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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. This course is an attempt to gain understanding of contemporary transnational movements of people in the age of globalization. It studies a brief history of migration of peoples, and analyzes the intersecting issues of migration and immigration in the frame of social, cultural, political and economic relations. Major theories in this field will be critically examined. Although the course focuses on the U.S., other host countries such as UK, Germany, France, Canada, Japan and so on will be used for comparison. ( LA) Prerequisite: 3 s.h. SOCL.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. An examination of the interplay of forces that shape and transform our society and its institutions: war, technological innovation, the changing political order, and the changing economy. Special attention given to the disruption of social structure and its readjustment. Prerequisite: 3 s.h. SOCL. ( LA)
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3.00 Credits
3 sh. Analysis of education systems from an institutional and organizational perspective and as agencies of socialization. Education systems in relation to the religious, cultural, economic, and political forces shaping them, including technological, community, and sub-cultural components. ( LA) Prerequisite: 3 s.h. SOCL.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. This course examines social aspects of aging, health and the health care system in contemporary American society. Topics explored include demography of aging and health, biological perspectives on health in later life (including the social implications of physical changes and chronic illness), psychosocial perspectives on health in later life (including mental health, social support and religion), the older adult in the health care system (including interactions with health professionals, long term care services and settings, and endof- life issues), and societal aspects of our current health care system as related to older adults and late adulthood (including economic, political and ethical issues). Prerequisite: 3 s.h. SOCL.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. The course introduces the field of medical sociology, an area of sociology concerned with social causes and consequences of health and illness. This involves analysis of the social context and organization of health and health care, including professional and patient roles, health care systems and settings (such as hospitals), health and illness behaviors, and the social construction of health and illness. The intent is to identify and discuss current issues and findings in medical sociology. ( LA) Prerequisite: 3 s.h. SOCL.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. This course examines the extent of drug use and abuse in the United States, the impact of such use on individuals, families, and societyat- large, and the relationship between illicit drug use and other forms of criminal behavior. ( LA) Prerequisite: 3 s.h. SOCL or EDUC 213.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. Theories of social stratification and social class; an examination of the concept of class, caste, status, and position in several social structures; an analysis of significant studies of class in America. ( LA) Prerequisite: 3 s.h. SOCL.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. Studies interracial and interethnic relations as national and transnational phenomena, with emphasis on the changing nature of contacts and the problems generated between groups within the social institutions of multi-racial and multi-ethnic societies. Prerequisite: 3 s.h. SOCL. ( LA)
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. The study of bureaucratic structure as a pervasive form of social organization in modern society. Examines the basic character of bureaucracy, its functional significance for society, as well as its pathological aspects, its internal structure, and the effects of informal relations within formal systems. ( LA) Prerequisite: 3 s.h. SOCL.
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3.00 Credits
The Sociology of Work
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