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3.00 Credits
With the increasing saturation of biotechnology, cybertechnology, communication/media technology, etc., in the world, it is prudent to study the overall relationship of technology to culture and society and to consider the social impact of the next wave. While identifying serious problems and risks, the course also explores the proposition that technology can be shaped and guided to be a positive force. Prerequisite: SO 110
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3.00 Credits
This course (1) examines how human activities contribute to environmental problems, such as climate change, pollution, disappearance of natural habitat, decreasing biodiversity, diminishing natural resources, deforestation, erosion, and desertification, (2) analyzes the impact of environmental degradation on human populations and human societies; and (3) identifies those steps taken and yet to be taken to end degradation and restore environmental health. A project in which students take action in some group, organization, or community to make its impacts on the environment more positive is required. Prerequisite: SO 110
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3.00 Credits
Social movements are a powerful form of collective action with the capacity to alter societies for the better (e.g., Civil Rights Movement) or worse (e.g., fascism). Utilizing a rich vein of social theory and social scientific studies, this course offers an in-depth analysis of these fascinating social phenomena. Prerequisite: SO 110
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3.00 Credits
This course develops students' gender awareness in order for them to realize that acceptance of males and females as equal human beings is an orientation that requires understanding of institutions and structures. Prerequisite: SO 110
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3.00 Credits
Detailed and comprehensive analysis of a sociological issue or problem of current interest. Specific topic is announced in the course schedule of any given semester. Prerequisite: SO 110
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3.00 Credits
This sociological theory course gives students an understanding of the works of the major classical theorists whose ideas played a central role in the development of sociological theory and introduces students to the dominant contemporary perspectives in social thought. Emphasis is on developing the students' knowledge of the range of thinking that exists concerning social issues, what the strengths and weaknesses of each position are, therefore, enabling them to work within any point of view. A seminar format is used, requiring students to do assigned readings before a topic is discussed in class since it is through class discussions that ideas are analyzed, dissected, and critically assessed. Prerequisites: AN 110, SO 110, and two Sociology electives
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3.00 Credits
Emphasis is on sociology as an applied discipline that provides scientific explanations of important social issues. Students review several existing sociological studies framed within the various theoretical approaches studied in the Sociological Theory (SO 372). Students are expected to identify the theoretical framework used by the researcher in each study; to explain the impact of the theoretical framework on the methodology used in the study; and to propose another theoretical framework that could have been used and its impact on the selection of a research method to study the social phenomenon covered in the study. This course helps students understand the relationship between theory and method and provides a critical foundation for the design and development of their Senior thesis. Prerequisites: SO 372, SO 382; Corequisite: SO 383
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3.00 Credits
Students learn how to design, conduct, and report the results of social research. Attention is given to: experimental and evaluation research, field research, unstructured exploratory interviewing, content analysis, analysis of published statistical data, survey research, conceptualization and operationalization of variables, analysis of data, the writing of research reports, and the logic of cause and effect in research. The course also includes learning how to use the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software to analyze quantitative data. Prerequisites: AN 110, SO 110, and two Sociology electives
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3.00 Credits
This course involves additional exercises with the analysis of published statistical data, content analysis, survey research, sampling theory, the use of SPSS for quantitative data analysis, with emphasis on applications of multivariate analysis for the purpose of examining evidence for cause-andeffect relationships. Other topics include the relationship between theory and research; examining studies which researchers have used to test and/or refine sociological theories; learning how to use one's own research to test, refine, and develop sociological theories; and developing the ability to relate the findings of existing studies to one's own research questions. This course is a critical part of the foundation for the Senior Seminar in Sociology. Prerequisites: SO 382, SO 372; Corequisite: SO 373
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3.00 - 6.00 Credits
The internship in Sociology offers an opportunity for qualified Sociology majors to gain practical experience in an area to which sociology applies. Internships are arranged in advance of the semester they are to be taken. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor
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