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  • SOC 340: Aging and Retirement

    3.00 Credits
    Meredith College

    (Fall, Even-Numbered Years) As the elderly population increases what challenges do these individuals face and what impact will they have on society Students in this course will examine the physical, psychological and sociological dimensions of the aging process in order to gain insight on these questions. Topics include retirement, poverty and old age, Social Security and Medicare debates, long term care and end of life decisions, and issues related to the growing elderly population in the United States. Prerequisite: At least 3 credit hours in 200-level SOC.
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  • SOC 346: Anthropology of Religion

    3.00 Credits
    Meredith College

    (Fall, Course Offered Every Year) This course focuses on the ways in which religion and human culture intersect. We will look at such themes as myth, symbol, magic and ritual and see how they contribute to the formation of human societies. Students will engage in a local field research project to learn how anthropologists study religion. Offered as CORE 407. Prerequisite: one 100-level Religion course, or by permission of the instructor.
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  • SOC 360: Media,Self and Society

    3.00 Credits
    Meredith College

    (Fall, Course Offered Every Year) What is 'the media' and how can it impact the ways in which we see theworld and ourselves in it This course will examine these questions as we examine the roles that various media forms play in our society, particularly in regards to issues of identity across lines of race, class, gender and sexuality. Students will examine historical and theoretical aspects of the media from both sociological and cultural studies perspectives, the ways in which mainstream and alternative media construct identities, and the impact that these images have on the society in which they circulate. Prerequisite: At least 3 credit hours in 200-level SOC.
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  • SOC 420: Gender and Society

    3.00 Credits
    Meredith College

    (Spring, Course Offered Every Year) What does sex have to do with gender What does gender have to do with social systems This course explores these questions by looking at the ways in which sociologists have theorized and written about gender. Students will explore what it means to understand gender as a social and cultural construct as well as the impact that these constructions have on the lived experiences of individuals in society. Additionally the course will examine the complex ways in which gender intersects and interacts with other facets of our social identities including race, class and sexual orientation. Prerequisite: At least 6 credit hours in SOC.
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  • SOC 430: Population Dynamics

    3.00 Credits
    Meredith College

    (Spring, Odd-Numbered Years) Trace the effects of births, deaths and migration on population size, composition and distribution around the world. Examine the effects of population changes on the environment, the world's resources and on global security. Socioeconomic, political and religious institutions will be explored and the status of women around the world will be related to demographic change. Demographic trends in the United States are evaluated in the context of global influence. Prerequisite: At least 6 credit hours in SOC or at least 75 total credit hours.
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  • SOC 431: Social Stratification

    3.00 Credits
    Meredith College

    (Spring, Course Offered Every Year) Explanations for social inequalities are considered along with current research on class, status, power and social mobility. Both national and international patterns of wealth and poverty are inspected to explain "who gets what and why." Inequalities of households, of populationgroups and of nations as they participate on the global stage receive specific treatment. Prerequisite: At least 6 credit hours in SOC.
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  • SOC 436: Criminology

    3.00 Credits
    Meredith College

    (Fall, Course Offered Every Year) This course explores questions about the criminal law, criminal conduct, the risks of criminal victimization and prevailing crime control policies. Theories developed to explain why individuals offend and why crime rates vary are examined in light of research findings, so that students gain a thorough understanding of crime and its causes. These ideas are applied to conventional street crime as well as to organized crime and elite crime. Prerequisite: At least 6 credit hours in SOC.
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  • SOC 440-449: Selected Topics in Sociology

    3.00 Credits
    Meredith College

    (Fall, Course Offered Every Year) Customized by the professor to reflect specialized areas of knowledge or new advances in the field, this course introduces students to compelling publications and/or media that will extend their grasp of sociological analysis. Selections spotlight issues associated with active public dialogue with the objective of discovering how sociology speaks to those issues. Course numbers advance as topics shift to favor additional enrollments as desired. Prerequisite: At least 6 credit hours in SOC.
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  • SOC 489: Social Theory

    3.00 Credits
    Meredith College

    (Fall, Course Offered Every Year) From the origins of sociological thinking to the current controversies regarding social action and social structure, explanations developed by sociologists to describe and to demystify society are studied and applied. Ideas advanced by Durkheim, Marx and Weber are followed by extensions and alternatives up to and including the Frankfurt School, Feminism and Postmodernism. Prerequisite: At least 6 credit hours in SOC.
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  • SOC 496: Seminar in Public Sociology

    3.00 Credits
    Meredith College

    (Fall and Summer, Course Offered Every Year) This capstone course for the sociology major is an opportunity for students to use their sociological imagination to formulate solutions to the problems that face our world today. Choosing from a menu of options, including service, research, data analysis, and case studies, students will utilize sociological theories, literature, methods and data to explore a macro-level social problem chosen by the sociology faculty. Findings of the semester long project will be presented to sociology faculty, students, and the broader Meredith Community. Prerequisites: SOC 280, 374, and either MAT-245 or MAT-248 or PSY-200.
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