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Sociology (SC)
101. INTRODUCTORY SOCIOLOGY 3 cr. Survey of social relations and social
institutions; introduction to the major divisions of the field of sociology.
111. INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY SERVICE 3 cr. Overview of the history and
philosophy of community service, including issues of social responsibility
and activism, and a review of fundamental community problems and the contributions
which volunteers can make to their solution. Attention to specific ways
in which students can volunteer in the surrounding community. Some community
service is required.
151. CULTURES OF EAST ASIA 3 cr. No prerequisite. Introduction to the
cultures of China, Korea, and Japan. National variations among cultural
heritages vastly different from the Western tradition.
152. EAST ASIAN CULTURES IN AMERICA 3 cr. No prerequisite. Influence of
Chinese, Japanese, and Korean culture on American life and the impact
of East Asian immigration on American society.
199. SPECIAL STUDIES 1 3 cr. No prerequisite. Variety of courses with
special focus; subjects will be announced in the course schedule.
201. SOCIAL PROBLEMS 3 cr. Prerequisite: SC 101. Survey of modern problems
using frames of reference and concepts introduced in SC 101. Topics include
health care, delinquency, mental health, sex-related social problems,
crime, the family, and environmental problems.
205. FAMILY CRISIS 3 cr. Examination of variables external and internal
to the family that contribute to the development of crises for a family
as a functioning unit and its individuals. Exploration of the extent of
crises, modes of adjustment, and resolution of crisis situations.
215. INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETY 3 cr. Analysis of the interdependence of social
and individual determinants of human behavior with emphasis on social
roles, socialization, and symbolic interaction in a group context.
220. CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS 3 cr. Prerequisite: SC 201. Overview of
the American system of criminal justice as an integrated process with
focus on procedures and functions or system components, including law,
police, prosecution, court, and corrections.
222. SOCIOLOGY OF LAW 3 cr. Prerequisite: SC 201. Sociological methods
and theoretical perspectives used to explain the interplay between law
and society in the social science literature.
225. SOCIOLOGY OF THE FAMILY 3 cr. Analysis of the family life cycle with
special emphasis on mate selection and the developmental periods of marital
adjustment.
230. DEVIANT BEHAVIOR 3 cr. Causes and effects of violating social norms.
Inadequate socialization, labeling, and the relationship between individual
and society. Role of social control.
235. OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS 3 cr. Context of work in society, with
emphasis on professionalization, the impact of technology and bureaucracy,
and the process of socialization of individuals to the world of work.
240. CRIMINOLOGY 3 cr. Prerequisite: SC 201. Survey of sociological data
and theories pertinent to the types and incidence of crime in America.
245. INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY 3 cr. Study of the diversity of human
lifeways that have existed historically and in the contemporary world,
viewed in a framework of biological and cultural evolution.
250. JAPANESE SOCIETY: COMPETITION AND COOPERATION 3 cr. Insight into
the culture of this economic giant; themes of cooperation and competition
in Japanese life; how Japanese cope with stresses in a “high tech”
society; how human growth is achieved in the context of the family, the
educational system, and the workplace.
255. PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION 3 cr. American subcultural groups and
the struggle for pluralism; majority and minority group control strategies;
modern trends and the movements to counteract discriminatory structures
and effects.
265. VICTIMS OF CRIME 3 cr. Special problems faced by victims of crime;
crime prevention; post
crime trauma.
270. WHITE-COLLAR CRIME 3 cr. Survey of theories, methods, and cases in
various types of white-collar crime; integration of theoretical approaches
with actual cases.
275. FAMILY VIOLENCE 3 cr. Social causes of violence in the family, especially
dynamics of child and spouse abuse. Review of current research with attention
to measures for preventing family violence and treating its effects.
280. SOCIOLOGY OF ORGANIZATIONS 3 cr. Prerequisite: SC 101. Human behavior
in the context of organizations, large and small; focus on structures
and processes, bureaucracy, organizational authority, communications,
and decision-making. Analysis of voluntary associations and non-governmental
organizations such as churches, trade unions, malls and casinos.
285. INTRODUCTION TO AGING AND SOCIETY 3 cr. Interdisciplinary overview
of the aging process with special attention to the impact on the individual,
family, and society. Experiential learning and review of current research
findings with emphasis on successful aging.
290. ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY (380) 3 cr. Critical examination of the way
in which culture and institutions shape attitudes and values about the
environment. Crucial environmental problems as a product of social and
cultural arrangements. Particular attention to the role of environmental
movements in solving these problems. Topics include the environmental
justice movement, sustainable development, consumption, population, and
conservation.
295. SOCIOLOGY OF DEATH AND DYING 3 cr. Sociological study of death and
dying from a life cycle perspective, including pain, grief, bereavement,
and widowhood.
299. SPECIAL TOPICS 1 3 cr. Specialized focus on selected areas and issues
in sociology.
305. CROSS CULTURAL ANALYSIS OF FAMILY 3 cr. The nature of family variations
among the world’s peoples; common features of the family; family
behavior in America in cross cultural context.
