Sociology

Social and cultural factors in the origin, structure, and functioning of group life. Sub-divisions to be emphasized include social structure, culture, socialization, institutions, and stratification. Prerequisites: Eligible to enroll in ENGL 1010.

An interdisciplinary introduction to the field of Gender and Women's Studies. Topics include gender socialization, feminism, intersections of gender with race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, class, body image, globalization, gender and work, masculinities, violence against women and struggles for gender equality and social justice. Prerequisites: Eligible to enroll in ENGL 1010.

Contemporary social problems from the perspective of sociology. Analysis of deviant behavior, war and terrorism, race relations, crime, poverty, and illness. Writing process. Upper-level course. Prerequisites: SOCI 1010 and ENGL 1010.

American family and cross-cultural family patterns in a rapidly changing world. Topics include dating and cohabitation, couple communication, marriage, family conflict/violence, divorce, step-families, birth technologies & adoption, and parenting in a diverse society. Writing process. Upper-level course. Prerequisite: SOCI 1010 or PSYC 2201.

An introduction to major research methods. Includes survey, experimental, and field research. The logic, design, and execution of the research process with concern for elementary data analysis. Evaluation of social science research for scientific rigor, usefulness, relevance, and ethics. Cannot earn credit for this course and PSYC 2206. Upper-level course. Prerequisites: ENGL 1010, MATH 1150 or higher, and either PSYC 1101 or SOCI 1010. MATH 1310 recommended.

Diversity and dominant-minority relations; development of sociological theory and the trends and policies that may reduce or produce structural and personal discrimination by race/ethnicity, gender, age or sexual orientation. Upper-level course. Prerequisite: SOCI 1010, or PSYC 1101 or HIST 1110 or HIST 2090.

An examination of criminal and delinquent behavior in the United States, and its descriptive, empirical, and theoretical explanations. Social control in society, the major theoretical perspectives in the field, and developing theories and issues. Topics include the definition and measurement of crime, types of crime, theories if crime causation and social policy issues involving crime prevention. Upper-level course. Prerequisites: SOCI 1010.

Focuses the tools of environmental sociology and social theory, using both classical and modern sociology to explain and analyze social behavior and its relationship to nature. Students use these tools to examine local issues. Upper-level course. Prerequisite: SOCI 1010.