Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus · Courses
SOCI
38 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.
None. Restriction: None. Description: Studies the structure of human societies and the behavior of individual people, groups, institutions, processes, and interactions. Examines the relationship between individuals and societal institutions, processes, and interactions. Provides an overview of the discipline including key concepts, main theoretical perspectives, the methods and research findings of sociologists, and social inequalities. Cross-Listed: No
SOCI 161Foundations of Sociology: Social Relations in Groups and Organizations3
None Restriction: None Description: Studies the interaction between and among individuals and groups in various social settings. Emphasizes leadership, self-understanding, small groups, socialization, social influence and compliance, person perception, collective behavior, and mass communication.
SOCI 151 or SOCI 161 or instructor permission Description: An overview of the sociological study of deviance. Begins with examining the nature and meaning of deviance or how society creates deviance as social and legal constructions and identifies specific human behaviors as types or forms of deviance. Also examines the major theories or multi-causal explanations of why such deviance occurs. Further describes how society, especially its social institutions and agents, attempts to control or suppress such deviance. Social policy implications of such societal reactions are also considered.
As appropriate to course content Description: Offered on an experimental or temporary basis to explore topics not included in the established curriculum. A given topic may be offered under any special topic identity no more than three times. Special topics numbered 281 are offered primarily for lower-level undergraduate students.
none Description: Emphasizes future-readiness and career pathways in human-centered professions related to social and behavioral science majors. Develops individualized plans that integrate curricular, co-curricular, and experiential opportunities to enhance human-centered professional readiness. Evaluates disciplinary insights from sociology and related fields to select supplemental credentials and post-graduation requirements for long-term career, leadership, and personal success.
SOC 151 or SOC 161 Description: Describes the logic and methods of social research, the role of theory in the practice of research, and the ways different research designs are applied to investigate different research questions. Examines the variety of methods, such as surveys, field research, types of interviews, and use of existing data such as documents and secondary data that constitute social research. Demonstrates research literacy and critical evaluation of research. Previously Offered As: Prior to Fall 2022, offered as SOC 460.
SOC 151 or SOC 161. Description: Critically assesses empirical sociological research. Conduct research, evaluating the quality of research methods and data sources. Delineates the different goals, strengths and limitations of various modes of analysis. Evaluates representations of data in public discourse. Previously Offered As: Prior to Fall 2022, offered as SOC 461.
SOCI 151 or SOCI 161 Description: A study of social and cultural factors involved in various youth lifestyles, including delinquency. Cross-cultural and historical approach used in a review of social norms, social control, and socialization institutions and community-based programs for rehabilitation.
N/A Restriction: N/A Description: Examines the social issues and problems of alcohol and drug misuse in American society. Considers legal and illegal substances, and examines the causes of substance abuse as well as alternatives.
SOCI 151 or SOCI 161 Description: A study of family dynamics and patterns using sociological research methods and theories. Examines social, cultural, and historical changes that have altered the nature of family life and created challenges for public policy. Addresses contemporary problems and issues encountered by families and approaches to dealing with these problems.
SOCI 151 or SOCI 161 Description: A study of the interaction between and among individuals and groups in various social settings. Emphasizes self-understanding, small groups, socialization, social influence and compliance, person perception, collective behavior, and mass communication.
SOCI 151 or SOCI 161 Description: An introduction to the various problems faced in the process of growing older including ageism, social support, elder abuse, financial exploitation, etc. Attitudes of society toward the elderly and the social and cultural impact of an aging US population are examined
SOCI 151 or SOCI 161 Description: Examines leading perspectives in the major sociological subfield of social stratification. Attention drawn to different ways of ranking people in human societies, issues concerning the distribution of income and wealth, the role of political power in determining who gets what, and the causes and consequences of social inequality for specific groups.
SOCI 151 or SOCI 161 Description: Examines from a historical and comparative perspective the experiences of minority groups, with special emphasis on economic and political domination, stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination. Techniques of majority group domination and the responses of minority groups are discussed. Various reasons for the different rates and patterns of assimilation are explored.
SOCI 151 or SOCI 161 Description: Explores current perspectives on the situations faced by women and men primarily in the United States. Examines issues such as the impact of sex and gender on socialization, the construction of knowledge, intimate relationships, paid work, family relationships, health, and issues of change.