310. HEALTH AND ILLNESS IN SOCIETY 3 cr. Analysis of the institution of
medicine, health-care delivery, and the social factors which influence
the patient’s illness through its various stages.
315. SEXUALITY AND SOCIETY 3 cr. Human sexuality, identity, expression,
and variation as products of social control, values, and norms; a social
scientific understanding of human sexuality; social causes and consequences
of sexual dysfunction; perspectives on developing healthy family lives.
320. SEX AND GENDER 3 cr. Study of the relationship among culture, biology,
and social expectations of male and female behavior. Traditional and non
traditional American gender roles viewed cross culturally and historically.
325. INDUSTRY AND LABOR IN SOCIETY 3 cr. Analysis of industrial society
and its characteristic problems; the industrialization and deindustrialization
process; the decline of the labor movement and plant closings; and the
changing roles of labor and management in a contemporary society.
330. SOCIAL STRATIFICATION 3 cr. Theoretical background, methodological
approaches, and analysis of the consequences of systems of stratification.
Emphasis on issues of social class, class structure, and mobility in American
society.
335. SOCIOLOGY OF WAR 3 cr. Selected aspects of the relationship between
war, the state and society from a historical and comparative perspective.
Focus on the relationship between international warfare and national societies
organized to wage war in the modern period, and the extent to which this
relationship has changed over the last two centuries. Issues addressed
include nationalism, the state, resource mobilization, institutions and
organizations of armed force, citizenship and social inclusion, the experience
of combat, memory of war, and treatment of the enemy.
340. JUVENILE DELINQUENCY 3 cr. Prerequisite: SC 220, 230, or 240. Historical
development of America’s juvenile justice system since its inception
in 1902. The range of offenses committed by youth, including delinquency
and status offenses; social and personal causes and effects.
343. DRUGS AND CRIME 3 cr. Prerequisite: SC 201. Introduction to the relationship
between drugs and crime; law enforcement techniques used to reduce drug
abuse; prevention and treatment; and the arguments for and against drug
legalization.
345. CORRECTIONS 3 cr. Prerequisite: SC 220, 230, or 240. The rationale
of correctional procedures and the types of penal institutions, policies,
and practices in the supervision of convicted offenders.
350. BUREAUCRACY AND CORPORATE POWER 3 cr. Introduction to the qualities
of organized financial power blocs and their influence on social life.
Implications for rapid bureaucratization, government policy, and democratic
objectives in contemporary societies.
355. COMPARATIVE ETHNIC RELATIONS 3 cr. Overview of historical and contemporary
dynamics of ethnic relations in the United States and in selected regions
and societies around the world. Fundamental concepts and dynamics in ethnic
relations, the historical and contemporary experiences of major ethnic
groups in the United States, and instances of ethnic cooperation, conflict,
and inequality in specific countries and regions of the world.
360. URBAN SOCIETY 3 cr. Growth of urbanization; patterns of ecology,
social institutions, characteristic lifestyles, and current problems in
the core city, suburbs, and the urbanized region.
365. CORPORATE DEVIANCE 3 cr. Prerequisite: SC 220, 230, or 240. Analysis
of moral issues in business from the perspective of organizational deviance;
case analyses of corporate and governmental deviance.
370. MEDICINE AND CULTURE 3 cr. Influence of culture on illness and medical
care; ecological context of illness; practitioner patient relations; mental
illness; folk and alternative methods of healing; social and cultural
construction of illness.
375. COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOR 3 cr. Causes, effects, dynamics, and social control
of large scale non institutionalized social action: crowd behavior, riots,
panics, cults, public opinion, fads, and the rumor process.
380. ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENTS AND SOCIETY 3 cr. Prerequisite: SC 101. Individual
and group effect on environmental movements and change. Analysis of attempts
to change the impact of the human population on the physical environment.
Convergence and separation of activist groups. Individual and social impact
of environmental movements.
381. ENERGY AND SOCIETY 3 cr. Analysis of the relationship between energy
technology and social arrangements. Examinations of contemporary energy
issues and policies from a sociological perspective.
382. POPULATION AND SOCIETY 3 cr. Analysis of social aspects of population
change; population
and social structure, population trends, demographic transition, fertility,
mortality, and migration; the development of demographic theory.
383. APPLIED ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY 3 cr. Prerequisite: SC 101 or permission
of instructor. Drawing on principles of applied sociology, examination
of the relationship between environmental attitudes, values, and behavior
and means of changing behaviors. Projects will apply theories and methods
to concrete environmental problems.
385. POVERTY AND SOCIAL WELFARE 3 cr. Prerequisites: SC 101, SC 201, and
one additional course in sociology. Critical examination of poverty and
welfare reform: the underlying causes, the consequences, and the people
who are affected. Projects focus on special populations in need, such
as teens in crisis, child welfare, the homeless, and the mentally ill.
389. ENVIRONMENTAL INTERNSHIPS 1-3 crs. Prerequisite: SC 101 or permission
of instructor. Work with local non-profit agencies on environmental projects.
(Number of credit hours earned will depend on the extent of involvement
in the environmental projects.)
