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3.00 Credits
This course involves a study of the juvenile justice system. Areas of focus include: types of offenders, the extent of the juvenile delinquency problem, historical developments in the handling of juvenile offenders, and the current structure, objectives, responsibilities, and functions of the juvenile justice system.
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3.00 Credits
A review of the social-cultural factors that shape the nature of courtship, marriage and family relationships. Special emphasis is placed on contemporary Western societies. The dynamics of marriage and family life are discussed in detail. Self-actualization of individual family members, communication within the family, and task-orientation are taught as skills.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers material that is at the intersection between Psychology and Sociology. Both of these disciplines take a slightly different yet related approach to the study of social psychology. During this course we will discuss central issues from both Psychological Social Psychology (P.S.P.) and Sociological Social Psychology (S.S.P.). The following topics are covered: Research Methods, Influence, Conformity, Attribution, attitudes, authority, social influence, gender, self, socialization, symbolic interaction, emotions, status characteristics, social exchange, and interdependence. Prerequisite: PSY 110 or SOC 111.
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3.00 Credits
Study of the factors that cause crime and criminal behavior, organization of criminal behavior, theories and practices of criminal control and rehabilitation. Prerequisite: CJ/SOC 113.
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3.00 Credits
Social theory focuses on the organic, conflict and social behavioristic schools of theory. Representatives studied are the classical social theorists Durkheim, Marx, and Weber and selected modern theories. This course in an upper-level course required of majors and generally taken in junior or senior year. Prerequisite: SOC 111.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the process by which people acquire physical, mental and social skills needed to survive and become both individuals and members of society. The primary focus is on the process of socialization from childhood through adulthood.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the qualitative and quantitative methods employed by social scientists. Emphasis is given to alternative choices of design, sampling techniques, instruments and appropriate interpretive and analytical procedures encountered in the process of social scientific research. Prerequisite: SOC 111.
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3.00 Credits
Continuation of SOC 223. Required course with emphasis on designing research projects. Prerequisites: SOC 111 and 223.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to statistical methods covering data description, graphing techniques, measurements scales, standardized scores, correlation, regression, elementary probability, repeated-measures and independent-groups t-tests, one-way and factorial analysis of variance, and chi-square. The approach to these topics is more conceptual than numerical or mathematical. A prior knowledge of junior high school algebra is helpful.
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3.00 Credits
This course studies the relationships of modern industrial organizations to other institutions in society; political systems, social class systems, and economic systems. In addition to studying relations between the industrial organizations other systems, this course examines concerns within the organizations such as formal and informal behavior and intergroup conflicts and adjustments.
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