36 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.
Credit(s) 3 The fundamental concepts and general principles of sociology and how sociology sheds light on such topics as the family, social interaction, social organization, religion, social change, and human nature.
Credit(s) 3 Application of sociology to the study of selected social problems such as inequality, unemployment, racism/sexism, health care, divorce, environmental quality, and crime.
Credit(s) 3 This course will introduce the student to basic research methodology and statistics as applied to social sciences and will cover the basic theory, methods and ethics of experimental and non-experimental research in the social and behavioral sciences. The use of statistical analysis will be correlated with the research problem, hypotheses, and the method of research used to collect data. At the completion of the course, the student should possess an elementary working knowledge of various methods of research and the associated statistics. (Dual listing with CRJ 3015 and .)
Credit(s) 3 The folklore course explores the sociology of popular superstitions, legends, mythologies, and other forms of oral storytelling that involves traditions of a sacred nature and accompanying rituals and beliefs.
Credit(s) 3 Poverty as a social experience is systemic, intersectional, and consequential. This course offers a diverse exploration of poverty from multiple interdisciplinary perspectives including sociology and philosophy in addition to related disciplines within social sciences and humanities, economics, communications, education, natural sciences, and public health, among other disciplinary interpretations. Students in SOC/PHI 3950 will examine what it means to be impoverished with particular emphasis on American capitalist society.
Credit(s) 3 Analysis of the development and structure of modern popular culture, entertainment, the mass media, and the internet, including its relationship to identity, ideology, the evolution of lifestyles, and the operation of other social sectors of life such as the economy, politics, religion, education and the family. Prerequisites SOC 1100
Credit(s) 3 A discussion of dating, marriage, human sexuality, parenthood, communication, the aging process, and other issues.
Credit(s) 3 An examination of research methods used by sociologists, political scientists, and psychologists, including surveys, participant-observation, and experiments. (Dual listing with and CRJ 3030 .)
Credit(s) 3 Application of elementary statistical methods to psychological and sociological data. Lecture and laboratory course in techniques of descriptive and inferential statistics and research design. (Dual listing with CRJ 3025 and ).
Credit(s) 3 An examination of the fundamental theories of socialization. Emphasis will be on studies of early childhood and adolescent socialization into roles. Acquisition of identity as it relates to social psychological variables will be studied.
Credit(s) 3 This course provides an in-depth exploration of social movements, examining their origins, development, and impact on society. Students will investigate the sociological theories and concepts that explain why and how social movements emerge, who participates in them, and what strategies and tactics they employ to achieve their goals. Students will apply social movement theories to case studies of historical and contemporary movements in the United States to gain a comprehensive understanding of the dynamics of collective action and social change. Prerequisites SOC 1100
Credit(s) 3 Child Welfare and Maltreatment is designed to provide students with an overview of the major causes of child abuse and neglect, theories of etiology, and the consequences for the individual and society from an historical, theoretical and practice perspective. The course will also explore case management procedures, focus on how various professionals become involved in the child protection process, and in turn how treatment is undertaken from a community-based systemic perspective. Prerequisites SOC 1100
Credit(s) 3 Investigation of the development of gender identity and gendered society from feminists, men’s, social-psychological, and structural perspectives with primary emphasis on gender roles as constructed in modern society. Prerequisites SOC 1100
Credit(s) 3 An examination of stratification and inequality in societies, with particular emphasis on American capitalist society. The course explores sociological explanations of the development, existence and perpetuation of institutionalized inequality in society, and the impact of inequality on personal and family life, education and politics. Prerequisites SOC 1100
Credit(s) 3 This course provides a general look at complex organizations, their impacts and trends. The course focuses on the themes of organizational life and life within organizations in the context of our larger social life, social institutions, and other post-modern dynamics. (Dual listing with CRJ 3400 .) Prerequisites SOC 1100
Credit(s) 3 An exploration of the manners in which society, community, and place of worship mold human beliefs, and how beliefs, in turn, shape the social world. Prerequisites SOC 1100
Credit(s) 3 An examination of the development of work and our relationship to it in other spheres of life, including work-related issues such as deskilling, job satisfaction, equity, mobility and reform.
Credit(s) 3 Inquiry into the history, development and structure of organized labor, with a major focus on American unionism, union structure and organization, collective bargaining, strikes labor economics and the non-unionized sector. Prerequisites SOC 1100
Credit(s) 3 An overview of the social, economic, political and psychological aspects of racial and ethnic inequality from both particularistic and structural perspectives. Analysis of causes, consequences and strategies of elimination of racial discrimination. Prerequisites SOC 1100
Credit(s) 3 The relation between attitudes and behavior, the self concept, group formation and maintenance, perception, and interpersonal interaction are among the topics examined. (Dual listing with PSY 3610 .)
Credit(s) 3 A systematic examination of the various types of social disorganization with special emphasis on collective forms of norm violation. (Dual listing with CRJ 3650 .)
