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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to explore issues of health and illness from a sociological perspective. As such, it examines the social conditions and factors which influence health and the development of disease. Emphasis is placed on the functions, structures, and roles of health institutions and health professionals, as well as the social processes and social behavior of groups. 3 credits.
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This course focuses on the basic aspects of individual aging and adaptation; aging in everyday life, the effects of aging on the total population, and society's response to aging. Major areas of theory, research, and policy are included. 3 credits.
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Core Complement Course in Social Sciences This course is an examination of contemporary immigration as a social phenomenon. It focuses on such issues as the origins and dynamics of international migration, the process of social, economic and political integration of immigrants into the United States, and the role of immigrants in the U.S. labor market, and in social and cultural change. Specific areas of emphasis include immigrant entrepreneurship, immigrant groups and enclaves, and immigration policy. 3 credits.
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An introduction to the nature of sociological theory and the major theoretical developments that have shaped the fields of sociology and anthropology. Emphasis is placed upon major theorists, their biographies, and the intellectual traditions which influenced their development, as well as each theorist's contribution to the field. Particular attention is given to the pertinence of theory and to the understanding of social systems, culture and change in the contemporary world. Prerequisites: SOC110 or APG110 and junior/senior standing. 3 credits.
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An analysis of behavior that is considered socially prohibited. Through selected readings and from a number of theoretical perspectives, students explore the ways in which society defines deviance and the deviant, the roles that individuals and groups play in the labeling of deviant behavior, and the means that society uses to control and eliminate such behavior. Prerequisite: Junior/senior standing. 3 credits.
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A sociological analysis of the colonial and post-colonial dynamic in Third World nations. The course examines the social organization, political economy, and power relations in colonial and post-colonial contexts, and particularly the impact of the colonial legacy on family, economic, political, and religious systems. Internal colonialism, neo-colonialism, dependence, and development are examined. Prerequisite: Junior/senior standing. 3 credits.
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Work is often thought of as a set of physical and mental activities. In this course, the importance of understanding the sociological dimensions of work are explored. The key elements include: interpersonal relationships, work groups and subcultures, intergroup dynamics, organizational environment, socio-cultural environment, unionization and change. 3 credits.
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Courses of particular sociological interest as determined by the department and offered on an irregular basis. 3 credits.
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A course that examines the processes and techniques of sociological research from the initiation of the project through research design and data collection. Prerequisites: SOC110 or APG110 and junior/senior standing. 3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the religious phenomenon from a sociological perspective. It explores the various ways in which religion influences society and is in turn influenced by it. It examines issues such as social change, social conflict and power as they relate to religion. The course seeks to familiarize the student with the historical development of the discipline, with some of its major thinkers and theories, and with its present development as well as projections for the future. 3 credits.
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