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3.00 Credits
The course explores the development of the social work profession within the context of the evolution of social welfare in the United States, emphasizing the political, economic, social, and philosophical forcesthat have forged social welfare policy and helped shape the social work profession.Exploration of the importance of divisions in American society regarding social justice and issues of class, race, ethnicity, and gender provide a framework through which to view current controversies such as welfare reform and the feminization of poverty.Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a basic introduction to the role of statistical analysis in understanding social and political data, with an emphasis on actual data analysis using the University's computer facilities.It uses an extensive social and political data archive including 1980 Census data, political polls, and national survey data for computer analysis.(Prerequisite: SO 11) Four credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the nature and function of scientific methods as applied to the field of sociology, emphasizing survey research design and secondary analysis of existing data.Student teams design and conduct research projects as part of the course assignments.(Prerequisite: SO 11) Four credits.
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3.00 Credits
For this course description, see SO 151 in the sociology section of this catalog.Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This seminar explores in detail the workings and problems of the criminal justice system in the United States.In addition to investigating the sources of criminal behavior, the course focuses on the arraignment process, probation, the trial, sentencing, prison reform, and parole.Three credits.
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2.00 Credits
This first of a two-course sequence in sociological theory concentrates on the writings of Marx, Durkheim, Weber, and Martineau, placing their theories in the context of the social, economic, political, and intellectual turmoil of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.The course includes a focus on the development of sociology as a discipline and the enduring concerns of the perspective.(Prerequisite: SO 11) Three credits.
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2.00 Credits
This second of a two-course sequence in sociological theory focuses largely on American sociology and its development during the 20th century, examining critical social theory, structural functionalism, symbolic interactionism, ethnomethodology, feminism, world systems theory and social constructionism.Contem-porary application is a central concern in the course.(Prerequisite: SO 11, ) Three credits.
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6.00 Credits
In this one- or two-semester internship program, students are placed in professional and service settings where they work under supervision and acquire experience in the area chosen for placement.In addition, they integrate their experiences with the intellectual foundation acquired in their academic courses.Open to senior majors only.Three or six credits.
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3.00 Credits
Upon the request and by agreement of an individual professor in the department, students undertake a one-semester independent study on a defined research topic or field.Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction To Sociology Prerequisite: None Note: SOC 100 is required of all majors. An introduction to sociological concepts and their application to the analysis of social behavior. Major areas of emphasis are socialization of the individual, groups, culture, social interaction, social structure, and social change. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture School of Arts and Sciences College Sociology, Anthro & Social Wk Department Course Attributes: GER IVA-Social Sciences, LAC T1SS-Social Science
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