The following provides examples of existing OER that can be used for the indicated courses. Please find all potential OER identified for the discipline at Open Educational Resources and Sociology.
Required Core Courses (all courses are universally required)
Introduction to Sociology (SOCI 110)
- Introduction to Sociology 3e (OpenStax); Introduction to Sociology 2e (OpenStax) – LibreTexts (CC BY 4.0)
- Introductory Sociology (Pelz, Lumen Learning) (License varies)
- 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) An update of the Hammond and Cheney text.
- Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World (2016) (CC BY-NC-SA)
Social Problems (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 (SOCI 125)
- Introductory Statistics (OpenStax); 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 (MATH 110)
- OpenIntro Statistics (Diez, Barr, and Cetinkaya-Rundel) ; OpenIntro Statistics (Diez et al) – LibreTexts (CC BY-SA)
- Statistics Using Technology (Kozak); Statistics Using Technology (Kozak) – LibreTexts (CC BY-SA)
- Foundations in Statistical Reasoning (Kaslik); Foundations in Statistical Reasoning (Kaslik) – LibreTexts (CC BY-SA-NC)
- Introductory Statistics (OpenStax); Introductory Statistics (OpenStax) – LibreTexts (CC BY 4.0)
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 – Any 2 courses from the following
Research Methods –
Introduction to Research Methods (SOCI 120)
- Research Methods for the Social Sciences (Pelz, Lumen Learning) (License varies)
- Social Science Research: Principles, Methods, and Practices (Bhattacherjee, 2012) (CC BY-SA 3.0)
- 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 (SOCI 130)
- Contemporary Families – An Equity Lens (Pearce); Contemporary Families – An Equity Lens (Pearce) – LibreTexts (CC BY 4.0)
- Sociology of the Family (Hammond, 2010) – PDF (CC BY)
- Intimate Relationships and Families (College of the Canyons) (CC BY)
- Parenting and Family Diversity Issues- Diana L. Lang (Iowa State University Digital Press, 2020) (CC BY-NC-SA)
Introduction to Gender (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)
- Intro 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 (SOCI 150)
- 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 (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.
- ”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 (PSY 170)
- Principles of Social Psychology (University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing, 2015 (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Principles of Social Psychology – 1st International Edition (Stangor) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Together: The Science of Social Psychology (NOBA) (CC BY-NC-SA)
Any sociology course that is articulated as lower major preparation at a CSU or UC.
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List B – Select 1 course from the following
Any courses not selected above, any CSU and UC transferable sociology courses, and/or other courses(in or outside the discipline) that are articulated as lower division major preparation for the Sociology major at a CSU and UC (e.g. Cultural Anthropology, General Psychology) or introductory course in the social sciences.
Intro to Cultural Anthropology (C-ID ANTH 120)
- Perspectives: An Open Invitation to Cultural Anthropology, 2nd Edition (American Anthropological Association, 2020) (CC-BY-NC 4.0)l
- Cultural Anthropology – LibreTexts (CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0)
- Cultural Anthropology (Lumen Learning) (Licenses vary)
- The Art of Being Human: A Textbook for Cultural Anthropology (New Prairie Press, 2018) (CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0)
- Introduction to Anthropology (Jennifer Hasty, David G. Lewis, & Marjorie M. Snipes, 2022, OpenStax) (CC BY)
Introductory Psychology (C-ID PSY 110)
- Psychology 2e (Spielmen, Jenkins, and Lovett, 2020) (OpenStax) (CC BY 4.0); Introductory Psychology (OpenStax) – LibreTexts (CC BY 4.0)
- Discover Psychology 2.0: A Brief Introductory Text (Diener and Biswas-Diener) (CC-BY-NC-SA)
- Introduction to Psychology: 1st Canadian Edition (Stangor & Walinga) (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
- Psychology: The Science of Human Potential by Jeffrey Levy (CC-BY 4.0)
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