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SOC 216. Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences (Cross-listed as HSV 216, POL 216, and PSY 216)
3 credits
An introduction to statistical and data analytical techniques for students majoring in the social and behavioral sciences. Topics include descriptive statistics for central tendency, variation and association, fundamentals of probability, sampling distributions, the logic of inference, estimation and hypothesis tests for means and percentages, and an overview of more advanced techniques including the analysis of variance and correlation and regression. Prerequisite: MAT 106. Open to majors in HSV, PSY, SOC, and POL only. Spring
SOC 305. Formal Organizations
3 credits
Characteristics of formal organizations such as corporations, government agencies, schools, hospitals, and the military; historical development of bureaucratic organizations; sociological theories of and research on organizational processes such as recruitment, socialization, social control, succession, and conflict. Prerequisite: SOC 105 or 106. (Spring 2011 and alternate years)
SOC 306. The Family
3 credits
A cross-cultural analysis of the family as a social institution with special emphasis on the family in the U.S. Changing sex and age roles, and alternate family forms are also investigated. Prerequisite: SOC 105 or 106. (Spring 2010 and alternate years.)
SOC 307. Minority Relations (Cross-listed with HIS 338)
3 credits
Majority-minority relations in heterogeneous societies with particular emphasis on the U.S. The assimilation process exhibited by specific ethnic, religious, and racial groups is analyzed, as well as the nature of prejudice and discrimination experiences by such groups. Prerequisite: SOC 105 or 106. (Fall 2009 and alternate years)
SOC 308. Deviant Behavior
3 credits
Examinations of various forms of socially labeled deviance including crime, delinquency, mental illness, alcoholism, drug abuse, homosexuality, and organizational deviance. Consideration of subcultures, theories of deviance, and social control. Prerequisite: SOC 105 or 106. (Fall 2010 and alternate years)
SOC 309. Urban Sociology
3 credits
The city as a social form including demography, ecology, social organization, and the social psychology of urban life. Prerequisite: SOC 105 or 106. (Fall 2009 and alternate years)
SOC 315. Juvenile Delinquency
3 credits
Delinquency as a social and individual problem; the nature and extent of delinquency; sociological theories of delinquency causation; the administration of juvenile justice, and the control and prevention of delinquency; recent legal changes affecting the status of juveniles and juvenile justice procedures. Prerequisite: SOC 105 or 106. Fall
SOC 316. Criminology
3 credits
Examination of the structural and cultural nature of crime; sociological theories of criminal behavior; current and proposed penal methods. Prerequisite: SOC 105 or 106. Spring
SOC 317. Social Stratification
3 credits
The origins and development of structured social inequality culminating in modernday class systems; theories of stratification; particular emphasis upon class, status, and power hierarchies in American society, and mobility within each. Prerequisite: SOC 105 or 106. (Offered when interest is expressed and departmental resources permit.)