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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Students will learn to understand and apply criminological theories that are produced within the field of sociology. These theories focus on how social structures, social contexts and particular kinds of social relationships influence the social activity of crime at both the micro and macro levels. Students will understand and analyze a variety of topics also pertinent to the study of crime, such as divergent definitions of crime, various correlates of criminal activities, criminal trends, and other key topics within the field of criminology.
Prerequisite:
SOCI 1110
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to sociological theories that explain juvenile delinquency in the United States. The course will explore the history of the juvenile justice in the U.S. and the causes and solutions of juvenile delinquency. The course will also cover how the U.S. juvenile justice system works and how it is different from the adult criminal justice systems in the US. The course will examine policing of juvenile delinquents, juvenile rehabilitation, probation services, and approaches to address limitations of the current U.S. juvenile justice system.
Prerequisite:
SOCI 1110
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide an overview of the study of deviance and social control from multiple sociological perspectives. The instructor will present how sociologists research deviance and social control and the ethical issues involved in studying human subjects involved in these activities. The course also examines central sociological theories for understanding the causes of deviant behavior.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to the sociology of gender and gendered inequalities. While analyzing how masculinity, femininity and other gender forms are socially constructed, we will also analyze how gender intersects with other forms of social stratification such as race, socio-economic status, disability and sexual orientation. Our analysis of gender will focus on gender socialization, gender identities, and how gender forms are deeply rooted and reproduced in social institutions, interactions and relationships.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the various ways lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer experiences and identities are shaped by social and structural forces in contemporary US society.
Prerequisite:
Reading and Writing Skills 2
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an overview of contemporary intimate relationships and families from sociological perspectives. We will examine intimate relationships and families as social constructions whose meanings have changed over time and from place to place. This course will aid students in developing a greater understanding of intimate relationships and families as institutions in contemporary U.S. society. Intersections of race, class, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, and other factors within these institutions will be addressed.
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3.00 Credits
This class will examine race and ethnicity as social constructs, including the history of race and ethnic relations in the United States and how and why these constructs continue to play such important roles in the lives of U.S. peoples today. This course will also explore how other types of social stratification, such as class, gender, nationality, and sexual orientation, intersect with race and ethnicity.
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3.00 Credits
This course studies the nature, scope, and effects of social problems and their solutions. The course will concentrate on sociological perspectives, theories, and key concepts when investigating problems, such as inequality, poverty, racism, alienation, family life, sexuality, gender, urbanization, work, aging, crime, war and terrorism, environmental degradation, and mass media. This course is designed to build students' sociological understanding of how sociological approaches attempt to clarify various issues confronting contemporary life, as well as how sociologists view solutions to these problems.
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3.00 Credits
From a sociological vantage point, this course will introduce students to the discipline of social psychology, which is the scientific study of how people think about, influence, and relate to one another. Special attention will be given to the applications of social psychological insights. The course will explore the many ways our social environment influences our behavior.
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3.00 Credits
Many of the problems we face on a daily basis are global in scope and global in origin. The world is now more interconnected than ever. The things that happen in China or in Saudi Arabia affect us in the United States, just as the things that we do here affect the people in Russia or Egypt. This course offers a sociological perspective on this phenomenon of globalization and explores its origins in the culture of capitalism. To this end, we will examine topics such as consumption, labor, migration and immigration, economic inequality, the natural environment, and health. We will also consider various ways in which these problems can, or cannot, be solved for us and for future generations.
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