SOC 101Introduction to Sociology
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- 2026-2027
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- 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
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- catalog.muhlenberg.edu
Muhlenberg College · Courses
SOC
19 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 224225 - American Ethnic Diversity
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- 2026-2027
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- 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
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- catalog.muhlenberg.edu
SOC 235Inequality & Power
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- 2026-2027
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- 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
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- catalog.muhlenberg.edu
SOC 243Sexuality & Gender
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- 2026-2027
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- 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
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- catalog.muhlenberg.edu
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- SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology . In this class we will use sociological perspectives to explore sex, sexuality, and gender. We will examine the mechanisms of power that construct and regulate our identities, behaviors, and very bodies. In particular we will look at how sex, sexuality, and gender are shaped by law, research, medicine, “sexperts,” the media, and our family and friends. We will also look at how sex, sexuality, and gender permeate our daily lives, often in ways we do not even see.
SOC 270-279Topics in Sociology
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- 2026-2027
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- 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
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- catalog.muhlenberg.edu
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- SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology . Selected courses with a specialized focus that are not contained within the regular sociology curriculum. Such topics might include Urban Sociology or Criminology.
SOC 302Sociological Theory
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- 2026-2027
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- 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
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- catalog.muhlenberg.edu
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- SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology . An investigation of the classical foundations of social thought in sociology. The course concentrates on the original works of theorists such as Marx, Weber, Durkheim, and other important authors from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as well as contemporary theorists. Analyses of central theoretical paradigms and questions are explored. Taught every fall semester.
SOC 311Research Design in Sociology
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- SOC
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- 2026-2027
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- 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
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- catalog.muhlenberg.edu
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- SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology and one elective. This course provides experience in the design and implementation of sociological research. It introduces quantitative and qualitative techniques for collecting, analyzing, and reporting data. The epistemological issues that underlie sociological research, the ethical questions involved in research, and the assumptions on which various research strategies are based are examined. The strengths and weaknesses of the most commonly used methods are evaluated. Students will design an original research project.
SOC 312Quantitative Methods for Social Data
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- SOC
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- 2026-2027
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- 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
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- catalog.muhlenberg.edu
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- SOC 311 - Research Design in Sociology . This course focuses on quantitative methods. Students will learn how to use statistics to address research questions in sociology, using popular statistical packages such as SPSS to analyze data.
SOC 313Qualitative Methods
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- SOC
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- 2026-2027
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- 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
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- catalog.muhlenberg.edu
SOC 317Sociology of Health
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- 2026-2027
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- 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
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- catalog.muhlenberg.edu
SOC 320Environmental Sociology
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- 2026-2027
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- 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
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- catalog.muhlenberg.edu
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- SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology . This course analyzes the social causes and consequences of environmental change. We explore the relationships among production, consumption, population, technology, and environment. The major theoretical paradigms in environmental sociology are used to analyze environmental issues. Some of the questions we address include: Is “green” capitalism possible? Does population growth lead to environmental degradation? Can technical fixes solve environmental problems? Has the environmental movement been successful? Taught every other year.
SOC 323Sociology of Food
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- 2026-2027
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- 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
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- catalog.muhlenberg.edu
SOC 325Imagined Communities: The Sociology of Nations & States
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- 2026-2027
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- 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
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- catalog.muhlenberg.edu
SOC 340Development & Social Change
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- 2026-2027
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- 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
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- catalog.muhlenberg.edu
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- SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology . This course analyzes development from a sociological perspective. It examines different theoretical models for understanding macro-level social change, such as modernization theory, dependency theory, and world-systems theory. Possible topics for exploration include the environment, economic development, revolution, urbanization, population, and poverty. Taught every other year.
SOC 342Boundaries & Belonging: Sociology of Diasporas
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- 2026-2027
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- 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
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- catalog.muhlenberg.edu
SOC 350Social Movements, Protests, & Conflicts
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- 2026-2027
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- 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
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- catalog.muhlenberg.edu
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- SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology . A sociological investigation of the causes and consequences of social movements. The course will examine both historical and contemporary social movements in the United States and elsewhere to understand the underlying social, economic, political, and demographic factors that cause their emergence and that influence their evolution. Movements as diverse as the Civil Rights movement and the White Supremacy movement will be examined. Taught every other year.
SOC 352Global Migration & Transnational Communities
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- SOC
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- 2026-2027
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- 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
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- catalog.muhlenberg.edu
SOC 450CUE: Senior Seminar in Sociology
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- SOC
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- 2026-2027
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- 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
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- catalog.muhlenberg.edu
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- SOC 302 - Sociological Theory and SOC 311 - Research Design in Sociology . A sociology seminar in which students participate in a collective research and/or applied project. Open only to sociology majors and minors or by permission. Taught every spring.
SOC 970Sociology Independent Study/Research
Each independent study/research course is to be designed in consultation with a faculty sponsor.
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- SOC
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- 2026-2027
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- 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
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- catalog.muhlenberg.edu
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