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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Examines deviant behavior as a major phenomenon in modern society. Considers functions and dysfunctions of deviance in society. Gives particular emphasis to the process whereby individuals learn deviant lifestyles and support and justify these lifestyles within social groups.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the relationships among minority status, crime and poverty. The effects of family structure, weak formal and informal social controls, restricted opportunities (including education and employment), and substance abuse on crime are examined. The mutual responses of the criminal justice system and minority status to each other are also examined.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the family as a social institution-its composition, organization, duration and functions in contemporary America. Involves cross-cultural and multigenerational analyses.
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3.00 Credits
Analyzes the social organization of a multiracial and ethnically diverse society, the cultural and political problems in racial and ethnic relations, and the internal organization of minority communities in different settings.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the distribution of wealth, power, and prestige in human societies and the impact of that distribution on individual lives and social processes. Pays special attention to social class in America, including the problems of underprivileged Americans.
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3.00 Credits
Explores the social dimensions of religious belief, religious group structures, and the social characteristics of communities of coreligionists. Draws upon nineteenth and twentieth century sociological theories of religiosity, secularization, and religious change to understand religion in contemporary industrial societies, especially that of the United States.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses upon the role of the prison in corrections. It reviews the historical development of the prison, major features of inmate culture(s), the structure of staff/prisoner relationships, and its "success" as a site of reform and resocialization.Special topics may include cross-cultural comparisons, prison violence (including riots), prisoner health care (including AIDS, substance abuse, pregnancy, etc.), and the structure of careers in corrections.
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3.00 Credits
The structure of data files is described and the commands required to generate descriptive statistics, frequency distributions, cross tabulations, correlations, and several multivariate statistical procedures are reviewed. Prior experience with computers is not required.
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3.00 Credits
Involves the student in a field experience in a community, organizational, or industrial setting. Through this experiential setting, gives opportunity to integrate and apply classroom based materials.
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3.00 Credits
Involves faculty directed, student initiated study and research on a topic relevant to student interest.
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