COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Department ofSociology
411 THEORIES OF PERSONALITY I (3) An overview of personality theories including the primary representatives of the major schools: analytic or dynamic, humanistic-existential and behavioral. 412 PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY (3) Astudy of the physiological bases of behavior including neural, sensory, motor and chemical aspects with an emphasis on application to hu man rather than animal processes. (BIO 311 Neurobiology may be taken as an alternative to this course.) Prerequisite: Biology 100 or 111. 413 SENSATION AND PERCEPTION (3) Theory and research regarding the process of sensation and perception and their relation to motivation and learning. 414 READINGS IN PSYCHOLOGY (1-3) Reading and bi-weekly discussion with profes sor of record in a topic of the student's choosing. The student is expected to work out , with the professor 's supervision, a detailed course proposal and bibliography and submit with a Learning Contract form available from the departmental office. Prerequisite: senior standing. Either semes ter. 418 SEMINAR IN THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES (3) Emphasis on core facilitation skills. Support ive, re-educative and reconstructive therapies considered. Personal gr.owth activities incorporat ed. Prerequisite: consent. 426 SEMINAR IN GROUP PROCESS (3) Techniques for forming goups, analyzing pro cesses, leadership facilitators , measurement of be havior and methods of stabilizing gains over time. Prerequisite: consent. 450 DIRECTED FIELD WORK IN PSYCHOLOGY' (1-3) Supervised experience in mental health, edu cational, correctional or related facility. Open only to upper division students. Prerequisites: 306, 309 and consent. Either semester. 470 CURRENT TOPICS IN PSYCHOLOGY (3) Reading, research and discussion of selected topics in the field of psychology Prerequisite: con sent. 480 RESEARCH IN PSYCHOLOGY (1-3) Research activity consisting of assisting doc toral level research under the supervision of the primary researcher or self-directed research under the supervision of the professor of record. Prereq uisites: 2IO and consent. Either semester. The following graduate level courses may be taken by senior psychology majors with con sent of the departmental chair. For course de scriptions see p. G-51. 502 ADVANCED SThTISTICS (3)
320 MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY (3) Preparation for marriage through proper mate selection process; benefits, challenges and prob lems of the marital dyad; economic, legal , phys ical , sexual , social , psychological and spiritual areas of analysis of American courtship and mar riage patterns; Christian and non-Christian per spectives. 330 JUVENILE DELINQUENCY (3) Character, extent and cause of juvenile delin quency; 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. 333 CRIMINOLOGY (3) Social and psychological factors in criminal behavior; criminal law and criminal justice; pre vention and control: trends in theory and correc tional procedures, probation, parole. 335 DEVIANT BEHAVIOR (3) Theoretical orientations to social as well as personal disorganization that results from role conflict, social conflict, normlessness or alien ation; individual and social deviance that relates to group processes and structures will be presented and discussed. 340 POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY (3) Analysis of the social processes of policies and government ; including democracy, totalitarian ism, socialism, fascism , marxism, communism, conservatism and liberalism. Power authority and voting behavior of social groups, issues and influ ences on political processes in the United States will be stressed. 342 ETHNIC AND MINORITY GROUPS (3) Analysis of ethnic, racial and cultural minor ities in the United States through use of basic concepts of race, racism, prejudice, discrimina tion, stereotypes; theoretical 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 problems; scienti fic study of population from the spatial patterning and mobility viewpoint; effect of urbanization upon institutions; 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 contemporary society; variable issues of scarcity and plenty, impact of microcomputer technology on society, agricultur al change in the United States, selected peasant movements in developing countries, peacemaking and reconciliation among peoples, an application of the sociological imagination and the future. 349 POPULATON (3) Population theory, composition, distribution , growth and migration with differential fertility and mortality rates of groups and nations; na tional and international migration and overpopulation problems.
George M. Nishida, Ph.D , Chair Faculty Professor: Nishida Associate Professor: Jenkins
Objectives: The sociology major is de signed to acquaint the student with the prin cipal problems and issues in sociology; to teach application of knowledge to occupa tions and professions and to prepare for fur ther graduate study. Upon completion of the major in sociology, the student should be able to identify the foremost individuals, their work and major ideas of any given period of the development of social thought; use in a meaningful 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 pressing social dilemmas that face us daily; appreci ate the relevance of sociological insight to the Christian who would be aware, caring, progressive and productive; clarify the basic tensions between sociology and theology (both actual and imagined) ; defend the study of sociology as a desirable Christian liberal arts major and as a necessary prereq uisite for a wide range of professional fields; develop a rather well-defined personal theo retical orientation in terms of past as well as existing social theory; participate with social and religious agencies on a paraprofessional level through direct involvement in social work, correctional work, rehabilitation, hot line service or counseling; formulate sound critical judgments of current social research ; conduct independent study or research and produce scholarly results; and proceed to graduate school with a competitive under graduate background of preparation for both professional Christian ministries and work in government agencies dealing with proba tion, welfare, police protection and other public services in sociology and related fields. Department Major: 30 units, of which 24 must be upper division , including 220 , 441 , 442 , 443 1and 444. In addition , Psychology 210 is re quired as a supporting course. Department Minor: 18 units of sociology of which 15 must be upper division courses. 220 SOCIOLOGY (3) Sociological concepts with emphasis on group life, culture, socialization, social institutions, so cial processes and change. Theoretical as well as practical application of interaction and its effect on individuals in groups.
515 PERSONALITY AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY I 530 HISTORY AND SYSTEMS OF PSYCHOLOGY (3)
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