# SOCI 1: Introduction to Sociology

- By: Christina Mendoza
- Publisher: Chabot College
- Source: [LibreTexts](https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Chabot_College/SOCI_1%3A_Introduction_to_Sociology)
- Licence: not stated by the source
- Read at LibreTexts: https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Chabot_College/SOCI_1%3A_Introduction_to_Sociology
- PDF: https://downloads.libretexts.org/api/v1/download/socialsci-394540/pdf

This introductory text examines how society shapes human behavior, relationships, identities, opportunities, and inequality. It introduces sociological perspectives and research methods while exploring culture, socialization, groups, institutions, and social change. Readers learn to connect personal experiences to larger social forces and to recognize how social structures influence everyday life, individual choices, and patterns of inequality in society.