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Sociology (SOC)
Major: A minimum of nine course credits, including
eight in Sociology, which include
SOC 101,
387,
398;
a minimum of two courses in one of the three subfields, and a
minimum of one course in each of the other subfields; and
one statistics course
(INT 201 or
MAT 347-348).
The three subfields are:
Hierarchy and Inequality
(SOC 248,
343,
348,
366,
376);
Social Institutions and Social Control
(SOC 255,
273,
314,
361,
362,
370);
Identity and Culture
(SOC 365,
367). Selected topics may also fulfill subfield requirements. See Topics Courses.
Students planning to attend graduate school are encouraged to include an
individual research project (SOC 290/390 or
485) in their major. Students planning careers in human
services are encouraged to include an internship (SOC
280/380) in their major. One course credit in
individualized research (SOC 290/390 or
485) or one course credit in internship (SOC
280/380) may count toward the major. Not more than two
200-level courses may be counted toward the minimum eight course
Sociology requirement.
Note: Students may not combine a major in Sociology
with the joint major in Sociology and Anthropology.
Teaching Major: Same as above. In addition to
the foregoing requirements, prospective teachers must also apply for
admission to the Teacher Education Program
(preferably at the start of their sophomore year) and complete coursework leading to secondary certification described under Education. Prospective teachers should request a current list of the specific course requirements from the Education Office.
Second Teaching Area in Sociology: The
following program in conjunction with a teaching major in
Anthropology (individualized major), Economics
and Business, History,
Politics, or Psychology will enable
the student to apply for certification to teach
both the major subject and Sociology: four course credits in Sociology
approved by the chair of the Department.
Minor: A minimum of six course credits in Sociology which
include SOC 101, 387, 398, and
one course selected from each of the three subfields (Hierarchy
and Inequality; Social Institutions and Social Control; and
Identity and Culture). SOC
280/380, 290/390, and 485 may
not be counted toward the minor. Note: The Sociology minor is not
available to students with a Sociology and Anthropology major.
101. Sociological Perspectives: Structure, Diversity, and Interaction
Analyzing social life in order to understand the relationship between
ourselves and the world around us. Consideration of the major areas of
sociological investigation; social organization and control of behavior;
race, gender, and class stratification; and socialization and the life
course of individuals. Emphasis on the United States and industrial
societies. Not open to seniors without permission of the
instructor. (Social Science)
248. Contemporary Native Americans
Distinctive aspects of Native American tribes and analysis of the ways in which contemporary tribal cultures are influenced by their unique relationship with the federal government. An analysis of treaty rights, the nature of tribal self-determination, and the goals of current tribal activism. Topics covered include tribal efforts to control reservation development, to protect sacred environments, and to preserve tribal cultures. Alternate years. Prerequisite: SOC 101. (Social Science) OLSON [Hierarchy]
255. Media and the Public Mind
An examination of the underlying organization of the broadcast,
print, and electronic media and their role in shaping perceptions,
ideologies, and behavior. Special emphasis given to the news,
advertising, media representations, and the political economy of
the media. Prerequisite: SOC 101. (Social Science)
BARNES-BRUS [Institutions]
256 through 260. Topics in Sociology
Selected topics of current interest in sociology. See Topics Courses.
273. Families in Social Context
Focuses on the family as an ideology and an institution, including an examination of the archetype of the traditional family, and the salience and continued impact of these family norms and ideals. Investigates current debates on ``The Family'' from a sociological perspective, with an emphasis on the complex and diverse family experiences and patterns in the contemporary United States. Special emphasis is given to the meanings, relationships, and institutions of the family, the role of the family in our private and public lives, and the ways that the larger social and cultural contexts impact family life. Alternate years. Prerequisite: SOC 101. (Social Science) DAVIS [Institutions]
280/380. Internship: see Courses 280/380.
290/390. Individual Project: see Courses 290/390.
