Sociology

A scientific study of human society, including ways in which groups, social institutions, and individuals affect each other. Causes of social stability and social change are explored through the application of various theoretical perspectives, key concepts, and related research methods of sociology.

This course applies sociological principles to analyze major social issues in contemporary society. Students learn to identify, explain, and address problems like inequality, crime, substance abuse, deviance, and environmental issues using sociological perspectives. The course typically uses scientific and empirical methods to examine these problems from a social and cultural viewpoint, recognizing that social problems are conditions with negative consequences for large numbers of people.

The study of people in interdependence. Identification of social groups and observation of their structures, functions, interactions and coordination. Particular emphasis on the social processes and the development of group values and attitudes.

A survey of anthropological approaches to both the recurrent patterns and wide variation of conduct in diverse cultures. Particular emphasis will be placed on Bronislaw Malinowski's functional approach and Clifford Geertz' interpretive approach to the study of cultures.

Practicum or on-the-job experience under the guidance of practicing specialists in the field. To be supervised individually by a department faculty member with the approval of the chair.

Student research on a selected problem in the field under the guidance of an assigned member of the faculty. Prerequisite: upper–division status.

Practicum or on-the-job experience under the guidance of practicing specialists in the field. To be supervised individually by a department faculty member with the approval of the chair.

Student research on a selected problem in the field under the guidance of an assigned member of the faculty. Prerequisite: upper–division status.

Practicum or on-the-job experience under the guidance of practicing specialists in the field. To be supervised individually by a department faculty member with the approval of the chair.

Student research on a selected problem in the field under the guidance of an assigned member of the faculty. Prerequisite: upper–division status.

Practicum or on-the-job experience under the guidance of practicing specialists in the field. To be supervised individually by a department faculty member with the approval of the chair.