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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the relationships between the self as a social product and the larger society in which that self is socialized, develops and expresses itself. Various theories of selfhood are explored. Outcome: Students will come to appreciate how selfhood, their own and others, is a product of historical factors as well as social contexts such as class, gender, race and ethnicity.
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3.00 Credits
This course looks at the social construction of childhood, the impact of parents, the media, peer groups, and educational institutions as well as changing social attitudes about the place of children in society. Outcome: Students will gain a better understanding of the historical and social manner in which childhood is constructed and the impacts of various social institutions, family, religion, media, education on childhood development.
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3.00 Credits
Study of the historical emergence of cities, focusing on the ecological, demographic, and organizational processes involved in the continuing growth and change of metropolitan areas and in the relationship of a metropolitan area to the surrounding region. Outcome: Students will understand fundamental facts and theories about the character and development of cities and urban regions.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines communities sociologically, both as a concept and as they exist in society. The course covers urban, racial/ethnic, religious, territorial, utopian, ideological and web-based communities, and their strengths and limitations in a rapidly changing global world. Outcomes: Students will identify, describe and analyze communities using sociological concepts and be able to assess the mechanisms by which old and new communities are being formed as well as their consequences for social life.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces the study of demography by examining trends of fertility, work, marriage, migration and mortality. Outcome: Students will gain an understanding of how the size, composition and dynamics of a population influence the social, economic and political structure of individual nations and the world.
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3.00 Credits
Work involving high levels of expertise--medical, legal, technical, and much else- is a critical component of modern society. This course examines how professional work is structured, the way professionals are trained and organized, the privileges and responsibilities of professional work, and the role of conflicts over expertise in modern society. Outcome: Students will gain an understanding of how work based on knowledge and expertise is organized and on the social and economic factors that contribute to the position of professionals in society.
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3.00 Credits
Contemporary family structures encompass a variety of living arrangements and social relationships. This course considers differences and similarities among the various family types and explores the social, cultural and economic forces structuring family life. Outcome: Students will develop an expanded understanding of the varieties of family arrangements and the connections between family life and the wider social, political economic environment.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines how religion and society interact. Outcome: Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of how individual behavior, organizations, and society as a whole are affected by religious ideas and institutions, and how religion is itself changed by its encounter with changing social circumstances.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the social production, consumption, and use of culture and cultural objects, especially in the fields of literature, art, music, mass media and religion. Outcome: Students will learn sociological methods of analyzing culture and cultural objects, and will understand the social organization of cultural production and consumption.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the manner in which contemporary society is divided by race, ethnicity, class, sexuality and gender, and the impact of social institutions on these divisions. An emphasis will be placed on income/wealth differences, status differences, class conflict and social conflict over time. Outcome: Students will acquire a better understanding of social inequality and what can be done to make society more just.
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