[Distributed in Canada by Magic Lantern Communications Ltd.]. Each program is approximately 28 minutes in length.

1. Why sociology? -- 2. Sociological perspectives -- 3. Sociological inquiry -- 4. Culture -- 5. Socialization -- 6. Social interactions, relationships, and structure -- 7. Social groups -- 8. Formal organizations and bureaucracy -- 9. Communities, societies and nations -- 10. Social stratification -- 11. Social class -- 12. Gender -- 13. Race and ethnicity -- 14. Age -- 15. Deviance and social control -- 16. Social institutions: religion, family & economics -- 17. Social institutions: politics and education -- 18. Health and medicine -- 19. Communications media and technology -- 20. Population and urbanization -- 21. Social change -- 22. Social action.

Producer/director, Ken Harrison; Content Specialist, Jane A. Penney; Editor, Michael Coleman; Photographers, Larry Ellis & Russell Blair; Music, Bruce Richardson; Post-production, Moving Pictures Editorial, Inc.

Narrator: Lynn Mathis.

Exploring society is an introductory, college-level Sociology course that replaces Sociological Imagination. Stories and situations are used to dramatize the human conflicts at the core of all sociological issues. Each program features interviews with sociologists and other experts who have been chosen for their individual expertise, as well as for the diverse backgrounds, approaches and viewpoints they bring to this production. Specific voice-over narration is used throughout each lesson to reinforce key points. Each video program is divided into segments that may be used as stand-alone modules on specific topics.

DVD

Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.