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5.00 Credits
3 (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SOC 1010 This course provides an in-depth sociological analysis of the family as a social institution in a changing society. Major theoretical perspectives will be incorporated to facilitate an understanding of significant social transitions, trends and issues of varying patterns of contemporary family life. Various dimensions of the family are examined including ethnicity, gender, age and social class.
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3 (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SOC 1010 or WMS 1001; or Permission of instructor This course explores historical and contemporary social, political, and economic trends affecting the roles of women and men in society. The emphasis is on the historical, social, and cultural forces that have contributed to gender construction in the United States and in other societies. The effects on individuals and the broader society in terms of maintaining and/or changing gender expectations are analyzed. Credit will be granted for only one prefix: SOC or WMS. (WMS 3350)
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5.00 Credits
3 (3 + 0) Prerequisite: AAS 1010 or SOC 1010 and satisfaction of all Level I General Studies course requirements Provides an in-depth exploration of the black family as a social institution. Emphasizes the historical roots of the black family and how the African influence is still enmeshed in the functioning of the family in modern society. It examines the factors responsible for the ability of the black family to meet the challenge of a changing society. Credit will be granted for only one prefix: SOC or AAS. (General Studies-Level II, Social Sciences) (AAS 3550)
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5.00 Credits
3 (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SOC 1010 This course is a survey of historical, cultural, and social aspects of human sexuality. The interplay between sex and society will be the major focus. Cross-cultural and historical analysis of sexual values and behavior will be examined. Competing and conflicting sexual value systems in contemporary societies will be analyzed. Other topics include: sexual scripts, sexual deviance and social control, sexual socialization processes, and the social bases of sexual dysfunction.
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5.00 Credits
3 (3 + 0) Prerequisite: CHS 1000 or SOC 1010 or Permission of instructor; and satisfaction of all General Studies Level I course requirements This course provides an in-depth analysis of the Chicano family as a social institution. The course covers the social and economic history of the Chicano family in the Southwest and examines contemporary patterns of urban Chicano family life in a changing society. Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHS or SOC. (General Studies-Level II, Social Sciences) (CHS 3210)
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5.00 Credits
3 (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SOC 1010 A sociological analysis of the nature, causes, and treatment of crime and delinquency and of the processes by which such persons and behaviors develop.
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5.00 Credits
3 (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SOC 1010 This course emphasizes the universality and variability of misconduct and delinquencies of youth. In addition, the course examines the youth subculture, gangs, drug addiction, the juvenile justice system, and the effects of child abuse.
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5.00 Credits
3 (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SOC 1010 This course examines socio-historical factors that affect contemporary trends in drug use, abuse, and policy. It also explores the social and physiological causes and consequences of legal and illegal drug use.
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5.00 Credits
3 (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SOC 1010 The interplay between social forces and law is the major focus of the course. Sociological theories about the interplay between social-cultural factors and law will be elaborated. The role of value orientations, one's position in the social structure, and other sociological variables in the legislative process will be discussed. Conflicts regarding appropriate legislation and enforcement will be debated and analyzed.
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5.00 Credits
3 (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SOC 1010; MTH 1210: or permission of instructor This course begins with a review of descriptive and inferential statistics and their application to social phenomena. The course covers measures of association and non-parametric statistics using SPSS as the computer package. Includes: measures of central tendency, variability, probability, chi square, lambda, gamma, tau, Somer's d, r and non-parametrics.
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