21 courses with the subject SOCI, 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.
Hour(s) The concepts, theories and methods that form the core of the sociological perspective on human social behavior, including such topics as structure, social process, socialization and culture.
Hour(s) This course explores community organizing and advocacy as vehicles for effecting positive social change. Students will learn and practice key community organizing principles, explore strategies for impacting public policy, and strengthen their leadership skills.
Hour(s) Independent study under the guidance of a faculty advisor. Open to students with a 2.0 cumulative average and permission of the program director. Independent study may take the form of readings, research, conference, project and/or field experience. Independent study may be taken for a total of eight semester hours over two semesters, the maximum in any one term being four semester hours.
Hour(s) Contemporary theoretical perspectives are studied in relation to past theoretical development. The implications of the current sociological theory for the development of sociology as a discipline are emphasized.
Hour(s) A socio-historical analysis of the interaction of racial and ethnic groups and the American environment. This will include the social, economic and political aspects of racial and ethnic groups in the United States.
Hour(s) This course introduces a range of sociological topics through a critical lens. It is designed to prepare students for studying the specialized areas of sociology related to social problems. It is a writing-intensive course that will develop skills in researching scholarly sources, organizing academic literature, and using proper citation and formatting guidelines. The course includes oral presentation components.
Hour(s) An analysis of various current theories, topics, and research methodologies in social psychology. Some of the topics covered include social perception, impression formation, attraction, pro-social and anti-social interpersonal behavior, attitudes, prejudice and discrimination, social roles, group influence on behavior, group dynamics, leadership and social ecology.
Hour(s) The process, structure, content and effects of mass communication will be studied. Contemporary issues surrounding mass communication will be considered as well as the relationship between mass media organizations and other social institutions.
Hour(s) Systems of social inequality (stratification) in human societies with emphasis on the nature, causes and consequences of social inequality in American society.
Hour(s) This course considers the issue of reproduction in women’s lives. Using a feminist perspective, which assumes that women have a right to access to the full range of information available on aspects of women’s reproductive health, this course examines such issues as body image, sexuality, menstruation, pregnancy, childbirth, and menopause. Students will examine social and cultural factors that affect current medical approaches to obstetrical care and other aspects of women’s health in the United States.
Hour(s) Causes and consequences of behavioral expectations associated with masculine and feminine gender roles in modern societies. Emphasis is given to social learning, role conflict and social movements associated with social inequalities related to sex status.
Hour(s) The institution of marriage and the family in various societies with special emphasis on the contemporary American family.
Hour(s) This course addresses globalization both locally and internationally, exploring issues of global governance, global inequality, low-wage economics and the transnationalization of the globe. This course examines power differentials among nations, examining why some countries benefit from globalization while others do not. It acknowledges that globalization is more than an economic process and has deep implication for social, cultural and political systems around the world.
Hour(s) An examination of the major theories of aging, the demography of aging and the influence of longevity on social issues.
Hour(s) This course examines sexuality as socially constructed and socially controlled. Topics may include methodological and ethical issues in sex research, representations of sex media, sex education programs, sexual violence, sex work, and diverse meanings of sexual bodies and practices.
Hour(s) This course studies the body and embodiment through a sociological lens. Students will critically examine how the body affects the social world, and how one’s social world affects the body. Topics may include gendered embodiment, understanding social stratification on the body, medicalization and pathologization of the body, disabilities studies, and bodily transformations.
Hour(s) This course examines crime and deviance from a sociological perspective. It looks critically at correlates of crime, the prevalence of crime, and crime control. This course provides a greater understanding of theoretical and social explanations of crime, how crime is measured and studied, the social costs of crime, and solutions to the problems of crime.
Hour(s) An opportunity to use the knowledge and skills the student has learned in coursework to solve problems in a real work setting; the apprenticeship aspect of the internship implies that the student has some base of knowledge and will increase her knowledge and skills by direct contact with an experienced, knowledgeable mentor. Open to sophomores, juniors and seniors with a 2.0 cumulative average; maximum credit per term is one course; admission by application only.
Hour(s) This course will examine the design of urban public space and the major demographic features of contemporary cities. It considers the impact that neighborhood context has on crime and criminal behavior. The development and structure of neighborhoods will be explored in relation to informal social control mechanisms in terms of socialization patterns of group membership and social cohesion; and formal social control mechanisms of law enforcement, the court system, and the corrections system.
Hour(s) Advanced independent study under the guidance of a faculty advisor. Open to juniors and seniors with a 3.5 average in sociology, subject to approval of the chair of the department. Honors work may be taken for a maximum of eight semester hours over two semesters, the maximum in any one term being four semester hours.
Hour(s) Contemporary issues in sociology. This course consists of intensive study of current topics in the field of sociology.
Source: Salem College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
