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Overview of sociology, its areas of study, methods of inquiry and concepts for the analysis of society. Fulfills introductory course required for majors.
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A critical and comparative survey of the major theorists of early sociology. The course is centered around the “canonical” core of sociological theory as represented by selected works of Marx, Durkheim and Weber. In addition, some contemporary perspectives are explored. These more contemporary perspectives may include critical theory, psychoanalytic theory, symbolic interactionism and standpoint theories. Emphasis is placed on differing concepts of social structure, social and historical change and the meaning of social action. Fulfills the social-theory requirement for majors.
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Explores the impact of local, national and international forces in the formation of cultural identities at a time of rapid social changes. Focuses on contemporary cultures to examine local and national identities as they are globally determined. Emphasizes the elastic and the plastic nature of cultures and the importance of time, place and space to understand the emergence of new culturally diverse settings. Examines the nature of social and cultural change in local, national and global economic and political spaces.
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Examines the assumed decline of "the" American family and the recent changes in family formations. Also considers challenges to the new family, such as dual-career couples and the resulting division of labor in the home as well as divorce. Working-class, African-American and homeless families are also discussed.
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This course challenges stereotypes about the elderly and aging as a "problem" for society. Focuses on the diversity of the aged and the experience of aging in the United States.
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Analyzes the nature, dynamics and historical development of social inequality. The economic and political power of the upper class, social mobility, the process of deindustrialization, feminization of poverty and the intersection of race and class are studied. Required for the major.
Prerequisite:
SOC 107 is a prerequisite.
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General introduction to logic, techniques, and ethics of social science inquiry. Reviews qualitative and quantitative methods, as well as sampling. Fulfills the method requirement for majors.
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Observation is the basis for social and cultural analysis. What we see-and by extension, what we overlook or choose to ignore-guides our understanding of social life. Fundamental to qualitative research is the systematic collection and analysis of data, from which the researcher develops new concepts and theories about the social world. Any researcher who writes a qualitative study of some aspect of society and culture makes myriad decisions about the phenomena to consider, record, and categorize. This course makes the researcher's questions and strategies a central focus, asking what the researcher observed and how the researcher collected and used data to develop an analysis. Formally SOC 138
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Introduction to environmental sociology, a newly emerging area of interest. Focuses on the reciprocal relationships between society and the environment. The theoretical perspectives of human ecology and political economy are used to illuminate topics such as population, technology and environmental degradation, the environmental movement, north-south environmental conflicts, and food and hunger.
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Why are some behaviors, differences and people stigmatized and considered deviant while others are not? This course examines theories of social deviance that offer answers to this and related questions such as: How and why are behaviors designated as deviant? How do individuals enter a deviant lifestyle? And how do various social statuses, such as sex, affect the incidence, type and responses to deviant acts?
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