6 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 1600Introduction to Sociology3
GE: Social Sciences and Diversity Sociology is the systematic study of the relationship between the individual and society. The class examines many aspects of society, including culture, gender, race, religion, education, media, government, and more. Students analyze the role that complex networks of social structures and social systems play in the creation and perpetuation of power, privilege, and oppression in society and learn to apply the principles of equity and participation to past, current or future social justice in our collective society. SUNY SULLIVAN COURSE CATALOG 132
3 credits, GE: Social Sciences Students study the state of the world and its future direction as determined by the driving forces of science, technology and overall human activity and their relationships to world ecology. Students discuss the interactions among science policy, technology, politics and economics. They also study the potential for sustainable human civilization. Cross-listed with SCI 1701.
GE: World History and Global Awareness – Spring Only Students map global cultural identities by examining the elements of culture and how we define it. Areas of exploration include language, geography, migration, politics, urbanization, beliefs, economic development, neocolonialism, food, and agriculture. Students study the evolution of these elements from their historical to contemporary context.
3 credits, GE: Social Sciences This course is designed to provide a systematic analysis of a select number of social problems in the United States. Deviant behavior and social disorganization are objectively investigated in terms of social system structure and dynamics. Topics to be covered include mental disorders, crime, drug addiction, automation, poverty and war. Prerequisite: SOC 1600 Introduction to Sociology.
GE: Diversity Students address the complex interconnections between race, social class, gender, and sexuality, and how these identities/locations/markers race historically constructed and positioned within social structures to create social, political, and economic inequality. The emphasis is on investigating, via critical thinking, how the different systems of inequality interact with each other. An examination of methodologies and theoretical frameworks from several disciplines informs conceptual analyses of the interconnections and intersections of race, social class, gender, and sexuality. Students also explore avenues for social change within social institutions.
