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Immigrant and Refugee Families (Ballard et al.) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC)
- Minority Studies (Dunn) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
- Race and Ethnic Relations in the U.S.: An Intersectional Approach (2021) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Beyond Race: Cultural Influences on Human Social Life (Kennedy, 2018) (CC BY-NC-SA)
Introduction to Crime (C-ID SOCI 160)
One needs to look through all the resources here. There is sufficient material to create a text, but an instructor would need to organize it to suit their needs.
- Introduction to the American Criminal Justice System (Burke, Carter, Fedorek, Morey, Rutz-Burri, Sanchez) (CC BY-SA)
- ”Criminology” search query on Geneseo
- Fundamental Cases in Criminal Justice (McKee) (OER-QMS)
- Criminal Justice: A Overview of the System (McKee, 2018) (OER-QMS)
- Introduction to Criminology- Lecture Slides (Ramirez, 2020) (CC BY)
Introduction to Social Psychology (C-ID PSY 170)
See full list with descriptions, comments, and licensing on the OER and Psychology page.
- An Introduction to Social Psychology (Thomas Edison State University and Diana Sanchez, 2022) – Pressbooks (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Principles of Social Psychology – 1st International Edition (Jhangiani and Tarry, 2023) (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
- Together: The Science of Social Psychology (Variety of Authors) (Noba) (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
Any sociology course that is articulated as lower major preparation at a CSU or UC
- No resources identified yet
List B – Select 1 course:
Any List A course not selected above
Any CSU or UC transferable sociology course OR other courses (in or outside the sociology discipline) that are articulated as lower division major preparation for the Sociology major at a CSU or UC (e.g. Cultural Anthropology, General Psychology) OR an introductory course in the social sciences
Intro to Cultural Anthropology (C-ID ANTH 120)
See full list with descriptions, comments, and licensing on the OER and Anthropology page.
- Introduction to Anthropology: A Four Field Approach (Edited by Pawlowicz; Brooks; Phaup; and Rector) (CC-BY-NC)
- Introduction to Anthropology (Hasty, Lewis, and Snipes, 2022) – OpenStax (CC BY)
- Introduction to Anthropology: Holistic and Applied Research on Being Human (Palmiotto, Homsey-Messer, Ford, Poole, Adams, Allard, and Chadwick, 2022) (CC BY-SA)
- Cultural Anthropology (Saneda and Field, 2020) – LibreTexts (CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0)
- Perspectives: An Open Invitation to Cultural Anthropology, 2nd Edition (Brown, Tubelle de Gonzalez, and McIlwraith – American Anthropological Association, 2020) (CC-BY-NC 4.0)
- The Art of Being Human: A Textbook for Cultural Anthropology (Wesch – New Prairie Press, 2018) (CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0)
Introductory Psychology (C-ID PSY 110)
- Introduction to Psychology: Moving toward Diversity and Inclusion (McFarlane, Shi, Ramoo, and Yousef, 2024) (CC-BY-NC-SA)
- Introductory Psychology (OpenStax) – LibreTexts (CC BY 4.0)
- Introduction to Psychology (2019) by Jorden A. Cummings & Lee Sanders (CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0)
- Psychology: The Science of Human Potential by Jeffrey Levy (CC-BY 4.0)
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