12 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 101Comparative Sociology3
Provides a socio-cultural perspective that challenges students to think critically about diverse cultural groups. Sociological concepts such as culture, social structures, exchange systems, and family systems will be examined as they relate to different cultures throughout the world. Fall/Spring
Presents a critical thinking approach to social problem theories and an examination of factors associated with social problems in contemporary American society.
This course examines the social construction of race and ethnicity, exploring how systems of power, privilege, and inequality shape diverse cultural experiences. Students will analyze historical and contemporary issues of racial and ethnic relations through sociological theory, research, and case studies, gaining tools to critically understand diversity and social change in a global context. SOC 221 Cultural Minorities
Also offered as SWK 401 . Quantitative and qualitative research methodology, and appreciation of the scientific method as applied to the behavioral sciences and social work. The language of science, concepts, propositions, models, hypotheses and empirical laws. Analysis of concepts of the experimental, correlational and case study methods. Critical reading of research; introduction to research activities; and evaluation of interventive efforts.
MTH 115 or permission of instructor. Spring on-line only.
SOC 270Social Stratification3
This required course provides an introduction to the sociological study of stratification—a core concept and area of study in the discipline. Using a variety of theoretical perspectives and research findings, students will examine systems of stratification and patterns of inequality with an emphasis on the causes and consequences of their existence and persistence. We will examine the role of power and privilege in social life and study the nature and extent of class, gender, and racial/ethnic inequality in American society and across the globe. Additionally, we will assess a range of factors that both constrain and enable social change as it pertains to inequality.
The overarching goal of this course is to expose students to various questions and issues related to policing in democratic society, including both theory and recent research findings. The course explores the role of police in American society and in the American system of criminal justice. We will study theoretical approaches to the function of law enforcement, the history and development of modern police agencies, and the structure and functioning of contemporary U.S. policing. The mechanisms by which social, political, and legal changes impact law enforcement will be studied as well as what effects police have on crime and disorder problems. Students will discuss and critically analyze contemporary issues, controversies, and trends in policing including police discretion, use of force, forms of police misconduct and accountability, new technological capabilities, police-community relations, police culture and subcultures, mental health, and diversity issues. Throughout the course, we will consider the values of a democratic society as they affect the role of law enforcement. This course is also offered as CRM 280 . Students can not receive credit for both CRM 280 and SOC 280.
SOC 321The Changing Family: Historical Roots and Diverse Realities3
This course examines the family as a dynamic social institution across historical and cultural contexts. Students explore how cultural traditions, social inequalities, and structural forces have shaped diverse family forms, with particular attention to marginalized communities and the implications of social change for the future of family life. SOC 321 The Family
Completion of a course in the Social & Behavioral Sciences Ways of Knowing Core or permission of instructor. Fall (On-line only in Spring)
SOC 350Sociological Theory3
This course is the required theory course for the proposed B.A. in Sociology. It provides an in-depth examination of the major theoretical frameworks used by sociologists to understand social phenomena and human behavior in social context. The course takes a social and historical approach to understanding the development of theories of society and social relations. We will trace the development of social theory from the classical ideas about modernity of Marx, Weber, and Durkheim through twentieth century debates over structure versus agency and feminist theorizing to the contemporary theoretical developments in sociology that surround post-colonialism, postmodernity, contemporary gender and feminist theories, and public sociology. We will explore the ideas as well as the social, political, economic, and intellectual milieus of such social theorists as Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Gramsci, Goffman, Garfinkle, the Frankfurt School, Foucault, Bauman, Bourdieu, Habermas, Butler, Firestone, and Beck, among others. Throughout, we will explore how these theories can be applied to analyze contemporary social issues and social structures.
