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3.00 Credits
This is an introduction to crime, delinquency, and the criminal justice system. The nature, extent, causes of crime, and forms of criminal expression are examined. 3 credit hours. Gen. Ed. Category SB. Offered fall, spring, summer.
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3.00 Credits
The social dynamics of selected minority groups are examined from historical and contemporary perspectives. Topics include racial and ethnic identity, discrimination, and conflict and cooperation among majority and minority groups. 3 credit hours. Gen. Ed. Category SB. Offered as needed.
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3.00 Credits
The basic concepts and perspectives of sociology are introduced through the study of the problems of aging in society. Social issues of aging, such as retirement, employment, housing, income, and health care, are considered. 3 credit hours. Gen. Ed. Category SB. Offered fall and spring.
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4.00 Credits
Students examine personal, artistic, and scientific depictions of aging. Also explored are economic, ethical, and public policy challenges for a growing aged society in the United States and other societies. 4 credit hours. Prerequisite: Gen. Ed. Core 1, 2, and 3. Fulfills Gen. Ed. Core 4. This course will not count toward the sociology major. Offered as needed.
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4.00 Credits
This critical inquiry into the nature of monetary exchange helps students reflect on one of the most uncritically accepted concepts of everyday life: money. 4 credit hours. Prerequisite: Gen. Ed. Core 1, 2, and 3. Fulfills Gen. Ed. Core 4. This course will not count toward the sociology major. Offered as needed.
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4.00 Credits
Focus is on women's work lives and personal relationships. Students analyze women's common experiences and those shaped by membership in groups bound by race/ethnicity, age, social class, and sexual orientation. 4 credit hours. Prerequisite: Gen. Ed. Core 1, 2, and 3. Fulfills Gen. Ed. Core 4. This course will not count toward the sociology major. Offered as needed.
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4.00 Credits
The unequal access of women and men to socially valued resources is explored. Students examine, from a cross-cultural and historical perspective, the organized and private efforts to eradicate inequality. 4 credit hours. Prerequisite: Gen. Ed. Core 1, 2, and 3. Fulfills Gen. Ed. Core 4. This course will not count toward the sociology major. Offered as needed.
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4.00 Credits
The roles of social activists and social movements in creating and sustaining social change across the globe are examined. Topics include human rights, environment, and race and gender. 4 credit hours. Prerequisite: Gen. Ed. Core 1, 2, and 3. Fulfills Gen. Ed. Core 4. This course will not count toward the sociology major. Offered once annually.
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4.00 Credits
The impact of globalization on children in non-Western and Western cultures is examined by investigating cultural and historical understandings of children, their social problems, and emergent social movements. 4 credit hours. Prerequisite: Gen. Ed. Core 1, 2, and 3. Fulfills Gen. Ed. Core 4. Offered as needed.
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4.00 Credits
The development and functions of sociological theory in its historical, social, and scientific contexts are studied. Also analyzed are the more important theories from those of Comte to the early Parsons. 4 credit hours. Prerequisite: any 200-level sociology course or consent of department chair. Offered fall and spring.
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