SOCI 300 - Social Work This course is designed to familiarize students with the basics of generalist social work practice from a systems perspective; an overview of social work function and roles in response to the needs of at risk populations will be provided. Instruction in the helping interventions of assessment, problem solving, counseling and resource coordination through a variety of techniques, including class lecture, case study and role play; current systems of service and the ability of the social worker to positively impact both individual and communities will also be explored. Unit(s): 3. SOCI 302 - Sociology of Gender 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. Unit(s): 3. SOCI 320 - Marriage & the Family 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. Unit(s): 3. SOCI 330 - Juvenile Delinquency 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. Unit(s): 3. SOCI 333 - Criminology Social and psychological factors in criminal behavior; criminal law and criminal justice; prevention and control; trends in theory and correctional procedures, probation, parole. Unit(s): 3. 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. Unit(s): 3. SOCI 340 - Political Sociology SOCI 335 - Deviant Behavior & Mental Illness Theoretical orientations to social as well as personal 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. Unit(s): 3. SOCI 342 - Ethnic & Minority Groups 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. Unit(s): 3. SOCI 346 - Urban Sociology 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. Unit(s): 3. SOCI 347 - Los Angeles in Social & Cultural Context 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. Fee: $50. Unit(s): 3.
SOCI 348 - Social Change in the Developing World 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. Unit(s): 3. SOCI 352 - Social Inequality: Race, Class & Gender Examination of the basic dimensions of inequality in contemporary American society, how inequality is patterned by race, class and gender, and the effects of inequality on life chances and lifestyles. International comparisons of systems of inequality also examined. Unit(s): 3. SOCI 353 - Religion in Public Life Examination of the role of religious beliefs and institutions in the public life and discourse of the U.S.; focusing on questions of religion and politics, including the impact of various religious movements on culture and society. Unit(s): 3. SOCI 354 - Religion in the City Sociological analysis of distinctly urban forms of religious experience and practice that have developed in relation to the spaces, social conditions, and history and development of American cities. Note(s): Field-based course. Fee: $50. Unit(s): 3. SOCI 362 - Social Problems Major problems of social maladjustment from the viewpoint of the underlying processes of individual and social disorganization; deviant behavior, such as mental disorders, crime and delinquency, suicide, drug and alcohol addiction; social disorganization, such as population problems, family, poverty and war. Unit(s): 3. SOCI 365 - Criminal Justice Internship In this course, students will work at a 10-hour per week, 15 week internship with a criminal justice related organization. At the end, a paper relating their experiences to theories in the discipline of sociology and criminology will be required. Unit(s): 3. SOCI 367 - Social Work Internship Opportunity to integrate classroom learning with actual on-the-job training in a social work agency. Variety of available agency settings with placement based upon interest and academic background. Unit(s): 3. SOCI 370 - American Culture & Values Analysis of the social bases of, and changes in, such American cultural values as individualism, consumption, work, leisure, success, and marriage and family. These are considered in the context of how values are shaped and changed by such variables as social class, education, generation and religious belief. Unit(s): 3. SOCI 372 - Art, Architecture, & Public Space Explores the relationship between the built environment and its influence on human behavior and social interaction with the urban setting. Emphasis on architectural forms, public art, and shared public spaces, and how these both influence and react to social and cultural realities. Fee: $50. Unit(s): 3. SOCI 375 - The Postmodern Metropolis This course explores the city through an analysis of urban theory, art, architecture, literature, film and the spatial arrangement of urban populations, as they have developed from modernity to postmodernity. In order to better understand the postmodern urban context, this class includes a significant field research component in several different urban settings. Fee: $150. Unit(s): 3.
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