SOCIOL 337      Community Development In Urban America
The focus in this course is on experiential learning in which the student participates in several urban community development projects that allow for learning about collaboratives, networking, problem-solving, and requisite skills to successfully manage a project. Principles of community development are presented to give the student background for understanding the projects visited.
Credits: 3 hours
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SOCIOL 340      Social Change
Examines the key dimensions that bring about change in societies, including revolutions and evolutionary processes. Attention is given to the global context of social change, as well as the role of social actors and social movements. Crosslisted with (ANTHRO 340R or SOC 340R).
Credits: hours
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SOCIOL 341      The Anthropology Of Economic Institutions
Examines in a comparative perspective the social, cultural and political framework of economic activities. Emphasis is placed on socioeconomic systems and the contradictions they generate. Crosslisted with ANTHRO 341R. Offered: Annually.
Credits: hours
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SOCIOL 343      Societies And Cultures Of Latin America
A survey of emerging cultures and societies in Latin America; pre-history and geography; the Mayan, the Aztec and Incan civilizations; contemporary Indian, peasant and urban subcultures; the impact of forces such as migration, urbanization, peasant mobilization, and agrarian reform. Also offered as ANTHRO 343.
Credits: 3 hours
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SOCIOL 346      Cultures Of The African Diaspora
This course will explore the cultures of African people and their descendents who settled in Europe, the Caribbean or the Americas due primarily to the impact of the Trans-Atlantic trade in human beings. The focus will be comparative, with emphasis on cultural adaptation, kinship systems, music and religion.
Credits: 3 hours
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SOCIOL 348      Latin American Immigrants & Refugees in the U.S.
The course is an introduction to the study of the culture and societies of U.S. citizens and immigrants of Latin American heritage living in the U.S. The course emphasizes recent anthropological as well as historical and cultural studies. Topics covered:ethnohistory, and cultural diffusion over successive generations.
Credits: 3 hours
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SOCIOL 361      Social Theory
A survey of the major orientations in social theory, their historical development, and contemporary issues and controversies in social theory. Prerequisite: 3 hours in social science.
Credits: 3 hours
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SOCIOL 362      Methods Of Sociological Research
Experimental and observational schemes; survey analysis; interview and questionnaire designs; scaling techniques; sampling. Also offered as CJC 483. Prerequisites: 3 hours in Social Science.
Credits: 3 hours
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SOCIOL 363      Introduction To Statistics In Sociology/Criminal Justice
A first course in the statistical analysis of quantitative data. Course emphasizes descriptive statistics, probability theory, parameter estimation, bivariate hypothesis testing, and computer applications. Prerequisites: MATH 110, MATH 116 or an equivalent.
Credits: 3 hours
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SOCIOL 373      Anthropology of Religion
This course explores the ways anthropologist have gone about studying religion from the opening decades of the 20th century to present. The course introduces students to the diversity of human religious expression and experience through anthropological literature and to the diversity of anthropological expression especially as it has been revealed in social scientific studies of religious life. The course is designed to generate a critical dialogue about the special role that religion has played n the ongoing anthropological engagement with ""other"" societies and cultures over time
Credits: 3 hours
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SOCIOL 390      Directed Field Experience I
The student will work within one or more social agencies or organizations in the city under the joint supervision of a professional within the organization and a member of the Sociology Department. In-class discussion will cover the major problems of social organization. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Credits: hours
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SOCIOL 404      The Sociology Capstone: Senior Seminar
A seminar which explores the interrelationships between sociology theory, research methods and statistics. May focus on major contemporary issues building on and integrating knowledge obtained in previous courses. This course is a writing intensive course and satisfies this requirement for the general degree requirements of the college. Prerequisites: SOCIOL 101, SOCIOL 361, SOCIOL 362, SOCIOL 363. Offered: Fall/Winter. Restrictions: Successful completion of the WEPT exam.
Credits: hours
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SOCIOL 410      Aging In Contemporary Society
Attitudes and stereotypes, the status of the aged in American society; the social psychology of the aging process; the response of societal institutions such as the family and political system to the aging of the population as a whole. Applications and potentials of research are considered.
Credits: hours
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SOCIOL 430      Complex Organizations
The sociology of complex organizations examines sociological theories and methods that explain what an organization is trying to accomplish and ways in which performance can be assessed. Emphasis will be on internal structures and processes of organizations, the organization's relationship to the individual and the organization's environment.
Credits: hours
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SOCIOL 431      Social Organization Of The City
An examination of the social structure of the American city with special reference to the historical development of American cities. Attention will be focused on the role of social institutions as they have changed in relation to urban problems.
Credits: 3 hours
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SOCIOL 440      Sociology Of Medicine
Relationship of basic concepts in sociology to health and medical care. Cultural and class variations in health status. Social and cultural aspects of health. Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101 or consent of instructor.
Credits: hours
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SOCIOL 441      Globalization and Development
Focuses on issues of economic development, social stratification, political institutions, and political mobilization in societies where colonialism provided the context for their long-term disadvantages in the international economic order. Specific attention is paid to the intersection of the international components that define the options and limits for societal development (e.g., market shifts, international institutions and contracts, foreign policies, and migration) and the distinct social, political and cultural implications of these factors for developing societies. Crosslisted with ANTHRO 441.
Credits: 3 hours
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SOCIOL H337      Community Development In Urban America
The focus in this course is on experiential learning in which the student participates in several urban community development projects that allow for learning about collaboratives, networking, problem-solving, and requisite skills to successfully manage a project. Principles of community development are presented to give the student background for understanding the projects visited.
Credits: hours
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