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3.00 Credits
Three Credits LA The basic nature of the human community in its ecological, cultural, and political aspects. The folk, rural, and urban community considered from the standpoint of structure, function, social change, and the problems arising therefrom. Prerequisite: SOC 101
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Three Credits LA An analysis of the role of education in social organization, social change, and social control. The sociological perspectives in the history of education and social change in the schools. Role conflicts in the schools, social-class influence on the school system, bureaucracy in education, and the school in its power environment. Prerequisite: SOC 101
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Three Credits LA This course explores diverse forms of contemporary American popular culture through rigorous reflection on the sociological, psychological, political, and economic dimensions of popular culture relative to individual biographies, gender, social class, ethnic, and peer-group subcultures. Main areas of study include film, music, TV, and advertising viewed as a "culture industry." Major schools of thought on popular culture including the mainstream, conservative, postmodern, and critical standpoints are introduced. The critical standpoint centrally informs the course by viewing popular culture in the context of creating a more-compassionate and just society.
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3.00 Credits
Three Credits each LA ?pecial topics" courses serve as a vehicle by which a department may offer a topical or thematic study not included in the regular course offerings. The specific content is indicated when the course is listed in the schedule of classes. Prerequisites: SOC 101 and permission of Dean
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3.00 Credits
Three Credits LA Study of the major schools and theorists in sociology today. Focus on such schools as functionalism, symbolic interactionism, the conflict school, exchange theory, and social action theory; and on such theorists as Parsons, Merton, Marx, Homans, Gouyldner, Blau, Dahrendorf, Coser, and Durkheim. The course explores congruence in theory and possible directions of future theory. Prerequisites: SOC 101 and an upper-level Sociology course; priority to Social Work majors
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Three Credits LA This course introduces qualitative research methods in the context of students' carrying out a field study to the point of a working document. Issues of access to community settings, subject selection, participant observation, interviewing, use of personal documents, research ethics, recording and analysis of data, as well as how we know the social world, are fully considered. Critical ethnography, a new field method focused on the relationship between social institutional constraints and human agency, is also introduced. Prerequisite: SOC 101
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3.00 Credits
Three Credits LA This course introduces the student to the application of scientific methods to uncover the regularities in social reality. The objective is to have students carry out their own research designs. Topics include: hypothesis formation; model building; causation; reliability and validity constraints; experimental protocols; interview techniques; survey data collection, including defining a probability sample; preparing scales; and data analysis. Employment of basic descriptive statistics, measures of dispersion, and correlation. Prerequisites: SOC 101, SOC 440; MATH 130 is recommended; priority to Social Work majors
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3.00 Credits
Three Credits LA Introduction to Social Work is intended as a foundation for students interested in working toward the bachelor of science degree in Social Work. It is a prerequisite for all other courses required in the Social Work major. This course is appropriate for any student interested in the expanding field of the helping services and professions. Students will be introduced to the history of social welfare and the social-work profession. The purpose and goals of social-work practice in a changing society will be studied. Offered every semester.
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3.00 Credits
Three Credits LA This course explores a variety of theoretical perspectives that direct the social-work helping process. Theories examined include systems, ecological, feminist, ethnic sensitive, and strengths. These theories are examined from an historical perspective and for their value base relative to agency-based practice and research. The interaction of the social worker with the social-service delivery system is explored and analyzed through the completion of an agency assessment. Prerequisite: SOCW 230 or permission of instructor
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3.00 Credits
Three Credits LA This course examines the reciprocal relationship between the developing child from infancy through adolescence and his/her social environment. There will be an examination of the family and its critical role in child rearing as well as the support parents and caregivers require to undertake this task. Genetic and socioeconomic factors, child-rearing practices, and the influence of values and cultural and ethnic orientation will be explored. Preventive and intervention settings and resources will be reviewed along with a thorough examination of the policies and practices of the American child-welfare system. Prerequisite: SOCW 230 or SOC 101 or PSYC 101
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