Has anyone taken a Sociology course?

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i loved my sociology courses in college. Stuff that people dont talk about, know about, or even hear about. But a degree in sociology from what i read is a throw away degree. its sad in my opinion. its smart, important neat stuff!

You could also look into Cultural Anthropology. Its ties well with sociology and psychology and its more focused towards the 'why' rather than the 'how' people behave and think and do what they do from a wider perspective. From your OP post that seems to be your interests. Sociology and Psychology tend to focus on the individual or into small groups whereas Anthropology looks at the society and culture as a whole.

I took some sociology courses in college but after taking my intro to anthropology and archeology I ditched sociology as a career and went for anthropology.

I took Sociology 101 one summer. Some old black guy who conceivably could drop dead at any moment. He got up on a chair one day, and we all were thinking, 'What if he falls? What if he falls?" Sometimes he would pause for 5 seconds cause he forgot what he was going to say...or something, and we half expected him to croak right there. So it was an interesting class, especially when he targeted me one day. He asked me what my major was, and I said Political Science, and he asked me a question I didn't know, and then he said something about feigning ignorance, and we went back and forth. Someone after the class told me that exchange was the funniest thing he had heard in a long time.

I'm actually taking a sociology course right now. It's called Introduction to Cross-Cultural Studies: The Family, Production and Social Groups. While it's not directly related to my interests, it has a psychological aspect embedded in it. Naturally, for someone who is interested in psychology, the most interesting part of it for me is the stories of individual people. I can picture the people very vividly in my head based on the descriptions, and then relate their experiences to the stories of other people I have either met or read about in the past, people whose stories I was interested in because they somehow tie in with my special interest. I guess it really does help to have a special interest that has to do with people.

I think your parents are wrong in telling you what path you should choose. I think you've got to convince your parents somehow that being obsessively interested in something is a good thing. This is maybe where you can even show them the stories of successful people who presumably or certainly had/have AS. Just a suggestion.

It depends entirely on the teacher. I got a great teacher, we watched videos every day. I quickly (as I usually do) became the go-to guy for bringing in material to share in class. In one semester, we discussed Furries (Alan the Panda), the dropping of the drinking age to 18, and corruption in college athletics (which I did my paper on). The teacher was terrific, if anyone's in the East Tennessee area, take it.

(Yes, I really did introduce my entire class to Anthropomorphic Animals. I ran out of material, and the Alan the Panda case was interesting)

It all depends on the teacher, but sociology is a fascinating in part because it is so multi-faceted. More importantly, it cues you into how people behave and the various theories behind it. Then, you can become conscious of these patterns and modify your thinking like so. Honestly, I can't remember what I learned off the top of my head right now.

But it was fun and an A. So, take with it what you will.