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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOC 1051 or consent of department. An examination of formal and informal mechanisms of social control, types of social power, and surveillance techniques. Students are introduced to social theories which offer contrary positions on the questions of whether control is necessary to protect individuals in a society from the harmful actions of others, or whether control is means by which the powerful protect their privilege. Other topics covered include the distribution of power resources and the implication of this for different groups' ability to influence social policy, the nature of propaganda, subtle forms of control acheived through the manipulation of physical space, and the increasingly sophisticated nature of surveillance technology.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: six hours in sociology. A survey of theory and research on the violation of social norms and laws. Primary emphasis is on social phenomena influencing conformity and deviance, together with institutional responses to individual and group deviance.
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Fall semester. Prerequisite: SOC 2707 or equivalent. An exploration of intermediate level multivariate statistical techniques for analyzing sociological and other social science data. Topics include analysis of variance and covariance, correlation, regression analysis, causal models and specialized topics in multivariate statistical methods.
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Prerequisite: SOC 1051, or consent of instructor. In-depth examination of the social dimensions of one to several environmental issues of contemporary relevance. Examples of the kinds of topics which will be covered include: biodiversity and species preservation; comparitive cultural beliefs and values about the environment; conservation of wilderness areas and other environmental amenities; renewable energy and resource supplies; risk management; substainable development; and technological controversies. The examined topics will be used as a venue through which to introduce students to an array of sociological concepts and theories about the human society-environmental interface.
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An analysis of the major subcommunities and subcultures to be found in any large urban complex. Special attention will be given to neighborhoods, ethnic and racial groups, suburbs, and religious and occupational subcultures.
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This course will deal with theory, policy, and methods in urban planning. It will also focus on special issues of contemporary problems, such as housing, urban renewal, and regional government.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOC 1051 or consent of department. An examination of social demography, with emphasis on the development of the theories and methods used to examine transitions in fertility, mortality, and migration, and their impact on population growth, distribution, and composition. Other foci include the debates regarding the relationship between population growth and economic development, resource depletion, and environmental degradation, and the policy implications of the various positions taken.
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3.00 Credits
This course approaches the subject of drugs from a multidisciplinary perspective, with attention given to the biological, psychological, sociological, and educational implications of drug use and abuse in American society. Special concern will be given to the analysis of the values as they relate to the development and elaboration of subcultures and countercultures whose lifestyles reflect the use of and/or dependency upon drugs.
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3.00 Credits
This course surveys significant issues related to violence against women of African descent. Using a sociological approach that is largely structural and social-psychological, students examine the causes and consequences of sexual and domestic violence in the lives of Black women, and Black women's response to such violence. Most important, violence against women and the social structures that contribute to it are not studied in isolation from other social problems, but are discussed in relation to race and class-based forms of oppression and inequity. The course issues and subjects are approached from a perspecive that connects theory to practice and action.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOC 1051 or consent of department. An analysis of causes, consequences, and control of crime in American society. Special attention is given to the theoretical explanations of crime and the special methodological problems in studying criminal behavior.
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