37 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.
SOCI 101Introduction to Sociology: Society and Diversity Credits: 33
This course provides an overview of the field of sociology, concentrating on its central approaches and techniques of analysis. The core of sociology is the study of group patterns and diversity, including the ways in which opportunities, expectations, and outcomes vary for people based on their social position and identity. This course will enable students to understand the formation and characteristics of different groups, the stratification [structure of inequality] of social groups, and the causes and consequences of inequality.
Prepares students for the critical reading and writing skill requirements of upper division electives in sociology through the examination of major social problems. Introduces the process of using the sociological imagination to address such problems as poverty, crime, deviance, racism, and sexism. Students will practice making an evidence-based argument by investigating sociological databases and analyzing sociological research, and will build competencies in writing literature reviews. Also includes a career planning component.
Restricted to Sociology majors and Sociology minors by permission. SOCI 101 or HONR 161
SOCI 220Social Inequality Credits: 33
Examines the attributes by which individuals are hierarchically ranked (stratified) in society, the extent to which these rankings inhibit or promote opportunity for success in life, and the degree to which movement between these social strata is possible. Emphasis on using current empirical data to describe and explain the role of gender, race, and class in the stratification of American society. Basis and extent of stratification in other developed and less-developed countries also explored.
Studies sociological principles underlying relations between dominant and subordinate groups, with a specific focus on racial inequality in the United States. The causes of the unequal power and treatment of subordinate groups will be examined, as well as the consequences of this inequality in a variety of areas of life, including education, employment, health, income and wealth, politics, etc.
Explores the evolution of criminological theory as a story of ideas rooted in and subject to both history and biography. Special attention is placed on the explanatory powers of structure versus agency. Process of criminalization and the prison industry are also addressed.
Explores the history of behavior labelled as delinquent among juveniles through a socio-historical and structural perspective. The social context within which juveniles behave and society’s response to this behavior, particularly the implementation and evolution of the juvenile justice system, is critically analyzed.
This course introduces the basic concepts, theories, and empirical research of environmental sociology. Students will utilize the “sociological imagination” to come to a deeper understanding of the social roots of environmental issues- a topic of vital importance in our contemporary world. The manner of which humans impact the environment, and environmental issues impact society, will be interrogated. Included in discussion will be the roles of technology, consumption and production, population trends, culture, social movements, and more in both contributing to and reacting to environmental issues. When finished with this course, students will have a much better understanding of the scope, causes, and consequences of environmental issues, as well as potential solutions.
This course focuses on the family as a social institution, social process, and important social context. A variety of topics are covered, including the historical development of family, childhood socialization, marriage and divorce, balancing work and family, the impact of family on social mobility, and diversity and change in contemporary American families. Includes an emphasis on the ways in which “private” families are intricately connected to the “public issues” of the larger society. Students will explore leading empirical findings as well as apply major theoretical insights to the study of families in the U.S.
Gender is the most durable and universal of social divisions and remains arguably the most consequential. But what gender has meant, and how it impacts individuals’ lives, has varied dramatically over time and between societies. In this course we explore gender as a matrix of cultural meanings and power relationships within which “males” and “females” are constituted. We focus on how gender identities are formed and contested, and the role played by gender in current political controversies.
Globalization is profoundly reshaping social structure and transforming the lives of people in this world. Our personal lives are linked to increasingly dense networks of global interrelations, as the integration of societies, economies, and cultures fundamentally transforms human life. It is impossible to understand the world in the early 21st century without understanding globalization and its consequences. With this in mind, the objective of this course is to explore what has come to be known as globalization studies, and in particular, to survey the distinct themes sub-areas that make up the sociology of globalization.
SOCI 275Sociology of Sport and Leisure Credits: 33
Examines the development of sport and leisure and how they reflect social life. Emphasis on socialization and social differentiation in sport and leisure.
Course provides an overview, using a sociological framework, of leadership in both historical and contemporary contexts. Emphasis is on discovering how leader-follower interactions are socially constructed to promote systemic goals, and often reinforce dominant hegemonies. An examination of leadership across diverse cultures and social situations is included.
This course explores our understandings and practices regarding ability and disability through time, especially in the United States. We emphasize how and why we construct particular bodies and bodily practices as desirable or undesirable and consider the factors that shape inclusion and exclusion of people based on ideas of ability/disability. In so doing, we discuss how disability intersects with topics such as inequality, poverty, globalization, social movements, civil rights, social policy, stigma and identity, and a broad range of social roles.
Explores classical and contemporary theoretical and empirical works explaining the concept of deviance, deviant behavior and social stigma. Social construction of deviance and the evolution and management of deviant identities emphasized.
Analysis of the process of urbanization with major emphasis upon contemporary urban society. Approach centered around urbanism as a way of life, with emphasis on people and their actions and relationships. Course also concerned with social ecology, the dynamic system of spatial patterns and relationships that make up the structure of city growth.
