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  • SOCI 471: Prevention and Deterrence of Crime

    3.00 Credits
    George Mason University

    Credits: 3 Theoretical and practical strategies for crime prevention and deterrence. Social, environmental, and mechanical developments. Police, courts, and correctional elements of law enforcement in terms of current effectiveness and future potential for crime prevention. Prerequisites 60 credits, in-service status, or permission of instructor. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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  • SOCI 475: Women and the Law

    3.00 Credits
    George Mason University

    Credits: 3 Prerequisite for 575: undergraduate senior status in sociology or graduate standing. Analyzes changing position of women in law from legal and sociological perspectives. Focuses on how law defines and regulates women's rights in variety of areas such as employment, marriage and divorce, reproduction and control of one's body, and violence against women. Explores social and economic consequences of various legal doctrines, and compares laws and policies in United States with those in other countries.Prerequisites 60 credits, or permission of instructor. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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  • SOCI 480: Honors Seminar in Sociology I

    3.00 Credits
    George Mason University

    Credits: 3 Linked, sequential courses normally given by the same instructor. Involves application of theoretical and methodological knowledge to analysis of social issue that serves as course's central theme. Prerequisites Admission to sociology honors program, and permission of instructor. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 0 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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  • SOCI 481: Honors Seminar in Sociology II

    3.00 Credits
    George Mason University

    Credits: 3 Linked, sequential courses normally given by the same instructor. Culminates in preparation and presentation of substantive research paper. Prerequisites Admission to sociology honors program, and permission of instructor. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 0 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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  • SOCI 482: Honors Internship in Sociology

    3.00 Credits
    George Mason University

    Credits: 3 Provides hands-on experience in sociology and opportunity to do research in approved work settings. In addition to 120 hours of field work (for 3 credits), students meet at discretion of instructor to plan their research and share ongoing field work experiences. Prerequisites Admission to Sociology Honors Program and permission of instructor. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 0 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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  • SOCI 483: The Sociology of Higher Education

    3.00 Credits
    George Mason University

    Credits: 3 Exposes students to sociological theory and research on evolution of higher learning in United States. Explores social forces that have shaped the distinctively American approach toward higher education and have led to transformation of higher education in contemporary society. Particular attention to relation between universities and elites within surrounding society, linkage between education and industry, norms and values that are presupposed by educational institutions, and bearing of sports on values and traditions of higher education. Prerequisites 60 credits. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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  • SOCI 492: Sociology of Organizations

    3.00 Credits
    George Mason University

    Credits: 3 Theories, analysis of types of organizations from informal voluntary associations to large complex ones. Explores nonprofit organizations and alternatives to bureaucracies, such as feminist collectives, cooperatives, self-help groups, and social movement organizations. Students do field work in organizations applying theories and concepts to observations. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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  • SOCI 499: Independent Research in Sociology

    1.00 - 4.00 Credits
    George Mason University

    Credits: 1-4 Investigation of sociological problem according to individual interest, with emphasis on research. Prerequisites 18 credits of sociology including SOCI 311, 313, and 412; 3.00 GPA in sociology; and research proposal approved by instructor and department chair before enrollment. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 0 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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  • SOCI 503: Sociology of Law

    3.00 Credits
    George Mason University

    Credits: 3 Classical and contemporary sociological theories applied to law and legal institutions. Social relations between law and community, special group interests, social change, and social deviance. Case studies. Consideration of legal profession. Prerequisites Undergraduate senior status in sociology, graduate standing, or permission of instructor. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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  • SOCI 505: Sociology of Sex and Gender

    3.00 Credits
    George Mason University

    Credits: 3 Advanced study of sex roles in contemporary society. Using historical and comparative data, examines perceived, prescribed, and actual sex differentiation in social, political, and economic roles. Prerequisites Undergraduate senior status in sociology, graduate standing, or permission of instructor. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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