對我來說，社會學是一門非常刺激的學科，竭盡所能去追問：社會是什麼？社會如何影響我們？以及，我們如何可能改變社會？從新聞媒體上，我們每天都能看見許多令人揪心的新聞事件，從殺人案件、貧窮問題、政治腐敗、族群歧視乃至於國際戰爭等等，不斷重複上演。社會學則試著從「結構」的高度重新理解這些「個案」，診斷社會問題的真正根源，盡可能尋求公共解決的機會。簡而言之，社會學是一門以「社會」為研究對象的科學。只不過相較於自然科學，社會學的特殊困難在於：我們自己就身處社會之中，社會學家也是社會的產物！想要澄清一個社會現象，其實並不容易。我們對於社會的認識，勢必涉入各式各樣的文化、習俗、偏見、意識型態或利害關係之間的角力，因此社會學常常無可避免地挑動社會的敏感神經，介入所謂階級、性別、權力或歧視等等議題，引發無止盡的辯論。特別是在這危機隱伏的年代，各種或舊或新的社會問題湧現，諸如逆全球化、民粹主義、基本教義派、保守主義復甦、社會福利解體、債務危機、大國衝突、世界秩序重組等等，如何保持一份清醒、包容與進取，更是艱鉅的挑戰。話說回來，也許這樣一種充滿張力與矛盾的知識處境，才是社會學的魅力所在。過去如是，今日亦然。社會工作（social works）的前提，應當是真誠地理解社會（societies）。話不多說，歡迎各位加入社會學的思考征途！

For me, sociology is a very stimulating subject, trying my best to ask: What is society? How does society affect us? And, how can we possibly change society? From the news media, we can see many heart-wrenching news events every day, ranging from murder cases, poverty issues, political corruption, ethnic discrimination and even international wars, etc., repeated repeatedly. Sociology tries to re-understand these "cases" from the perspective of "structure", diagnose the real root causes of social problems, and seek public solutions as much as possible. In short, sociology is a science that takes "society" as its research object. But compared to the natural sciences, the special difficulty of sociology is that we ourselves are in society, and sociologists are also products of society! It is actually not easy to clarify a social phenomenon. Our understanding of society is bound to involve the struggle between various cultures, customs, prejudices, ideologies or interests. Therefore, sociology often inevitably stirs up the sensitive nerves of society and intervenes in issues such as class, gender, power or discrimination, triggering endless debates. Especially in this era of hidden crises, various old and new social problems have emerged, such as anti-globalization, populism, fundamentalism, resurgence of conservatism, disintegration of social welfare, debt crisis, major power conflicts, reorganization of world order, etc. How to maintain sobriety, tolerance and progress is an even more difficult challenge. Having said that, perhaps such an intellectual situation full of tension and contradiction is the charm of sociology. It was true in the past and it is true today. The premise of social works should be a sincere understanding of societies. Without further ado, welcome everyone to join the sociological thinking journey!

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, and 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.

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Allen G. Johnson著，成令方等譯，2003，《見樹又見林：社會學作為一種生活、實踐和承諾》。台北：群學。

Anthony Giddens著，廖仁義譯，1995，《批判的社會學導論》。台北：唐山。

"The Sociological Imagination" by C. Wright Mills, translated by Zhang Junmei and Liu Lingyou. Taipei: Juliu.

Written by Allen G. Johnson, translated by Cheng Lingfang et al., 2003, "Seeing the Forest Again for the Trees: Sociology as a Life, Practice, and Commitment". Taipei: Qunxue.

Written by Anthony Giddens, translated by Liao Renyi, 1995, "Introduction to Critical Sociology". Taipei: Tangshan.