Department of Sociology Faculty Professor: Nishida
Department Major: 30 units, of which 24 must be upper division, including 220, 441, 442, 443 and 444. In addition, Psy chology 210 is required as a supporting course. Department Minor: 18 units of sociolo gy of which 15 must be upper division courses. 220 SOCIOLOGY (3) Sociological concepts with emphasis on group life, culture. socialization, social insti tutions, social processes and change. Theo retical as well as practical application of in teraction and its effect on individuals in groups. 320 MARRIAGE AN D 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 analysis of American courtship and marriage pat terns; Christian and non-Chr istian per spectives. 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 crimi nal behavior; criminal law and crimi nal jus tice; prevention and control: trends in the ory and correctional procedures. proba tion, parole. 335 DEVIANT BEHAVIOR (3) Theoretical orientations to social as well as personal disorganization that results from role conflict, social conflict, normlessness or alienation; individual and social deviance that relates to group pro cesses and structures will be presented and discussed.
354 SOCIAL INTERACTION (3) Sociological contributions to theory and research in social psychology bearing on the relationships between culture and group life to human behavior and person ality; analysis of symbolic processes. role behavior, psycho-social processes and so cial reference groups; socialization and the social aspect, attitudes, values and beliefs in relationship to groups. Prerequisite: Psy chology 210. 355 MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY (3) Sociological description and analysis of the health and medical institutions; cultural factors in conceptions of disease, health and the healing profession. Social structure and the role of personnel in medical facili ties; relation of illness to income, housing, occupation, place of residence and other socio-economic factors. 356 SOCIOLOGY OF ADULT LIFE AND AGING (3) Nature, theory and functions of aging; existing approaches to death and dying. Western and non-western experiences compared. 357 SOCIOLOGY OF WORK AND PRO FESSIONS (3) Development of occupational roles with emphasis on specialization, division of la bor and mobility; impact of occupations on the family, economy, government. educa tion and religion; special focus on develop ment of work and professions in the Un ited States. 362 SOCIAL PROBLEMS (3) Major problems of social maladjustment from the view point of the underlying pro cesses of ind ividual and social disorganiza tion; deviant behavior, such as mental dis orders, crime and delinquency, suicide, drug and alcohol addiction; social disorga nization, such as population problems, family. poverty and war.
340 POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY (3) Analysis of the social processes of poli cies and government; including democracy, totalitarianism, socialism, fascism, marxism, communism, conservatism and liberal ism. Power authority and voting behavior of so cial groups, issues and influences on politi cal processes in the United States will be stressed. Analysis of ethn ic. racial and cultural mi norities in the United States 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. 342 ETHNIC AND MINORITY GROUPS (3) 346 URBAN SOCIOLOGY The urban community and urbanization; its growth. institutions. values and prob lems; scientific study of population from the spatial patterning and mobility viewpoint effect of urbanization upon in stitutions; social relations and national economy. 349 POPULATON (3) Population theory, composition , distri bution, growth and migration with differ ential fertility and mortality rates of groups and nations; national and international mi gration and overpopulation problems. 352 SOCIAL CONTROL (3) The processes by which conformity of the individual to the group is obtained and by which social organization is established and maintained. 353 FORMAL ORGANIZATIONS (3) Theoretical and practical orientations of the structure and dynamics of organiza tions such as school s, hospitals, industries, prisons and government agencies. Analysis in terms of self actualization, alienation, hu man relations, communication and organi zational conflicts.
Objectives: The sociology major is de signed to acquaint the student with the principal problems and issues in sociology; to teach application of knowledge to occu pations and professions and to prepare for further graduate study. Upon completion of the major in sociology. the student should be able to identify the foremost in dividuals, 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 perodical s and converse with oth ers in the related fields; feel a deep per sonal concern for human need due to a systematic exposure to the pressing social dilemmas that face us daily; appreciate the relevance of sociological insight to the Christian who would be aware, caring, progressive and productive; clarify the ba sic tensions between sociology and theol ogy (both actual and imagined); defend the study of sociology as a desirable Christian liberal arts major and as a necessary pre requisite for a wide range of professional fields; develop a rather well-defined per sonal theoretical orientation in terms of past as wel l as existing social theory; par ticipate 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 Judg ments 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 probation, welfare, police protection and other public services in sociology and related fie lds.
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