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3.00 Credits
3, 3/0 Prerequisite: SOC 100. The social structure and social dynamics of social groups, including the division of labor, types of leadership, communication and authority structures, social conflict, and social control mechanisms. The relationship of the individual to the group; comparisons of different types of "natural" groups such as family, peers, workgroups; and the use of "experimental" groupsto investigate various aspects of group life.
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3, 3/0 Prerequisite: SOC 100. Social movements, their character, development, dynamics, and consequences; the relationship between discontent at the individual and wider social levels. Selected social movements and sociological theories.
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3, 3/0 Prerequisite: SOC 100. The social organization of urban life in the U.S. and elsewhere, with emphasis on the growth and development of cities and metropolitan areas; lifestyle in the city and suburbs; the relationship of power and social control to urban stratification and the distribution of wealth; racial and ethnic distribution and relationships in urban settings; such urban problems as poverty, blight, crime and violence; and urban planning and redevelopment.
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3, 3/0 The interaction of people and the environment and its effect on the quality of living, especially upon social problems such as poverty, crime, physical and mental illness, and various types of pollution.
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3, 3/0; 8 Prerequisite: SOC 100. Historical and contemporary dimensions of social inequality and power differentials in the United States and globally; contrasting theoretical interpretations of the origins and significance of social inequality, including the intersectional relationship between inequality on the basis of gender, race, ethnicity, and class; current trends and projected transformations in social inequality.
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3, 3/0; 8 Prerequisite: SOC 100. The study of racial and ethnic groups in American and other societies; focuses on forms, causes, and effects of prejudice and ethnic conflicts, and the changing relationships of these groups to the larger society. Possible solutions to social problems involving issues of race and ethnicity are also explored.
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3, 3/0 Prerequisite: SOC 100. How society structures the experience of aging; major transitions and role changes experienced by the elderly within social institutions such as family, the economy, and religion; understanding the way these same institutions adapt to an aging population. Includes investigation of programs and policies aimed at assisting individuals at varying levels of independence throughout the aging process.
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3, 3/0 Prerequisite: SOC 100 or 6 credit hours of sociology. Analyzes the relationship of society and the natural environment (global, national, and local levels) using empirical and theoretical methods. Specific topics include the "toxics crisis," Central America, work, andenvironmental racism. Interprets societal structures and processes that lead to ecological crises and responses to them.
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3, 3/0 Prerequisite: SOC 100. The social relations surrounding the world of work as the contours of modern urban-industrial society emerge, mature, and begin to decline; typical forms of work in industry; the functions of work organizations; changing of structures of social class; patterns of labor relations; the transfer of these forms to non-industrial and government contexts; how these factors influence the interest and meaning workers find in their work; the consequences for social action and social change.
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3.00 Credits
3, 3/0 Prerequisite: SOC 100. Presents major theories on group process within the workplace; issues that affect workers' attitudes, behavior, and productivity; the social organization of the workplace; the impact of technology; the meaningfulness of work; reactions to change; the balance of internal and external factors. The internal dynamics of the workplace within the context of larger issues, such as the capitalist organization of production and the tendency toward globalization.
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