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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course will cover the review and analysis of historical and contemporary economic trends and their impact on work at the micro and macro level. Students will study: an overview of theoretical and empirical research on organizations and bureaucracies; analysis of intersections between work, family, and leisure, and links between inequality, race, gender, and work; examinations of unions and professional organizations; a review of public policy debates and legislation regarding corporations and work related issues. Students will explore international comparisons. Prerequisite: SC 101 or sophomore standing.
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3.00 Credits
An analysis of the social aspects of deviant behavior and the various theories employed to understand it. Mental illness, alcohol and drug abuse, non-traditional sexual behavior, and deviance in the workplace and professions will be examined. Prerequisite: SC101 or Sophomore standing.
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3.00 Credits
This will cover topics of a specialized nature including: aging; contemporary American culture; class, status, and power; social change; and sociology of religion. Prerequisite: SC 101 or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This is an introduction to sociological theory. Major schools of classical and contemporary social theory will be discussed and evaluated in depth. Prerequisite: SC 101, sophomore standing.
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3.00 Credits
This is an introduction to the study of cities and metropolitan areas. Students will cover an historical review of the growth of cities to their current spatial configurations in contemporary society and do an analysis of cities in contemporary society: class structure, power structure, and ethnic communities. Students also will examine social problems facing American cities: urban sprawl, economic and community development, housing, education, crime, environment, and the changing community in the broader national and global context. Prerequisite: SC 101, sophomore standing.
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3.00 Credits
This course will explore social movements as an object
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3.00 Credits
This course will focus on sports as social and cultural phenomena. Students will use sociological concepts and critical thinking to investigate such issues as how sport and sport participation affects people's lives, and how they intersect with masculinity, femininity, class inequality, race, work, and leisure. Prerequisite: SC 101.
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3.00 Credits
This course will cover analysis of the causes and consequences of juvenile delinquent behavior, detailed examination of juvenile gangs, the juvenile justice system, and alternative community-based programs and sanctions. Emphasis will be on contemporary issues related to juvenile delinquency. Prerequisite: SC 101 or sophomore standing.
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3.00 Credits
This course will include: explanations of theory testing using empirical research; exploration of different measurement techniques; production of data using a variety of data collection methods, such as surveys, participant observation, experiments, secondary analysis and content analysis; nonprobability and probability sampling techniques; analysis of data using statistics and qualitative techniques; ethical issues in empirical research. Prerequisite: SC 101 and MT 120 or approval of instructor.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Students will be required to do reading and/or research on a sociological topic with a departmental faculty member. Written consent of instructor is required. Prerequisite: Sc 101 and consent of instructor.
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