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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOCY 100. A study of topics of special interest.
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Twelve credits of sociology and permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Integrated reading or research under the direction and supervision of a faculty member. A maximum of 6 credits may be earned by a student for the same field experience in SOCY386 and SOCY399 combined.
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4.00 Credits
Three hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: SOCY201 or equivalent or permission of department. Not open to students who have completed ENEE324, BMGT231, or STAT400. Issues in the use of significance tests in sociology, one and two-way analysis of variance, elements of multiple regression and correlation, techniques for the analysis of nominal and ordinal data.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOCY202 or equivalent; or permission of department. An intermediate survey of the major research methods used by sociologists, including survey research, experimentation, observation, archival research, and in-depth interviewing. The selection of an appropriate research method, with analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of various methods, practical issues, data collection and preparation, and analytical techniques.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOCY 100. A study of major theoretical approaches to sociology, including functionalism, conflict, and symbolic interactionism. Original works of major theorists are examined in historical perspective.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOCY 100. A study of social demography. Topics include types of demographic analysis, demographic data, population characteristics, migration, mortality, fertility, population theories, world population growth, and population policy.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOCY201 or equivalent and SOCY 410; or permission of department. Basic techniques for analyzing population structure and demographic processes, including fertility, mortality and migration.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: six credits of sociology course work. Formerly SOCY312. Family and population dynamics. Fertility issues, such as teenage pregnancy, the timing of parenthood, and family size; as they relate to family behavior, such as marital patterns, child care use, and work and the family. Policy issues that relate to demographic changes in the family.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: six credits of Sociology or permission of department. Critical overview of major approaches to development (modernization, dependency, world-systems) within comparative sociology. Impact on empirical research and the design and implementation of strategies of development. Salient topics in the comparative sociology of development including: democratization, trends in world income inequalities, structural adjustment programs, and changing patterns of labor force participation by women and men.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: six credits in sociology or permission of department. Comparative study of social change in contemporary Latin America. Critical review of major theories and their use in empirical research, and assessment of social policy implications of alternative perspectives.
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