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em ironrnencal problcrns in ,\,ia, i\fr ica and I,atin America . 352 Social Inequality: Race, Class and Gender (3) Exarnination of the ha,ic dimen sion<.; of incqualir: in contemporary American society. ho" incqua lit~ is pactcrned bv rnce. class and ge n der, and the effects or inequa lit) o n life c h ances and l ifc, r, · lcs. l ntcrn,ttional compari..,on.., of..,:~ terns of incqua lit\ also e"1m incd. 353 Reli gion in Public Li fe (3) E,am in at ion of the role of re li gious belief, and instirnt ion, in the p u blic life and discourse of the l ' .S.; focu,ing on quc,t ion, of religion and politics. inc luding the impact of, aricHI"> rcligiou.., mo,·e mcnt.., on cultt1rc and "locicty. 355 M edical Sociology (3) Socio logical description a n d analysis of Lhc health and medica l inst itutions; cultural factors in conception, of di,ease. health and the healing profession. Social structure and the role of person nel in medical facilities: re lation of illness to income, ho u ,ing, occupation, place of residence and ot her ,ocio-economic factors. 362 Social Probl ems (3) \ lajor p rob lems of social rnalad ju,tmcnr from the, ie\\ point of the underlving proccsse, of indi,·idua l and soc ial di..,organi1a ti on; de, iant be h,n ior, such as mental di,o rdcrs. cr ime and dc linquenc, . ,uicide. drug and a lcoho l ,tddiction; ,ocial c.li..,organi1at ion, ,uch a.., population problem,. fami l,. pmem and "ar. 365 Criminal Justi ce Internship (3) In this course. s tudents "ill \\ ork at a 10-hour-a-\\cek. l.'i-\\cck internship "ith a criminal j u,tice re lated organintion.. \t the end. a paper relating their c,perienccs to thco ric, in the discipline of sociolog, and crim ino log, \\'i ll be required. 367 Social Work Internship (3) Opportunits ro integrate cla"room learning "ith acrna l on-the-job trai n ing in a "iOcial work agcnc~. \'arict, of a, ·ailablc agency ,ctti ngs \\' it h placement based upon inter est and academic bac kgro und. 370 Ameri can Culture and Values (3) Ana l) sis of th(; social ba,c, ol~ and changes in. ,uch .\rncrican cultural , aluc, as ind i, idualism, consump tion. work, lci~urc, ',l lcccss and ma r riage and fomih. · l' hese arc con,id ercd in the comest of hcl\\ ,alucs arc shaped and changed b, such ,ariables as social cla"· education , generation and rcligiow, belief.
,onal a nd en, ironmencal. l'ast and current theor ies of )OUth crime; modern met hods of inca r <:er,nion. control and t reatment. Changing rcspon,c of the la"'· police. court, and t he public. 333 Criminology (3) Soc ial and p,)chological facto rs in crimina l beha, ior; criminal ht\\ and criminal justice; pre,c n tion a nd control; trend, in theorv and correc tional procedures, proh;ttion. parole. 335 Deviant Behav ior (3) Theoretical orientations to ,ocia l as \\'ell a, per,ona l di,organi1,a t ion that result from the role con flict, ,oc ia l conflict, no rr nlcssness or a l ienation; indi, idual and ,oc i,li de, iance that relates to group processes and structure, "ill be p resented and discussed. 340 Politica l Sociology (3) ,\nalvsis of the ,oc ial processes o r po litics and go, crnmcnt: including dcrnocraC\. totalitarianism. social i"im, fa"ici"im, \hir,i'-im, commu ni<.;m, con"icn·atism and libera li'-im. l'o\\'cr authorir, and , ·oting heha, ior of social groups, issue, and influence, o n po li tical proccsse, in the l nitcd States" ill be ,tressed. 342 Ethnic and Minority Groups (3) .-\nah·sis of ethnic. racial and c ul tural minor itic, in the LS. and selected \\oriel cultures and ,oci crics th rough U">e of ha'-i ic concepts of race. raci,m. prejud ice. discrimi nation. 'itcrcot~ pcs: t heo retica l <l"i "ell as pract ical application of con cept, and effect, on selected rninoritv-majorit, relationsh ips and racial, ethnic and cultural groups. 344 Sociology of Educat ion (3) l,ducation as a ,oc ia l process and social institution; the rclation,hip bct\\een education and other "iOcial institurion"i, hen, ccn edu cation and ,ociolog, ; anah ,is of the ,ocial functions of educat ion and the social i1, ,uion process. t he ,choo l and the comrnunit,. the ,chool as a social institut ion. 346 Urban Sociology (3) Socio logical anahsis of urbani1.a t ion and 11rban communiric'-i. l•:mphas is o n inequa li ties arising from urban ,ocial organi1,ation and on analyse, of conremporan· urban problem, ,uch as crime. homelessness and ethnic conflict. 348 Social Change in the Developing W orld (3) .\nah,is of economic. politica l and culwra l change in cle,clopi ng coun tries. Empha,i, on social processes leading ro l11111ger, pm·e1T), political conflict. population _grmnh and
C ha ir: Ri chard Flor), Ph .D .
