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SOCIOLOGY (SOC)
Division of Social Sciences
Division of Social Sciences - Adm
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SOC 1101
- Introductory Sociology (SS)
(4.0 cr; fall, spring, every year)
Basic concepts, theories, and methods of sociology; survey of some of the institutional areas in which sociologists specialize.
SOC 1993
- Directed Study
(1.0 - 5.0 cr [max 10.0 cr]; Prereq-approved directed study form; fall, spring, every year)
Individualized on- or off-campus research project or other learning activity not covered in the regular Sociology curriculum. Topic determined by the student and instructor.
SOC 2101
- Systems of Oppression (HDIV)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-1101 or Anth 1111 or #; fall, every year)
Patterns of group dominance, exploitation, and hate in the United States and globally. Emphasis on sexism, racism, and classism with some attention to other systems of oppression such as heterosexism, ageism, and ableism.
SOC 2993
- Directed Study
(1.0 - 5.0 cr [max 10.0 cr]; Prereq-approved directed study form; fall, spring, every year)
Individualized on- or off-campus research project or other learning activity not covered in the regular Sociology curriculum. Topic determined by the student and instructor.
SOC 3103
- Research Methodology in Sociology (SS)
(4.0 cr; =[01668]; Prereq-1101; fall, every year)
Study of the underlying theoretical assumptions and orientations of quantitative and qualitative research, including theoretical approaches to ethnography. Examination of data collection methods through case studies and fieldwork, research design, sampling techniques, strategies for data collection, and approaches to analysis and using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), a standard in sociology.
SOC 3111
- Sociology of Modernization (IP)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-1101 or Anth 1111 or #; spring, every year)
Process of modernization in non-Western societies. Social, economic, and political impact of modernization from different theoretical perspectives. Assessment of those theoretical perspectives as a means to understand dynamics of change in Third World countries.
SOC 3112
- Sociology of the Environment and Social Development (ENVT)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-1101 or #; fall, odd years)
Introduction to the sociological study of the environment and social development. Examination of the impact of international environmental and development efforts on individuals at the local level. Focus on grassroots environmental activism and social development work. Explore and discuss power relations and systems of inequality within the context of environmental and social development efforts.
SOC 3121
- Sociology of Gender and Sexuality (HDIV)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-1101 or Anth 1111 or #; fall, every year)
An introduction to the sociological study of gender and sexuality. Focus on social constructions of sex, gender, and sexuality, with particular emphasis on gender difference and gender inequality. Analysis of the changing roles, opportunities, and expectations of women and men as their societies (and subsequently, gender relations and power) undergo change in today's world. Theoretical overview and an examination of how gender and sexuality affects everyday experiences.
SOC 3122
- Sociology of Childhoods (HDIV)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-1101 or #; spring, odd years)
Introduction to the sociological study of childhoods. Examination of the interaction between societies and their youngest members-how societies shape children's lives through social institutions such as families, education, and the state. A close look at children's access to privileges and resources as determined by children's experiences of race, gender, class, nationality, and sexual orientation.
SOC 3123
- Sociology of Aging (HDIV)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-1101; spring, offered periodically)
An overview of the significant sociological perspectives, social issues, and research pertaining to the phenomenon of aging in society. Examination of the major theories of social aging as well as the historical and cross-cultural variations in aging and differences by race, ethnicity, gender, and social class. Description of how the social process of aging affects individuals, the nature of family relationships, societies, and community involvement. Study of the current issues in health and social service delivery for care of the elderly.
SOC 3131
- World Population (ENVT)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-1101 or #; fall, every year)
Population theory and demographic method. Dynamics of fertility and mortality as the basis of population forecasting and its policy implications. Emphasis on the tie between Third World demographic trends and population issues in the rest of the world.
SOC 3141
- Sociology of Deviance (E/CR)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-4 cr in Soc or #; fall, every year)
An introduction to the sociological study of deviance. Explore the social reality of deviance within contemporary society and examine the social construction of deviant categories. Specific focus on images of deviance as social constructs, rather than as intrinsic elements of human behavior. Investigation of the complex relationships between individual behavior and social structure, with a focus on power, inequality, and oppression. Also, an examination of the socio-cultural definitions of morality and behavior.