SOCI 354Social Movements and Social Change Credits: 33
Studies the nature of collective action and protest as catalysts for social change. Explores causes, tactics and achievements of specific social movements. Class will complete an active learning project on mobilizing for social change. .
In-depth examination of selected theoretical and research topics in sociology, with the study subject announced in advance of scheduling. Primarily for advanced students.
SOCI 363Growth and Change of Human Populations Credits: 33
Birth, death, migration, aging, and disease are among the most basic aspects of human existence. They also, in concert, create, shape, and transform the population within which we live. In this course, we explore dynamics of population growth and change and introduce methods for their analysis. We identify trends in how global human populations have changed over time and discuss implications of these trends for social policy, geopolitical peace, and ecological sustainability.
Health is critical to the continuation of humankind. Living in a globalized world, we have to develop a good understanding of how the global social, cultural, economic, and political order affects people’s access to health and quality health care. Together, we will study how a variety of global factors contribute to people’s wellness and risk of illness. International travel and migration contribute to the spread of infectious diseases and shape a growing international labor market in health care. International and global economic policies such as patent law and trade agreements affect people’s life quality and their access to healthy food, medicine, and health service and providers. As a result, we have witnessed significant global, national, regional, racial, and gender inequities in health outcomes. Climate change also impacts the availability of food and water and increases the prevalence of certain diseases and hazards such as heat waves and floods. By the end of this class, the students will gain familiarity with global perspectives and influences on human health that are relevant to careers in health care and other fields.
Addresses the contributions and relationships of sociology to medical and health care. Examines such topics as: social factors involved in illness, social epidemiology, social behavior of patients and health professionals, the social organization of health care, and social policy and health care.
Focuses on elite and popular culture through an examination of the social and cultural aspects of music. Explores linkages with other performing and visual arts and their connection to social, economic, and political institutions.
The American population is aging, and this dramatic shift entails changes in culture, social roles, political programs like Social Security, work, and family. This course will examine the processes and implications of aging from a social structural perspective. We also will use a life course approach to consider the experience of aging as it intersects with other identities such as gender, race, and disability.
This course explores the impact of popular culture on people’s lives. We will examine culture from a sociological perspective, paying particular attention to culture’s ubiquity, imact on people’s identities and social relationships, connection to consumerism and consumption, relationship with politics, dissemination through various forms of media, and potential to challenge or reproduce existing social hierarchies.
Provides a critical and comparative study of the classical theories significant in the development of the field of sociology. Stresses the application of classical theories to contemporary social issues, an evaluation of the theories covered, and the development of skills in writing and critical thinking. Course is writing-intensive.
The modern world is thick with data that can unlock the mysteries of social life - but only if you know how to use it. This course will introduce students to the concepts and skills necessary to competently gather and analyze data and present findings. Students will learn the logic of scientific inquiry with application to the social world, and will proceed to study experimentation, survey creation, sampling and statistical inference. Students will learn to use powerful compuer applications for data analysis and visualization.
SOCI 101 or HONR 161 and MATH 117 (can be taken concurrently)
SOCI 391Violence: A Sociological Perspective Credits: 33
Explores social violence in communities from a socio-historical, social psychological, and structural perspective. Particular attention is given to understanding the impact violence has on individual lives.
SOCI 398Independent Study in Sociology I Credits: 33
Independent study affords students the opportunity to engage in independent study related to their major field, a supporting area, or specialized interest.
SOCI 399Independent Study in Sociology II Credits: 33
Independent study affords students the opportunity to engage in independent study related to their major field, a supporting area, or specialized interest.
Capstone course required for sociology majors in their senior year. In this course, students will conduct research using secondary data, write a formal report on their findings, and present their findings to the sociology faculty. Students will also explore future career options through an in-depth examination of sociological occupations, including interviewing current employees.
SOCI 101 or HONR 161 and senior standing. Graduate Credit: This course is not available for graduate credit.
SOCI 421Impact of International Migration Credits: 33
This course is a sociological survey of immigration and ethnicity, with a primary focus on originating countries of immigrants and their experiences in the contemporary United States. The causes of immigration will be studied. Various assimilation patterns will be compared and analyzed. We will examine the needs of immigrants including housing, employment, education and medical care, and what kind of impacts they will cause on receiving society.
SOCI 435Gender, Organizations, and Leadership Credits: 33
Examines the dynamics of gender and leadership in broader social contexts with particular focus on organizational settings. Focuses on the larger realm of women and men working, together or otherwise, in leader-follower situations framed by organizational constraints and concerns. The course examines a wide range of survey data and literature on gender and leadership.” Students will learn how to promote a workplace culture of equality, diversity, and inclusion.
SOCI 440Global Leadership for Global Society Credits: 33
Examines leadership across the social settings and organizational cultures embedded in differing global perspectives on leadership. Many organizations in a variety of social settings and cultural contexts have developed formal leadership expectations in response to emerging global issues. Students will analyze leadership perspectives seen at the organizational, institutional, and social structural level beyond US borders and come to understand how the discipline of leadership in social and organizational settings requires a multi-faceted approach
