300
A review of sociological thought within its social and historical context, focusing on Marx, Weber, Durkheim, and the perspectives of symbolic interactionism and feminism. Prerequisites:
SOC 100 or 201 or 221.
Credits
3(3-0)
Class, race, and gender and other forms of social strata. The bases, consequences, and correlates of position in the system of stratification. Prerequisites:
SOC 100 or 201 or 221; or SOC/ANT 101 and a signed Global Justice Minor.
Credits
3(3-0)
Quantitative and qualitative aspects of the population of societies, including their composition, distribution, and movement. Prerequisite:
SOC 100 or 221.
Credits
3(3-0)
Behavior in situations where institutionalized norms do not apply, such as panics, riots, and social movements. Prerequisites:
SOC 200 and 350;
SOC 301.
Credits
3(3-0)
A survey of social movements of the past several decades that have promoted progressive social change, equal rights, liberation, and peace. Prerequisites:
SOC 100 or 201 or 221; or SOC/ANT 101 and a signed Global Justice Minor.
Credits
3(3-0)
Contributions of sociology to an understanding of education as a social process. Prerequisite:
SOC 100 or
SOC 201 or
SOC 221.
Credits
3(3-0)
Analysis of the role of gender in institutions such as the economy, the family, and the schools. Gender inequality and factors that promote its reproduction. Identical to
WGS 317. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. Prerequisite:
SOC 100 or 201 or 221.
Credits
3(3-0)
Cross Listed Courses
WGS 317
Aging as a social phenomenon; with focus on aging in industrial societies. Prerequisite:
SOC 100 or 201 or 221.
Credits
3(3-0)
Relationship between social structure and deviant behavior. Prerequisite:
SOC 100 or 201 or 221.
Credits
3(3-0)
Relations among dominant and subordinate groups focusing on racism as structural inequality. This course may be offered in an online or hybrid format. (University Program Group IV-C: Studies in Racism and Cultural Diversity in the United States)
Credits
3(3-0)
Nature, distribution, social construction, and theories of crime. Introduction to criminal justice processes. Prerequisite:
SOC 100 or
SOC 201 or
SOC 221.
Credits
3(3-0)
Empirical and theoretical critique of class, race, and gender inequalities in justice processes that impede effective solutions to social problems. Prerequisite:
SOC 100 or
SOC 201 or
SOC 221.
Credits
3(3-0)
Examination of core sociological areas of study including theory, class/gender/sexualities/race, collective action, and deviance. The course is offered inside a correctional institution. Prerequisites:
SOC 100; permission of instructor.
Credits
3(3-0)
Definitions, concepts, theories and contemporary examples of organizational corporate and government (state) crime will be explored from a sociological perspective. Prerequisite:
SOC 100. Recommended:
SOC 220.
Credits
3(3-0)
Examines the civil rights movement from 1954 to 1980s; based on PBS series: Eyes on the Prize. Identical to
PHL 345,
PSC 325,
REL 345. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. Prerequisites: Any one of the following:
HST 110,
HST 111,
HST 112, LAR 145,
PSC 100,
PSC 105,
PSC 125,
REL 140,
SOC 100. (University Program Group IV-C: Studies in Racism and Diversity in the United States)
Credits
3(3-0)
Cross Listed Courses
REL 345/PHL 345/PSC 325
Second in methods sequence with
SOC 200. Research methodologies. Observation and surveys; two from: experiments/single subject design; program evaluation; interviewing/focus groups; ethnography/community studies. Prerequisites:
SOC 100; 200 with a grade of 'C' (2.0) or better; or for PSY majors, PSY 211 with a grade of 'C' (2.0) or better; six additional hours of sociology and/or social work.
Credits
3(3-0)
Social and cultural dimensions of global population issues, food and energy policies, destruction of indigenous lifeways, roles of multinational organizations, environmental racism, and environmental movements. Identical to
ANT 370. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses.
Credits
3(3-0)
Cross Listed Courses
ANT 370
Directed reading or research on an approved topic. Not open to students on academic probation. Prerequisites:
SOC 100 or 201 or 221; permission of instructor.
Credits
1-12(Spec)
Consideration of subject matter not included in courses currently listed in catalog.
Credits
1-12(Spec)