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3.00 Credits
College: College of Arts and Sciences Department: Social Sciences Dept Credit Hours: 3 This course has a lecture with 3 hours. Traces the history of several minority groups in the United States, and analyzes their current demographic, economic, and social situations. Minority/dominant relations are examined. Emphasis is placed on the study of prejudice and discrimination. This course meets General Education requirements: Race/Ethnicity/and or Gender Issues. Prerequisites: Student must be in Honors Program. Typically Offered Fall, Spring and Summer.
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3.00 Credits
College: College of Arts and Sciences Department: Social Sciences Dept Credit Hours: 3 This course has a lecture with 3 hours. Sociological theories and research are used to analyze a variety of communities, including communes, prisons, villages, neighborhoods, and metropolitan areas. Students will use surveys, interviews, and participant observation in selected west Michigan communities. This course meets General Education requirements: Social Awareness, Race/Ethnicity/and or Gender Issues. Prerequisites: Student must be in Honors Program. Typically Offered Fall, Spring and Summer.
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3.00 Credits
College: College of Arts and Sciences Department: Social Sciences Dept Credit Hours: 3 This course has a lecture with 3 hours. The study of the nature, causes, and possible strategies for confronting selected social problems in contemporary society. Attention will be focused on such problems as war, population, drug and alcohol abuse, poverty, environment and resources, race and ethnic relations, gender and age inequalities, sexual orientation, and crime. This course meets General Education requirements: Social Awareness, Race/Ethnicity/and or Gender Issues; Social Foundations. Typically Offered Fall, Spring
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1.00 Credits
College: College of Arts and Sciences Department: Social Sciences Dept Credit Hours: 1 This course has a lecture with hours. This course has a lab with hours. Special Topics in Sociology - 100 Level. This course covers various topics taught by diverse faculty and may not be offered every semester. Typically Offered On Demand
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3.00 Credits
College: College of Arts and Sciences Department: Social Sciences Dept Credit Hours: 3 This course has a lecture with 3 hours. The history of the family and its contemporary structure and functioning are covered. Topics include love, dating, mate selection, finances, and children. Changing gender roles are examined, as is the family in other cultures. This course meets General Education requirements: Social Awareness, Global Consciousness; Race/Ethnicity/and or Gender Issues. Pre-Requisites: SOCY 121 or 122 or ANTH 122. Typically Offered Fall, Spring
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3.00 Credits
College: College of Arts and Sciences Department: Social Sciences Dept Credit Hours: 3 This course has a lecture with 3 hours. The study of male and female behavioral patterns in society. Emphasis is on the description and explanation of the male and female experiences in various institutional contexts, and on gender role changes in society. Focuses on gender roles in the United States. Cross-national variations are considered for points of comparison. This course meets General Education requirements: Social Awareness, Race/Ethnicity/and or Gender Issues. Pre-Requisites: SOCY 121 or 122 or ANTH 122. Typically Offered Fall Only
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3.00 Credits
College: College of Arts and Sciences Department: Social Sciences Dept Credit Hours: 3 This course has a lecture with 3 hours. This course grounds students in the general application of sociological theory as an analytical framework for scientific empirical observation. Builds on general theoretical framework introduced in SOCY 121. This course moves students to use sociological theory as a tool for organizing knowledge. Students are challenged to make use of their knowledge of theory to do sociology. The concentrations of race, ethnicity, gender and community are also linked to the theoretical frameworks considered. Prerequisites: SOCY 121. Typically Offered Fall only.
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3.00 Credits
College: College of Arts and Sciences Department: Social Sciences Dept Credit Hours: 3 This course has a lecture with 3 hours. This course introduces research methods generally and then focus on qualitative methods of inquiry. These include: ethnographies, case studies, focus groups, interviews, participant observations and others. Students will apply at least one method of inquiry to an actual case study in the generalist concentration, or in race, ethnicity and gender, or community studies. Students will be expected to incorporate an understanding of social theory derived in the analysis of the case study. Prerequisites: SOCY 121 and SOCY 270 or permission of advisor. Typically Offered Spring only.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
College: College of Arts and Sciences Department: Social Sciences Dept Credit Hours: 1 TO 3 This course has a lecture with 1 TO 3 hours. This course has a lab with 1 TO 3 hours. Special Topics in Sociology - 200 Level. This course covers various topics taught by diverse faculty and may not be offered every semester. Typically Offered On Demand
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1.00 Credits
College: College of Arts and Sciences Department: Social Sciences Dept Credit Hours: 1 This special studies course has been designed to allow students to work closely with a faculty member to pursue a topic of specialized interest. Topics for study and project requirements will be negotiated jointly between the faculty member and the student. Typically Offered On Demand
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