Archive for: SOC - Sociology

200     SOC 200 PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY (3 CR.) Introduces fundamentals of social life. Presents significant research and theory in areas such as culture, social structure, socialization, deviance, social stratification, and social institutions. ENF 3 Requisite. Lecture 3 hours per week.

211     SOC 211 – PRINCIPLES OF ANTHROPOLOGY I (3 Crs.) – Inquires into the origins, development, and diversification of human biology and human cultures. Includes fossil records, physical origins of human development, human population genetics, linguistics, cultures’ origins and variation, and historical and contemporary analysis of human societies. Part I of II. Lecture 3 hours per week. 3 credits

266     SOC 266 – RACE AND ETHNICITY (3 Crs.) Considers race and ethnicity as social constructs that deeply affect our personal experience and our social institutions. Examines the relationships of racial and ethnic groups with each other and with the larger society, and the ways in which these relationships are constantly changing. Explores the experience of different groups and examines ideas of racial justice and equality. Introduces significant theoretical approaches to the study of race and ethnicity. Lecture 3 hours. 3 credits Ability to read in English at the college level.

268     SOC 268 SOCIAL PROBLEMS (3 CR.) Applies sociological concepts and methods to analysis of current social problems. Includes delinquency and crime, mental illness, drug addiction, alcoholism, sexual behavior, population crisis, race relations, family and community disorganization, poverty, automation, wars, and disarmament. ENF 3 Requisite. Lecture 3 hours per week.