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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. An analysis of persistent and developing problem areas in American society: family, education, racial and ethnic relations, inequality, violence, economic dislocation, and varieties of social deviance in the context of the alienating character of mass society. Includes major sociological concepts and perspectives. ( LA, S2)
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. A survey of the various methods of gathering, analyzing and interpreting data with special attention to what particular styles of research imply in terms of alternative, sociological theories. Specific topics include: research design, sampling, methods of observation and interviewing, questionnaire construction and quantitative as well as qualitative analysis. ( LA) Prerequisite: 3 s.h. SOCL.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. An overview of the profession of social work and the methods of social work practice, i.e., casework, groupwork, community organization, research, and administration. Focus will be on developing awareness and sensitivity to the impact of contemporary social problems on individuals, families and communities. ( LA) Prerequisite: 3 s.h. ANTH, POLS, PSYC, or SOCL.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. An investigation into forms of pop culture such as music, magazines, films, television, literature, sports, and games; the relationships between particular contents and styles of pop culture and the audiences they appeal to; the symbols, images, and moods generated and their relationships to attitudes, values, and behavior of specific social classes, subcultures, generations, and changes in American sociey. Prerequisite: 3 s.h. SOCL. ( LA)
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. This course will provide students with a sociological understanding of food and eating in American society. This understanding will be developed at both micro- and macro- sociological levels, examining the social context of food. Various topics are explored, such as the personal, social, and cultural meanings of food; the role of food in identity and social relationships; food and eating as related to family, age, gender, ethnicity, and social class; food and the body; the medicalization of food; food-related social movements; the social and economic organizations of the food system and industry (including fast food, biotechnology, and globalization issues); and food politics and policy. There is a service learning component to the course that involves volunteer work at a community organization, such as a soup kitchen or food bank. ( LA) Prerequisite: 3 s.h. SOCL.
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3.00 Credits
Symbolic Interaction
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. A cross-disciplinary approach to understanding of the aging experiences across cultures and nations. Topics such as kinship, perception of physical and psychological well-being, work, and social support will be explored in the frame of social change, migration, demography, ethnicity, and social and health policies. Countries used to illustrate social and cultural responses to the aging experiences include Japan, Sweden, Ireland, China, Thailand, Kenya, Mexico, USA, and Canada. ( LA) Prerequisite: 3 s.h. SOCL.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. Introduces sociological theories and research on aging and the aged, exploring influences on the meaning of the experience of aging and the ways in which age and aging are socially constructed. Considers the sociology of aging within the matrix of three kinds of time: the life cycle, the aging of a generation and historical time. ( LA)
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. Families and Aging is an examination of family relationships in later life. Topics include historical perspectives on aging and families, demographic changes affecting families in later life, gay and lesbian relationships, single older adults, parents and their adult children, grandparenting and great grandparenting, sibling and other extended family relationships, inpact of divorce on families in later life, widowhood, and social policies affecting families in later life. ( LA) Prerequisite: 3 s.h. SOCL.
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