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3.00 Credits
(formerly SOC-H202) 3cr. Prerequisite: SOC*H101. This course is a comprehensive look at family dysfunction, including but not limited to family violence. We will explore the historical context, theoretical explanations, social character, causes, consequences of and possible solutions to family dysfunction, including intimate partner violence, substance abuse, and child abuse. We also will consider methodological and ethical issues in family dysfunction research and treatment.
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3.00 Credits
(formerly SOC-H102) 3 cr. Prerequisite: SOC*H101. This course presents an analysis of current sociological issues with emphasis on social stratification, inequality and sociocultural dynamics. Topics include ageism, sexism, population growth and decline, racism, modernization, and technology. (Fall/Spring)
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3.00 Credits
(formerly SOC-H201) 3 cr. Prerequisite: SOC*H101 or equivalent. Students will examine marriage and family relationships from a sociological perspective, concentrating on first meetings through marriage, having and rearing a family, divorce, and remarriage. Topics considered include: gender roles, love relationships, sexual fulfillment, communication, dual-income marriages, and step-families. (Fall/ Spring)
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3.00 Credits
(formerly SOC-H210) 3 cr. Prerequisite: SOC*H101. This course is an introduction to understanding gender as a social phenomenon. Topics will include gender roles; the political, socioeconomic and legal implications of gender; rape and sexual harassment; and the future of gender roles. The overall goal in this course is to deepen awareness and understanding of gender as a social phenomenon, to increase ability to think in a sociological way, to acquire a clear sense of the varieties of feminist thought and analysis as well as the male perspective, and to understand how gender acts as an organizing principle in our society. (Spring)
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3.00 Credits
(formerly SOC-H204) 3 cr. Prerequisite: SOC*H101. This course addresses the causes and consequences of inequality based on race, gender, ethnicity, age, religion, and disability through an examination of the social structure, culture, history, and social institutions of American society. (Spring)
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3.00 Credits
(formerly SOC-H203) 3 cr. Prerequisite: SOC*H101. This course examines the process and consequences of urbanization. Utilizing the ecological, functional, and conflict perspectives, attention is given to such issues as alienation, poverty, housing, crime, education, and health. (Fall)
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3.00 Credits
(formerly SOC-H208) 3 cr. Prerequisite: SOC*H101 or by permission of instructor. Students will examine problems of law and order from a sociological perspective. The formation of laws, the causes of crime, and societal responses to crime will be considered. Topics to be considered include law-making as a social process, social and psychological explanations of criminal behavior, courts, punishment, imprisonment, and rehabilitation. (Fall)
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3.00 Credits
(formerly SOC-H206) 3 cr. Prerequisite: SOC*H101 or permission of the instructor. Students will examine the nature of juvenile delinquency. Consideration will be given to major theories attempting to explain delinquent behavior. The history, philosophy, and current practices of the juvenile justice system in America will be presented. (Spring)
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3.00 Credits
(formerly SOC-H205) 3cr. Prerequisite: SOC*H101. This course is a comprehensive look at deviance. The course will explore the historical context, theoretical explanations, social character, causes, consequences of and possible solutions to deviance, including crime, family violence, mental disorder, substance abuse, and sexuality. This course also will consider methodological and ethical issues in deviance research and treatment.
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3.00 Credits
(formerly SOC-H299) (Fall/Spring)
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