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This course examines families, marriages, and intimate relationships from a sociological point of view. It emphasizes how family has changed over time, how family forms vary across cultures, and ways in which families are affected by the inequalities of gender, race/ethnicity, and class. Topics include dating and intimacy; parenting and child-care; divisions of power and labor in families; current issues such as sexual orientation, divorce, stepfamilies, teen childbirth, and family violence; and policies and pro-grams that respond to these issues. Cross-listed as WMST 351. Prereq-uisites: SOC 101 or WMST 180 or consent of the instructor.
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An exploration of the modern city as an environment that both shapes and is shaped by human social behavior. More broadly, this course considers the role of space and place in all aspects of human interaction, from routine everyday behavior to larger arrangements of economic, political, and cultural power at the local, national, and global level. Prerequisites: SOC 101 or consent of the instructor.
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A survey of mental health issues, including the history of mental illness treatment (with special emphasis on precedents for today), its various di-agnostic classifications, the types of interventions, and relevant agencies. There will be a special focus on government-supported agencies, includ-ing the role of community mental health centers. An important part of this course involves service learning through volunteer work at a social work agency. Prerequisites: SOC 101 or PSYC 101 and consent of the in-structor.
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A survey of the child welfare system, including foster care, adoptions, child abuse and neglect, school social services, institutional care, and ju-venile probation. To help focus the course on current issues, each student will investigate a child welfare agency and give an oral presentation. There will also be news analyses of current events related to child welfare. An important part of this course involves service learning through volunteer work at a social work agency. Prerequisites: SOC 101 or consent of the instructor.
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Exploration of aging as a biological, psychological, and sociological event. Em-phasis on aging as a social problem and examination of problematic condi-tions such as health, finances, the transition into retirement, individual adap-tation to aging, and the society's current inconsistent responses to aging. Prerequisites: SOC 101 or consent of the instructor.
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A study of religion from a sociological perspective into the meanings, sources, variations, and conflicts of religion; comparisons of sociological views of religion to theological, psychological, and anthropological perspectives; the role of religion in American social, political, and economic life. Prerequisites: SOC 101 or consent of the instructor.
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The sociological and social psychological factors involved in delinquent behavior. The material is considered within the framework of definition, extent, causation and accountability and the reaction to the problem of juvenile delinquency. Cross-listed as CJ 373. Prerequisites: SOC 101 or consent of the instructor.
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A study of the content research, analysis, and implications in all stages of urban and community development. A historical survey will be presented as a means of examining the present sociological, political, and economic state of American communities. Special emphasis will be placed on the challenges confronting American cities, the growth and significance of the suburbs; and the role of small towns. Direct student participation in selected scholarly projects will be included. Cross-listed with HIST 403.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines various perspectives on the production and consumption of culture from a sociological perspective, with an emphasis on cultural objects and practices disseminated through the mass media. Topics considered include: structural features of media and culture industries; the impact of social structures and relations on media content; how culture is used to delineate boundaries between social groups, construct individual and group identities, perpetuate (or subvert) social inequalities, and shape social action; the social, political, and economic impacts of social media. Prerequisites: SOC 101 or consent of the instructor
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3.00 Credits
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