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3.00 Credits
An examination of the individual, social, and cultural significance of athletic endeavors and organized sports, including the larger social conditions in which they are embedded. Prerequisite: SOC 100 or 188. Offered fall of even-numbered years.
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3.00 Credits
An experiential course in which sociological theories and methods are used to analyze the structure and processes of small social groups. Prerequisite: any 200-level sociology course. Cannot be taken concurrently with PSY 324. Offered each fall.
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3.00 Credits
A review of the structural and contextual dimensions of organizations as open systems. Special attention is given to the dynamics of organizational patterns and processes; information, communication, control and decision making; intergroup relations and conflict. Prerequisite: SOC 100 or 188 and junior/senior status. Offered each spring.
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3.00 Credits
Although the focus of this course is on the contemporary American family, the history, the forms and functions of families in other times and other cultures is also examined. Special attention is given to the family as a social institution, its relationship with other institutions, forces of social and cultural change, and the future of the family. Prerequisite: any 200-level sociology course or consent. Offered each fall.
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An exploration of how individuals are influenced by the social environment. Topics may include: affiliation, conformity, aggressive and helpful behavior, communication, persuasion, social influence, consequences of group membership, social ecology. Identical with PSY 327. Prerequisites: SOC 100 or 188, plus any 200-level sociology or psychology course. Offered each fall.
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Sociological studies of various unconventional groups and individuals and the forms of social control they encounter. Topics may include: theories of deviance and conformity; typical reactions to deviance; control agents and agencies; how deviants cope with conventional society. Prerequisite: any 200-level sociology course. Offered each spring.
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3.00 Credits
Examination of the origin and development of religion as a social institution: theories concerning its nature and function, sociocultural dimensions of religious beliefs, values, and conduct; contemporary denominations, sects and cults in the United States; the relationship between religion and other social institutions. Prerequisite: any 200-level sociology course. Identical to RELST 336. Offered intermittently.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of major theorists, and perspectives contributing to the sociological tradition; historic and current issues regarding sociology and its relationship to other academic disciplines. A foundation course required of all majors. Prerequisite: SOC 100 or 188. Offered each spring.
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An examination of the logic, the strategies and the methods of sociological inquiry; an analysis of classical and contemporary models of research. A foundation course required for sociology majors. Identical to CJ 350. Prerequisite: junior/senior status. Offered each semester.
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3.00 Credits
Designed to provide students an introduction to sociological perspectives on the study of health, illness, and health care. Topics include: individual and population health patterns; the structures and organization of health care systems, including the social origins of those systems, how they are accessed, and who they serve; the social construction of medical knowledge; the social structure of medical encounters; the politics and ethics of contemporary medical issues; the roles of patients, health care providers, and others in the medical arena; the commodification of health care and influence of market forces; the origins and organization of health care systems in the U.S. and globally; and issues shaping the future of health, illness, and health care. Prerequisite: any 200-level sociology course or consent. Offered intermittently.
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