93 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Sociology
342 ETHNIC AND MINORITY GROUPS (3) Analysis of ethnic, racial and cultural minorities in the United States and select ed world cultures and societies through use of basic concepts of race, racism, prej udice, discrimination, stereotypes; theo retical as well as practical application of concepts and effects on selected minority majority relationships and racial, ethnic and cultural groups. 346 URBAN SOCIOLOGY (3) The urban community and urbanization; its growth, institutions, values and prob lems; scientific study of population from the spatial patterning and mobility viewpomt; effect of urbanization upon instttunons; social relations and national economy. 348 SOCIAL CHANGE (3) A critical and comparative analysis of the sources, theories and current research of social and cultural change in contempo rary society; variable issues of scarcity and plenty, impact of microcomputer technol ogy on society, agricultural change 111 the Un ited States, selected peasant move ments in developing countries, peacemak ing and reconciliation among peopl es, an application of the sociolog1cal 1magma tion and the future. 349 POPULATION (3) Population theory, composition, distri bution, growth and migration with differen tial fertility and mortality rates of groups and nations; national and international migration and overpopulation problems. 351 COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOR (3) A social-psychological analysis of the nature, elements, and theori es of collec tive behavior: crowd behavior, mass conta gion, civil disorder and collective violence, disaster behavior and panic, diffuse co l lectives, behavior in public places and selected social movements. 355 MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY (3) Sociological description and analysis of the health and medical institutions; cultur al factors in conceptions of disease, health and the healing profession. Social struc ture and the rol e of personnel in medical facilities; relation of illness to income, housing, occupation, place of res idence and other socio-economic factors.
Chair: George M. Nishida, Ph.D.
MINOR A SOCIOLOGY MINOR is offered with the completion of 18 units of sociology of which 15 must be upper division courses . COURSES 220 SOCIOLOGY (3) Sociological concepts with emphasis on group life, culture, socialization, social institutions, social processes and change. Theoretical as well as practical application of interaction and its effect on individuals in groups.
FACULTY Professor: Nishida Associate Professor:Jenkins
OBJECTIVES The sociology major is designed to acquaint the student with the principal problems and issues in sociology; to teach application of knowledge to occupations and professions and to prepare for further graduate study. . . . Upon completion of the maJor 111 sociol ogy, the student should be able to identify the foremost individuals, their work and major ideas of any given period of the devel opment of social thought; use ma mearung ful way the terminology of sociology and other social sciences so as to evaluate the content of learned periodicals and converse with others in the related fields; feel a deep personal concern for human need due to a systematic exposure to the pressmg social dilemmas that face us daily; appreciate the relevance of sociological insight to the Christian who would be aware, caring, pro gressive and productive; clarify the basic ten sions between sociology and theology (both actual and imagined ); defend the study of sociology as a desirable Christian liberal arts major and as a necessary prerequisite for a wide range of professional fields; develop a rather well-defined personal theoretical on entation in terms of past as well as existing social theory; participate with social and reli gious agencies on a paraprofessional level through direct involvement in social work, correctional work, rehabilitation, hotline ser vice or counseling; formulate sow1d critical judgment of current social research; conduct independent study or research and produce scholarly results; and proceed to graduate school with a competitive undergraduate background of preparation for both profes sional Christian ministries and work m gov ernment agencies dealing with probation, welfare, police protection and other public services in sociology and related fields . DEGREE PROGRAM A Bachelor of Ans degree in Sociology is offered upon completion of the univer sity baccalaureate and major requirement. The sociology major requires the comple tion of 30 units, 24 of which must be upper division, including 220,441, 442, 443 and 444 . In addition, Psychology 210 is required as a supporting course .
320 MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY (3)
Preparation for marriage through prop er mate selection process; benefits, chal lenges and problems of the marital dyad; economic, legal, physical, sexual, social, psychological and spiritual areas of_analy sis of American courtship and marnage patterns; Christian and non-Christian perspectives. 330 JUVENILE DELINQUENCY (3) Character, extent and cause of juvenile delinquency; both personal and environ mental. Past and current theories of youth crime; modern methods of incarceration, control and treatment. Changing response of the laws, police, courts and the public. 333 CRIMINOLOGY (3) Social and psychological factors in criminal behavior; criminal law and crimi nal justice; prevention and control; trends in theory and correctional procedures, probation, parole. 335 DEVIANT BEHAVIOR (3) Theoretical orientations to social as well as personal disorganization that result from the role conflict, social conflict, normlessness or alienation; individual and social deviance that relates to group pro cesses and structures will be presented and discussed. 340 POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY (3) Analysis of the social processes of poli tics and government; including democra cy, totalitarianism, socialism,fascism, marxism, communism, conservatism and liberali sm. Power authority and voting behavior of social groups, issues and influ ences on political processes in the United States wi ll be stressed.
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