314. Community
Explores different types of communities in the U.S. and contemplates the influence of politics, economics, and culture within them. Analyzes Americans' understanding of a `sense of community', explores concerns over declining community involvement, efforts at community development, and the role of community for individuals, the nation, and the world in which we live. Prerequisite: SOC 101. Not open to students who have completed SOC 313 (Urban Community). (Social Science) BARNES-BRUS [Institutions]
343. Women: Oppressions and Resistances
Consideration of gender inequality as lived reality and locus of struggle. Topics include: cross-cultural analysis of sexual/racial violence, including violence in war; slavery and domestic service; women's resistances in civil rights, indigenous, development and human rights struggles. Prerequisite: SOC 101. Alternate years. (Social Science) OLSON [Hierarchy]
348. Race and Ethnic Relations
Various theoretical perspectives on race and ethnic relations, focusing
on the United States. Topics include assimilation, ethnic conflict and U.S. immigration policy, the history of the civil rights, treaty rights and migrant farm worker struggles, the social construction of race, and signs of change in contemporary race and ethnic relations. Prerequisite: SOC 101 or EST 123. (Social Science) OLSON [Hierarchy]
350 through 360. Advanced Topics in
Sociology
Selected topics of current interest in sociology. See Topics Courses. Prerequisite: SOC 101.
361. Crime and Deviance
Criminal
and non-criminal deviance from the sociological perspective, considering
the social causes of and societal reaction to deviant behavior.
Prerequisite: SOC 101. Offered subject to availability of faculty. (Social Science) [Institutions]
362. Criminal Justice
Analysis
of the criminal justice system in the U.S., including consideration of
the police, the courts, and correctional institutions. Focus on
contemporary problems and reform movements. Prerequisite: SOC
101. Offered subject to availability of faculty. (Social Science)
[Institutions]
365. Sexualities
Investigates sexuality as a social phenomenon, focusing on the ``social construction of sexuality'' or the myriad ways that individuals and societies regulate and attach meaning to emotions, desires, interactions, and relations. Examines the social organization of sexuality, social control over sexual behavior, and the historical and cultural diversity of sexual attitudes, behaviors, identities and signifiers. Prerequisite: SOC 101. Alternate years. (Social Science) DAVIS [Identity]
366. Gender and Social Institutions
Examines gender as a social category-created and recreated through people's social practices and ideas and shaped by economic, political, and social processes. Explores a number of theoretical perspectives and looks at how the social world shapes our knowledge, interpretation, and performance of gender. Special emphasis on how social interactions and institutions may reproduce gender difference and gender inequality, and at times, challenge contemporary gender roles, norms, and stereotypes. Prerequisite: SOC 101. Alternate years. (Social Science) DAVIS [Hierarchy]
367. Self and Identity
This course examines the construction, negotiation, and representation of the self and social identities. We will discuss differing theoretical approaches to understanding identity, explore the tensions and conflicts of identification, and investigate the relations between social identities, groups, cultures, and institutions. Identities, cultures, and social movements developed around sexuality, gender, race/ethnicity, disability and other social statuses are examined. Prerequisite: SOC 101. Alternate years. (Social Science) DAVIS [Identity]
370. Religion, Spirituality, and Community
Examines the religious experience; the provision of meaning and belonging; religious commitment and conversion; official and nonofficial religion; the dynamics of religious collectivities; religion, cohesion, and conflict; religion and social inequality; and religious movements and social change. Topics may include women's spirituality and modern witchcraft communities, Native Americans and the sacred earth, and civil rights and faith-based social change. Prerequisite: SOC 101. Alternate years. Same course as REL 375. (Social Science) OLSON [Institutions]
376. Civil Rights and Western Racism
Examination of the modern Civil Rights Movement through text and film. Consideration of the development of the movement through social protest and legal action, goals of the movement from integration to Black Power, and factors involved in emergence of the movement including the development of a Western racial worldview and the emergence of anti-colonial movements worldwide. Prerequisite: SOC 101. Alternate years. (Social Science) OLSON
[Hierarchy]
387. Research Design and Data Analysis
Focus on the logic and procedure of sociological research. Explores the epistemological and methodological principles that form the basis of social research, including developing research questions, forming measurable concepts, determining appropriate research strategies, confronting ethical dilemmas, collecting and analyzing data, and revising theories in light of empirical data. Exploration and evaluation of various research methodologies as well as the development of an independent research project. Prerequisites: two courses in Sociology, including SOC 101, and one statistics course (INT 201 or MAT 347-348). (Social Science)
398. Sociological Theory
Classical theories of social structure and social change, focused on the works of Marx, Durkheim, and Weber. Prerequisites: SOC 101 and one 300-level Sociology course. (Social Science) OLSON
485. Readings/Research in Sociology
(1/2-1)
Student-designed individual research in
selected areas. May be repeated for credit; however, no more than one
term of 485 may be counted toward the Sociology major or the
Sociology and Anthropology major. Prerequisites: two courses in Sociology, including SOC 101. (OP)
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