"h ich must be upper di, is ion a nd include: no, 300.. l67, 44 1, 443. and Li units of clccti, es, 12 of" h ic h rn ust be up pe r di, isio n. I n addition, l',)cholog, 210 is req uired as a s11pport cou rse. Criminal Justice Concentration ' J' hi.., cour"ic co1H..:c.:ntration i:-, des igned a, a broad preparat ion for students des ir ing a career in ht". hm enforcement, or the criminal justice "iy"itcm. · I 'his rnajor conct.:ntration requires .lO unit,, 24 of" hicl1 rnu,t be upper di, i,ion including. no, .l.'\O. 34 2. 346..l6S, +I 1, +I.,. as "c II a, Polit ical Science 4 10. The remai n ing ,; ix unitt-, can be chosen from al1\ upper di, ision ,ocio log1 course,. In addition. l'sycholo,1;, 210 is required ,ts a support cour,c.
FACULTY Assoc iare P rofessor" Chr isrcrson. R. Fl o r,
OBJECTIVES
Th e soc iolog,· rna jor " des igned co acqua int rhe sw denr wi t h th e p ri ncipa l problcrns and iss ues in socio log): to teach the app lication of kno" ledge co occu pat io ns and profess ions and ro pre pa re fo r fu rther graduate ,wch. Upon compl et io n of t he maj;,r in sociology, the srudent should be abl e to iclc nri fy the forcmosr inrli vidua ls, rhcir \\Ork and t he 111ajo r id eas of a ny gi, en pe riod of the clc,clopmcnr of social t hough t; use in a mea ningfu l "a,· the rerm ino l ogy of soc iology and other social sci ences so as to c, alumc the content of lea rned per iodica ls and con\'erse "'i rh othe rs in the rc lared fie lds; feel a deep persona l concern for human need due to a ') src111acic exposure to the press in,g social d il emmas t hat fa ce us da il y; ap prec iate the rek: vancc of socio logic.11 in,ight m the C hristian who woul d be mrnrc, car ing. prog ressi, c and product i, c; c larify the basic tensions bet\\'ccn sociologv and theologv (both actual and i111 agi ncd); defend the study of soc iology as a des irab le Chr ist ian libe ral arts major and as a nccc...,:-iar) pre requi site for a wide range of pro fess io nal f ields ; parricipate "ith soc ial and n.::li~ious ag<.:nc ic) on a para p rofessio na l le,·cl t h rough direct irwo h·ement in ,·arious social age nc ies; fo rmulate so und critical judgment of cur rent soc ia l resea rch; co ndu c t in dependent srurh or resea rc h and prod uce scho lar!) results; and be p repared for gradu ate stud \' or career opportunit ie, in vari o us publ ic and p rinne soc ial sc rv icc agcnci1.,;s, resea rch, bu:,incss or C hr istian service.
MINOR
A Socio/of;_\' ,l/ i11or is offe red \\ ith the completion of IH units of socio log,. of\\ hich I .'i mu,t be upper di\ i...,ion cou r..,c:-.. !\ ,\'1uir1/ ll'od ,Iii/I(,,. i, offered w ith the cornplction of 1H un it,. of whic h I .'i mu,L be upper di, i s ion; .100 and .167 arc required.
COURSES (SOCI ) 220 Sociology (3)
Soc iological concepts "ith emphasis on group life. culture. socia l i1.arion, !-)Ocial in~tirurions. social proce"es and change. T heoretical as \\ell a, practicil app lication of interaction and it, effect on indi, iduals in groups. 300 Soc ial Work (3) T h is course i, de,igncd to familiar ize stude nts with the basic, of gen eralist soc ial \\Ork practice from a "iysrcrn".> pcr"pccri, c: an O\ en i<.;\\ of social \\'Ork function and rok:s in re,ponse to th(; needs of at ri,k p op ul atio n s "il l be pro, idcd. Instruct ion in the helping intcr ve nr io ns of asse,smcnt, problem soh·ing. counscling and rc~ourcc coordinat ion through a Yarict~ of techn iques, including class lecture, case stmh and role pla,·; current systems of sen ice and rhe abilit~ of t he social worker to positi, eh impact bot h indi\' idual and com mun iti es will also be exp lored. 320 Marriage and the Famil y (3) C h r istia n and sociolog ical per spccti\'cs on marriage, dat ing. sc, ualitY and chi ld rearing. ,\ nalv, i, of the famih as a ,ocial inst irntion as "ell as practical strateg ics li,r bu ild ing a Chri,t ian famih . 330 Juvenil e Delinquency (3) C haracter, c,tcnt and Ci.lll'-iC of ju,·cni le dclinqucncY; bo t h per-
DEGREE PROGRAM
A P, arhelor of. I rrs dc1;rt1' i11 Soriology is offe red upon co 111 plc ti o n o f th e uni \'crs itY bacca laure a te and majo r req ui re me n t. T he socio logy rn ajo r requires t he com pl e ti o n of 30 uni ts, 24 of" hich mu s t be up pe r div is ion, includ in g 220, 441 a nd 443. In ,1ddi tion , Psyc ho logy 210 is req u ir(;d as a suppo rt ing cou rse. Social Work Concentration Thi s is o rg,mi zcd as a broad prep a rat io n for studen t s \\' h o des ire ro e n te r t he help ing pro fess io ns . Req ui red for this majo r co nce nt rat io n is 30 uni ts, 24 of
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