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 worker" began to become a professional in the 20th century? In fact, "charity" works in human society and has appeared very early, mainly by religious groups to provide charitable assistance to social weaknesses, which mainly refer to people. With the pace of industrialization, individuals survive in society and have more and more problems: (severeering) gap between wealth, unemployment, prostitution, singles, alcoholism, drug use, anti-social personality... Professional workers in social work want to find solutions to the problems for individuals in society who are facing "problems" and return to social routines. We may encounter some tricky problems
To deal with the above problems, social thinking and training is required. Instead of treating social science as a professional knowledge and research method, this course treats it as a mental quality (C. Wright Mills) that everyone needs, we call it: the imagination of social science. Although we still need to learn some special nouns and theoretical perspectives while advancing "social imagination", it is definitely not for the sake of social professionalism. Hopefully one day, when you encounter many difficulties on the road to becoming a social worker (or even a person), social thinking training can provide the possibility of breaking the deadlock.

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 an introduction and exploration of the basic concepts of society and the social phenomena and problems that society is concerned about. Social studies the integration and network of people such as families, groups, communities, society and countries, and also explores the relationship between culture, religion, education, legal regulations, politics, and economic systems and their impact on people. These topics discussed in this course cover the logic of social operations, the methods of social control, the allocation of resources such as politics, economy, education, and the formation of inequality. At the same time, they also explore the impact of gender, ethnicity, level and other human relations on people in the process of socialization and institutional formation and evolution.
1. Through the basic training of social perspective theory and social phenomenon observation, students are interested in social phenomenon exploration and constructed systematically to explore the basic knowledge and abilities of society.
2. From important discussions on social, cultural, political and economic issues, we help students understand the operation of social systems and social systems.
3. Through social courses, students can cultivate social situations where the weak groups in society are located, and have the ability to ask questions and think and analyze, and encourage students to have a deeper level of concern for the people and society.

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《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。
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《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: Prospect. Pages 1-24.
"Social Science and Taiwan Society", "Chapter 8: Gender", Zhang Qingfen, Lin Fangmei, 2003. Taipei City: Juliu. Page 191-213.
"Social Science and Taiwan Society", "Chapter 10: Family", Yu Weixin, 2003. Taipei City: Juliu. Page 249-279.
"Modern Sex and the Holocaust", Zygmunt Bauman, 〈IV. The uniqueness and commonality of the Holocaust>. Nanjing: Lulin Publishing House. Page 112-154.
"We: Life Notes of Movement and Movement", Yuling, 2008. Taipei: Printing.
"Basic Society", written by Tony Bilton et al., "Chapter 2: Globalization and Modernity". Taipei City: Learn to be rich in culture. Page 23-45.