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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Contemporary sociological theory considered in light of some historical precursors. Emphasis on the conceptual adequacy and the logical consistency of major contemporary theoretical perspectives. Prerequisite: Sociology 111 or permission of instructor. STAFF.
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Also listed as Anthropology 291. An overview of the research process in social science, focusing on problems of research design, techniques of sampling, methods of data collection, principles of measurement, problems of inference and proof, basic methods of data analysis, and ethical considerations. Prerequisite: Sociology 111; and Mathematics 115, or 209 (preferred), or 336; or permission of the instructor. STAFF.
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4.00 Credits
See Anthropology 292.
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4.00 Credits
Students work 14 hours each week at internship sites in Des Moines, Grinnell, and surrounding areas. Class discussions and assignments focus on internship experiences in sociological perspective. Applications for internships are made to the internship coordinator of the Career Development Office prior to spring or fall break for the following semester. Learning contracts must be approved by the instructor, the work site supervisor, the student's academic adviser, and the dean of the College. Prerequisite: any two 200-level or above sociology courses and third-year student or senior in good academic standing, or permission of instructor. SCOTT.
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4.00 Credits
A survey of the family from a sociological perspective, focusing on recent transformations of the family. Topics include historical origins of the family, traditional marriage and alternative processes of mate selection and family formation, parenting, divorce, family violence, racial-ethnic variations in family experience, and gay and lesbian families. Prerequisite: any 200-level or above sociology course or permission of instructor. FERGUSON.
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People often join together in nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations to accomplish good for themselves or others. This seminar focuses on how such organizations are structured and how they operate. We will explore how NPOs and NGOs resemble, and differ from, other organizational forms in mission, leadership, organizational change, environmental constraints, and effects on members. Attention to practical managerial challenges. Cases may include human service organizations, community action agencies, foundations and funding organizations, fraternal organizations, nonprofit colleges, and international humanitarian NGOs. Not open to those who have taken Sociology 390. Prerequisite: at least two 200-level sociology courses and third-year or senior standing, or permission of instructor. HUNTER.
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4.00 Credits
Seminar in current issues of sociological theory and research. Content of the course announced each year. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor. Prerequisite: varies; at least one 200-level sociology course and third-year standing. STAFF.
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4.00 Credits
See Directed Research. STAFF.
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4.00 Credits
Treatment of basic language elements with special emphasis on oral communication. Short readings of a historical, cultural, and literary nature. Not regularly offered in the Spring. Prerequisite: none. STAFF.
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4.00 Credits
Completion of the presentation of basic language elements with a special emphasis on oral communication. Short readings of a historical, cultural, and literary nature. Prerequisite: Spanish 105 or permission of instructor. STAFF.
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