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Show 349 SOC DV3010. Social Stratification (3) The study of social stratification and inequality in the United States and globally. It focuses on economic class and status groups, such as gender, race-ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, and physical ability. Prerequisite: SOC SS/DV1010 or SS/DV1020 or SS1030. SOC 3030. Sociological Theory - Classical (3) A study of the classical tradition of sodological thought during the European period: Comte, Marx, Weber, Simrnel, Durkheim, and others. To be taken before Sodology 4030. Prerequisite: SOC SS/DV1010 or SS/DV1020 or SS1030. SOC 3110. Sociology of Family (3) Analyzes family arrangements and structure, changes in such arrangements over time, and contemporary issues facing families in our ever-changing world. Emphasis is placed on variations in family experiences with regard to race, gender, social class, and sexual orientation. Family, as it rdates to other sodal institutions such as politics, religion, and the economy, is also explored. SOC DV3120. Sex/Gender Roles: Past, Present, Future (3) An overview of the differences and similarities in human sex roles cross-culturally and over time, with special emphasis on the influences of biology, sodalization, and ecology in their origin, perpetuation, and change. (Cross listed with ANTH DV3700.) SOC 3250. Deviance and Social Control (3) Introduces the student to the various sociological concepts of deviance and social control. Deviance and social control are examined in their positive and negative forms. The benefits and contributions as well as the consequences and disruptions of these forms are considered in the context of the formal and informal sodalization processes and the internalization of social norms. Prerequisite: SOC SS/DV1010 or SS/DV1020 or SS1030. SOC 3260. Juvenile Delinquency (3) Juvenile ddinquency as a social phenomenon and its causes involving definitions, agendes of law enforcement, and the courts. Prerequisite: SOC SS/DV1010 or SS/DV1020 or SS1030. SOC 3270. Criminology (3) Study of the nature, extent, causes, and treatment of crime. Prerequisite: SOC SS/DV1010 or SS/DV1020 of SSI030. SOC 3300. Environment and Society (3) An in-depth study of societal-environmental interadions including population, technology and organization impacts of human sodet- ies on the physical environment, and environmental impads on human behavior and social organization. SOC 3400. Social Change and Social Movements (3) The factors which change society and how society changes, emphasizing technological innovations and its implications, social movements, and the role of individuals. Prerequisite: SOC SS/DV1010 or SS/DV1020 or SS1030. SOC 3410. Sociology of Religion (3) Examination of religion and religious activities globally from the theoretical perspectives of Sociology. SOC 3420. Sociology of Education (3) Analysis of the strudure and function of education as a central social institution in contemporary sodety. SOC 3430. Medicine and Healthcare in Society (3) Utilizes the Sodological perspective to explore the Institution of Medicine and the Medical Healthcare Delivery System; its function as a social institution and its capability, accessibility, and the related issues of providing Healthcare. The various organizational system structures, and their economic and political dimensions are also examined. Further emphasis is placed on the various professional roles, supporting roles, and patient behaviors. Additional focus is placed upon selected international comparisons, as well as medical research, ethical considerations, and international health issues. SOC 3540. Small Groups & Leadership (3) The formation, structure, and functioning of small groups in terms of group processes and group produds. This course will also examine authority, leadership principles and skills, decision making processes, and motivation. SOC 3550. Organizations in Society (3) Surveys the nature and structure of organizations in general and modem formal organizations and globalization in specific. How organizations work, function and affect contemporary sodety and individuals' lives and behavior. Sociological theories about modern organizations and globalization will be examined. Prerequisite: SOC SS/DV 1010. SOC SI3600. Social Statistics (3) Introduction to descriptive and inferential statistical analysis techniques and the presentation of results. Prerequisites: Social Science General Education course; meet WSU Quantitative Literacy Requirement. SOC SI3660. Sociological Research (3) Examines the sdentific foundations of Sociology and methods of Sociological Research. Prerequisite: SOC SS/DV1010 or SS/DV1020 orSS1030. SOC 3840. Cities and Urban Life (3) In-depth analysis of the urbanization, modernization, and development of the system of dties. The rdationship between cities and culture, mental illness, and social problems are examined. SOC DV3850. American Minorities in Urban Settings (3) Examines the social conditions of ethnic and radal minorities in the United States, based primarily on current statistical and ethnographic data. Indudes a survey of theories of the causes and dynamics of ethnic and race relations. SOC 4030. Sociological Theory - Contemporary (3) The works of major contemporary theorists (Mead, Parsons, Merton, Goffman, Garfinkel, etc.) and the emergence of current schools of sociological thought. Prerequisites: SOC SS/DV1010 and SOC 3030. SOC 4120. Socialization over the Life Course (3) Study of how sodal environment, institutions, groups, and interactive networks influence and shape human behavior through the life course. SOC 4270. Sociology of Law (3) A study of the interchange between law and society, where society creates the law, yet law regulates society. Prerequisite: SOC SS/ DV1010 or SS/DV1020 or SS1030. SOC DV4410. Comparative Political Sociology (3) In-depth examination of relations of power, authority, and political partidpation within various social groups, communities, formal organizations, nation-states, and the global economy. How power relations influence and are influenced by kinship, class, gender, and socio-economic interest groups. SOC DV4550. Sociology of Work (3) Explores the rdationship between work and social class, gender, technology, race, and ethnicity. Additionally, the nature of occupational subcultures is analyzed. General PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREEREQ GENED Interdisciplinary FYE HNRS BIS LIBS INTRD MINORS Applied Science & Technology CEET CS MFET/MET CMT DGET ENGR AUSV/ATTC IDT SST TBE Arts & Humanities COMM ENGL FL DANC MUSC THEA ART/ARTH Business & Econ MBA MACC/ACTG BSAD FIN SCM MGMT MKTG ECON/QUAN 1ST Education MED CHF ATHL/AT HLTH/NUTR PE/PEP/REC EDUC Health Professions CLS DENT PAR HTHS HAS/HIM NRSG RADT DMS NUCM RATH REST Science BTNY CHEM GEO MATH/MTHE MICR PHYS ZOOL Social & Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOG HIST POLS PHIL PSY SW GERT SOC ANTH MILS NAVS Continuing Ed Davis Campus Weber State University 2006-2007 Catalog |