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3.00 Credits
The course introduces sociology's basic concepts, theories, research methods, and subfields, covering such topics as culture, socialization, group behavior, deviance and social inequalities. Students will come to understand the many ways that the lives of individuals are shaped by the social world, and how human behaviors and interactions serve to reinforce, reshape, or challenge existing social structures. This course was previously listed as CORE 157.
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3.00 Credits
This course surveys the major social, cultural, economic, political, and historical dynamics of pervasive and emerging social problems in our interconnected local, national, and global society. Together we will explore how and why certain social issues, processes, and outcomes are determined to be problematic for society; as well as why others are not seen or understood as problematic. Potential topics include global and local manifestations of inequality; demographic challenges of fertility, migration, and urbanization; global health systems and problems of access, cost, and chronic disease; the changing economics of food and water; ethnic and religious conflict; and environmental issues of pollution, desertification, and climate change. This course was previously listed as SOC 212.
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3.00 Credits
The course examines major problems and issues in today's world. Though perspectives and specific problems may vary, this course will examine such problems as drug abuse, domestic violence, environmental degrada-tion, war, population problems, mental illness, suicide, health care, crime, and delinquency, as well as the causes of social problems and the ways in which the U.S. and other societies have responded to them.
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3.00 Credits
This is an introductory course on sociological and psychological theories and research about human social behavior. As such, this course provides a broad but brief survey of various topics in social psychology followed by a detailed focus on a selection of key theoretical perspectives that currently dominate the study of self, identity, and interaction processes. Further discussion will center on current events and the impact of contemporary culture and social structure on the individual, social groups, and society at large. Cross-listed with PSYC 357. Prerequisite: PSYC 101, SOC 101, or consent of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces the methods of statistical analysis for social and behavioral sciences. The course familiarizes students with statistical analysis programs such as SPSS. Students will learn how to identify the appropriate test for various research designs and understand accepted standards and criteria for adequate sampling, generalization, and causation. Cross-listed with POL 321.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers the procedures and techniques which social scientists use to describe, explain, and predict human behavior. Develops a critical understanding of research conclusions and basic research skills for conducting rigorous social science research. During the course, students complete an original research proposal. This course is offered as a 3-credit seminar paired with a 1-credit lab (4 credits total). This course was previously listed as SOCS 261/SOCS 261L. Prerequisite: SOC 101 and SOC 251 or consent of the instructor.
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1.00 Credits
This course covers the procedures and techniques which social scientists use to describe, explain, and predict human behavior. Develops a critical understanding of research conclusions and basic research skills for conducting rigorous social science research. During the course, students complete an original research proposal. This course is offered as a 3-credit seminar paired with a 1-credit lab (4 credits total). This course was previously listed as SOCS 261/SOCS 261L. Prerequisite: SOC 101 and SOC 251 or consent of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the significance of racial, ethnic and other minority group statuses in society. Topics include patterns of group relations such as assimilation and segregation; social sources of prejudice; sources and areas of discrimination, such as within education, employment, housing, and the criminal justice system; contemporary issues such as hate groups' use of the Internet; and social responses to inequalities, such as the civil rights movement in the United States.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of Social Work that considers the religious, philosophical and historical foundations of the social welfare institution in American society. There is a special focus on the role of government in social work as well as the development of the profession. The course is designed to develop in students a commitment to social responsibility, as well as an enhanced awareness of the personal and professional values critical to a career in the fi eld. An important part of this course involves service learning through volunteer work at a social work agency.
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3.00 Credits
The techniques of social research and the role of statistics in compiling and analyzing its results. Topics includes hypothesis formulation, meas-urement, questionnaire construction, interviewing, experiments, sampling, statistical tests, scaling, coding, reliability and validity, and the ethics of so-cial research. A vital learning mechanism of the course will be each stu-dent's completion of an original survey research project. This course Is offered as a 3 credit seminar paired with a 1 credit lab (4 credits total). Prerequisites: CORE 157 or consent of the instructor.
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