Crash Course Sociology #1: What is Sociology? Digital Student Worksheet

Define sociology and explain its historical origin, including Auguste Comte's role

Explain the two-part sociological perspective: seeing the general in the particular and the strange in the familiar

Define social location and explain how it can limit an individual's choices

Define marginalization and describe its relationship to power and inequality in society

Assign the video and worksheet as a flipped-classroom or homework task, then use the answer key to lead a follow-up discussion rather than simply collecting it for a grade

Focus discussion on questions 5-8, since they cover the more abstract 'sociological perspective' concept that students are more likely to need help articulating in their own words

Have students compare their own worded answers to the answer key's paragraph responses to practice academic writing, not just memorize facts

Use question 10-12 (social location and marginalization) as a bridge into a broader discussion of current social issues relevant to your students

Video-based note-taking and comprehension — students extract and record definitions and explanations directly from a Crash Course video episode.

Sociological perspective application — students explain 'seeing the general in the particular' and 'seeing the strange in the familiar' as sociological thinking tools.

Key-term definition — students define social location, marginalization, and forms of power and inequality in their own words.