61 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 100Introduction to Sociology1.0
Course The basic concepts and perspectives of sociology, including a survey of the major social institutions, social aspects of personality, and the processes of social interaction. CC: SOCS, JCHF, JSPE
Course The analysis of social science data. Emphasis on testing substantive hypotheses by means of computer data processing and statistical techniques. Cross-Listed: PSC 220 Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 CC: QMR, SOCS ISP: ENS
Course Identification of social forces and cultural images of major social problems (i.e. substance abuse, violence, crime, pollution) and relevant social policies. Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 CC: SOCS, JCHF, JSPE ISP: ENS
Course Cross-Listed: PSY 230 Prerequisite(s): PSY 100 is required per the Psychology Department due to its cross-listing with PSY 230 . SOC 100 will not satisfy this course alone. CC: SOCS
PSY 100 is required per the Psychology Department due to its cross-listing with PSY 230 . SOC 100 will not satisfy this course alone. CQ: SOCS
SOC 204Social Construction of Deviance1.0
Course An examination of "deviance" as a sociological phenomenon, including how the deviant label develops and how those so labeled are treated and controlled. Crime, prostitution, witch persecutions, mental illness, and the shaping of sexual identities and preferences are investigated. Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 CC: SOCS ISP:
SOC 100 or GSW 100 or a 100-level EGL CQ: SOCS, HUM, HUL, WAC, JCAD, JCHF, JLIT, JSPE ISP: AMS, GSWS
SOC 212The American Family and Cross-Cultural Perspectives1.0
Course This course examines historical and contemporary patterns of American family from cross-cultural perspectives. We explore the ways in which race/ethnicity, social class, gender roles, conflict and crisis, and the media influence family life. Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 CC: LCC, SOCS, JCHF, JSPE ISP: AFR, AMS, GSWS
Course The role of religion and religious phenomena from an institutional, organizational, and individual perspective in contemporary and historical context, exploring the interplay between the public and private spheres. Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 CC: SOCS ISP: AMS, REL
Course How communities and their residents respond to external environments and internal organization. A series of case studies of urban, rural, and suburban communities and their effect on social behavior is a focus. Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 ISP: AMS
Course An overview of the social work role in health care settings as an advocate, practitioner, and leader within interdisciplinary teams. A comprehensive view of the professional values, theories, and methods that social workers utilize in this role to provide advocacy, individual, family and group counseling, educate patients and families, effective crisis intervention, resource referrals and influence public health policies. Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 CC: SOCS ISP: STS
Course Sociological perspectives on health, illness, the health professions and institutions, including studies of the social components of disease and its distribution, doctor-patient relations, and alternative health-care systems. Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 CC: SOCS ISP: STS
Course This course is an introduction to African American society as revealed in the empirical literature of social sciences. Teaching and Learning in the context of this class will be multidimensional. You will learn about social structure and inequalities through readings, lectures, discussions, popular media examples, and field trips. Using these pedagogical strategies, our class will work as a learning community to explore contemporary issues relating to African American experiences. Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 CC: LCC ISP: AFR, AMS
SOC 100 , AFR 100 , LAS 101 or GSW 100 CQ: LCC ISP: AFR, AMS
SOC 231Sex and Gender in American Society1.0
Course An examination of gender and the social context of the behavior of men and women in contemporary American Society. Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 ISP: AMS, GSWS
Course The issues of gender, race, and class as organizing principles within sociology. The course draws broadly from the critical tradition, which focuses on issues of power, control, opportunity, gender, and economic relations. Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 CC: LCC, SOCS, JCHF, JSPE ISP: AFR, AMS, GSWS
Course Explores issues of political power, domination, and legitimacy from a sociological perspective. Topics include the creation and maintenance of political power and the impact of political socialization. Cross-Listed: PSC 284 Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 CC: SOCS ISP: AFR, AMS, ENS, LAW Division 3: Sciences and Mathematics
Course The social construction of crime and delinquency as social and legal categories; perspectives on causation and consequences of the societal reaction to crime. Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 ISP: LAW • SOC 265 Sociology of Human Rights Leadership in Medicine/Health Care Management
SOC 270Social Movements, the Environment, and Society1.0
Course The role of extra-governmental actors in the formation of public policy with a focus on environmental issues. The origins and development of social movements and the differences and similarities among these. Topics include the means by which such groups seek to influence policy and social practice and the outcomes of such attempts. Cross-Listed: PSC 283 Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 ISP: AMS, ENS, STS
Course A critical introduction to the sociological analysis of issues in women's health in the contemporary United States, emphasizing how the key variables of gender, race & class structure access to health & well-being for women in our society. Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 ISP: AMS, GSWS, STS
Course How social roles and group dynamics impact personality and group behavior. Agents of socialization, with particular emphasis on the media and their impact on individual and societal expectations and values, will also be examined. Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 CC: SOCS ISP: AMS
Course The development of classical and contemporary sociological theory. Preference is given to Sociology majors and minors. Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 CC: SOCS, WAC An interdepartmental thesis and four sociology electives Or a two-term Sociology thesis and three electives Requirements for Honors in Sociology: The student must fulfill the following requirements: (1) achieve a cumulative index of 3.30 or better; (2) a minimum index of 3.30 in all sociology courses; (3) completion of requirements for the sociology major or an interdepartmental major; (4) three grades of "A" or "A minus" in the major; and (5) at least a grade of "A minus" on the senior thesis. To be eligible for membership in the Alpha Kappa Delta sociology honor society, the student must fulfill all of the above requirements for honors and also have a class standing in the upper third.
