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3.00 Credits
An investigation of the social and political consequences for communities and society at large from the expanding populations of the aged and a sociological examination of the relationships between community and institutional arrangements and the social and social-psychological dimensions of aging. Prerequisite: Soc 100 or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Women and Poverty. (3) The poverty of women in the United States including factors of race, place of residence, and age are covered. Structural hierarchies that maintain poverty are examined from a sociological perspective. Not open to students with credit in WS 410. Prerequisites: WS 190 or Soc 100 or permission of instructor. Population. (3) The distribution, growth, and characteristics of human population and their relationship to social organization. Prerequisites: Soc 100 and one additional sociology course, or consent of instructor. Social Stratification. (3) Distribution of wealth, power, and prestige and related structures and values. Prerequisites: Soc 100 and one additional sociology course, or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Race, Class, and Gender. (3) The course will examine issues of race, class, and gender in historical, cultural, and contemporary societal contexts. Not open to students with credit in AAS 420 or WS 420. Prerequisites: Soc 100, or AAS 100, or WS 190; or permission of instructor. Sociology of Mental Health. (3) A survey of the history, causes, treatment, and effects of mental illness in the U.S. with emphasis on sociological factors such as social class, race, definitional process, etc. Prerequisites: Soc 100 and one additional sociology course, or consent of instructor. Juvenile Delinquency. (3) A survey of various theories of juvenile delinquency and an examination of the juvenile justice system and its relationship to rehabilitation prospects. Prerequisites: Soc 100 and one additional sociology course, or consent of instructor. Industrial Sociology. (3) Impact of industrialization on society; structure and functions of work organization; occupations and careers; managerial and union philosophies; industry-community relations. Prerequisites: Soc 100 and one additional sociology course, or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Sociology of Women's Health (3) Uses sociological theories and research to examine the gendered experience of illness. Includes sociological analysis of medical knowledge about women's health. Topics include medicalization of women's health, the gendered hierarchy of professions, and feminist critiques of scientific researc h. Not open to students with credit in WS 430. Prerequisites: Soc 100 or WS 190, or consent of instructor(cross-listed with PolS 432) Survey Research. (3) An overview of how to design, conduct, and present the results of social surveys. The course includes a familiarization with data preparation for computer processing and an introduction to using computer software statistical packages. Not open to students with credit in PolS 432. Prerequisite: any university level statistics course or consent of instructor. Individual Investigations in Sociology. (1-3, repeatable to 3) Students will pursue a topic of special interest to the individual to be chosen in consultation with an instructor. Prerequisites: 12 s.h. of sociology coursework, 2.70 GPA, and consent of department chairperson.
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3.00 Credits
A sociological analysis of theories and research concerning the nature, extent, costs, and control of crimes committed by corporations. Prerequisite: Soc 100 or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
In-depth investigations of special topics in broader subfields of sociology. Prerequisites: Soc 100 and one additional sociology course, or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
An analysis of correctional institutions, including the inmate structure, custodial and administrative personnel, treatment programs, and the social factors which affect prison structure and function. Prerequisites: Soc 100 and one additional sociology course, or consent of instructor. The Family. (3) Institutions and systems of kinship, marriage, family grouping, child rearing, personal maintenance, and status placement. Prerequisites: Soc 100 and one additional sociology course, or consent of instructor. Educational Sociology. (3) A comparative and functional analysis of education as an institution; the interaction of education and other institutions; and the relation of education to social change. Prerequisites: Soc 100 and one additional sociology course, or consent of instructor. Political Sociology. (3) An analysis of power structures, decision-making systems, conflict, conflict resolution, and various theories of power. Prerequisites: Soc 100 and one additional sociology course, or consent of instructor. Sociology of Religion. (3) An analysis of religious groups and institutions, a comparison of religion in sacred and secular societies, and the effect of religion on behavior and social institutions. Prerequisites: Soc 100 and one additional sociology course, or consent of instructor. Deviance, Crime and Control in Socio-Historical Perspective. (3) Historical conceptions of deviance, origins of prisons, asylums; emergence of police; rates and types of deviance and varieties of social control in particular historical periods. Prerequisites: Soc 100 and one additional sociology course, or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the medical institution using sociological theories. Focus on illumination of the social context of health and the medical system using sociological research methods. Topics include the social construction of illness, the provider-client relationship, and medicalization in Western cultures. Prerequisites: Soc 100 and another sociology course, or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Students will work one-on-one with a faculty member on a research project in survey research. This is the capstone course for the Survey Research Methods minor, bringing together the theory and practice of survey research methods. Prerequisites: Successful completion of PolS/Soc 432, Soc 332, and at least 12 s.h. in the Survey Research Methods minor.
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3.00 Credits
A sociological analysis of family deviance, neglect, abuse and violence including processes leading to major personal crises and family disruption, and social programs and policies. Prerequisite: Soc 100 or consent of instructor.
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