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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOCI 201 or consent of instructor. This course examines topical issues central to the sociology of culture. Emphasis will be placed on expressive-symbolic communication, the organization of the culture industry, as well as the means of consumption. Areas of interest may include: music, art, literature, fashion, film, media, television, architecture and other forms of material culture.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOCI 201 or consent of instructor. This course provides an intensive study of the drastic effects of rapidly expanding urban areas on social organization. Attention is given to the origin, development, and changing patterns of the city. The influence that urbanization and industrialization have on social institutions and personal relationships is considered.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Sociology 201 or consent of instructor. This course analyzes the system of social stratification in the United States today and its consequences, as seen in variations of life-chances and lifestyles for members of society. Theories of development and the social processes that maintain social stratification are examined. Cross-cultural and historical comparisons of its form and scope are also made
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOCI 201 or consent of instructor. This course provides a study of the growth, distribution, and composition of population and the associated social and cultural factors in the United States, with some consideration of world population. The course acquaints the student with U.S. Census materials, immigration trends and policies, age, and sex structure. It also stresses the effects and selective factors of migration and differential fertility and mortality rates.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOCI 201 or consent of instructor. This course is designed to explore the literature of both classical and contemporary sociological theory. Attention is given to the major paradigms that characterize the discipline as well as more recent trends in social thought. The course will provide a survey and critique of major classical theorists such as Marx, Durkheim, and Weber. The exploration of contemporary theory may include forays into symbolic interactionism, structural functionalism, neo-functionalism, conflict theory, critical theory, feminism, and postmodernism. Students will be required to write extensively about an original work in the discipline. In addition special attention will be paid to the application of theory.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOCI 201 or consent of instructor. This course and the accompanying laboratory provide a survey of quantitative techniques in sociological research with particular attention given to nonparametric tests, measures of association, and the development of quantitative models.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOCI 201 or consent of instructor. This course analyzes methods and techniques employed in sociological research. Attention is given to selection and formulation of research problems, sampling, data collection and analysis, and interpretation of research findings. Selected examples of major research areas of sociology are examined.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: SOCI 201, 370 and 371. This course will focus on data collection and analysis techniques that are particularly useful in community settings. Attention will be given to needs and assets assessments, program evaluations, gathering and using secondary data, linking data to geographic information systems software, focus groups, and action research.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOCI 201 or equivalent. This course introduces and provides basic training in qualitative research, including the identification and framing of research questions, interview instrument construction, measurements of reliability, validity, data collection, and analysis. More specifically, students will learn how to convert a sociological question into a topic appropriate for qualitative study, gain access into a research site, establish rapport, and other methods associated with conducting successful fieldwork. Instruction in methods of analysis may include grounded theory, content analysis, narrative analysis, and discourse analysis.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. This course provides students with the opportunity to study societal institutions and social organizations' patterns in foreign settings.
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