Fall 2008 Undergraduate Courses
SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology
STAFF
M, 7:00-9:40, TALBERT 112
Reg # 051158
Introduction to the fundamental ideas and concepts of sociology; culture; norms; status; role; socialization; stratification; industrialization; urbanization; bureaucratization. LEC
SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology
M. BLAIR
W, 7:00-9:40, BALDY 108
Reg # 379686
Introduction to the fundamental ideas and concepts of sociology; culture; norms; status; role; socialization; stratification; industrialization; urbanization; bureaucratization. LEC
SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology
S. BLAIR
TR, 11:00-12:20, KNOX 20
Reg # 383375
Introduction to the fundamental ideas and concepts of sociology; culture; norms; status; role; socialization; stratification; industrialization; urbanization; bureaucratization. LEC
SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology
MELE
TR, 3:30-4:50, KNOX 20
Reg # 237867
Introduction to the fundamental ideas and concepts of sociology; culture; norms; status; role; socialization; stratification; industrialization; urbanization; bureaucratization. LEC
SOC 211 - Sociology of Diversity
FARRELL
TR, 9:30-10:40, TALBERT 107
Reg # 461643
A sociological introduction to diversity in American society. The bases and social implications of difference will be explored, with particular reference to issues of race, ethnicity, religion, class, and gender. LEC
SOC 225 - Violence in a Gendered World
WEJNERT
T, 4:10-6:50 BALDY 119
Reg # 353017
Offers feminist analyses of rape, incest, sexual harassment, and sexual assault in a historical con-text as well as in the present. Stud-ies sexual assault as a constant presence in women's daily lives through readings; discussion; and individual projects, films, and speakers. Expects students to take initiative in understanding the issues
SOC 293 - Social Research Methods
ADELMAN
TR, 9:30-10:50, NSC 220
Reg # 016304
Content analysis; unobtrusive measures; participant observation; surveys; field experiments; relationship of methods to the development of social theory; ethical implication of the methods; use of research findings for designing social programs. LEC
SOC 294 - Basic Statistics for Social Sciences
WAGMILLER
T, 3:30-6:10, CLEMEN 4
Reg # 096117
A foundation in the mathematics underlying statistical techniques for interpreting quantitative social data.
SOC 307 - Criminology
ST. JEAN
MWF, 11:00-11:50, KNOX 109
Reg # 316670
Explains patterns in the incidence and frequency of crime and delinquency based on criminological theory and research. LEC
SOC 308 - Sociology of the
Life Course
LEE
MWF, 11:00-11:50, NSC 205
Reg #154878
An introduction to the life course perspective in sociology. Substantive topics
include early-life influences on later-life beliefs and outcomes, intergenerational
relationships, the timing and sequencing of education, marriage, work, and childbearing.
SOC 309 - Introduction to Social Change
ARDITI
MWF, 1:00-1:50, CLEMENS 119
Reg # 136387
Basic issues and forces of social and cultural changes, both historic and contemporary. LEC
SOC 313 - Sociology of the Family
STAFF
M, 7:00-9:40, TALBERT 113
Reg #093498
The family is examined in terms of its internal structure and its relationships with major social institutions. The analysis is generally cross-cultural, with specific emphasis on the American family. LEC
SOC 314 - Sociology of Gender
TRAUTNER
MWF, 8:00-8:50, NSC 222
Reg # 400004
Makes visible what has been invisible through much of the history of sociology, the social process, and social structure of gender relations. LEC
SOC 315 - Sociology of City Life
STAFF
MWF, 11:00-11:50, PARK 146
Reg # 231689
Investigates racial segregation, economic inequality, gentrification, city night life, environmental disasters and other urban phenomena using sociological theory, concepts, and ethnographic case studies.
. LEC
SOC 319 - Juvenile Justice
ST. JEAN
W, 1:00-3:40, CLEMENS 17
Reg #295936
A review of past and current legal reactions to adolescent deviance, delinquency, and crime. LEC
SOC 322 - Introduction to Medical Sociology
KANG
TR, 3:30-4:50, NSC 228
Reg # 481669
Social epidemiology; influence of social conditions on health status; effect of social milieu on the appearance of chronic degenerative disease and mental disorders. LEC
SOC 328 Social Stratification
MOORE
TR 2:00-3:20 NSC 210
Reg # 245538
LEC
SOC 332 Sociology of Work
STAFF
MWF 2:00-2:50 ALUMNI 97
Reg# 217023
LEC
SOC 334 Intro Mass Cultural Stds
GOTTDIENER
W 7:00-9:40, OBRIAN 112
Reg # 234875 LEC
SOC 348 - Urban Sociology
GOTTDIENER
TR, 5:00-6:20, KNOX 109
Reg # 450935
Urban and metropolitan communities and their problems: housing, transportation, urban renewal, race relations, poverty, suburbanization. LEC
SOC 349 - History and Devel. Soc. Theory
MELE
T, 7:00-9:40, BALDY 108
Reg # 018726
Development of sociological theory; forerunners of sociological thought; contributions of Saint-Simon and Comte, Spencer, Marx, Durkheim, Weber, and others. LEC
SOC 350 - Contemporary Sociological Theory
STAFF
R, 7:00-9:40, TALBERT 106
Reg # 048891
Introduction to contemporary sociological theories; historical background and systematic analysis of sociological perspectives, such as functionalism, symbolic interaction, systems approaches, structuralism, contemporary Marxism. LEC
SOC 368 - Organizational Sociology
STAFF
TR, 9:30-10:40, KNOX 4
Reg # 253629
This course surveys the ubiquitous role of organizations and social organizing in modern life from the unique lens of sociology. It includes topics like the development and spread of bureaucracy, the impact of technologies on the workplace, how organizations manage risk and uncertainty, as well as organizational decision-making, leadership, culture, and power. LEC
SOC 370 - Environmental Sociology
STAFF
MWF 8:00-8:50, ALUMNI 97
Reg # 093567
LEC
SOC 371 - Individual and Society
FARRELL
T, 1:30-3:50, BALDY 115
Reg # 207532
The relation between the individual and society: major theoretical problems, such as “human nature,” communication and language, perception, socialization, role-playing, and the interdependence of values, ideologies, and social structures. LEC
SOC 373 - Sociology of Law
TRAUTNER
MWF, 11:00-11:50, KNOX 4
Reg # 137377
Introduction to social science materials on the nature of law, legal institutions, the legal profession, and the impact of law on behavior; theories of law and legality; comparative legal systems; police; lawyers; judges; jury; the effect of law on behavior; use of social science in the courts. LEC
SOC 405 - Sociology of Deviance
STAFF
R, 7:00-9:40, ALUMNI 88
Reg # TBA
Deviant behavior; the sociological determinants of crime and delinquency, mental disorders, alcoholism, drug addiction. LEC
SOC 481 - East Asian Families
LEE
W, 3:00-5:40, CLEMENS 4
Reg # 429029
An examination of families in East Asia through the lens of sociological and economic family theory. Students expected to work in groups and individually and to actively participate in class discussions.
SOC 496 – Internship
Internships typically conducted in a community agency, government office, or private setting. Students are given the opportunity to observe and participate in a variety of work experiences related to sociology. Open to sociology majors with junior- or senior-class standing only. TUT
SOC 497 - Honors Program
A 3.25 GPA in sociology and overall, and completion of 64 credit hours required for eligibility. Permission of the department required to register. TUT
SOC 499 - Independent Study
A program of work agreed upon by the student and a faculty sponsor. A faculty sponsor in the department before registering required. TUT