SOC 3204
- Culture, Food, and Agriculture (ENVT)
(4.0 cr; =[ANTH 3204]; Prereq-1101 or Anth 1111 or #; spring, even years)
Same as Anth 3204. Examines the globalization of food systems utilizing the political ecology of food to understand global and local dimensions of production, marketing, and consumption. Emphasis on connections between food production and national identity, relations of power, genetic engineering, environmental destruction, the politics of world hunger, and local efforts to achieve sustainability.
SOC 3251
- African Americans (HDIV)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-1101 or Anth 1111; fall, spring, offered periodically)
Examination of African American religious, economic, political, family, and kinship institutions in the context of the greater American society. Struggles to overcome problems and the degree of success or failure of these struggles are examined and placed in historical context.
SOC 3252
- Women in Muslim Society (IP)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-1101 or Anth 1111; spring, offered periodically)
The cultures and social statuses of women in several Muslim countries are examined and placed in their political, economic, and religious contexts.
SOC 3403
- Sociological Theory (SS)
(4.0 cr; =[01669]; Prereq-1101; 4 addtl cr in Soc recommended; fall, every year)
Survey of major developments in sociological theory, with attention to both classical and contemporary variants. Emphasis on sociological ideas in relation to the principal intellectual currents of European society, American society, and non-Western thought.
SOC 3451
- Contemporary American Indians (HDIV)
(4.0 cr; =[ANTH 3451]; Prereq-1101 or Anth 1111 or #; fall, odd years)
Same as Anth 3451. The cultures of contemporary Indian tribes in the United States. Government policies, gaming, urban populations, education, self-determination, and identity.
SOC 3452
- American Indian Women (HDIV)
(4.0 cr; =[ANTH 3452]; Prereq-1101 or Anth 1111 or #; fall, every year)
Same as Anth 3452. The role of Indian and mixed-blood women in a variety of North American Indian cultures, both traditional and contemporary, using ethnography, autobiography, life history, biography, and fiction. The interaction of Indian women and their cultures with the colonizing cultures of Western Europe and the United States.
SOC 3601
- Social Justice and Human Rights in Latin America (IP)
(4.0 cr; =[ANTH 3601]; Prereq-1101 or Anth 1111 or #; spring, every year)
Same as Anth 3601. Examination of social, economic, and political transformations in Latin America with an emphasis on social justice and human rights. Critical approaches to understand U.S.-Latin American relations, labor struggles, rebellions to define alternative development, indigenous resistance to encroachment on resources and ways of life, civil war and genocide, and efforts to create a more environmental and socially sustainable development.
SOC 3602
- Women in Latin America (IP)
(4.0 cr; =[ANTH 3602]; Prereq-1101 or Anth 1111 or #; fall, odd years)
Same as Anth 3602. Study of the social statuses of women in Latin American countries and the cultural norms influencing these statuses. Topics include class differences and the varied interests of women of different classes and ethnicities, women's movements, economic and political conditions, religion and women, etc.
SOC 3993
- Directed Study
(1.0 - 5.0 cr [max 10.0 cr]; Prereq-approved directed study form; fall, spring, every year)
Individualized on- or off-campus research project or other learning activity not covered in the regular Sociology curriculum. Topic determined by the student and instructor.
SOC 4901
- Independent Project Seminar I
(1.0 cr; Prereq-3101 or 3102, 3401 or 3402; A-F only, fall, spring, every year)
A capstone seminar to guide sociology majors in the completion of an independent study project; selection and definition of a research project; small-group and one-on-one consultation and advising on defining a research topic, designing and planning its execution, developing a bibliography, relating relevant theoretical perspectives to research materials, organizing and writing a research paper.
SOC 4902
- Independent Project Seminar II (SS)
(3.0 cr; =[SOC 4991]; Prereq-4901; A-F only, spring, every year)
A capstone seminar to guide sociology majors in the completion of an independent study project; execution of a research project; small-group and one-on-one consultation and advising on conducting the research project planned in Soc 4901, developing a bibliography, relating relevant theoretical perspectives to research materials, organizing and writing a research paper.
SOC 4993
- Directed Study
(1.0 - 5.0 cr [max 10.0 cr]; Prereq-approved directed study form; fall, spring, every year)
Individualized on- or off-campus research project or other learning activity not covered in the regular Sociology curriculum. Topic determined by the student and instructor.
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