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3.00 Credits
The course explores the meaning and causes of social change and the mechanisms by which changes occur. Socio-cultural change in historical and contemporary societies, the strategies and tactics of planned social change, and the impact of change on the individual and society are discussed. Prerequisites: Any 100-level Sociology course or permission of instructor. Credits: 3(3- 0) Offered when demand is sufficient
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An examination and analysis of the relationship between the educational institutions of American society and other major institutional structures such as the economy, family, and the political system. Consideration of how American education affects and reflects race, class and gender divisions. May also consider cross-cultural differences in educational systems. Prerequisites: Any 100-level Sociology course or permission of instructor. Credits: 3(3-0) Offered every spring
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the structure and the processes of organizations as well as relations of people within organizations. Issues include a critical analysis of bureaucracy and scientific management, contemporary management structures, difference and inequality between and within organizations and alternative organizational forms. Prerequisites: Any 100-level Sociology course. Credits: 3(3-0) Offered every fall
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Both elementary forms of collective groups and varieties of social movements that affect social change are analyzed. The focus is on structural and normative considerations. Prerequisites: Any 100-level Sociology course or permission of instructor. Credits: 3(3-0) Offered when demand is sufficient
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An intensive examination of theoretical perspectives on crime, with specific attention to the exceptionally high rates of crime in the United States relative to similar nations. This involves systematic consideration of individual, group, organizational, societal, and cultural contributions to criminality. The origins of criminal law and patterns of criminal law enforcement are also considered. Finally, the relationship between crime and punishment is analyzed. Prerequisites: Any 100-level Sociology course. Credits: 3(3- 0) Offered every fall
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The course analyzes ways in which the experience and meaning of aging are influenced by the social context. Theories of aging, meth- odological issues in research on aging, and demographic characteristics of the aged are examined, along with the following topics as they relate to aging: racial and ethnic diversity, economics, health care, family, housing, retirement, institutionalization, and public policy. Prerequisites: Any 100-level Sociology course or permission of instructor. Credits: 3(3-0) Offered once a year
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This course studies the distribution of power in society. Theories of the state, revolutions, and the political activities of social classes, racial and ethnic groups, genders, gays, and other groups are examined. The course also explores how social forces shape policy on issues such as welfare, health care, education, abortion, criminal justice, defense, and unemployment. Prerequisites: Any 100-level Sociology course or permission of instructor. Credits: 3(3-0) Offered when demand is sufficient
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An investigation of the self from a sociological perspective. The course includes topics such as the social sources of the self, the role of the self in social interaction, and the relationship between society and the self. Prerequisites: Any 100-level Sociology course or permission of instructor. Credits: 3(3-0) Offered spring, even years
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This course examines how emotions and emotional culture are an important influence on social behavior, how social institutions shape human emotions, how emotions vary historically and cross-culturally, and how particular emotional norms disadvantage particular categories of people. Prerequisites: Any 100-level Sociology course or permission of instructor. Credits: 3(3-0) Offered when demand is sufficient
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3.00 Credits
Techniques of social research conducted in natural settings, including observation, interviewing, and unobtrusive methods, are examined and skills in using them are developed. Procedures for analyzing information obtained and for presenting findings are addressed. Prerequisites: Any 100-level Sociology course or permission of instructor. Credits: 3(3-0) Offered every fall
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