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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course is intended to provide the student with a conceptual framework within which to examine social problems. The class will examine the links between technological development, population growth, environmental degradation, social change and disorganization, social inequality, deviance and crime. An approved social science University Studies elective.
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3.00 Credits
This course will provide students with a better appreciation of the value of the sociological perspective in understanding different societies and cultures. The course will focus upon demographic factors shaping societies, values and norms, social inequality, and agents of social changes such as globalization.
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3.00 Credits
This course will introduce students to sociological research methods. Emphasis will be placed upon understanding the scientific approach to knowledge, research design and analysis, qualitative and quantitative methods of research, and the many uses of social research. Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This seminar will cover an important topic or related topics. Both student and faculty interest will determine the topic. Students will both contribute and lead discussions of the readings. Research paper is required. May be repeated. Prerequisite: SOC 133.
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3.00 Credits
An overview of current theories, models and definitions of addictive disorders, with focus on both the addictive and recovery processes. The role of the social worker/helping professional in identification, intervention and treatment will be stressed. The needs of special populations, diverse populations and family and adolescent issues will be addressed. Prerequisite: junior standing (Same as CRJ 315 and SWK 315).
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3.00 Credits
An examination of contemporary musical expression and the ways in which music can be considered a discursive practice. Cultural determinants such as class, ethnicity, gender, ideology, and race are studied critically. The course explores the production, use, and evaluation of music as social processes that constitute social status and cultural identity. Prerequisite: SOC 133.
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3.00 Credits
This course will examine the contemporary family system in America. To gain an understanding, an historical perspective on the family will be provided along with some cross-cultural data on other family systems. Contemporary research findings will be presented on such topics as subcultural variations, gender roles, power, romantic love and mate selection, marriage and divorce, and alternative family structures. Prerequisite: SOC 133 or consent of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
A study of problems of youth during adolescence, subcultures, development tasks, and preparation for adulthood. Prerequisite: SOC 133.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the dynamics of population change, with emphasis placed upon the factors contributing to and the problems resulting from rapid population change at the world and national levels. Prerequisite: SOC 133 or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Theories of formal organization, bureaucratic systems, alternative systems and organizational change; special emphasis will be placed on the relationship between the organization and its environment. Prerequisite: SOC 133 or permission of the instructor.
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