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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Sociological perspectives on the nature, causes, and prevention of delinquency. (Cr. 3)
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3.00 Credits
A sociological examination of crime and theories of crime causation. Topics also include the extent of crime, types of crimes, indices of crime, and societal reactions to crime. (Cr. 3)
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3.00 Credits
Study of stigmatized social behavior, including areas such as drug dependence, prostitution, swinging, homosexuality, and violence. Sociological theories to explain deviance are analyzed. (Cr. 3)
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3.00 Credits
The influence of social structure, social processes and social change on individual attitudes and behavior. Topics include socialization and the development of self, attitude organization and change, social influence processes and social power, group structure and processes, and the effects of variables such as ethnicity, class and religion on personality and behavior. (Cr. 3)
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces the student to basic social services methods. Concentration in this course will be working with individuals and families. Students will learn about the helping process, starting with the initial phases, assessment, and termination. (Cr. 3)
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3.00 Credits
New course offerings in any area of sociology. Topics will be listed in the pre-registration booklets. Course outlines will be posted in the sociology department before the pre-registration periods. (Cr. 3, 3)
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3.00 Credits
An exploration of the use of drugs cross-culturally, focusing on their political, economic, and cultural ramifications. Study of alcohol, marijuana, and coca. Qualitative and quantitative data will be used in the course. (Cr. 3)
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3.00 Credits
Students will explore the theories used in Social Services practice. Issues such as helping people in crisis will also be discussed. The focus will be on generalist practice, and the different roles and methods social services workers use in working with groups and communities. (Cr. 3)
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3.00 Credits
A survey of sociological theories of the 19th and 20th centuries, e.g., symbolic interactionism, functionalism, conflict theory, exchange theory, ethnomethodology. Special emphasis is given to the contributions of major sociologists: Comte, Durkheim, Mead, Marx, Weber, Parsons, Goffman, Garfinkel, et al. (Cr. 3) 327. Power and Conflict. Analysis of the nature of power as experienced and expressed in different social, historical, and cultural contexts. Different theories of the distribution and exploitation of political, economic, and social power in local, regional, national, and global contexts. Different mechanisms used by dominant groups to subjugate others. The social organization, tactics, goals, and impact of grass-root movements by exploited peoples, e.g. women, minorities, immigrants, laborers. Varying proposals to identify and respond to the many social guises of hegemony. (Cr. 3)
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3.00 Credits
Analysis of the nature of power as experienced and expressed in different social, historical, and cultural contexts. Different theories of the distribution and exploitation of political, economic, and social power in local, regional, national, and global contexts. Different mechanisms used by dominant groups to subjugate others. The social organization, tactics, goals, and impact of grass-root movements by exploited peoples, e.g. women, minorities, immigrants, laborers. Varying proposals to identify and respond to the many social guises of hegemony. (Cr. 3)
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