你有沒有想過「社工」為何在二十世紀開始成為一門專業？其實，「慈善」（charity）工作在人類社會中，很早就已經出現，主要是由宗教團體來為社會弱勢提供慈善救助，而這些弱勢主要是指窮人。隨著工業化的腳步，個人生存於社會中，產生越來越多的問題：（更嚴重的）貧富落差、失業、娼嫖、單親、酗酒、藥物濫用、反社會人格……。當社會工作的專業工作者，想要為社會中遭遇「問題」的個人，尋找解決問題的方法，重新回歸社會常軌。我們可能會遇到一些棘手的難題
要處理上述難題，都需要社會學的思考訓練。這門課不把社會學當作一種專業知識和研究方法，而是將它當作一種人人都需要的心智品質（C. Wright Mills），我們稱為：社會學的想像力。雖然在鍛鍊「社會學的想像力」的同時，我們仍然需要學習一些專有名詞和理論視角，但絕對不是為了社會學專業性的理由。希望有一天，當你在成為社工（乃至於成為一個人）的路上，遇到許多難題，社會學的思考訓練能夠提供突破僵局的可能性。

Have you ever wondered why "social work" began to become a profession in the 20th century? In fact, "charity" work has appeared in human society very early. Religious groups mainly provide charitable assistance to the disadvantaged in society, and these disadvantages mainly refer to the poor. With the pace of industrialization, individuals living in society have produced more and more problems: (more serious) wealth gap, unemployment, prostitution, single parenthood, alcoholism, drug abuse, antisocial personality... As a professional social work worker, you want to find solutions to problems for individuals who encounter "problems" in society and return them to normal social norms. We may encounter some difficult problems
To deal with the above problems, sociological thinking training is required. This course does not treat sociology as a professional knowledge and research method, but as a mental quality that everyone needs (C. Wright Mills), which we call: sociological imagination. Although we still need to learn some proper terms and theoretical perspectives while exercising our "sociological imagination," this is definitely not for the sake of sociological professionalism. I hope that one day, when you encounter many difficulties on the way to becoming a social worker (or even a person), sociological thinking training can provide the possibility to break through the impasse.

這是一門介紹及探討社會學基本概念及社會學所關心探究的社會現象及問題。社會學研究家庭、團體、社區、社會與國家等人群的集結與網絡，也探討文化、宗教、教育、法律規範與政治、經濟等制度與人的關係及對人的影響。本課程討論的這些議題觸及了社會運作的邏輯、社會控制的方式及政治、經濟、教育等資源的分配與不平等的形成，同時也探討性別、種族、階級等人類關係在社會化及制度形成與演變過程中對人的影響。
1.透過社會學觀點理論與社會現象觀察的基本訓練，啟發學生對於社會現象探究之興趣，建構系統性探究社會的基本知識與能力。
2.從重要的社會、文化、政治與經濟等議題的討論，協助學生理解社會體系與社會制度的運作。
3.透過社會學課程，培養學生對於社會上的弱勢族群所處之社會情境，具有提問及思考分析能力，並促使學生對於人群社會有更深層的關懷。

This is a course that introduces and explores the basic concepts of sociology and the social phenomena and issues that sociology is concerned with exploring. Sociology studies the gathering and networks of people such as families, groups, communities, societies, and countries. It also explores the relationship between culture, religion, education, legal norms, political, economic and other systems and people and their impact on people. The topics discussed in this course touch on the logic of social operation, the methods of social control, the distribution of political, economic, educational and other resources and the formation of inequality. It also explores the impact of gender, race, class and other human relations on people in the process of socialization and the formation and evolution of institutions.
1. Through basic training in sociological perspective theory and social phenomenon observation, students are inspired to be interested in exploring social phenomena and build basic knowledge and abilities to systematically explore society.
2. Help students understand social systems and the operation of social systems through discussions on important social, cultural, political and economic issues.
3. Through sociology courses, students can develop their ability to ask questions and think and analyze the social situations of disadvantaged groups in society, and encourage students to have a deeper concern for society.

《社會學的想像》The Sociological Imagination，C. Wright Mills，〈第一章：前景〉。頁1-24。
《社會學與台灣社會》，〈第八章：性別〉，張晉芬、林芳玫，2003。台北市：巨流。頁191-213。
《社會學與台灣社會》，〈第十章：家庭〉，喻維欣，2003。台北市：巨流。頁249-279。
《現代性與大屠殺》，Zygmunt Bauman, 〈四、大屠殺的獨特性與常態性〉。南京：譯林出版社。頁112-154。
《我們：移動與勞動的生命記事》，顧玉玲，2008。臺北：印刻。
《基礎社會學》，Tony Bilton等著，〈第2章：全球化與現代性〉。台北市：學富文化。頁23-45。

"The Sociological Imagination", C. Wright Mills, "Chapter 1: Prospects". Pages 1-24.
"Sociology and Taiwanese Society", "Chapter 8: Gender", Zhang Jinfen and Lin Fangmei, 2003. Taipei City: Juliu. Pages 191-213.
"Sociology and Taiwanese Society", "Chapter 10: Family", Yu Weixin, 2003. Taipei City: Juliu. Pages 249-279.
"Modernity and the Holocaust", Zygmunt Bauman, "4. The Uniqueness and Normality of the Holocaust". Nanjing: Yilin Publishing House. Pages 112-154.
"We: Life Chronicles of Movement and Labor", Gu Yuling, 2008. Taipei: Yin Ke.
"Basic Sociology", Tony Bilton et al., "Chapter 2: Globalization and Modernity". Taipei City: Xuefu Culture. Pages 23-45.