15 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.
3 sem. hrs. Offered annually. An introduction to the basic concepts and major perspectives of sociology. Sociology is the study of the way societies are structured, how these structures affect people, and how people affect those structures. The course may focus on such topics as the criminal justice system, environmental racism, socialization, identity, race and class.
1-3 sem. hrs. May be repeated for credit. These courses are available for students who have demonstrated an ability to work without close supervision. Student(s) and faculty members develop the course together on a relevant topic.
3 sem. hrs. How do we know what is real? Why do we trust some pieces of evidence but ignore or discount others? Using social science concepts and theories, we will offer sociological accounts for the seemingly “unexplainable.”
3 sem. hrs. This course examines the complex process through which public issues are transformed into social problems and addressed through social policy. Readings and discussions apply a social constructivist model to several contemporary social problems (e.g., teen pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, obesity, and bullying).
3 sem. hrs. Offered alternate years. What are social norms? Who defines them and why? This course investigates the creation, perpetuation and disruption of social norms in various social arenas such as the criminal justice system, in psychology and medicine, in entertainment, and in the economy. We will cast a critical eye on the moral aspects of “deviance,” and question the assumption that having norms and following them is always “good.”
3 sem. hrs. Offered every spring semester. This course examines issues of poverty, wealth, power and powerlessness as they pertain to class and ethnicity. The main focus will be on the United States, but we will also examine global inequalities.
2-4 sem. hrs. Offered as needed. May be repeated for credit. In-depth study of a selected topic in sociology. Past topics have been: Sociology of Work and Occupations, Gender Differences in Language and Aggression, Hate Crimes and Bias Motivated Violence, Gender. 210 CO URSES
2-4 sem. hrs. Offered every semester. Graded: S/U. Students learn within social agencies and institutional settings where they observe trained professionals working with clients. The settings may include mental hospitals, child care or nursery schools, nursing homes, etc. Costs and arrangements are the responsibility of the student.
3 sem. hrs. Offered alternate years. What can our close living and working relationships with non-human animals reveal about human society? Why do we eat some animals but consider others our best friend? This course examines our complicated and often contradictory relationships with animals.
3 sem. hrs. Offered alternate years. This course explores gender as an individual, interactional, and institutional dimension of society. Reading across the disciplines, we theorize multiple masculinities and analyze the relationships among hegemonic, marginalized, subjugated, oppositional, and hybrid forms.
3 sem. hrs. Offered alternate years. This course investigates two major aspects of media and society. First, it looks at the social and societal benefits and challenges of electronic and social media. Second, it examines the social history of media in relationship to the creation of harmful stereotypes, and current challenges to that history. Students are required to work on an original research project for this class.
3 sem. hrs. Offered annually, fall semester. This course provides a survey of major sociological theorists from the origins of the field CO UR S E S 211
2-4 sem. hrs. Offered as needed. May be repeated for credit. In-depth study of a selected topic in sociology. Past topics have been: Sociology of Work and Occupations, Gender Differences in Language and Aggression, Hate Crimes and Bias Motivated Violence, Gender.
2-4 sem. hrs. Offered as needed. Graded: S/U. In addition to observing trained professionals working with clients within social agencies and institutional settings, students in this advanced internship assume greater responsibility for working with clients served by the institution. Analysis in the term paper should reflect the knowledge and background of an upper-level student.
1-3 sem. hrs. May be repeated for credit. Topic open.
Source: Wells College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