SOCI 151 or SOCI 161 Description: An exploration of current theoretical perspectives on social and cultural change. Special attention given to planned change at the local or regional level.
SOCI 151 or SOCI 161 Description: Develops an understanding of how to use micro and macro sociological theory to analyze, assess, and diagnose human problems. Employing case studies, prepares students to do casework and to help solve interpersonal, group, and organizational problems. Also seeks to acquaint students with the broader professional activity of human services. Recommendation: Recommended
SOCI 391 Description: Prepares the student to effect constructive change within individuals, groups, families, and communities. Draws its analysis, diagnosis, and methods from the foundations of sociological theory at the level of intervention with clients. It is strongly recommended that students have at least 6 SOC credits in their specialized area before taking SOC 392 other than SOCI 151 , SOCI 320 , SOCI 315 , and SOCI 325 .
SOCI 151 or SOCI 161 or instructor permission Description: Explores constructs of masculinity within the context of US culture using a sociological lens. Examines the notion that there are multiple masculinities that intersect with a range of areas including race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, and gender identity. Evaluates the influence of social contexts and roles on behavioral expectations for men and boys. Analyzes implications for society and individual men.
SOCI 151 or SOCI 161 Description: Examines the development of mass media as dominant cultural forms within advanced industrial societies in the 21st century. Emphasizes critical understanding of the sociohistorical development, the underlying assumptions, and the social implications of the advance of mass media.
SOCI 427Social Perspectives on Intimate Partner Violence3
SOCI 151 or SOCI 161 and Junior standing or permission of instructor. Description: Considers the range of theoretical explanations from a social perspective for the pervasive violence between intimate partners. Particularly examines the research on intimate partner violence and the implications of this research for programs and policies assisting both the victim and the abuser.
SOCI 151 or SOCI 161 and Junior standing or permission of instructor Description: Examines the prevalence, causes, and social implications of physical, sexual, emotional, and neglect forms of child abuse in society. Child abuse is studied from the individual, family, and societal-level perspectives. Potential intervention strategies will also be considered.
SOCI 151 or SOCI 161 Description: A review of medical sociology. Focuses on the sociological examination of health, illness, and healing; health inequalities; medicalization; medicine as a profession; healing occupations; interactions within medical settings; the social organization of health services; and bioethics. Examines current, major issues in public policy and healing. Previously Offered As: (Offered as SOC 342 prior to 2015-16.)
SOCI 151 or SOCI 161 Description: Focuses on the formation of social welfare programs in the United States, current social policy issues, and debates between conservative, liberal, and social democratic policy analysts. Special attention drawn to various social problems and a range of social policies designed to ameliorate the economic disadvantages of single individuals, single parents, and two-parent families. Also devoted to understanding the relationship between social policy, research, and implementation.
SOCI 151 or SOCI 161 Description: Analyzes disability from a sociological perspective. Includes consideration of historical and current views of disability and a review of related concepts from the fields of medical sociology and the sociology of deviance. Also includes an analysis of the effects of disabilities on individuals and families through the life course and a consideration of related ethical, economic, political, and social policy issues. Emphasizes disability as a social construction.
SOCI 151 or SOCI 161 Description: Studies health disparities in rural areas and public health interventions to address those disparities. Includes social, economic, political, and cultural influences that impact the health of individuals and families in rural settings, as well as the strategies for improving health status through culturally appropriate and effective interventions and services. Considers the impact of race, gender, and sexual orientation on health status and access to services in rural regions.
None Restriction: N/A Description: Engages in concrete activities that apply sociological knowledge and skills to make valuable contributions to organizations in the public, private, and non-profit sectors. Identifies the wide range of careers and other endeavors to which sociological skills may be applied. Creates future career and educational goals and develops a realistic strategy for achieving those goals. Builds a portfolio that frames the college experience in marketable ways. Previously Offered As: Prior to Fall 2022, offered as SOC 300
As appropriate to course content Description: Offered on an experimental or temporary basis to explore topics not included in the established curriculum. A given topic may be offered under any special topic identity no more than three times. Special topics numbered 481 are offered primarily for upper-level undergraduate students.
