10 courses with the subject SOC, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
Introduction to the study of society, employing all the basic concepts of sociology, such as: the structure and functions of society, culture, norms, roles and status. Attention is given to the origins of sociology, its methods and its place as one of the social sciences. Fulfills open, liberal arts and social science electives.
This course offers a strong sociological analysis of diversity and cultural competence in the United States. It provides a foundation designed to increase student’s awareness, knowledge, and critical thinking skills in relation to diversity in social institutions. A major emphasis will be on examining intersecti
Study of the problems of delinquency in youth. The course concentrates on the detection, prevention, control, and processes of rehabilitation of delinquency. The juvenile court system in the United States and Massachusetts, as well as the protective services of metropolitan Boston,
This course explores the process of socialization and the relationship between current community issues and the role social service providers and first responders play. Students will apply sociological and civic engagement theories to the study of community issues including the opioid epidemic, homeles
Key curriculum content areas are labor history, labor- management relations, collective bargaining issue
This course will study the problem of school violence, its causation and cures. The areas of focus will include: school violence that stems in large part from individual idiosyncratic personality traits, school violence that can be best understood in terms of societal structure, and s
This course analyzes inequities based on personal and social identities such as race, ethnicity, gender, social class, and sexuality. Through critical thinking and reflection students will examine how power and privilege create ideologies to justify discrimination. The course also explores transforming these ideologies and implicit biases to r
Study of criminal and delinquent behavior in the United States with emphasis on measures of preventive control
This course explores the main U.S. social problems and how they are connected to global issues. The course provides a comprehensive understanding of how social problems are interconnected and how they could be approached through a global context. Students will learn about the causes, the global impact,
This course explores the social, cultural and anthropological dynamics of family as a social institution in modern societies. The course will emphasize pat
Source: North Shore Community College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
