13 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.
SOC 1200Introduction to Sociology3
| Lecture Humans by nature are social animals. Our lives depend upon other people. Sociology is the scientific study of our social world, structure and social interactions. In Intro to Sociology, we will learn how we are socialized to be human, the power of culture, organizations and stratification. We will delve into some real-world social challenges and understand how to view them through major sociological perspectives. By developing and applying a sociological imagination, we will learn how society influences our lives more than we would have ever guessed. MNTC Goal Area(s): 05 MINNESOTA NORTH COLLEGE | 2024-25 CURRICULUM CATALOG
| Lecture Addiction. Poverty. Violence. Social Problems explores these and other issues plaguing us in America and around the world. By using social research and theoretical explanations, we examine the multiple causes, experiences, and opportunities for change. Students are encouraged to understand how their actions affect social change. MNTC Goal Area(s): 08, 05
| Lecture Our family, in whatever form, is a powerful source of socialization. Marriage and Family examines how society affects the dynamics of the family. In this course, we will study the history, racial and ethnic differences, and humanizing forces of family. We will explore the foundations of family and its changing face, the effects of race and ethnicity, class, sexuality, love, mate-selection, raising children and challenges in families. This course emphasizes the sociological perspective and the effects of social structure and socialization. Marriage and Family meets the Minnesota State Sociology Transfer Pathway Elective
| Lecture Like fish in fishbowls, we swim within the water of popular culture. From the food we eat, to the music we listen to, the video games we play and the clothes we wear, we are embedded within a large fabric of popular culture. This course critically examines popular culture through sociological, theoretical lenses. We investigate how race, class, gender, sexuality, and disability influence the production, content, audience, and social world for media, and in turn how these media influence us, our diverse identities, and society. MNTC Goal Area(s): 05
| Lecture This course is an introduction to Criminal Justice and provides students with a sociological analysis of the development, components, and administration of the criminal justice system in the United States. It deals with criminal law and the roles and relationships of police, courts and corrections. MNTC Goal Area(s): 05, 09
| Lecture Designed to introduce students to the sociological study of human interactions. The course is a practical application of the sociological perspective to examine the processes of interactions, problem solving, decision making, and conflict resolution in interpersonal, group and intergroup relations. A special emphasis will be placed on living and working in a changing and diverse society. MNTC Goal Area(s): 05
| Lecture Is feminism a dirty word? What does it mean to be a woman? Women's Studies delves into the social and cultural diversity found among women through an examination of the ways in which gender, race, ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, and physical ability intersect to influence the status of women. The course considers how individuals learn gender, how culture shapes the way we think about gender, and how law, public policy, and economics affect gender and the struggle for equality. MNTC Goal Area(s): 05
| Lecture Race and Ethnicity underlie some of the hottest issues in the United States today. In this course we will examine dominant-minority group relations and learn the histories, situations and issues associated with race and ethnicity. Specifically, we will explore the interrelationship between dominant culture and Black, Latino/a, Native American/Alaskan Native, Asian American/Pacific Islander, and current immigrants. This course focuses on large groups and MINNESOTA NORTH COLLEGE | 2024-25 CURRICULUM CATALOG social structures with an emphasis on social conflict and change. Race and Ethnicity meets the Minnesota State Sociology Transfer Pathway Elective B requirements. MNTC Goal Area(s): 05, 7B
| Lecture Let's talk about sex! Sociology of Sexuality and Gender explores the ways we construct our understanding of sexuality and gender. We examine how society organizes people into categories such as female and male or homosexual and heterosexual. We apply the theoretical and methodological approaches that have been used in sociological studies of sexuality-including those that guide sexuality-related analyses of meanings and identities, practices and behaviors, power and politics, sexual interaction, morality, and social control. MNTC Goal Area(s): 05
| Lecture Aging affects us all. If we are not currently "old," we will be in the future. Who decides what age means? Society's definitions of the "old" and "young" statuses affect our lives, especially as we enter into older adulthood. This course presents a sociological study of aging. Utilizing biological, psychological, and sociological perspectives, we will examine the aging process and its impact on the individual and society. MNTC Goal Area(s): 05, 09
| Lecture The Earth is what we all have in common and is fundamentally our home. Environmental Sociology examines the social causes and consequences of environmental problems, interrelationship between social inequality and environmental inequality, and environmental racism. Additionally, we discuss the social construction of nature and the environment, cultural relations with nature, and environmental mobilization and movements. MNTC Goal Area(s): 08, 10
| Lecture Crime and Delinquency examines deviance, crime, and delinquency from the social, psychological, and biological view. Emphasis will be placed upon the theoretical roots of criminology, the nature and P a g e | 124
