8 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 1125General Sociology (Conceptions : VCSS - Social Science)4
Designed to provide an overview of the concepts, methods, and applications of sociology, and the development of the sociological imagination. Topics include development of the social self, status and role, race and ethnicity, gender, social class, deviance, political and economic institutions, population dynamics, the family, and other dimensions of society. This introductory course emphasizes the development of the sociological imagination.
SOC 2125Sociology of Health (Conceptions : VCSS - Social Science)4
Provides an overview of the concepts, methods, and applications of sociology, and the development of the sociological imagination, through the sociology of health. It explores health, illness, healthcare, and medicine in the United States. Classic and contemporary theories are combined with recent research findings. Emphasis is placed on the study of health in a broader social context, including the social construction of health and illness, with special attention to inequalities and differences among people by socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, gender, and age.
Students select a particular topic of study with instructor. Individual student learning goals and method of evaluation is designed. Prerequisite Courses: permission of instructor.
