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3.00 Credits
Development of sociological theories of contemporary European and U.S. sociologists. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing. (Fall semester, alternate years)
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to a broad range of concepts and methods for the collection, organization, analysis, and interpretation of sociological data. Conceptual models, research design, empirical methods, and the special problems of measurement, analysis, and interpretation are stressed. Prerequisite: SOCI 160. (Spring semester, every year)
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3.00 Credits
Counts towards: CUC An introduction to theory and research relative to minority group relations in the United States, with particular emphasis upon patterns, problems, and consequences of social interaction and cultural diversity among different racial, national, religious, and socioeconomic groups.
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3.00 Credits
Counts towards: CJLS An examination of crime and society, with special emphasis on theories of criminality, types and trends in crime, and current controversies in criminology.
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3.00 Credits
Counts towards: CUC, CJLS This course provides an empirical description and sociohistorical analysis of the complex social problem of juvenile delinquency and urban gangs. Toward this goal, the course examines the historical circumstances and legal heritage out of which the social construction of juvenile delinquency has emerged. It also explores the behavior of juveniles and urban gang members on the streets, in the schools, in the family, and in the community, and examines the response of the criminal justice system. The emphasis of the course is upon the process through which juvenile behavior becomes juvenile delinquency, and through which juveniles become juvenile delinquents.
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3.00 Credits
Counts towards: CJLS An examination and analysis of the various strategies and techniques utilized to combat deviant and criminal behavior. Attention will be focused on the organization and operation of the U.S. criminal justice system.
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3.00 Credits
Counts towards: CUC, PIGP A comparative analysis of the basic structuring of human societies, utilizing the perspective of social systems theory. Topics for discussion will include such fundamental institutionalized processes as social allocation and social power, as well as the development of total societies from simple to complex forms of organization.
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3.00 Credits
Counts towards: PIGP This course analyzes the historical and social development of the People's Republic of China from 1949 to the present. Topics explored include: the problems of post-revolutionary institutionalization, the role of ideology, the tension between city and countryside, Maoism, major social movements, socialist education, the urban work force, and the status of women.
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3.00 Credits
Counts towards: CUC, PIGP Analysis of the family as a social institution and as a social group, with emphasis on the impact of industrialization on traditional family functions, courtship, role expectations, child rearing, and family stability. The course will examine changes in work patterns, marriage, divorce, and cohabitation over time. Race, ethnicity, and gender differences will also be addressed.
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3.00 Credits
Counts towards: CJLS This course provides a sociohistorical analysis of the cultural, economic, and political forces that have driven anti-drug movements throughout U.S. history. Toward this goal, the course examines the historical circumstances and legal heritage that have contributed to the rise and fall of drug panics and the current disease model of addiction. The implications of the medicalization of deviance are explored, as are the influences of past drug policies and the casualties of the current "war on drugs."
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