社會學是什麼？根據《進擊的社會學家》：「社會學是最酷的學科。真的，還有哪個領域的學科更能讓你看出社會是如何運作或如何運用所學來改變社會？」

使人類社會變得更好，是社會學的終極關懷。同學研讀社會學之前，必須先確定自己是為台灣社會與全世界人類社會朝向更美好的未來而努力研究，我們是全球人類的一部份，有責任對於人類社會所產生的問題，著手研究並且思考改善方案。
社會學讓我們能洞察、反省事物表面與深層的意義，社會學知識使我們有能力，對現象進行周延的分析。社會學讓我們知道自己所處的社會問題，也瞭解人類社會總體的問題。藉由研究與分析，我們能發展更深入與多元的思考，在行動與觀察中瞭解社會學，更是當今社會學學習的重要趨勢。

本選修課之課程目標是希望同學能夠瞭解並習慣「社會學觀點與思維」，並且學習從個人與社會多重角度思考問題，並主要以台灣社會的議題為主軸，希望能靈活運用社會學基本概念。

課程以社會學概論，如種族、性別、階級不平等、文化、政治國家概論為主。課程可分二：第一部份主要簡介社會學基本概念與問題意識，並簡介什麼是社會學與社會科學。於此部分我們討論社會學觀點與「非」社會學觀點的差異、常識與知識的差異。第二部份，我們探討社會不平等如何產生，並從社會不平等的概念切入與日常生活相關的社會議題中。主要論題為將以「階層、階級與勞動」、「族群不平等」、與「性別不平等」等切入，藉由此些不平等的社會議題，進一步分析台灣社會現象並瞭解社會學的基本概念與理論。

What is sociology? According to The Attack of the Sociologist: "Sociology is the coolest subject. Really, what other field of study allows you to better see how society works or how to apply what you learn to change society?"

Making human society better is the ultimate concern of sociology. Before students study sociology, they must first make sure that they are working hard for a better future for Taiwanese society and human society around the world. We are part of global humanity and have the responsibility to start researching and thinking about improvement plans for the problems that arise in human society.
Sociology allows us to gain insight into and reflect on the surface and deep meanings of things. Sociological knowledge enables us to conduct comprehensive analysis of phenomena. Sociology allows us to understand the social problems in which we live, as well as the overall problems of human society. Through research and analysis, we can develop more in-depth and diverse thinking, and understand sociology through action and observation, which is an important trend in today's sociology learning.

The goal of this elective course is to hope that students can understand and get used to "sociological perspectives and thinking", and learn to think about issues from multiple perspectives of individuals and society, focusing mainly on issues in Taiwanese society, and hope to be able to flexibly apply basic concepts of sociology.

The course focuses on introduction to sociology, such as race, gender, class inequality, culture, and political country. The course can be divided into two parts: the first part mainly introduces the basic concepts and problem awareness of sociology, and introduces what sociology and social science are. In this section we discuss the differences between sociological perspectives and “non” sociological perspectives, and the differences between common sense and knowledge. In the second part, we explore how social inequality arises and move from the concept of social inequality to social issues related to daily life. The main topics will be "class, class and labor", "ethnic inequality", and "gender inequality". Through these unequal social issues, we will further analyze Taiwan's social phenomena and understand the basic concepts and theories of sociology.

介紹社會學基本概論

Introduction to the basics of sociology

【主要社會學教科書】

1.*王振寰、瞿海源編，2003，《社會學與台灣社會》，巨流。
2.*成令方、林鶴玲、吳嘉苓，2001，《見樹又見林：社會學作為一種生活、實踐與承諾》。台北：群學。

【社會議題教科書】

1.《勞工看的台灣史》1,2,3冊。敬仁勞工中心、苦勞網出版。（內容放在教學平台，請同學自行影印閱讀）。
2. 講義讀本：參考資料：《巷仔口社會學》https://twstreetcorner.org/
《芭樂人類學》http://guavanthropology.tw/
3. 林立青（2017），《做工的人》。台北：寶瓶文化。

【Main Sociology Textbooks】

1.*Wang Zhenhuan and Qu Haiyuan, eds., 2003, "Sociology and Taiwanese Society", Juliu.
2.*Cheng Lingfang, Lin Heling, and Wu Jialing, 2001, "Seeing the Forest Again for the Trees: Sociology as a Life, Practice and Commitment". Taipei: Qunxue.

【Social Issues Textbook】

1. "History of Taiwan from the perspective of laborers" Volumes 1, 2, and 3. Published by Jingren Labor Center and Kulao.com. (The content is placed on the teaching platform, students are asked to copy and read it by themselves).
2. Lecture Notes: Reference: "Sociology of Xiangzikou" https://twstreetcorner.org/
"Guava Anthropology" http://guavanthropology.tw/
3. Lin Liqing (2017), "The Worker". Taipei: Aquarius Culture.