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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOC 1010 or Instructor's consent. This course examines men and masculinities from a sociological perspective. It uses cultural representations of boys/men from a variety of media (e.g., music videos, magazines, television, and film) as a framework for analyzing boys'/men's lived experiences (e.g., in interpersonal relationships, at work, in education, in families). It examines the processes by which boys, men, and masculinities are shaped within different socio-historical contexts and by social factors such as race/ethnicity, class, and sexual orientation. Ultimately, it offers theoretical explanations related to the social construction of masculinities. Gen. Ed. Designation: EL (R - Undergraduate Research).
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3.00 Credits
This course studies religion as a force of moral solidarity and social change. It reviews the history of the post-Enlightenment study of religion, major sociological theories, and their assumptions. Substantive topics include the history of struggles among religious organizations in the American South, contemporary debates about morality and the state nationwide, overlap and tensions between mass religion and our secular popular culture. This course focuses on the place of mainline Protestantism in these struggles.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOC 1010 or instructor's consent. People often view illness and disease as individual issues. Individuals get sick, get diseases, and are treated by (individual) physicians. However, social contexts shape the way we view and experience illness. For experience, our social context affects our ability to obtain health insurance, our chance of contracting contagious diseases, and the type of health behaviors (e.g., cigarette smoking, healthy eating) that we practice. Topics include but are not limited to: The history of medical sociology, the subjective experience of health, the organization of health care, inequality in health care access by race, class, age, or gender, health and illness behavior, disability and mental illness, alternative medicine, birthing and midwifery, health policy, death and dying, HIV/AIDS, and medical ethics.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOC 1010 or instructor's consent. This course will examine topics such as politics and power in society, theoretical perspectives in political sociology, elite power in American society, linkages between elites and masses, and socio-political movements.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOC 1010 or Instructor's consent. This course in family problems is sociological in focus and specifically addresses how families are influenced by the social and economic context in which they exist. It will address major historical transformations in society (i.e. social change) and corresponding family change. This course is organized in three main sections. The first section of the course approaches families historically and geographically, examining Western family patterns prior to the Industrial Revolution. It examines changes in family forms beginning with the 18th century and resulting in the nuclear family form of the 19th century. In reviewing families of the 20th and 21st century, we will discuss patterns of fertility, divorce, remarriage, "singlehood," women's labor force participation, and accompanying structural and cultural changes that coincide with these changing patterns of organization. The second section examines multiple family forms, including but not limited to variations based on ethnicity/race, class, and sexual orientation. The final section of the course examines specific problems contemporary families face, including family violence, child and elder care, and equitable division of labor in the home. Gen. Ed. Designation: EL (R - Undergraduate Research).
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOC 1010 or instructor's consent. This course examines factors that affect the evolution, structure, and growth of social movements. Key social movements will be analyzed for their affect on American society.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: SOC 1010, SOC 2200 or instructor's consent. An analysis of the dimensions of stratification in American society, namely, race, class, and gender. It will also discuss occupational prestige, class and social change, socialization and values, structural opportunities for social mobility, class consciousness and class conflict, and the underclass and American public policy.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: One course in the Sciences. This course will focus on three major areas: studies of the social structure of the scientific community, studies of the construction of scientific knowledge, and studies of science in social, political and economic contexts. The third focus will deal in greater depth with one or more specific scientific controversies, such as the debates which have occurred around nuclear energy, genetic research, and environmental issues.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOC 1010 or instructor's consent. Diversity of people gives creativity and strength to U.S. society, but also the most passionate conflicts and acute suffering of many of our citizens. This course will examine why some groups are more successful than others in achieving the American Dream and its connection to the origins of ethnic pluralism in the U.S. We will use social science perspectives to gain insight into the personal, group, and larger social structural issues related to racial and ethnic identity, prejudice and discrimination, and ethnic violence. We will see how we can reduce racial and ethnic tensions and discrimination, and enjoy and celebrate our diversity.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOC 1010. An examination of urban social structures and processes, historical patterns in the structure and growth of the city. Also examined are community power structures, urban planning and Third World cities. Gen. Ed. Designation: EL (R - Undergraduate Research).
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