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1.00 Credits
A one credit hour seminar designed to sensitize students to the prevailing set of values and assumptions surrounding the aged in our society and to enable them to reflect on personal feelings and attitudes with regard to aging and the aged in order to enhance more effective communication with the elderly. Prerequisites: SOC 301 and 306. Offered once per year. CREDIT ONE SEMESTER HOUR.
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3.00 Credits
Seminars and independent studies in various subfields within sociology and anthropology, with emphasis on areas not represented in regular offerings in the department. Individual study projects will be encouraged. Topics include: A. Independent Study B. Research Seminar in Sociology C. Selected Topics in Sociology; e.g., Black Institutions, Population and Environment, Sociology of Deviant Behavior; or Social Movements. This course may be taken more than once as different topics are treated each time. Prerequisite: SOC 111. CREDIT: THREE SEMESTER HOURS.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the biological process of aging, the response of society to the aged, special problems common to the elderly, and the effects of industrialization on the roles and attitudes of this stage category. Special emphasis on the Black elderly. Co-requisites: SOC 301, 306, 316. Offered once per year. CREDIT: THREE SEMESTER HOURS.
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3.00 Credits
Consideration is given to major theoretical approaches to the behavior of the individual as he/she influences and is influenced by others in a social environment. The course includes concepts borrowed from Psychology, Sociology and Anthropology. Additional attention is focused on the historical development of social psychology to current experimental social psychology. Prerequisite: SOC 111 or PSY 111. CREDIT THREE SEMESTER HOURS.
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3.00 Credits
The course deals with the nature of complex social organizations such as business, industry, and government. Contemporary society is seen as a system of such organization; its changes in the near future are projected. Prerequisite: SOC 111; also open to junior and senior majors in Economics and Political Science. CREDIT THREE SEMESTER HOURS.
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3.00 Credits
Guided field experience for application of generic concepts and principles of Gerontology previously learned in the classroom for working in service or planning settings primarily offering services for the elderly. Prerequisite: SOC 321. Offered each semester. CREDIT THREE SEMESTER HOURS.
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3.00 Credits
A guided field experience in community-based organization with focus placed upon the application of basic sociological concepts and principles through research and service planning. A research paper on a well-defined topic utilizing social research methods is required. Prerequisites: SOC 111, SSD 215 and 216. Offered each semester. CREDIT: THREE SEMESTER HOURS.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of sociological theories of contemporary relevance. Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Vebien, Dubois, Park, and others considered against the background of the intellectual and social currents of their time; contributions of these thinkers to modern social theory are evaluated. Prerequisite: SOC 111, two other courses in the Department, and junior standing, or permission of the instructor. Offered once per year. CREDIT THREE SEMESTER HOURS.
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3.00 Credits
An advanced seminar for students interested in an exploration of current social and mental health issues as related to the aged. Such services as clinical evaluations, consultations, nutritional and educational services will be explored as well as such issues as strategies and concepts of prevention, organization, treatment modalities and environments, inter-professional collaboration, and manpower utilization. Prerequisite: SWK 115 and 315. Co-requisites: SOC 301, 306, 316, 321, 333. Offered once per year. CREDIT: THREE SEMESTER HOURS.
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3.00 Credits
A basic introduction to principles of business management with applications to the administration of service programs providing services for the elderly including housing, transportation, health, safety and legal affairs. A considerable amount of time will be devoted to an examination of major public policies affecting the elderly. Co-requisite: SOC 301, 306, 316, 321, 333. Offered alternate odd years. CREDIT: THREE SEMESTER HOURS.
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