SO11/SOC101
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
Fundamental principles and concepts
of sociology including culture, interaction, norms, values,
institutions, stratification and social change.
Prerequisite: None.
Campus: A E W
Credits: 3
Course Fee: No
SO17/SOC207
MODERN AMERICAN CULTURE
Macro-social trends of urbanization
and industrialization in the United States from perspectives of
social, political and economic institutions, attitudes and behavior
patterns. Topics include division of labor, emergence of a national
urban culture, and comparative modern institutions. Special topics may
also include mass communication, collective behavior, and a
demographic ecology.
Prerequisite: S011.
Campus: A E W
Credits: 3
Course Fee: No
SO22/SOC121
MODERN SOCIAL PROBLEMS
Examination of social problems
generated in modern societies, chosen from among the following:
deviant behavior, inequality, poverty, cults, ethnic and race
relations, sexism, mental health, crime, drug and alcohol abuse.
Prerequisite: S011 or permission of instructor.
Campus: A E W
Credits: 3
Course Fee: No
SO24/SOC204
AMERICAN ETHNICS: NATIVE AND IMMIGRANT
Analysis of selected ethnic groups
and their relationship to the dominant culture. Emphasis on
historical, sociological, anthropological and psychological components
which have brought about the group’s unique ethnic identity.
Prerequisite: S011 or AN44.
Campus: W
Credits: 3
Course Fee: No
SO33/SOC203
MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY
Institution of the family as it
fulfills specific social and individual needs. Emphasis on modern
American family; cross-cultural elements also treated. Particular
topics include mate selection, socialization, marital and parental
relationships, role of the state, divorce and remarriage.
Prerequisite: S011.
Campus: A E W
Credits: 3
Course Fee: No
SO35/SOC205
CRIMINOLOGY
In-depth analysis of social nature
of crime. Particular emphasis on cultural origins of deviance. Topics
include penology, social control and administration of justice.
Prerequisite: S011.
Campus: A E W
Credits: 3
Course Fee: No
SO37/SOC212
DEATH AND DYING
Study of various aspects of the
dying process with emphasis on American society. Some areas of concern
are theories of bereavement and grieving, attitudes toward death,
social processes such as wakes and funerals, religious orientations,
and forms of sudden death.
Prerequisite: None.
Campus: W
Credits: 3
Course Fee: No
SO40/SOC210
MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY
Explores such issues as the way in
which education of health care professionals affects patient care and
structures role requirements; factors determining treatment of
mentally ill; legal, medical and social implications of major public
health issues such as occupational health hazards and AIDS epidemic;
and the feedback loop between society and medical technology.
Prerequisite: None.
Campus: A
Credits: 3
Course Fee: No
SO41/SOC240
SPECIAL TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY
Special and current topics in
sociology. Content varies from year to year.
Prerequisite: None.
Campus: A
Credits: 3
Course Fee: No
SO41-44/SOC240
SPECIAL TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY
Special and current topics in
sociology. Content varies from year to year.
Prerequisite: None.
Campus: A
Credits: 3
Course Fee: No
SO42/SOC241
SPECIAL TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY
Special and current topics in
sociology. Content varies from year to year.
Prerequisite: None.
Campus: A
Credits: 3
Course Fee: No
SO43/SOC242
SPECIAL TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY
Special and current topics in
sociology. Content varies from year to year.
Prerequisite: None.
Campus: A
Credits: 3
Course Fee: No
SO44/SOC243
SPECIAL TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY
Special and current topics in
sociology. Content varies from year to year.
Prerequisite: None.
Campus: A
Credits: 3
Course Fee: No
SO45/SOC244
SPECIAL TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY
Special and current topics in
sociology. Content varies from year to year.
Prerequisite: None.
Campus: W
Credits: 3
Course Fee: No
SO45-47/SOC244
SPECIAL TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY
Special and current topics in
sociology. Content varies from year to year.
Prerequisite: None.
Campus: W
Credits: 3
Course Fee: No
SO46/SOC245
SPORTS AND SOCIETY
Special topics course surveying
history, economics, politics, sociology and psychology of sports in
U.S. Also examines sports from cross-cultural perspective. Topics
include play and sport in American society, sports and socialization,
deviance and sports, women in sports, heroes and the media,
intercollegiate sports, black athletes, sports and the political
economy, and many more. Such sports as baseball, football, basketball,
tennis, hockey, soccer, cricket, rugby, track and field and others
considered.
Prerequisite: None.
Campus: W
Credits: 3
Course Fee: No
SO47/SOC246
SPECIAL TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY
Special and current topics in
sociology. Content varies from year to year.
Prerequisite: None.
Campus: W
Credits: 3
Course Fee: No
SO48/SOC247
SPECIAL TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY
Special and current topics in
sociology. Content varies from year to year.
Prerequisite: None.
Campus: E
Credits: 3
Course Fee: No
SO48-50/SOC247
SPECIAL TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY
Special and current topics in
sociology. Content varies from year to year.
Prerequisite: None.
Campus: E
Credits: 3
Course Fee: No
SO49/SOC248
SPECIAL TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY
Special and current topics in
sociology. Content varies from year to year.
Prerequisite: None.
Campus: E
Credits: 3
Course Fee: No
SO50/SOC249
SPECIAL TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY
Special and current topics in
sociology. Content varies from year to year.
Prerequisite: None.
Campus: E
Credits: 3
Course Fee: No
SO55/SOC220
THE SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER
Considers a number of gender-related
questions facing U.S. society. What economic, social and cultural
changes have modified traditional definitions of feminity and
masculinity? How is gender socially constructed, reconstructed and
deconstructed? Considers implications of changing gender roles for
personal relationships among women, between women and men, and among
men. How do women and men experience situations differently? Students
learn about feminist movements, their impact on men’s movements, and
their implications for social change. Is there movement toward sexual
equality? Explores cultural consequences of gender inequality in
various institutions, and also examines intricate web of
interrelationships between gender, race, class and age.
Prerequisite: SO11.
Campus: A
Credits: 3
Course Fee: No
SO60/SOC220
SOCIOLOGY OF THE AGING
Comprehensive coverage of all
aspects of aging in contemporary life. Social and economic forces that
tend to make elderly people increasingly dependent with age are
considered. Life for the aged is very much subject to the culture of
which one is a part. Emphasis on social processes and social change to
make students aware that certain conditions of old age are not static,
but always subject to change. Social theories of aging are analyzed
from perspective of their validity over time and across cultures, and
their relative influence on development of social policies. Finally,
the course examines one’s changing perceptions of self with age and
role transitions.
Prerequisite: None.
Campus: E
Credits: 3
Course Fee: No
Note: Credit given for either SO60 or PC61, but not both