Credit(s) 3 This course explores how social life is shaped through place. Students will examine how people build, experience, and contest meaning in the environments they live based on classical and contemporary sociological theories on urbanization, community, space, and power. Students analyze rural, urban, and suburban settings. Topics may include placemaking, gentrification, migration, and politics of belonging. Prerequisites SOC 1100
Credit(s) 3 This course offers a theoretical and pragmatic exploration of the interaction of people and their social systems with the physical and biological systems of the Earth, examining our socially shaped understanding of this relationship as well as our efforts to manage it.
Credit(s) 3 Examination of various work settings with focus on the development and current state of the labor process and work relations. Interpersonal, organizational, societal and global structures impacting industrial relations are investigated. Prerequisites SOC 1100
Credit(s) 3 A study of the history and culture of the Southern Appalachians as well as the social economic problems of the area. The course utilizes area speakers, action groups, films, field trips and panel discussions dealing with Appalachian heritage and special problems such as health, education, coal mining, and environmental problems.
Credit(s) 3 A study of the history and culture of the Southern Appalachians as well as the social economic problems of the area. The course utilizes area speakers, action groups, films, field trips and panel discussions dealing with Appalachian heritage and special problems such as health, education, coal mining, and environmental problems.
Credit(s) 3 This course offers students an opportunity to see and connect sociological ideas and concepts to domains of human services work in vital and constructive ways. Understanding the social skills practiced in human services will allow students to collaborate effectively with others and offers ways for students to figure out how to be a more confident and competent human services professional. For those students planning to go directly into a human services profession, this knowledge will result in more positive outcomes for individuals, families, children, and communities. This course provides multiple opportunities to practice using sociology concepts and theories, contemporary child welfare and similar data, and research publications and students will have the chance to learn how to use social science data to evoke powerful discussions about family, child, and community needs and the possibility of social change. These opportunities will be filtered through a multi-part assessment project designed to be completed in progressive stages throughout the duration of the course. After completing this course, students will have achieved the following objectives: (1.) communicate the complexity of the human experience and the ways in which human services impact communities; (2.) contrast different types of human services and the organizations which provide them along with their cultural purpose and social functions; (3.) recognize the sociological value of human services organizations as an extension of human caring and care work and articulate a sociological perspective on human services and their cultural necessity; (4.) conduct an organizational analysis within a rural Appalachian context for community-based human services; and (5.) describe how to use course information as a foundation for continued learning about human behavior in the social environment in response to social problems and community-based concerns.
Credit(s) 1-3 A seminar in current issues in sociology responding to problems of specific interest to faculty and students. May be offered on an individual basis with approval of the instructor. Prerequisites SOC 1100 or permission of the instructor
Credit(s) 3 This course examines the development of sociological thought from its classical foundations to contemporary debates. Students trace the evolution of key questions about power, inequality, meaning, and social order from early theorists such as Marx, Weber, Durkheim, and DuBois to contemporary theorists such as Mills, Parsons, Merton, Mead, Giddens, Habermas, and Foucault. Emphasis is placed on understanding theory as an evolving dialogue that links historical contexts with modern social issues. Students learn to use theory as a tool for analysis, connecting abstract ideas to everyday life, empirical research, and current social problems. Prerequisites
Credit(s) 3 Trauma and Resilience is an applied course focused on exploring the nature of crisis and trauma theory from a developmental and life course perspectives and the benefits of socially connected forms of resilience-focused and attachment based interventions. Students will learn foundational knowledge in addition to practical ways to integrate and apply this knowledge in various settings and with various client populations using a clinical sociology framework that acknowledges the strengths and assets of vulnerable individuals, families, and groups. Prerequisites SOC 1100
Credit(s) 3 This class will focus on human growth and development with emphasis on the period of emerging, middle, and older adulthood. Topics will include social relationships, education, work and financial aspects of adulthood, and we will focus both on research and practical applications. Students identify the major areas of developmental change during adulthood, discuss potential challenges and aids to optimal adult development, read, discuss, and present peer-reviewed empirical research.
Credit(s) 3 An advanced field-based practicum experience in applied sociology. Students may be placed in an agency for first-hand experience in applied sociological practice, or conduct independent field-based research. Internships may be offered for fieldwork. Offered on an individual basis with approval of the instructor.
Credit(s) 1-3 Special Topics in Sociology Prerequisites SOC 1100 or permission of instructor
Credit(s) 1-3 Independent Study in Sociology Prerequisites Permission of instructor
Credit(s) 3 An advanced field-based practicum experience in applied sociology. Students may be placed in an agency for first-hand experience in applied sociological practice, or conduct independent field-based research. Internships may be offered for fieldwork. Offered on an individual basis with approval of the instructor.
Credit(s) 3 Senior Seminar in Sociology serves as the capstone experience for sociology majors, providing an opportunity to apply theoretical knowledge and research skills developed in core requirement classes. Students engage in a semester-long project incorporating independent data collection and analysis or community engagement and applied learning, culminating in an oral presentation and final research paper. Prerequisites SOC 1100 and SOC 2000 or SOC 3020 / SOC 3010
Source: University of Virginia's College at Wise's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
