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SOC

7 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 144241, 242, 243c, 244c, 245c, 246c

US History and Civic Engagement HIS 150, 151, HIS 213 World History and Global Awareness ANT 143 GEG 101 HIS 111, 112 POL 127

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: sunyjefferson.edu

SOC 241Diverse Families

This course centers on the sociological analysis of family and relationship dynamics and demographics within U.S. society, including a cross-cultural comparison. Topics will include families in historical perspective, theories and methods for studying families, mate selection, gender, sexuality, love and intimacy, marriage, divorce, remarriage, parenting, the political economy of s family, abuse and violence, family diversity, and social change. This course satisfies SUNY General Education learning outcomes for Social Science. Some work that you do in this course (tests, papers, projects) may be retained by Jefferson Community College in order to demonstrate to SUNY overall levels of student achievement in General Education. 101-Research & Composition. 3 cr. 3 Lec. This course fulfills the following SUNY General Education learning outcome: Social Sciences.

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: sunyjefferson.edu
Prerequisite: ENG 100-College Composition or placement testing into ENG

SOC 243Race, Ethnicity, and Cultural Minorities

Employing the sociological method and the sociological imagination, this course will examine the realities and intersections of race, ethnicity, class, gender, and other minority groups in social life. Particular attention will be paid to how these social “categories” are structured by, and in turn contribute to the structuring of, social reality, and how these phenomena shape the identities and life experiences of individuals and social groups. Critical thinking will be strongly emphasized throughout the course. Prerequisite: SOC 144- Intro to Sociology and Pre/corequisite ENG 101- Research and Composition. 3 cr. 3 Lec. This course fulfills the following SUNY General Education learning outcome: Other World Civ, or Social Sciences n - SUNYJefferson.edu 148

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: sunyjefferson.edu

SOC 244Social Problems or

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: sunyjefferson.edu

SOC 245Criminology

This course entails an in-depth study of crime beginning with the demonological theory proceeding through classical biological, psychological and sociological explanations. Philosophical and historical comparisons of criminological explanations are included. Major different types of crime and major social responses to crime are presented and analyzed. Prerequisite: SOC 144- Intro to Sociology and Pre/Corequisite ENG 101- Research and composition. 3 cr. 3 Lec. This course fulfills the following SUNY General Education learning outcome: Social Sciences

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: sunyjefferson.edu

SOC 246Juvenile Delinquency3

Subject: SOC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: sunyjefferson.edu

SOC 260Topics in Sociology

This course is designed to allow focused exploration about topics of interest to students and faculty in the Social Science Department, specifically in Sociology. Through a variety of methods, students will examine prominent issues regarding the topic and will be engaged in critical thinking activities in order to develop their own points of view and/or applied knowledge of the topic. Students will be required to do some reading, writing, research, group, and project work with minimal instructor supervision. Specific information about the topic for a semester will be available from the Liberal Arts Division Office at the time of registration. Prerequisites: ENG 101- Research and Composition & SOC 144- Intro to Sociology. 1-3 cr. 1-3 Lec.

Subject: SOC
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: sunyjefferson.edu

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