Sociology

Division of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies

Faculty: Hannah Jones

Courses

SOCI 1010: Introduction to Sociology

Class Program
Sociology
Credits 3

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.

Semester Offered
fall/spring
General Education Areas
Critical Think and Reasoning; Diversity,
Equity Gen Ed; Social Science Gen Ed

SOCI 1050: Introduction Gender/Women Studies

Class Program
Sociology
Credits 3

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.

Semester Offered
fall/spring
General Education Areas
Diversity,
Equity Gen Ed; Social Science Gen Ed

SOCI 2000: Social Problems

Class Program
Sociology
Credits 3
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.
Semester Offered
Spring

SOCI 2030: Sociology of Families

Class Program
Sociology
Credits 3
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.
Semester Offered
fall/spring

SOCI 2060: Research Methods in the Social Sciences

Class Program
Sociology
Credits 3
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.
Semester Offered
As Needed

SOCI 2210: Social Justice, Inequity, and Diversity

Class Program
Sociology
Credits 3

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.

Semester Offered
fall/spring
General Education Areas
Diversity,
Equity Gen Ed; Social Science Gen Ed

SOCI 2310: Criminology/Sociology of Crime and Delinquency

Class Program
Sociology
Credits 3
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.
Semester Offered
As Needed

SOCI 2400: Environment and Society

Class Program
Sociology
Credits 3
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.
Semester Offered
Spring