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  • SOCI 390: Internship in Sociology

    3.00 Credits
    Northern Illinois University

    Work as an intern in an agency engaged in activities related to one of the emphases in sociology. Readings and the preparation of a paper under the supervision of a faculty member in the department. May be repeated once, but no more than 3 hours of credit may be applied toward the major. S/U grading. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: Junior or senior standing and consent of department. Credits: 3
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  • SOCI 392: Organizing for Social Action

    3.00 Credits
    Northern Illinois University

    Social problem analysis and organizing skills for societal change. Approaches to solving social problems other than those encompassed within conventional social, economic, and governmental programs. Strategies of community organizations and social protest movements. May include a service-learning component. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 170 or SOCI 250 or SOCI 260 or SOCI 270 or consent of department. Recommended: SOCI 375. Credits: 3
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  • SOCI 441: The Urban Community

    3.00 Credits
    Northern Illinois University

    Growth of cities; urban structures and urban interaction; influence of demographic factors and social change on urban forms; social problems and planning in urban areas. A culminating experience-integrating theory, methods, and scholarly writing-is required.Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 280; SOCI 301 or SOCI 302; and SOCI 377A or SOCI 377B; or consent of department. Credits: 3
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  • SOCI 450: Social Inequality

    3.00 Credits
    Northern Illinois University

    The causes and consequences of multiple sources of inequality across social institutions and social locations. Empirical, theoretical, and methodological issues are examined and critically assessed. A culminating experience-integrating theory, methods, and scholarly writing-is required.Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 280; SOCI 301 or SOCI 302; and SOCI 377A or SOCI 377B; or consent of department. Credits: 3
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  • SOCI 451: Medical Sociology

    3.00 Credits
    Northern Illinois University

    In-depth examination of health, illness, and medical care from a sociological perspective. Attention given to the structure of social relationships and how they relate to health, illness, and the medical institutions in society. The social meanings of health, illness, and medical care will be studied individually and structurally, including a global perspective. A culminating experience-integrating theory, methods, and scholarly writing-is required.Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 280; SOCI 301 or SOCI 302; and SOCI 377A or SOCI 377B; or consent of department. Credits: 3
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  • SOCI 457: Families in Global Perspective

    3.00 Credits
    Northern Illinois University

    Examination and comparison of the diverse family institutions in selected societies, focusing on economic, sociodemographic, and cultural factors that are essential in shaping the changing forms, functions, and internal dynamics of families and households. Attention given to influences of the global economy, the status of women and children, gender roles within and outside of families, and tensions between family household economics and wage labor in the global market. A culminating experience-integrating theory, methods, and scholarly writing-is required.Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 280; SOCI 301 or SOCI 302; and SOCI 377A or SOCI 377B; or consent of department. Recommended: SOCI 354 or SOCI 358. Credits: 3
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  • SOCI 458: Sociology of Work

    3.00 Credits
    Northern Illinois University

    A critical analysis of work in a capitalist system. Includes issues of mobility, discrimination, wages, accreditation and bureaucratization, technology and de-skilling, outsourcing, and mobilization. A culminating experience-integrating theory, methods, and scholarly writing-is required.Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 280; SOCI 301 or SOCI 302; and SOCI 377A or SOCI 377B; or consent of department. Credits: 3
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  • SOCI 459: Political Sociology

    3.00 Credits
    Northern Illinois University

    Examines the interface of policies and society with an emphasis on the linkages of political institutions and other social institutions, in particular, power structures, the role of the state, and political and social elites. A culminating experience-integrating theory, methods, and scholarly writing-is required.Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 280; SOCI 301 or SOCI 302; and SOCI 377A or SOCI 377B; or consent of department. Credits: 3
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  • SOCI 460: Social Structure and the Life Course

    3.00 Credits
    Northern Illinois University

    Aging as a lifelong process of development through socially structured, historically conditioned stages. Topics include cohort differences, role transitions, intergenerational relations, and age norms. Emphasis on stages prior to old age. A culminating experience-integrating theory, methods, and scholarly writing-is required.Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 280; SOCI 301 or SOCI 302; and SOCI 377A or SOCI 377B; or consent of department. Credits: 3
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  • SOCI 463: Topics in Social Psychology

    3.00 Credits
    Northern Illinois University

    Treatment of recent developments in social psychology. Possible topics include social influence processes; attitude formation and change; leadership; group dynamics; personality in social structures; person perception and attribution processes. A culminating experience-integrating theory, methods, and scholarly writing-is required. Topics announced in th e Schedule of Classes. Prerequisites & Notes PRQ: SOCI 260, SOCI 280; SOCI 301 or SOCI 302; and SOCI 377A or SOCI 377B; or consent of department. Credits: 3
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