Course Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Sociology
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Greggor Mattson, Professor of Sociology and Chair
Maurcio Betancourt, Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology
Daphne A. John, Associate Professor of Sociology
Christie Parris, Associate Professor of Sociology (on leave 22-23)
Alicia Smith-Tran, Assistant Professor of Sociology
Veljko Vujacic, Professor of Sociology
Clovis L. White, Associate Professor of Sociology (on leave 22-23)
TBA, Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology
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Sociology is concerned with the study of social phenomena–the self, groups, community solidarity, economic and political behavior, inequality, culture and values, social organization, institutions–in societies of various types and levels of development. The question of how groups, societies, and larger social systems change or remain the same over time frames work in the discipline. The department curriculum reflects the breadth of the discipline and, responding to the variety of student interests, addresses the educational objectives of students who wish to:
- study for advanced degrees in sociology as preparation for careers in teaching or research;
- apply sociology in professions such as law or urban planning;
- apply sociology in public policy or social service agency work;
- utilize sociology to contribute to majors in other disciplines such as psychology, anthropology, history, or political science; or
- learn the ways in which the sociological imagination can increase and enrich one’s civic engagement.
These different objectives may suggest different courses or combinations of courses, so students thinking about majoring in the department should consult an advisor early in their decision process. Courses in many other disciplines add strength to a major in sociology. The particular pattern of courses chosen will vary, depending on the plans and interests of the student. The pattern should be worked out in close consultation with the major advisor.
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Majors and Minors
Courses- SOCI 110 - Introduction to Sociology: Social Structure, Inequality, and Behavior
- SOCI 112 - Introduction to Sociology: You’re Not the Boss of You
- SOCI 120 - Introduction to Sociology: Principles of Sociology
- SOCI 122 - Introduction to Sociology: Principles of Sociological Thinking
- SOCI 124 - Introduction to Sociology: Classics of Sociology
- SOCI 130 - Introduction to Sociology: Social Problems
- SOCI 133 - Introduction to Sociology: Rules for the Game of Life
- SOCI 144 - Introduction to Sociology: Organizations and Social Change
- SOCI 165 - Introduction to Sociology: Understanding Social Behavior and Structural Inequality
- SOCI 203 - Sociology of Sexuality
- SOCI 214 - Social Movements
- SOCI 215 - Race, Immigration, and the Asian American Experience
- SOCI 216 - Medical Sociology
- SOCI 224 - Sociology of Sport
- SOCI 230 - Social Change and Political Transformation in Eastern Europe
- SOCI 241 - American Urbanism
- SOCI 250 - Sociology of Popular Culture
- SOCI 254 - Political Sociology
- SOCI 275 - Enacting the Law
- SOCI 277 - Race and Ethnic Relations
- SOCI 284 - Environmental Sociology
- SOCI 301 - Social Research Methods
- SOCI 302 - Social Research Methods Lab
- SOCI 303 - Classical and Contemporary Sociological Theory
- SOCI 314 - Unequal Educations
- SOCI 326 - Autoethnography and the Life Course
- SOCI 338 - Prostitution and Social Control: Governing Loose Women
- SOCI 340 - Nationalism, Culture & Politics Under & After Dictatorship: Spain and Yugoslavia in the 20th Century
- SOCI 348 - Constructing Immigrant Communities
- SOCI 352 - Sociology of Global China
- SOCI 364 - Sociology and the Global South
- SOCI 386 - Nightlife: Place, Identity, and Feeling Alive
- SOCI 387 - Serving the Public: Labor & Place in Cafes, Bars, & Restaurants
- SOCI 387OC - Serving the Public: Labor & Place in Cafes, Bars, & Restaurants
- SOCI 390 - Practicum In Community Learning
- SOCI 391H - Practicum - Half
- SOCI 420 - Social Inequalities: Class, Race, and Gender
- SOCI 426 - Alcohol and Culture: Social Control Under the Influence
- SOCI 429 - Sociology of Black-ish: The Black Middle Class in America
- SOCI 431 - Communism and Intellectuals: From Utopia to Disillusionment
- SOCI 438 - Seminar: Coal, Communities and Culture
- SOCI 464 - Empires and World Inequality
- SOCI 491F - Senior Honors - Full
- SOCI 491H - Senior Honors - Half
- SOCI 499 - Advanced Research Methods
- SOCI 995F - Private Reading - Full
- SOCI 995H - Private Reading - Half
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