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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
1 semester, 3 credits ( Social Science Core) Examines classical and contemporary explanations of the nature (what ), causes (why ), agents (by whom ), processes (how ), and responses to change. Focus is on a societal and a global level. Emphasis on American social trends during the 20th century and the 1960s and its legacy. Same as AMS 321. Prerequisite: SOC 101. Not open to freshmen.
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3.00 Credits
1 semester, 3 credits A sociological investigation of occupations and professions in contemporary American society.The course is an analysis of the nature of occupations in relation to social structure, occupational differentiation, and socialization and education of occupations and professions.There is also a consideration of current issues in occupational sociology, including professionalization, sex-role differentiation, and the implications of occupation for life changes.
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3.00 Credits
1 semester, 3 credits ( Social Science Core) Covers the major social problems of contemporary American society. Attention is given to the problems of poverty, racism, sexism, war, the environment, overpopulation, drug use, and crime. An analysis is made of the structural causes and consequences of these issues. Same as BLS 323.
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3.00 Credits
1 semester, 3 credits ( Social Science Core) Analyzes the social, cultural, political, and economic roles of women and men cross-culturally and historically in societies such as the United States, Europe, the former Soviet Union, China, Latin America, the Middle East, and certain small subsistence-level societies. Structural and cultural causes, and consequences of different forms of gender stratification are emphasized. Same asWMS 324.
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3.00 Credits
1 semester, 3 credits Focuses on sociological analyses of the constructions and reconstructions of African-American women, examining the interrelationships of gender, race, caste, class, racism, and sexism in the United States, past and present.Topics include the family,male-female relations, poverty, discrimination, and social movements, with particular emphasis on origins, consequences, social and individual changes and resistance to change, sociological, and feminist theories. Same as AMS 325, BLS 325, andWMS 325.
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3.00 Credits
1 semester, 3 credits Theories, empirical research, and policies pertaining to juvenile offenders and the juvenile justice system. Sociological approaches to delinquency; the extent and nature of the problem; types of offenders; theories,models, and causes of delinquent behavior; delinquency in the social context of the family, schools, youth subculture, and gangs; status offenders; the juvenile justice system (police, courts, and corrections); and prevention and treatment strategies.
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3.00 Credits
1 semester, 3 credits Explores environmental problems as outcomes of human behaviors influenced by values, attitudes, and beliefs embedded in our social institutions. Examines the roles of individual consumption, cultural norms, science and technology, capitalism, and governments; the complexity of the social factors influencing human uses of the environment; and new ways of seeing the environment and human uses of it.
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3.00 Credits
1 semester, 3 credits ( Social Science Core) A critical analysis of selected topics in values and lifestyles in modern society. Emphasis is placed on the individual and interpersonal relationships in American society, but research material from other societies is examined.
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3.00 Credits
1 semester, 3 credits ( Social Science Core) An introduction to the study of human relations at work, particularly in the business world.This course investigates human social behavior within modern organizations from the perspective of sociology. Same as AMS 335.
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3.00 Credits
1 semester, 3 credits ( Social Science Core) Introductory-level course covering techniques and tests commonly used in social research. Students practice using techniques and tests, thinking critically about strengths and weaknesses of each, and learning criteria for choosing among them. Suited to students headed to graduate or professional school or into research work.
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