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  • SOC 477: Social Control

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY College at Cortland

    Examines theory and research on social control defined as the techniques that people, as individuals and collectively, use to define or respond to deviant behavior. Particular attention paid to social control measures directed at what is conveniently called crime. Historical and cross-national perspectives on social control are emphasized. Prerequisite: SOC 100 or 150 or ANT 102. Also listed as CRM 477. Fulfills: LASR. (3 cr. hr.) Notes: Category D. Frequency code C = offered at least once every two years Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
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  • SOC 485: Capital Punishment

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY College at Cortland

    Deals with the death penalty as an element of American criminal justice policy. Topics include the development of the modern system of capital punishment; the responsibilities and experiences of attorneys, jurors, prison personnel and others in its implementation; the social network of death row; and empirical research on deterrence, sentencing disparities by race, the death penalty's fiscal impact, the estimated probability of miscarriages of justice, and other issues in the current policy debate. Prerequisite: SOC 100 or 150 or ANT 102. Also listed as CRM 485. Fulfills: LASR. (3 cr. hr.) Notes: Category D. Frequency code C = offered at least once every two years Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
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  • SOC 486: Collective Behavior

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY College at Cortland

    Elementary forms, mechanisms of collective dynamics; crowd, public, mass, fads, fashions, social movements in contemporary society. Prerequisite: SOC 100 or 150 or ANT 102. Fulfills: LASR. (3 cr. hr.) Notes: Category C Frequency code C = offered at least once every two years Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
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  • SOC 487: Sociology of Education

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY College at Cortland

    Ideas, approaches, research of sociologists in their study of public schools, higher education. Prerequisite: SOC 100 or 150 or ANT 102. Fulfills: LASR. (3 cr. hr.) Notes: Category A. Frequency code C = offered at least once every two years Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
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  • SOC 492: Sociological Theory

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY College at Cortland

    Sociological theory as an appreciation and a critique of modernity; the classical tradition as formulated by Marx, Durkheim, Weber and others, such as Simmel and Mead; the relevance of this tradition to the understanding of both contemporary sociological theory and the promises and discontents of contemporary modern societies. Prerequisite: Junior or senior status. Fulfills: LASR. (3 cr. hr.) Frequency code A = offered every semester Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
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  • SOC 493: Methods of Social Research I

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY College at Cortland

    Introduction to methods of social research. Provides students with basic understanding of how to conduct and evaluate scientific research in the social sciences. Course topics follow the major steps in design and execution of social research from definition of the problem and formulation of hypotheses to interpretation of results and preparation of final report. Course provides suitable background for pursuing more advanced courses in research. Prerequisite: Junior or senior status. Fulfills: LASR. (3 cr. hr.) Frequency code A = offered every semester Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
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  • SOC 494: Methods of Social Research II

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY College at Cortland

    Analysis, interpretation of data including statistical methods: measures of central tendency, dispersion, frequency distributions, measures of association and selected inferential statistics. Both computation of statistics and computer applications for statistics are included. Coordinated laboratory work. Prerequisites: SOC 493 and junior or senior status. Fulfills GE 1; LASR. (3 cr. hr.) Frequency code A = offered every semester Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
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  • SOC 498: Seminar in Sociology

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY College at Cortland

    Theoretical, empirical analysis of a general sociological problem and its implications for development of the discipline. May be repeated as subtitle changes. Fulfills: LASR. (3 cr. hr.) Frequency code A = offered every semester Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
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  • SOC 529: Special Topics in Sociology

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY College at Cortland

    (O) Prerequisites: Designated by department as appropriate for content and academic level of credit. (1-4 cr. hr.) Notes: Selected topics. May be taken more than once as subtitle changes. Frequency code O = offered occasionally Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
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  • SOC 596: Independent Study in Sociology

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY College at Cortland

    Individual study in selected areas. Prerequisite: Junior or senior status. (3-8 cr. hr.) Frequency code A = offered every semester Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
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