29 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.
Fundamental principles in the field of sociology. Stratification, ethnicity, deviance; basic institutions of society; social change and demographic trends.
S/CJ 212 - Research Methods for the Social Sciences 3
Growth of social work as a professional endeavor. The scope of social work; casework in the medical, psychiatric, family and child welfare, and guidance fields, community organization, social research, social planning, social group work. Current trends in social work.
An historical, comparative, and analytical study of marriage and family institutions. Problems of courtship, mate selection and marriage adjustment in modern society.
This course is designed to help the student understand the range of research methods used in sociological and gerontological research/investigations and evaluate their strengths and weaknesses. It will also help students to appreciate some basic problems involved in the collection and analysis of data.
A survey of religious systems and their interrelations with society and social institutions, with emphasis on the social consequences and determinants of religious behavior. The theories of Durkheim, Weber, Parsons, Bellah, Berger and Luckman will be examined. (Credits may not be earned for SOC 212 and T/RS 334 .)
This course will examine collective behavior which includes protest demonstrations, riots, mass or diffuse phenomena such as fads and crazes, social movements, and revolution, with a decided emphasis on social and political movements. This course is recommended for those interested in sociology, political science, history, or other social sciences.
The role of sport in civilized societies; sport as work and recreation; women and minorities in sport; sport in education; sport and the mass media.
The social dimensions of health and illness; role of physician, nurse and patient; social organization of health services; the content of medical practice; culture and health disorders; mental health and mental illness.
An examination of the major theoretical developments in sociological theory from the classical period of Marx, Weber, and Durkheim to contemporary schools such as structural-functionalism, conflict theory, exchange theory, and symbolic interaction.
A general introduction to the process of community organization, as a field of both social work and human endeavor. The coordination and financing of welfare activities, methods of appraising community needs and resources, planning and the initiation of welfare services. Services of a voluntary and governmental nature, strategies of power.
This course will investigate the varying levels of inequality in our society, based on the intersections of race, class, and gender. An assessment of various social inequality issues and institutional realms, such as politics and the economy, will be made from a sociological perspective.
This course is an overview of the sociological perspective on gender and gender inequality. Various sociological theories and research on gender will be examined, including intersectional and feminist perspectives. How gender affects self-identity, family life, work, politics, sexuality, and other areas of society will be addressed.
An introduction to the sociology of race and ethnicity, this course focuses on the historical construction and continued significance of these categories over time. Various racial and ethnic group experiences will be studied in terms of their treatment by dominant social institutions and their access to social, cultural, and political power in the United States.
The nature and role of contemporary occupations and professions in the life cycle are discussed; occupational choice, career patterns and occupational mobility are noted. The student is made aware of the relationship among education, work and aspirations. The career path from entry-level job to retirement is examined.
Study of individual behavior as affected by cultural and social stimuli. Emphasis on the analysis of human conduct in social settings.
This course will investigate the major theories and processes of globalization from a sociological perspective, including neoliberalism, feminist theory, world systems theory, and world cultures theory. Topics will include global inequalities based on race, gender, and social class, economic, political, and cultural globalization, and global environmental problems.
Cultural and social organization among primitive or preliterate societies: marriage, property, religion, magic and tribal control. Significance of the study of primitive cultures for understanding of urban industrial civilizations.
(Prerequisite: Consent of the chair and the instructor) Courses designed to meet specific needs of individual students or courses offered on a trial basis to determine the value of placing them into the regular curriculum.
This course examines the relationship between feminism and social change, studying feminist movements and how feminist ideologies, strategies, and individuals influenced social movements. It also explores outcomes of women’s movements, the mobilization of counter-movements, and the consequences of feminism for society for various organizational and professional roles and for individual women. (Credit cannot be earned for WOMN 215 and SOC 315.)
This service-learning course examines family problems of work and poverty, separation and divorce, family violence, and elder care, addressing each in terms of describing the social problem and why it exists and the program/policies designed to address it. Students are offered solutions and are helped to apply multicultural interpretations.
A sociological exploration of selected major U.S. cities will review a variety of cultures and examine that matrix of ideas, creeds, religions, races, ethnicities, attitudes, habits, artifacts and institutions – social, educational, artistic, political and economic – which condition the way the people in each city live.
Development of child welfare in the United States. Educational, health, recreational and child-labor regulations. Study and treatment of children in their own homes, foster homes and institutions. Child care and protective programs on federal, state and local levels.
Review of major legislation affecting older adults, including the Social Security Act, Older Americans Act, Medicare, and various local, state, and national programs for the aged.
This service-learning course will allow students to understand and investigate how cities were historically formed and how they change over time, using sociological perspectives and research. Other topics covered include: sociological urban theory, race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, immigrant groups, suburbanization, deindustrialization, globalization, and urban social problems.
(Prerequisite: Consent of the chair and instructor) Designed for advanced students who are capable of independent study. A program of planned research under the guidance of a faculty member.
(Prerequisite: Consent of the chair and instructor) Designed for advanced students who are capable of independent study. A program of planned research under the guidance of a faculty member.
(Prerequisite: junior or senior standing; permission of instructor) Supervised experiential learning designed to broaden the educational experience of students through practical experience and work assignments with governmental and/or community agencies in the field of social work. Supervision by a faculty member and agency supervisor.
Source: University of Scranton's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
