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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
An overview of the American criminal justice system, tracing its history and development and assessing its strengths and weaknesses. Roles of the agencies that comprise the criminal justice system (representing law enforcement, courts, and corrections) are examined. Every semester.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of current issues in the sociology of sport, focusing on how the institution of sport is a microcosm of society and how it provides insights into a society's national psyche, economic, and political systems, social problems, international relations, and issues of social change. Applying the theories and methods of sociology to the analysis of sport, the course examines the relationship between sport, culture, and society. Prerequisite: SOC 1010 or consent of instructor. Periodically.
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3.00 Credits
This course offers a cross cultural and sociological examination of the function, meaning, and evolutionary significance of religious symbols and practices in human societies. An examination of the origin and evolution of spiritual or supernatural cultures- including animism, magic, witchcraft, myth, and theism- will provide a historical and cross cultural perspective on the varieties of religious experience. Prerequisite: SOC 1010, or ANT 1010, or consent of instructor. Periodically.
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3.00 Credits
An interdisciplinary study of the causes of crime and criminal behavior, with particular emphasis on sociological perspectives. Classical through contemporary criminological theories will be examined, as well as patterns and varieties of crime. Prerequisite: SOC 1010 or consent of instructor. Spring.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the significant social movements of this decade of rapid social change. Analysis will be made of how social movements such as civil rights and the Anti-war movement drew upon cultural, intellectual and political currents of the time. SOC 1010 or consent of instructor. Fall.
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3.00 Credits
In this seminar, students will become actively engaged in the process of building strong communities. By employing service-learning techniques, students will implement and carry out a community project that responds to the needs of the people of the community, and through this process of community organization, students will be invested in the project and be responsible for its outcome. The goals of the seminar are to foster a sense of social responsibility and develop the skills necessary for active participation in a democracy. Prerequisite: SOC 2130 or permission of the instructor. Spring.
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1.00 - 12.00 Credits
An opportunity for the student to take a position of responsibility in a professional environment under the direction of an on-site supervisor and a faculty member. Not more than 6 credits may be counted toward the 31 credit sociology major. Prerequisite: Permission of the coordinator. Signed contract required at time of registration.
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3.00 Credits
Sociology proctors assume responsibility, under faculty supervision, for the progress of students in Sociology courses at various levels or serve as laboratory assistants in SOC 3910. May not be taken more than twice for credit. Prerequisite: Junior or Senior standing and consent of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to the basic methods of sociological research design, data collection, the organization and analysis of data, and their interpretation through an actual research project. Prerequisite: Junior majors in SOC, CRJ or acceptance in Social Work program, or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Critical analysis of the development of sociological thought from Comte to the present, with particular emphasis on the theoretical contributions which have been instrumental in the emergence of sociology as and academic discipline. Prerequisite: SOC 1010 or consent of instructor.
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