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Course Criteria
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
Includes preprofessional work in agencies, with an emphasis on providing human services or applying sociological perspectives in field settings. Up to 4 credits may be applied to the upper division sociology elective for the major. Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing and instructor’s consent; sociology majors or interdisciplinary majors with sociology as the primary field
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4.00 Credits
Explores aspects of the field in greater depth. Provides an opportunity to review and integrate sociological theory and research. Should be taken in the spring term of the senior year. May not be taken P/NP. Prerequisite(s): Senior standing, sociology major or interdisciplinary major with sociology as the primary field only, application for graduation, and instructor consent
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4.00 Credits
Examines the relationship between the human social institutions we create and the biophysical environments in which we live. Topics may include the culture of nature, population and consumption, political economy of environmental problems, social construction of environmental problems, evolution of environmental activism, public attitudes toward the environment, collaborative and community-based resource management, and environmental problem solving. Prerequisite(s): SOC 204 and one other sociology course or instructor consent. (Cross-listed with ES 420 .)
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4.00 Credits
Analyzes theory and research on formal organizations in contemporary societies. Examines sources and forms of power and authority, management ideologies, bureaucratic structures and processes, organizational change, relationships between organizations and other aspects of social structure. Particular attention given to special characteristics of nonprofit organizations and alternatives to bureaucracy. Prerequisite(s): SOC 204 and 8 credits of upper division sociology.
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4.00 Credits
Examines issues related to cultural change and social transformations. Discusses the implications of such changes for groups in a society. Covers materials from advanced third-world societies. Prerequisite(s): SOC 204 and 8 credits of upper division sociology
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4.00 Credits
Examines current conceptions of the causes of deviant behavior. Emphasizes the relationship between social definitions and individual behavior, the deviant career and the labeling process, and conflict and control theory. Analyzes contemporary social policy aimed at limiting and controlling deviance in society. Prerequisite(s): SOC 204 and 8 credits of upper division sociology
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4.00 Credits
Examines contemporary religious belief and behavior from a sociological perspective. Applies classic social theory to understand the role of religion in social cohesion and conflict. Topics include the study of fundamentalism, religiously justified violence, the new atheism, secularization, earth-based spirituality, religious revival and God and politics. Prerequisite(s): SOC 204 and 4 credits of upper division sociology or instructor consent.
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4.00 Credits
Analyzes the ability of various contemporary theoretical perspectives to interpret the changing nature of society. Covers neo-Marxism, postmodernism, feminism, and postcolonialism. Includes such theorists as Foucault, Habermas, Giddens, Bourdieu, and others. Prerequisite(s): SOC 204 and SOC 370
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4.00 Credits
Examines the relationship between the human social institutions we create and the biophysical environments in which we live. Topics may include the culture of nature, population and consumption, political economy of environmental problems, social construction of environmental problems, evolution of environmental activism, public attitudes toward the environment, collaborative and community-based resource management, and environmental problem solving. Prerequisite(s): SOC 204 and one other sociology course or instructor consent.
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4.00 Credits
Analyzes theory and research on formal organizations in contemporary societies. Examines sources and forms of power and authority, management ideologies, bureaucratic structures and processes, organizational change, relationships between organizations and other aspects of social structure. Particular attention given to special characteristics of nonprofit organizations and alternatives to bureaucracy. Prerequisite(s): SOC 204 and 8 credits of upper division sociology.
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