402 Religion and Society (3) Analysis of religious practi ces that affect society and social fac tors that affect relig ious practices; C hristian a nd non- C hristian
342 Ethnic and Minority Groups (3) Analysis of ethnic, racial and cul tural minorities in the U.S. and selected world cultures and soci eties through use of basic concept.~ of race, racism, prejudice. discrimi nation , stereotypes; theoretical as well as practic-al application of con cepts and effects on selected minority-majority relationships and racial, ethnic and cultural groups. 344 Sociology of Education (3) Ed uca tion as a social process and social institution; the relationship between education and other social institutions, between edu cation and sociology; ana lys is of the social functions of education and the socialization process, the school and th e community , the school as a social institution. 346 Urban Sociology (3) Sociological analysis of urbani za tion and urban communities. Emphasis on inequalities arising from urban social organization and on analyses of contemporary urban problems such as crime , homelessness and ethnic con flict.
348 Social Change in the Developing World (3)
crime; modern methods of incar ceration, control and treatment. C hanging response of the laws, police, courts and the public. 333 Criminology (3) Social and psychological factors in criminal behavior. criminal law and criminal justice; prevention and control; trends in theory and correc tional procedures, probation, parole. 335 Deviant Behavior (3) T heoretical orientations to social as well as personal disorganiza tion that result from the role con flict, social confli ct, normlessness or alienation; individual and social deviance that rel a tes to group processes and structures will be presented and discussed. 340 Political Sociology (3) Analysis of the social processes of politics and government; including democracy, totalitarianism, social ism, ·fascism, l'vlarxism. commu nism, conservatism and liberalism. Power authority and voting behav ior of social groups , issues and influences on political processes in the Un ited States will he stressed.
Analysis of economic, political and culrnral change in developing coun tries. Emphasis on social processes lead ing to hunger. poverty, political conflict, population growth and environmental problems in Asia , Africa and Latin Americ-a. 352 Social Inequality: Race, Class and Gender (3) Examination of the basic dimen sions of inequality in contemporary American society, how inequality is patterned by race, class and gen der, and the effects of inequality on life chances and lifest y le s. Internatiooal comparisons of sys tems of inequality also examined. 353 Religion in Public Life (3) Examination of the role of reli gious beliefs and instiwtions in th e publi c life and discourse of th e U.S.; focusing on questions of re li gion and politi cs, including the impact of va rious religious move me nts on culrnre and society. 355 Medical Sociology (3) Sociological description and analysis of the health and medica l instiwtions; cultural factors in concept ion s of disease, health and the healing profession. Social strucrnre and the role of person nel in medical facilities; relation of illness to income, housing , occ upation . pla ce of residence and other socio-economic factors. 362 Social Problems (3) Major problems of soc ial malad justment from the viewpoint of the underl ying processes of individual and social disorganization; deviant behavior, such as mental disorders. crime and delinquen cy, sui c id e, drug and alcohol addiction; social disorganization, such as population probl ems, family, poverty and war. 367 Social Work Internship (3) Opportunity to integrate classroom learning with ac tual on-the-job training in a soc ial work agency. Varierv of available agency settings with placement based upon inter es t and academic background. 370 American Culture and Values (3) Analysis of the social bases of, and changes in. such American cultural values as indi vidualism, consump tion, work, le isure, success and mar riage and family. These are consid ered in th e context of how values are shaped and changed by such variables as social class, education, ge neration and religious belief.
beliefs and institutions. 441 Social Theory (3)
An examination of the develop ment of social theory beginning with theorists such as Marx. Durkheim, and Weber, and con tinuin g through the subsequent development of 20th century social theory. Major issues include the relation between the individ ual and society, the sources of conflict and change in society, the role of ideas and beliefs in shap in g human beha v ior . a nd the importance of social theory for the thinking. criticall y active C hristian 443 Methods of Sociological Research (3) This course examines the ways in which social researchers collect and analyze information. Experimental research designs, field research, sur vey techniques, and statistic-al data analysis are used quite frequently in our " information society.'' Political poll s, opinion polls , market research, demographic studies, as well as sociological research rely on these techniques. This course is designed to give students a better understanding of these techniques so they can critically evaluate these types of social researc h. It is also designed to give students practical skills in O)nducting research which will be helpful no matter what pro fession th ey enter. Prerequisites: Psvcholo1,,,y 210. 460 Topics in Sociology (3) Variable offering to include a crit ica l analysis of selected topics such as Sociology o f Ed uca ti o n, Medical Sociology, Deviant Behavior, Political Sociology. 465 Integration Seminar (3) Issues in the contemporary world addressed from an interdiscipli narv soc ial sc ience and bibli ca l pers pecti ve . Prerequisite: Junior or Senior standing. 470 Independent Study (1-3) The student must have the ability to ass ume responsibility for inde pendent work and to prepare writ ten and oral reports, Project selected in cunference with faculty sponsor before registration; prugres~ meeti ngs held regularly. Prerequi site: senior status with sociology major and prior co registration, con sent of a professor to act as sponsor.
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