SOC 314America's War on Drugs: Culture, Conflict, & Social Policy1.0
Course A critical evaluation of United States domestic and international drug policy. In this course, students will gain an understanding of domestic and international drug policy, and will apply a sociological perspective to understand the historic and current situational forces which shape America's War on Drugs. We will evaluate current drug control strategies and the inequalities that have emerged as a result. This course also offers an overview of
SOC 340Inequality and Mobility: From Penthouse to Poorhouse1.0
Course The forms, causes, and consequences of social inequality. Topics include objective and ideological manifestations of trends and patterns in wealth, poverty, mobility, and welfare policy. Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 CC: SOCS ISP: AMS
Course This course examines the socialization of black womanhood. We will explore how certain socio- historical norms shape black women's ideas about race, gender, class, sexuality, constructions of femininity, and public and private activism. Understanding the complexities of strategies of resistance to multiple and intersecting oppressions (race, class, gender, sexuality, etc.) forms the focus of the course. Prerequisite(s): Suggested: SOC 230 , SOC 233 ,
SOC 359Environmental Policy and Resource Management1.0
Course An examination of environmental issues and problems such as acid rain, ocean dumping, and nuclear wastes, and the social forces that shape environmental policies. Students complete an internship with an environmental service theme. CC: SOCS ISP: ENS, STS
Course An analysis of selected issues in the regulation of human reproduction & family building, primarily from sociological and feminist perspectives. Topics such as birth control, abortion, adolescent pregnancy, infertility & pregnancy are examined in historical and cross-cultural contexts with particular focus on the variables of gender, class and race. Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 CC: SOCS ISP: AMS, GSWS
Course An overview of public health with emphasis on the impact of large-scale social and cultural forces on the health of the public. The epidemiology of selected diseases, injuries, and the addictive disorders; the health effects of exposure to environmental and work place toxins; the role of nutrition in health. ISP: ENS, STS
Course An in-depth survey of health care systems and topics from a cross-cultural perspective, of particular interest to health care providers and practitioners and to students interested in comparative health care systems particularly those planning to go on the Health Systems Term Abroad. ISP: STS
Course A general introduction to the social scientific study of mental health. Topics include theories of mental illness, epidemiology of mental illness, the social experience of being a mental patient, and contemporary issues in mental health. CC: SOCS ISP: STS Science ,Technology, and Society Minor In addition to taking STS 101 , students wishing to minor in STS must take five other courses from the online list, drawn from at least three different departments. Furthermore, no more than three of the courses that count towards the STS minor may be numbered 0XX or 1XX (students must take at least three courses at the 200-level or beyond that count towards the STS minor). Science, Medicine, and Technology in Culture (ID), B.A. Requirements for the Interdepartmental Major: The interdepartmental major will consist of eight courses: all students will take one of five introductory SMT courses, HST 138, HST 293, PHL 232,SMS 123 , or SOC 228, as well as a two-term interdisciplinary senior thesis. If the other half of the interdepartmental major is in Sciences or Engineering, then these students will do a three-course concentration in either history and political science, economics, sociology and anthropology, or philosophy, with all of these classes drawn from the list of SMT courses below, as well as three other courses from this list. If the other half of the interdepartmental major is in Humanities or Social Sciences, then these students will take three courses in Engineering and Science, each of which must count for the major of the respective Engineering or Science department, as well as three SMT courses from the list below.
