SOC 000 - Orientation
Credits: 1.00
*ORIENTATION Familiarization with the department, requirements for majors, planning program of courses, University catalog and library. Graded S/U.
SOC 105 - Sociology
Credits: 4.00
*SOCIOLOGY The basic phenomena and processes of social life: culture, socialization, deviance, social institutions (family, polity, economy, education, religion, military), bureaucratization, social inequality, collective behavior, social movements, and population. Analysis of the interplay between the person and social groups.
SOC 240 - Marriage and Family
Credits: 4.00
*MARRIAGE AND FAMILY Historical, cross cultural, and analytical study of family with emphasis on ideology and the effects of social structures and agencies on family composition and roles. Prerequisite: SOC 105.
SOC 243 - Social Deviance 1
Credits: 4.00
*SOCIAL DEVIANCE 1 Sociological perspectives on the processes of individual and group deviance. An examination of how deviant behavior is defined, how the definitions are maintained, and how the violators are processed. Theory and research regarding specific classes of deviants are explored, and current public policy issues concerning deviants are discussed. Prerequisite: SOC 105.
SOC 247 - Social Stratification
Credits: 4.00
*SOCIAL STRATIFICATION The origins, institutionalization and change of class, status, prestige, power, and other forms of social inequality with attention to the effects of stratification on the individual. Prerequisite: SOC 105. Offered odd years. Formerly titled Social Inequality.
SOC 250 - Cultural Anthropology
Credits: 4.00
*CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY The major concepts and principles of cultural anthropology, emphasizing the understanding of the total configuration and interrelationships of culture traits, complexes, and social relationships in a particular geographic environment and historical context. Prerequisite: SOC 105.
SOC 260 - Social Problems
Credits: 4.00
*SOCIAL PROBLEMS Sociological perspectives on contemporary social problems including racism, sexism, crime, drug and alcohol abuse, suicide, poverty, homelessness, domestic violence, problems in the education system, urbanization, and environmental destruction. Prerequisite: SOC 105.
SOC 261 - Criminology
Credits: 4.00
*CRIMINOLOGY The nature and extent of crime, development of criminological theory, major forms of criminal behavior, and society's attempts at prevention and control of crime. The major perspectives, issues and diverse concerns that characterize contemporary criminology are presented. Prerequisite: SOC 105.
SOC 263 - Victimology
Credits: 4.00
*VICTIMOLOGY The history of victimology, patterns of victimization, the role of the victim in crime, the victim in the criminal justice system, (including jury perceptions of victims) victim assistance programs, and victim/offender reconciliation programs. Prerequisite: SOC 105.
SOC 291 - Special Topics In Sociology
Credits: 1.00 to 4.00
*SPECIAL TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY
PSSC 301 - Social Psychology
Credits: 4.00
*SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY The effect of social and cultural forces upon the individual The nature and development of attitudes, languages, cognitive processes. Individual and group projects illustrative of the methodology of social psychology. Prerequisite: PSYC 100.
SOC 302-Weekend Seminar
1.00 Credit hour
A weekend seminar at the Metzger Nature Center, Bolon Hall. Topics include selected issues in rural sociology, e.g., rural poverty, crime, work and occupations in rural America. A nature center use fee is charged.
SOC 347 - Race, Class and Gender
Credits: 4.00
*RACE, CLASS, AND GENDER Analysis of the structural interplay and social ramifications of race, social class, and gender. The course focuses on power relationships, intra and intergroup conflict, and minority relations. Prerequisite: SOC 105.
SOC 361 - Delinquency/Juvenile Justice
Credits: 4.00
*DELINQUENCY AND JUVENILE JUSTICE An analysis of competing theoretical approaches to the causes of delinquent behavior, and the study of the prevention, treatment, and control of delinquency. Procedures and major contemporary issues in Juvenile Justice are addressed. Prerequisite: SOC 105.
SOC 362 - Occupational Crime & Deviance
Credits: 4.00
*OCCUPATIONAL CRIME AND DEVIANCE The various forms of criminal and deviant behavior that occur in the occupational context. A discussion of the nature, extent, consequences, and strategies to control this behavior. Major theoretical perspectives on occupational crime and deviance are considered. Topics covered include: white-collar crime, organized crime, employee theft, career criminality, and workplace violence. Prerequisite: SOC 105.
SOC 391 - Special Topics In Sociology
Credits: 1.00 to 4.00
*SPECIAL TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY
SOC 446 - Classical Social Theory
Credits: 4.00
*CLASSICAL SOCIAL THEORY Traces sociological theorizing from sociology's historical origins. Major theorists covered include Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Simmel, Chicago School sociologists, Parsons, and classical feminist theorists. Emphasis is on building an understanding of the roots of contemporary social theory. Prerequisite: Senior status. Formerly titled Social Thought.
SOC 447 - Contemporary Social Theory
Credits: 4.00
*CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL THEORY The major sociological theories developed since 1960. An examination of the critical debates in contemporary social theory. Prerequisite: Senior status.
SOC 481 - Sociology Internship
Credits: 8.00 to 16.00
*SOCIOLOGY INTERNSHIP Supervised placement in an agency which involves work experience related to sociology or criminology or work experience on a research project. Prerequisites: Senior status, 2.75 GPA, consent of instructor, and approval of Department Chairman.
SOC 488-Senior Capstone Research 1
2.00 Credits
Development of research topic and/or question, literature review, and outline of research project directed by faculty advisor. Student must enroll at least two quarters before graduation. Capstone Research does not count toward Sociology elective hours. Prerequisites: Senior status, sociology primary major, and permission of advisor.
SOC 489-Senior Capstone Research 2
2.00 Credits
Research design, data collection, data analysis, and writing of the research paper directed by faculty advisor. Student must enroll at least one quarter before graduation and must have completed Senior Capstone Research 1. Capstone research does not count toward Sociology elective hours. Prerequisites: SOC 488, senior status, and sociology primary major.
SOC 498 - Independent Study In Sociology
Credits: 1.00 to 4.00
*INDEPENDENT STUDY IN SOCIOLOGY Prerequisite: Approval of chairman.
