11 courses with the subject SO, 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.
SO 201Principles of Sociology3
This course examines the basic concepts and principles in sociology as they are used to examine patterned and recurrent forms of social behavior. The role of social factors among the major determinants of human behavior is also considered.
Topics such as demographics, aging policy, programs and services, family structure, disease processes, and current research will be covered in this course.
SO 201 This class introduces students to issues in aging and offers a firm foundation of gerontological facts, theories and concepts to help students reflect on the most important topics in aging.
SO 302Special Topics3
A study of topics of contemporary interest in sociology. Subjects to be covered and their prerequisites will be announced at registration. Offered as needed. Cf. CJ 302.
Topics of contemporary interest in sociology. Subject to be covered and prerequisites will be announced at registration. Lectures, three hours; one semester. Offered as needed.
Topics such as cultural differences, the history of the experience of death, causes of death, demographics, religious practices and death, forensic science, advanced care directives, and hospice will be covered in this course.
SO 201 This class introduces students to issues related to death and dying and provides a foundation of facts, theories and concepts to help students reflect on the ways in which society deals with and expresses death and loss.
SO 313Race and Ethnic Relations3
A study of the factors affecting cultural and racial minorities in contemporary American society (and other selected societies). This course will examine minority-majority relationships; in particular, the various forms of discrimination that minorities face. Offered every other year.
This course provides a sociological understanding of contemporary migration with a particular focus on the United States. The course examines how and why migration occurs, the consequences of international migration for immigrants and natives in the U.S., and how government policies shape immigrant assimilation into the host society.
A systematic study of the origin, extent, causes, and effects of major contemporary social problems and their relationship to social structures. Students will analyze current efforts to solve these problems and why they have succeeded or failed. Offered every year.
SO 201 or PC 201; Sophomore status or higher A survey of theories and research pertaining to motivation, leadership, small group processes, and organizational design.
SO 413Deviance3
The first is an historical and sociological exploration of how the definitions of religious, criminal, and medical deviance have changed. The second places the changing definitions of deviance against the backdrop of rationality and growing rationalization. Offered every other year. Cf. CJ 413.
SO 201; Sophomore status or higher An analysis of deviant behavior classified as criminal in our society in terms of the relationship between the law and justice, types of crime, causes of criminal behavior, and proposals for dealing with crime as a social problem.
