Sociology Courses [131-189]

[001-130] [131-189]

Unless otherwise stated, SOCI 001 is prerequisite to all courses in Sociology, except with the consent of the instructor.

SOCI 131. Introduction to Human Ecology. 3 crs. Focuses on the interrelationships between population, resources, and environment; the implications for population growth; natural and human resources utilization; and environmental concern. Approach adapted from demography and human ecology.

SOCI 132. Population. 3 crs. Deals with the volume, composition, quality, growth, trends, and distribution of population, along with the relationship of populations to social organization.

SOCI 133. Women in Development. 3 crs. Discusses critical theoretical research issues, associated with international development, focusing on the position of women in various cultural contexts.

SOCI 140. Urban Sociology. 3 crs. Examines the urban community, its patterns, and its institutions, and includes supervised projects in urban research materials and techniques.

SOCI 150. Social Stratification. 3 crs. Examination of the causes and social, economic, and psychological effects of differentials in rank and status in society.

SOCI 151. Sociology of Poverty. 3 crs. Examines the underlying causes and the social, psychological, and political consequences of poverty; the socioeconomic characteristics and family life of the poor; and the community services and programs designed to alleviate poverty.

SOCI 155. Sociology of Power. 3 crs. Analyzes power in the contemporary content, then in general perspective, with special emphasis on its role in social change.

SOCI 160. The Sociology of Afro Americans (formerly Negro in America). 3 crs. Examines blacks as a minority group in American society.

SOCI 161. Problems of the Black Community. 3 crs. Study of the social structure of the black community and social movements directed towards social change.

SOCI 165. Intergroup Relations. 3 crs. Comparative survey of majority-minority relations, determining factors, consequences for groups and individuals, and strategies for altering. Prerequisite: SOCI 020.

*SOCI 170. Principles of Criminal Justice. 3 crs. Analyzes the various segments of the criminal justice system, including the means by which these segments depend upon each other for their perpetuation, and compares the theoretical purposes of the criminal justice system and its present-day practices.

*SOCI 172. Social Change and the Criminal Justice System. 3 crs. An analysis of the impact of social, economic, and political change on the structure and function of key criminal justice agencies. Prerequisite: SOCI 070 or SOCI 170.

*SOCI 173. Deviance and the Community. 3 crs. Study of the types of individual and institutional forms of deviance, with an assessment of theoretical approaches to it.

*SOCI 174. Police, Law, and Society. 3 crs. Examination of the role of the police and their use and misuse of law, with attention to society’s role in controlling and approving police practices, along with the part society plays in encouraging and approving police malpractice. 

*SOCI 175. Sociology of Law. 3 crs. Examination of law as a form of social control; analysis of relationships between law and society.

*SOCI 176. Victimology. 3 crs. Examination of the offender-victim relationship as a causative factor in crime.

SOCI 180. The Family. 3 crs. Explores the family as a social institution, the relation of the family to the community, family organization and disorganization, and the family and personality development.

SOCI 183. Introduction to Medical Sociology. 3 crs. Overview of the development of social medicine and the sociology of medicine, examining major areas of activity in medical sociology. Distinction is made between sociology of medicine and sociology in medicine, with concentration on the former.

SOCI 184. Seminar: Sociology of Mental Health. 3 crs. Deals with sociological theories and the etiology of mental disorder; research on social epidemiology and ecology; the impact of social structure; popular conceptions of mental health and deviance; and emerging ideologies of mental disciplines.

SOCI 186. Death and Dying. 3 crs. Reviews research and theory relating to attitudes and behavior relating to death and dying.

SOCI 188. Family Life Laboratory I. 3 crs. Provides analysis of dramatic techniques, including imagery exercise and spontaneous role playing. Explores life history method for understanding problems of family life.

SOCI 189. Sociology of Work. 3 crs. Focuses on social aspects of the organization of work in industrial society; relations between cultural and industrial organization, and interrelationships among industrial, political, familial, and educational institutions.