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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
(Prereq: permission of instructor) Directed independent project.
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3.00 Credits
General introduction to the field of sociology including the theoretical approaches, research methods and concepts such as culture, social structure, socialization, groups, organizations, social institutions, and social inequality. The "sociological imagination" will be used to apply these theories and ideas to everyday life.
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3.00 Credits
(Prereq: Grade of C or better in SOCY A101 or permission of instructor) Normative dissensus and behavioral deviance in society and their consequences for social change and social order. Problems may include: mental disorders, juvenile delinquency, crime, drug abuse, alcoholism, suicide, sexual pathology, race and ethnic relationships, world population crises, and work problems.
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4.00 Credits
(Prereq: Grade of C or better in SOCY A101, ENGL A101 and A102) Basic concepts and methods of sociological research are introduced. Emphasis is placed on the connection between theory and research, measuring variables, and elementary analysis of data. Course is intended for sociology majors and minors. Cannot be used for social and behavioral science general education credit.
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3.00 Credits
(Prereq:Grade of C or better in SOCY A101) Theories, methods and substantive issues in a sociological approach to gender roles. Topics include gender role and socialization, subcultural variations in gender roles, and structural and institutional factors related to gender role expectation.
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3.00 Credits
(Prereq:Grade of C or better in SOCY A101) A macro-level study of the family in the United States. Topics may include history of the family as an institution, the relationship of the family to other social institutions including politics and the economy, and social problems related to the contemporary family.
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3.00 Credits
Study of the major theories and methods used to study population with regard to fertility, mortality, and migration and the trends in these processes. The course will also examine the interactions among population processes, society and culture, and the physical environment. Three lecture hours and three lab hours per week. (Satisfies non-Western world studies requirement.) Students who earned credit for SOCY A410 may not receive credit for SOCY A310.
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3.00 Credits
(Prereq: Grade of C or better in SOCY A101) A sociological approach to understanding death and the end of life. Course topics include social theory, cultural/religious pratices, organ donation, bereavement, and business (e.g., medical and funeral industries) associated with death and dying.
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4.00 Credits
(Prereq: Grade of C or better in SOCY A248, six hours upper-level Sociology, and either PSYC A325, HSSI A220, or STAT A201. Review of research designs and data analysis. Requires completion of original research project.
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3.00 Credits
(Prereq: C or better in SOCY A101) An analysis of the philosophy, history, theories, and social patterns surrounding delinquent youth behavior from a sociological perspective as well as an evaluation of the methods and policies designed to prevent and control delinquency.
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