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Studying in American colleges and universities
When attending a college or university in the u.s.a students usually major in one subject area and tale other classes which meet their “ distribution requirements” this means they have to take a lot of classes in one main or academic “major” subject and many other classes in different areas of study such as science, math, humanities, English and the social sciences . The idea behind this system is fir students to develop breadth and depth.
the breadth comes from having some education in a number of areas and the depth comes from concentrating , or majoring, in just one. Each college or university has its own requirements, but most students are required to take some courses in the social sciences. To fulfill the distribution requirement for social science, students may take sociology course .

What is sociology?
Sociology is one of the main social sciences. Anthropology, economics, geography, political science, and psychology are other social sciences. In the textbook introduction to sociology, authors Ethel Wood and Judith Lloyd Yero explain sociology by giving us a quotation and some definitions
Here are some of the authors’ key points.
• According to Auguste Comet, a Frenchman who was the first wdwwto use of the term sociology (in 1824), sociology means “ the study of society”.
• “ sociologists … study social behavior in himan groups and look for patterns.”(p. 2)
• Sociologists look at how social relationships affect group behavior. (p. 2)