390. HEALTH AND HEALING IN EAST ASIA 3 cr. In depth understanding of a
system of medicine based on understandings of the human body very different
from those of biomedicine. Explores the practice of traditional Chinese
medicine in China, Japan, and the United States.
399. SEMINAR 3 cr. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing. Responsibility
for this seminar rotates among faculty members, with a different area
of study given by each. Subject and title listed in schedule of classes.
Varies by semester.
400. SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY 3 cr. Prerequisites: 6 hours of sociology. Overview
of classic and contemporary theories of society. Particular attention
to the contributions of major theorists to the development of the three
basic frameworks: structural functional analysis, symbolic interaction,
and conflict theory.
405. PUBLIC OPINION 3 cr. Theory and research on the relationship of publics,
the importance of public interaction on issues in mass society, and the
influence of government, propaganda, media, and opinion leaders on public
opinion formation.
415. SOCIOLOGY OF MENTAL ILLNESS 3 cr. Analysis of the relationship between
socio-cultural conditions and the various stages of psychiatric illness.
435. LAW AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY 3 cr. Prerequisite: SC 340, 345,
or 365. Interrelationship between law and its system of implementation;
legal processes and institutional framework; social factors affecting
practice in the criminal justice system.
440. VIOLENCE AND SOCIETY 3 cr. Prerequisite: SC 340, 345, or 365. Incidence
of violence in society, its social causes and effects. Special attention
to the social environment, the effects of interpersonal relations, and
the developmental influence of socialization.
450. SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CHANGE 3 cr. Prerequisite: SC 101. Examination
of the social and cultural contexts of changing society; theories of social
change applied for an understanding of the social-change process; roles
of individuals, society, and culture in changing technology and values.
455. RACE AND ETHNICITY TOPICS 3 cr. Prerequisites: SC 201 and 355, or
SC 355, or permission of instructor. Special social science investigation
with a focus on racial and ethnic issues in North American societies.
Previous topics included “Native Nations and American Indians”
and “Racial Minorities in Social Analysis.”
460. SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS 3 cr. Prerequisites: 6 hours of sociology
and MT 122. Focus on the logic of, procedures for, and issues related
to theory testing in social research. Specific attention to hypothesis
construction, concept operationalization, research design, data collection
methodologies, instrument construction, and sampling techniques.
465. COMMUNITY RESEARCH 3 cr. Prerequisites: 6 hours of sociology, MT
122, and permission of instructor. Practical social research experience
in applied social settings through participation in existing research
projects conducted by the university. Projects include opinion polls,
program evaluations, and community surveys.
475C. FIELD PLACEMENT AND SEMINAR IN CRIMINOLOGY 4 cr. Prerequisites:
SC 435 or 440, senior standing, and permission of instructor. Internship
in a correctional, justice, or legal setting; seminar on the analysis
of field experience.
475E. FIELD PLACEMENT AND SEMINAR IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES 4 cr. Prerequisites:
SC 101, senior standing while pursuing the Environmental Studies concentration,
and permission of instructor. Internship involving placement with local
environmental organiza-tions and regular meeting with the instructor;
seminar on the analysis of field experience.
475S. FIELD PLACEMENT AND SEMINAR IN HUMAN SERVICES 4 cr. Prerequisites:
SC 285 or 385, and permission of instructor. Internship in a social service,
health, social justice, or research setting; seminar on basic human services
and advocacy, and analysis of field experience from value and theoretical
perspectives.
484. SENIOR SEMINAR IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES 3 cr. Prerequisite: permission
of instructor. Seminar structured to bring together environmental studies
students from the various disciplines to investigate environmental issues
and problems. Working from groups, students will produce a final report
of recommendation which draws upon their different perspectives.
485. ISSUES IN COUNSELING THE ELDERLY 3 cr. Prerequisite: SC 285 or graduate
standing. Special emphasis on intergenerational issues with older families;
community and long term topics; counseling practice.
490. SOCIAL AND CULTURAL FOUNDATIONS OF COUNSELING 3 cr. Prerequisites:
SC 101, three additional courses in sociology, and junior or senior standing.
Designed to lead the student to a better understanding of counseling in
contemporary America. Ethnicity/race relations, social class effects,
ageism, changing roles of women, sexual orientation, cultural mores, and
their relevance to counselor client relations.
491. INDEPENDENT STUDY 1 cr.
492. INDEPENDENT STUDY 2 cr.
493. INDEPENDENT STUDY 3 cr. Prerequisite: approval of project by instructor
of course and chair of the department. Directed research with extensive
supervised readings. Students must report regularly to faculty advisor
during the semester. Course available only if regular class-room instruction
is unavailable, or course of study extends beyond a previously taken numbered
course with classroom instruction.
Registration for SC 491, 492, and 493 requires a pre-approval process
which involves an instructional plan reviewed by the course instructor,
department chair, and dean’s office.
499. ADVANCED SEMINAR 1 3 cr. Prerequisite: senior standing. In depth
analysis of selected
sociological topics. Responsibility for this seminar rotates among faculty
members.
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