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3.00 Credits
Study of the social and political context of social movements. Topics include conditions hindering or facilitating movements, organization, participation and recruitment, framing, tactics and strategies, influence of the state and other movements, and social change. (1) Lecture: 3 hrs/wk. Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or permission of the instructor.
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An examination of ethical issues in medicine and the moral principles that might be employed to resolve ethical dilemmas. (1) Lecture: 3 hrs/wk. Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or permission of the instructor. (Cross-listed as Philosophy 223)
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3.00 Credits
A study of racial, religious, and nationality minority groups in the United States. Topics include prejudice, racism, and discrimination; immigration and assimilation; and current public policy issues. (1) Lecture: 3 hrs/wk. Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
An analysis of intimate, marital, and family interaction patterns in contemporary American society, with a focus on the social institutions and structures that shape them. Topics include courtship and dating, cohabitation, selection of long-term partners and issues related to marital and parent-child relationships. Multiple family structures such as nuclear families, egalitarian marriages, gay and lesbian relationships, single parenting, and stepfamilies are examined. (1) Lecture: 3 hrs/wk. Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to a critical approach to examining the social construction of sex and gender. Topics include analysis of sex/gender systems, perspectives on gender inequality and the role of social institutions such as family, economy, media, etc. in shaping multiple experiences of gender and the characteristics of gender relations in society. (1) Lecture: 3 hrs/wk. Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
An exploration of the interconnectedness of many of our society's most pressing social issues that contextualizes them in patterns of social organization at global, societal, and local levels. This course provides a conceptual frame of reference for defining and analyzing major contemporary social problems. (1) Lecture: 3 hrs/wk. Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the influence of people on each other's behavior, including attitude change and social interaction. (1) Lecture: 3 hrs/wk. Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
An analysis of popular culture as a reflection of society, a factor in socialization, and an economic institution. Topics include popular music, television and films, comics and cartoons, and sports and games. (1) Lecture: 3 hrs/wk. Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the concept of deviance and the various sociological perspectives on deviant behavior. Sociological, biological, and psychological theories of causation are used to study behaviors such as drug addiction and alcoholism, deviant sexual behavior, and mental illness. (1) Lecture: 3 hrs/wk. Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
An analysis of the nature and types of juvenile offenses, sociological theories of delinquency and causation, and an examination of the juvenile justice system. (1) Lecture: 3 hrs/wk. Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or permission of the instructor.
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