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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
3 INQ CHST 157 or SOCI 100. A study of Chicanos and Chicanas, using individual and structural frameworks, and making social and cultural comparisons among Chicanos, Mexicans, and Latinos. Examines the impact of these social groups on the United States, and compares Chicano, Mexican, and Latino communities with other ethnic groups.
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3.00 Credits
3 INQ Examines the human life course, with primary attention to adulthood, in relation to particular cultures, historical times, and the family life cycle. Cohort patterns are compared in their consequences for institutions. The cultural, social psychological, and social structural influences on gender roles and life transitions and trajectories are addressed.
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3.00 Credits
3 INQ Many people spend the majority of their waking hours occupied with work. This course examines the structure and organization of work and its influence on many aspects of people's lives. Topics include the nature of work and occupations, relations within the workplace, socialization into occupations, and changes in work.
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3.00 Credits
3 INQ An intensive examination of the theory and research on organizational design, with an emphasis on applications of the theories. Focus is on how organizations develop structures to meet various internal (e.g. size, technology) and external (e.g., stakeholders, uncertainty) demands.
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3.00 Credits
3 SP Sociological and social-psychological theories are used to examine the social phenomena of cults and extremist movements, including case studies of groups with a political, philosophical, religious, therapeutic, or other foundational basis. The focus is on why groups emerge and how they may change over time; mechanisms of influence and control; processes of recruitment, conversion, commitment, and disaffiliation; the charismatic relationship between leader and followers; effects on personal life and relationships; and interactions between the cult and society, including legal issues and violent incidents.
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3.00 Credits
3 SP SOCI 384 recommended. An in-depth examination of the nature and structure of youthful crime from historical, social, and legal perspectives. Analysis will include consideration of social control agencies, delinquency control policies, and future trends. The origins of anti-social behavior rooted in youthful socialization will also be examined.
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3.00 Credits
3 INQ This course explores the social context of law, the legal structure, and the relationship between law and society. The core themes are the relationships among law, social structure, and social change, and how they bear upon issues of race, class, gender, and social justice.
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3.00 Credits
3 INQ This course examines the social phenomena of gangs nationally and regionally. The focus is on the history of gangs, organization, definitional and preventive measures. In-depth analysis includes street, racist, and prison gangs. Patterns of gangs in different ethnic groups are compared. Sociological approaches inform this inquiry.
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1.00 - 15.00 Credits
1 FS This course is an internship offered for 1.0-15.0 units. You must register directly with a supervising faculty member. Students will have an opportunity to apply the knowledge obtained within substantive courses to an actual work setting.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
1 FS This course is for special topics offered for 1.0-3.0 units. Typically the topic is offered on a one-time-only basis and may vary from term to term and be different for different sections. See the Class Schedule for the specific topic being offered.
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