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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a sociological examination of health, health problems, and medical phenomena. Particular attention is given to the convergence of sociology and medicine; conceptions of health, illness, disease, medical actions, practitioners, workers, and clients; medical service delivery patterns; and special problems facing contemporary medical systems.
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3.00 Credits
Students will study the family as a major social institution. Considerations of how family is defined, relationships within families and between families, and larger social forces will be included. A realistic appraisal of marriage and family in contemporary American society is a goal of the course.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an introduction to research theory and methods. There is an emphasis on utilization of various research techniques in independent research projects. Both quantitative and qualitative methods are included.
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3.00 Credits
Who commits crime and why? These questions will be answered by studying theories of criminal behavior and crime in society. Specific topics will include domestic violence, juvenile offenses, and the relationship of drugs and alcohol to criminal acts. Further consideration will be given to types of crimes, including organized crime, punishment, rehabilitation, and victims' rights.
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3.00 Credits
This course will focus on religion as a powerful and influential force in human society. Religion is studied as a social institution with influence on individual relationships, family, economic, and political life.
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3.00 Credits
The focus of this course will be to examine the significance of social classes, the patterns of inequality, the differences in economic and political power, and why these structures have been perpetuated in society.
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3.00 Credits
This course will examine the history and development of law enforcement in the United States. Agencies at the national, state, and local levels will be studied. The administration, organization, and operation of various types of policing will be included.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an examination of the treatment of criminal offenders in the United States. The course will begin with a brief history of punishment and the penal system and its relationship to current correctional philosophies. Topics to be discussed include probation, prisons and their operation, and parole. Further examination will include rehabilitation programs such as Restorative Justice that are available to offenders in prison and in the community. Prerequisite: SOC 306.
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3.00 Credits
This course will examine the role and characteristics of victims of crime. Included for analysis will be victim typologies, determinates of vulnerability and risk, and the victim-offender relationship. Topics will include the treatment of victims in society and in the justice system, and the development of policies to address the rights of victims. Prerequisite: SOC 306.
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3.00 Credits
This course presents an overview of the changing urban environment. Emphasis is on contemporary urban trends, demographic shifts, social and political problems, and urban revival. Topics include neighborhoods, suburbia, ethnic diversity, urban structures and infrastructures, life in the city, and the cultural contributions of the American city.
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