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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the theories, principles, concepts, and major research in sociology. Study includes society’s impact on human behavior and consciousness as well as the ways in which individuals and groups affect cultures and their social structures. A comparison of different cultures and subcultures provides an understanding of the relativity and universality of social values, norms, and beliefs.
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3.00 Credits
Examination of traditional and contemporary American family and marital relationships. Discussions cover the expectations, roles, and values in various family patterns and explore the forces that promote change. (Formerly SOC231)
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3.00 Credits
Examination of the sociological and psychological causes of criminal behavior and discussion of the implications of those causes for effecting a criminal justice system compatible with the needs of society as well as the criminal offender.
Prerequisite:
SOC 111
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3.00 Credits
Study of the evidence of humanity's relationship to non-human primates, the general course of human evolution, the nature and causes of variation among contemporary populations, and how lessons from the evolutionary past might illuminate humanity's future. Emphasis on the biological basis of human nature and of the relative contributions that heredity, environment, and culture make to contemporary peoples.
Prerequisite:
ENL 111
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3.00 Credits
A multi-disciplinary exploration of the long and complex story of human-environment interaction. Examination of how human societies (both historical and contemporary) adapt to, interact with, and affect their environments. Use of anthropological theories focusing on the dimensions of human-environment interactions and environmental challenges. Exploration of central contemporary issues facing the modern world: climate change, population growth, race, class, gender and ethnicity
Prerequisite:
ENL 111 AND SOC 113 OR ANT 113 AND ENL 111
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3.00 Credits
Examination of the relationship between licit and illicit drug usage in society from a variety of sociological paradigms. Analysis includes how historical, legal, medical, economic, and political forces shape our norms, values, beliefs, and social institutions in relation to drug usage. Discussion also examines why drug usage has become so critical an issue in contemporary society.
Prerequisite:
PSY 111 OR SOC 111
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3.00 Credits
Inter-disciplinary course exploring the phenomenon of death and the experience of dying from sociological, biological, and religious perspectives across ethnic and cultural divides.
Prerequisite:
PSY 111 OR SOC 111
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3.00 Credits
Detailed study of social structure and process in the workplace from the systems, participatory and cultural perspectives. Focal points include social structure, socialization, leadership, goal attainment, cultural diversity, and the impact of culture on the workplace.
Prerequisite:
SOC 111
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3.00 Credits
Introductory review of social inquiry, research, observation, measurement, and analysis that provides students with a basic framework with which to conduct social scientific research. Course work addresses quantitative and qualitative methodologies and involves several research projects.
Prerequisite:
ENL 121 AND MTH 153 AND SOC 111 OR ENL 201 AND MTH 153 AND SOC 111 OR ANT 113 AND ENL 121 AND MTH 153 OR ANT 113 AND ENL 201 AND MTH 153 OR ENL 121 AND MTH 160 AND SOC 111 OR ENL 201 AND MTH 160 AND SOC 111 OR ANT 113 AND ENL 121 AND MTH 160 OR ANT 113 AND ENL 201 AND MTH 160
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3.00 Credits
Exploration of the impact that ascribed and achieved status has upon the experience of the individual. Central focus on ethnicity, class, and status, including how United States' culture is influenced by the diverse ethnic backgrounds of its residents and how socioeconomic class shapes cultural values, policies, and the law. Also studied are human differences (such as age, marital status, education level, and disability) and their impact upon United States' society as a whole as well as upon the realities of individual lives.
Prerequisite:
SOC 111
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