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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Three hours per week. The social ramifications of aging in our society, including the consideration of factors such as the elderly in the family, institutionalization, the minority aged, death and the aged, and the examination of cross-cultural patterns of aging.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours per week. An examination of the causes and consequences of pre-adult deviance and crime, the operations of the juvenile justice system, and the effectiveness of delinquency policies. The course includes: critical analysis of delinquency research; consideration of biological, psychological and sociological explanations of delinquency; and comparisons of delinquency, juvenile law and justice in various historical and cultural contexts. Through class projects, students probe into their own and others' delinquency, as well as outside the classroom into the community's police, juvenile courts and correctional facilities.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours per week. A study of patterns of sexual behavior. The course examines sexual behavior, including sexual development, premarital and marital behaviors, minority practices, social issues and legal concerns, the development of sex research, and crosscultural patterns of sexual behavior. The relationship between sexuality and social institutions is explored, along with the role of society in determining sexual behavior.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
One to three hours per week. Prerequisite: SOC 203 or consent of the instructor. May repeat the course as long as the topic is different. An in-depth study of selected contemporary subjects in the growing field of sociology. Topics will be indicated in advance.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the social components of environmental concerns and strongly highlights the role of community. Specific topics include population, social structures, technology, food systems, fuel & transportation, environmental disasters, environmental racism, scarcity and the environmental justice framework. Students apply major theoretical perspectives from the field of sociology to these topics.
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3.00 Credits
Cross listed with GEOG 420WI and POL 420WI. Three hours per week. Prerequisites: SOC 203 and SOC 211. The application of research methods within sociology. A study of research design and methods including survey research, experiments, observation, and secondary data analysis. As part of the course, students will write and present their own research proposal. Credit will be awarded for only one (1) course selected from SOC 420WI, GEOG 420WI, or POL 420WI.
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3.00 Credits
The purpose of this course is to study deviant behavior from a sociological perspective. Topics to be covered in the course include definitions of deviance, various approaches to the study of deviance, and an examination of various forms of deviant behavior. Specific attention is given to the idea of deviance as a social construction.
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3.00 Credits
The purpose of this course is to facilitate an understanding of organized crime. Course study includes the history of organized crime, theories explaining organized crime, and the various businesses of organized criminal enterprises. Several criminal groups, such as outlaw motorcycle gangs, drug cartels, street gangs, among others, are explored.
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3.00 Credits
In this course students examine some of the key macro-sociological factors that shape personal and collective identities. Some of the questions that are considered in this course include: Is individualism inherent? What role does social and historical context play in determining individual goals? What is the role of language in individual development? What is the relationship between freedom, equality, and individualism?
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3.00 Credits
This course is intended as an engaged learning experience that focuses on psychological and interpersonal conflicts in order to demonstrate how individuals in their everyday lives contribute to social violence or may choose to at least not participate in the continuation of social conflict. Course readings and exercises stimulate reflection on the relationships among personal, interpersonal and societal conflicts.
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