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SOCI 302 - Sociology of Gender Credits 3 Examines gender as an organizing principle in societies at all levels. The course explores the key theoretical approaches to sociology of gender and explains how historical, economic, and political trends impact gender and gender identity, as well as the impact of gender on various social institutions such as the family, government, the workplace, education, and the criminal justice system. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: SOCI 220. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. SOCI 320 - Marriage and the Family Credits 3 Christian and sociological perspectives on marriage, dating, sexuality and child rearing. Analysis of the family as a social institution as well as practical strategies for building a Christian family. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: SOCI 220. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. SOCI 333 - Criminology Credits 3 The course covers three main and overarching goals: to serve as an introduction to the study of crime causation (why people commit crime), to distinguish between the different types (and categories) of crime, and to introduce students to the criminal justice system. The following topics will be discussed: criminological theories of crime causation, crime typologies, and the criminal justice system (including a glimpse into criminal justice professions). Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: SOCI 220. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. SOCI 334 - Juvenile Delinquency Credits 3 Character, extent and cause of juvenile delinquency; both personal and environmental. Past and current theories of youth crime; modern methods of incarceration, control and treatment. Changing response of the laws, police, courts and the public. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: SOCI 333. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. SOCI 335 - Deviant Behavior and Mental Illness Credits 3 Theoretical orientations to social as well as personal disorganization that result from role conflict, social conflict, normlessness or alienation; individual and social deviance that relates to group processes and structures will be presented and discussed. The medicalization of deviant behavior under the label "mental illness" will also be discussed and theorized. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: SOCI 220. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. SOCI 336 - Unequal Justice: Race, Class, Gender and Crime Credits 3 Race, and companion factors such as ethnicity, social economic class, gender and age are critical factors in the administration of criminal justice in the United States. This course critically examines race, class and gender within the United States criminal justice system. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: SOCI 334. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level.
SOCI 337 - Sociology of Death and Dying Credits 3 This course will examine the experience of death and dying in American society. Specifically we will explore the denial of death in our culture, and how this denial affects our experience of death, grieving, and life itself. Christian perspectives on dying will be explored and a biblical view of life, death, and the afterlife will inform our discussion. Comparisons to other cultures and other time periods in views of death will also be emphasized. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: SOCI 220. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. SOCI 340 - Political Sociology Credits 3 Analysis of the social processes of politics and government. Issues and influences on political processes in the United States will be stressed, as well as power, authority, and voting behavior of social groups. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: SOCI 220. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. SOCI 342 - Ethnic and Minority Groups Credits 3 Analysis of ethnic, racial and cultural minorities in the U.S. and selected world cultures and societies through use of basic concepts of race, racism, prejudice, discrimination, stereotypes; theoretical as well as practical application of concepts and effects on selected minority- majority relationships and racial, ethnic, and cultural groups. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: SOCI 220. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. SOCI 346 - Urban Sociology Credits 3 Sociological analysis of urbanization and urban communities. Emphasis on inequalities arising from urban social organization and on analyses of contemporary urban problems such as crime, homelessness, and ethnic conflict. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: SOCI 220. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. Fees: $75. SOCI 347 - Los Angeles in Social and Cultural Context Credits 3 Analysis of the development of Los Angeles, focusing on poverty and wealth, culture and values, social ecology, social/spatial organization, access to resources, environmental change, and Los Angeles in the cultural imagination. Note(s): Field-based course. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: SOCI 220. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. Fees: $65. SOCI 348 - Social Change in the Developing World Credits 3 Analysis of economic, political and cultural change in developing countries. Emphasis on social processes leading to hunger, poverty, political conflict, population growth, and environmental problems in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: SOCI 220. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level.
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