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3.00 Credits
Application of various sociological theories in explaining structures of organizations and behaviors of individuals within organizations. Comparisons between types of organizations-schools, administrative bureaucracies, social service, volunteer, and business. Examples drawn from both American and non-American settings. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 170 or SOCI 250 or SOCI 260 or SOCI 270, or consent of department. Credits: 3
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3.00 Credits
The logic, philosophy, and ethics of scientific inquiry applied to understanding social phenomena. An introduction to ethnographic methods, including techniques of field observation, focus groups, in-depth interviewing, and comparison of methods. Practice in grounded theory and other qualitative methods of data analysis. Laboratory experience in techniques of information searches, electronic communication, and organizing observations. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 280 or consent of department. Credits: 3
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4.00 Credits
Review of the logic, philosophy, and ethics of scientific inquiry. Definition and construction of variables. Introduction to hypothesis construction and testing, sampling techniques, experiment design, survey methods, quantitative data analysis, and comparison of methods. Practice in using data sets to investigate analytic questions. Laboratory experience in techniques of data management, descriptive and inferential analysis, and model testing. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 280 or consent of department; STAT 208 or STAT 301 or STAT 350 or UBUS 223. Credits: 4
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3.00 Credits
History and analysis of spontaneous crowd behavior: mobs, panic, riots. History, theories, and strategies of community organizing and large scale social protest movements. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 170 or SOCI 250 or SOCI 260 or SOCI 270, or consent of department.. Credits: 3
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3.00 Credits
Social deviance as a concept, including theory and research in mechanisms of social control, the social construction of norms, and norm violation as well as societal reactions to deviant behavior. The process of becoming a deviant, deviant subcultures, and their impact on individuals and society. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 170 or SOCI 250 or SOCI 260 or SOCI 270, or consent of department. Credits: 3
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3.00 Credits
Examination of the nature of crime and delinquency, crime statistics, and criminal behavior. Emphasis on social causes and theories of crime. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 170 or SOCI 250 or SOCI 260 or SOCI 270, and at least sophomore standing, or consent of department. Credits: 3
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3.00 Credits
Overview of the relationships among the system's parts, including law, police, courts, prisons, and other agencies of coercive control. Examination of the flow of clients through the system, and relationships of the system to external institutions and social influences. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 170 or SOCI 250 or SOCI 260 or SOCI 270, and at least sophomore standing, or consent of the department. Credits: 3
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3.00 Credits
Examination of the police, their organization, and their functions with attention to political and social factors that affect their activities. Police relations with the community and particularly with minority groups; the problems of brutality, corruption, and political involvement. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 170 or SOCI 250 or SOCI 260 or SOCI 270; SOCI 383; or consent of department. Credits: 3
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3.00 Credits
Examination of the contemporary and historical forms of peace and social justice from the sociological perspective. Analysis of the nature, origins, and types of social conflict and violence-ranging from the interpersonal to the international. Examination of the social and cultural sources of war and peace; the process and conditions for the peaceful resolution of conflicts; peacemaking as a form of everyday life; and social justice as the foundation for a peaceful society. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 170 or SOCI 250 or SOCI 260 or SOCI 270, or consent of department. Credits: 3
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3.00 Credits
History of punishment and corrections, with emphasis on the administration and functions of prisons, including custody, institutional programs, and inmate subcultures. Examination of the alternatives to incarceration, including probation and parole. May include visits to adult prisons. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 170 or SOCI 250 or SOCI 260 or SOCI 270; SOCI 383; or consent of the department. Credits: 3
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