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3321. Marriage and the Family 3 hours
Prerequisite: SOC 2301 or consent of instructor
A study of marriage and family relations as changing institutions in a changing social world with respect to variations in fertility, socialization, and social control.
3322. Family Violence 3 hours
Prerequisite: SOC 2301 or consent of instructor
Family violence has become one of the most prevalent political and social issues of our time. Within the last 20 years, numerous laws and public policies have been enacted pertaining to such forms of domestic violence as child abuse, elder abuse, and spousal abuse. This course is designed to critically analyze the theoretical causes and some of the public policies associated with domestic violence.
3325. Deviant Behavior (4321) 3 hours
Prerequisite: SOC 2301 or consent of instructor
An examination of what deviant behavior is (including specific examples of behavior which is so labeled) and social explanations for its existence.
3340. Social Stratification 3 hours
The study of theories of social, race/ethnic, sex, and age stratification. Social inequality in the United States will be examined in a comparative context, giving emphasis to the analysis of resulting conflicts.
3342. Changing Roles of Men and Women 3 hours
Prerequisite: SOC 2301 or consent of instructor
A survey of social factors influencing traditional and contemporary roles of men and women in American society. Emphasis will be on the socialization process of both men and women, theories of gender stratification, and current issues based on gender differences affecting men and women in the workplace and in interpersonal relations.
3396. Statistics for the Social Sciences (CRJ 3396) 3 hours
Prerequisite: CRJ 1301 or SOC 2301
The course provides an introduction to basic statistical techniques used by social scientists to effectively organize and present data about the social world. Interpretation of statistical information is stressed. Topics include measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion, measures of association, normal curve, ANOVA and multivariate analysis. Students will design and complete original research as well as make use of existing data.
This course examines the social meanings of health and illness. A sociological insight into illness reveals that infirmity is often a condition rather than a disease, is socially constructed and is aligned to different socio-economic parameters. Overall, this course provides a different perspective into how ideas of health and illness are interpreted, its sociological meaning and the overall implication of being in one of two states.
4310. Sociology of Health and Illness 3 hours
4323. Population and Society 3 hours
Prerequisite: SOC 2301 and 6 hours of sociology
This course provides an understanding of demographic theories and population projection methods in relation to changes in societies, based on migration, fertility, and mortality patterns.
4324. Social Science Research Methods (CRJ 4324) 3 hours
An introduction to the fundamentals of designing, conducting, and evaluating social science research in applied settings.