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3.00 Credits
This course will examine the history of social welfare, including the values, beliefs, and attitudes that have shaped social welfare in the United States. The course will examine diverse social issues. he student will have the opportunity to address political and economic factors that affect social welfare policy. The student will also participate in developing a social project policy, carry out the policy and then evaluate the policy based on the act usage of the newly developed policy. Prerequisites: C or better in SOCI 101 and SOCI 202 or departmental approval. Three semester hours.
Prerequisite:
SOCI 101 and SOCI 202
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3.00 Credits
This is an exploration of topics and issues related to non-profit organizations that are found at both the micro and macro levels of society. Non-profit organizations provide direct and indirect services to individuals, communities, and other organizations. The structures, funding, and various types of non-profit organizations will be explored. Prerequisite: SOCI 101. Three credit hours.
Prerequisite:
SOCI 101
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3.00 Credits
This course is organized around developing skills required for case management in a variety of disciplines. This course provides the opportunity to learn and practice assessment, intervention, and evaluation skills needed in a variety of careers that involve working with individuals, families, large and small groups. All of these skills are used in either government or non-profit social services agencies. Prerequisites: PSYC 101 or PSYC 102 and SOCI 202. Three credit hours.
Prerequisite:
( PSYC 101 or PSYC 102 and( SOCI 202
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3.00 Credits
This class is organized around holistic exploration of ways in which health, illness and medical practices are socially pattered across diverse human cultures. A focus will be how processes and structures within economic systems (including poverty, political violence, and toxic waste disposal) impact well-being. Cross-listed with ANTH 321. Prerequisites: Grade of "C" or better in ANTH 104, or SOCI 101 and sophomore/junior/senior status recommended. Three semester hours.
Prerequisite:
SOCI 101 or ANTH 104
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3.00 Credits
Sociocultural variations in the predictability of psychopathology of mental disorder. A critical analysis of the complex organizations, etiologies, typologies, and social policies relative to the phenomenon of mental health. Prerequisite: 'C' or better in SOCI 101and SOCI 202 or departmental approval. Three semester hours.
Prerequisite:
SOCI 101 or SOCI 202
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3.00 Credits
This course analyzes the role of gender and sexuality in society. It explores the social construction of gender; corss-cultural research variations of masulinity, feminity and secuality; how gender and sexuality impact life chances and well-being; and gendered dimensions of social institutions, including the economy, media, family religion, politics, science and the law. Prerequisites: Sociology 101 and SOCI 202, with minimum grade of C . Three semester hours.
Prerequisite:
SOCI 101 or SOCI 202
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the nature of race and ethnicity as they are constructed in social and cultural contexts. Of particular concern are the ways in which race and ethnicity relate to systems of stratification, how they shape individual and group identity; and the intersection of these concepts with prominent institutions such as politics, sports, and the economy. The course also examines both historical and cultural examples of prejudice and discrimination. Prerequisite: "C" or better in SOCI 101 or SOCI 202, or instructor permission. Three credit hours.
Prerequisite:
( SOCI 101 or SOCI 202
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3.00 Credits
This course concerns the sociology of deviance and social control at both individual and organizational levels of society. Theories of deviance, different forms of deviance, mechanisms of social control, and how deviant behavior is related to questions of power, identity, and systems of race, class, and gender stratification, will all be addressed. Prerequisite: SOCI 202. Three semester hours.
Prerequisite:
SOCI 202
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3.00 Credits
A primary purpose of this course is to provide an in-depth cross-cultural analysis of family systems. It will involve an examination of the major aspects of the family. In addition, attempts will be made to understand the basic sociological perspectives employed in the analysis of family. Junior/senior status recommended. (Global Issues/non-Western Studies). Prerequisite: completion of at least 40 credit hours of college coursework. Three semester hours.
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3.00 Credits
This course addresses the sociology of sports and leisure in the United States. Sports and leisure activities and relationships at micro, meso, and macro levels of sociological reality will be examined. Particular attention will be paid to understanding how sports and leisure activities are embedded in systems of class, race, and gender stratification and how they relate to social institutions such as the family, politics, media, religion, and the economy. Prerequisite: "C" or better in either SOCI 101 or SOCI 202. Three credit hours
Prerequisite:
SOCI 101 or SOCI 202
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