HCCC Libraries: Sociology: Streaming Videos

Core Concepts in Sociology
This multi-segment program introduces the sociological concepts of personal, social, and role identity; of primary and secondary socialization; and of culture, with its associated concepts of learned norms and values, ethnocentrism, cultural diversity, and cultural change.
Conversation: Exploring Preconceived Notions About Otherness
This program brings together more than two dozen total strangers to reveal the hidden judgments people make about those they don't know.
Doing Sociological Research
After defining what exactly constitutes research, the video defines the concepts of reliability, validity, and representativeness through a study of social interaction in schools, while presenting the use of interviews in sociological research;
Sexual Stereotypes in the Media
This program illustrates some of the commercial, cultural, psychological, and sociological forces that have shaped sexual stereotypes in the media, such as demographic segmentation and the selling of gender.
The Sociology of Families and Households
This multi-section program examines the relationships between established sociological perspectives—structural functionalism, Marxist theory, and early feminist theory—and the family.

Sociology