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4.00 Credits
Offers an intensive study of the current season’s Shakespearean plays performed at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF), both as works of dramatic literature and plays in performance. Attendance at OSF Shakespearean productions required.
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Introduces fundamental concepts such as interaction, socialization, deviance, inequalities of race, class and gender, and globalization, as well as the theoretical and methodological tools employed in social research. Examines social institutions such as family, economy, religion, education, and politics. Pays particular attention to the interdependence of social forces and individual experience and to the ethical, political, and cross-cultural dimensions of sociological work. Approved for University Studies (Explorations).
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4.00 Credits
Analyzes contemporary social problems, including social inequality, discrimination, environmental degradation, and the impacts of globalization. Examines how social conditions are labeled “problems,” the causes and consequences of those conditions, and how social activists and policymakers respond to social problems. Approved for University Studies (Explorations).
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Uses statistical techniques to explore data and trends unique to the Social Sciences. Topics include describing the distribution of data graphically and numerically, standard scores, normal distribution, sampling distributions, tests of significance and confidence intervals. Examples and course exercises are drawn from data in the social sciences. Uses SPSS to display and analyze data. Approved for University Studies Explorations. Prerequisite(s): MTH 95 or appropriate placement level. (Cross-listed with SSPC 241 .)
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4.00 Credits
Develops the research and writing competencies necessary for success in upper division coursework in sociology and for achieving occupational goals. Fosters an understanding of the stages in the research process, including literature review, research design, data gathering, and analysis. Emphasizes the ability to analyze social conditions from sociological perspectives and to communicate analysis effectively. Should be taken prior to the senior year. Open only to sociology pre-majors, majors, minors, and interdisciplinary majors that include sociology. Prerequisite(s): SOC 204 , SOC 205 .
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Examines contemporary poverty in the U.S. and its effects on family life. Focuses on the impact of racial and gender inequalities. Analyzes policy and legal approaches to poverty reduction, welfare reform, and family instability. Students compare successful and failed policies before exploring program development and policy analysis strategies. May be applied to the women’s studies minor. Approved for University Studies (Synthesis/Integration). Prerequisite(s): Completion of all lower division University Studies requirements.
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4.00 Credits
Includes observation and analysis of American communities and their major social institutions. Explores theoretical conceptualizations of community. Examines cultural, political, and ecological influences in rural and urban regions. Approved for University Studies (Integration). Prerequisite(s): SOC 204 .
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4.00 Credits
Emphasizes the changes in structure, function, and character of the family resulting from its relationship to the larger society. Compares the contemporary family to historical and cross-cultural forms. Analyzes family issues, such as changing gender roles, divorce, single parents, domestic violence, and new roles for children and aging relatives. May be applied to the women’s studies minor. Prerequisite(s): SOC 204 .
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