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5.00 Credits
The scientific study of population structure and dynamics and their social determinants and consequences. Population structure refers to population size, composition, and distribution; population dynamics refers to change in the population structure, with special attention to fertility, mortality, migration, and social mobility. Special emphasis will be placed on the applied nature of demographic analysis. GE T3
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5.00 Credits
An overview of the sociological study of culture, one of the most important components of social life. Specifically, this course will explore the various aspects of culture through the following questions: "What is culture?"; "How do people use culture in their daily lives?"; and "How is culture a part of the larger social structure in society?" In addition to learning the theoretical and methodological approaches to studying culture, there will be an in-depth look at some of the substantive areas of culture such as: 1) the creation, distribution, and reception of cultural objectives and ideas, 2) how people consume culture; 3) the differences between "high culture" and popular culture"; and 4) how culture creates, maintains, and reshapes social identities through race, class, gender, nation, age, religion, and/or special interests (i.e., subcultures).
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5.00 Credits
An analysis of the study of the family from a developmental perspective. Specific attention is given to mate selection, marriage, parenthood and parent-child relations, and family relations during the middle and later years of life. Emphasis is on the contemporary American family.
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5.00 Credits
A chronological account of social and individual development during infancy, childhood, and adolescence with an emphasis on age-related changes in children's cognitive, social, physical, and personal characteristics. An analysis of how children interact with their social world at different ages, and how these interactions play a role in the developmental changes that lead to new forms of social interactions at later ages.
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5.00 Credits
Students will learn concepts, processes, and theories useful in understanding the nature of urban structure and urban life. We will focus on historical and current processes as they operate both within and between cities in the U.S. and internationally. Typical topics include historical urban development, general patterns of urban growth, suburbanization and urban sprawl, the experiential nature of urban environments, ways that dynamics of power, class, race, and gender influence urban patterns and everyday experiences. Critical perspectives on urban planning practice from the standpoint of sociological understandings of urban processes will also be addressed.
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5.00 Credits
In this course we will critically explore the social construction of gender. Attention will be given to the many diverse issues and experiences of gendered individuals. Throughout the course, we will look at how multiple and interlocking social structures (e.g., race, class gender, sexuality) shape the various ways in which we experience gender. Although there is an emphasis on issues and experiences within American culture, we will study gender in a global context as well. Furthermore, this course examines how gender difference and inequality are created, sustained and/or changed through socialization practices, interactions with others, and through the influence of major social institutions. GRE
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1.00 Credits
One unit of credit for 30 or more hours of volunteer community service experience. Open to students with appropriate sociology background. The student may suggest a suitable placement or request an assignment from the Sociology Faculty Coordinator. Only one unit of Human Corps credit may be earned per term, and no more than 12 units of all Human Corps credit may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree. Offered on a credit, no-credit basis only. Prerequisite: permission of instructor and approval by Chair of Department of Sociology and Anthropology. [By Petition]
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This course will build on the concepts, quantitative skills, and techniques learned in SOC 300. This will include refinement of concepts and a more extensive treatment of exploratory data analysis, descriptive statistics, and inferential statistics. Labs will make extensive use of computers in developing analytical and data presentation skills. Each student will be required to complete a research project. Prerequisite: SOC 300 or equivalent course (passing grade of C- or higher required).
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5.00 Credits
This course offers a broad introduction to the social dimensions of technology and of emerging information and communication technologies. An emphasis will be placed on the specific historical and cultural contexts that shape practices of technology. Attention will be given to the diverse ways technology shapes social life, including culture, science, the economy, education, and the military. We will also examine how social structures of gender, race, class, sexuality, and nation are reproduced or reconfigured by technology. GE T3
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5.00 Credits
In this course you will learn how to collect, analyze, and report qualitative data from social settings in everyday life. The qualitative methods that we cover include, but are not limited to, participant observation and interviewing techniques. We also emphasize the ethics of qualitative research. In this course you will learn how to formulate a research problem and how to use conceptual and theoretical materials in your analysis of qualitative data. Each student completes a fieldwork project based on data collected in public places, organizations, or other community settings. Lab sessions will include computerized analyses of data. Prerequisite: SOC 300 or equivalent course (passing grade of C- or higher required).
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