Sociology (SCSS)
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Entry Level Sociology Courses: Sociology courses numbered 1 through 25 are designated as "entry-level courses." Students may take as many 'entry-level' sociology courses as acceptable under the rules of their own college/school and major until they complete a course numbered 51 or higher. A student who has completed a course numbered 51 or higher, may not receive credit for an additional entry-level course.
Sociology Majors may count only one entry-level course toward the thirty-four hours required for the BA in sociology. Additional entry level courses completed by a sociology major will count as elective credit toward graduation requirements. Students who have completed more than one entry-level course before declaring a major must adhere to this rule.
A survey of the substantive areas of study and the theoretical and methodological tools of the discipline of Sociology.
Introduction to Sociology courses provide an introduction to sociological ways of thinking, research methods, and social theories. Through focused examination of specified areas of social life or sociological inquiry, the courses assist students to develop sociological imaginations, an ability to appreciate and articulate the connection between personal biography, social structure, and human history, and bring this imagination to focus in the effort to understand local, national and global communities.
This course introduces students to ways of thinking sociologically about gender arrangements in society. This course focuses on analysis of the dynamics of gender and power in specific cultural spheres such as media, language, science and technology, or family/kinship arrangements. Students learn conceptual frameworks that enable them to critically examine taken-for-granted beliefs about gender and to develop an awareness of its social construction.
This course provides an introduction to the interdisciplinary study of society, culture, and race, with a primary focus on African Americans. The course explores the various ways race has shaped the lives and experiences of people living in the U.S. in a wide range of social, economic, historical, and cultural contexts.
An exploration of civil society from a sociological perspective. This course serves provides an entry into the field of sociology using the broad idea of civil society to guide the learning process. Civil society focuses on the changing nature of civil membership, underlying beliefs, values, and morality that guide society and its definition of how people should behave as members of society. Sociological ideas are explored and contrasted with positions held by political, economic, historical, anthropological, and other social sciences. Basic sociological ideas, questions, and personal biography will serve to guide the learning process.
Courses listed as Introduction to Sociology: Selected Topics are introductory topics being offered on a one time basis, or for the first time, before being added formally to the curriculum. These courses will address the general goals listed for all Introduction to Sociology Courses.
Sociological and social psychological perspectives are used to explore aspects of the development, maintenance and dissolution of intimate social relationships, especially those characterized as marriage and family relationships. Prereq.: Entry-level sociology or anthropology course, or instructor consent.
In this course students learn to think theoretically about the relations between self and society, through the study of theories in sociology and related fields regarding subjectivity, social identity, and power. Approaches to be covered include symbolic interactionism, social constructionism, poststructuralism, and psychoanalysis. Students examine these theories by considering relevant topics such as cultural identity and difference, media images, and postmodernity. Prereq.: Entry level sociology or anthropology course or instructor consent. Counts toward SOC and ANSO theory-intensive requirements.
In this class, we will examine and critique dominant conceptualizations of globalization and economic development. Globalization and economic development are two interconnected concepts, constructed through the same historical and social contexts of unequal power relations. Both words are typically understood as something positive, and something that "we" in the United States have that "they" do not. In the class, participants will look at how dominant economic development and globalization ideologies emerged, how they operate, and how they are resistd. This course will investigate alternative ways of imagining and constructing global social change using discussion, case studies, fiction, lectures and writing.
This course is designed to familiarize students with women's experiences as well as with the ways in which society shapes notions of gender. The course also provides ways to identify and analyze how a society's notions of gender shape the ways in which a society sees and organizes itself. Class members examine the construction of women's social roles and their personal experiences, discussing points of congruence and dissonance. In this interdisciplinary course, reading and discussion material are drawn from fields such as religion, sociology psychology, political science and literature, so students may examine the views, status and contributions of women. Class sessions consist of lectures, guest speakers, films and discussion.
Courses listed as Intermediate Topics in Sociology are topics being offered on a one time basis, or for the first time, before being added formally to the curriculum. Prerequisites will vary.
Using the theoretical perspective of social constsructionism, students will examine how social problems are constructed and how different organizations and constituencies attempt to frame them. Students will learn that the way we define and interpret social problems is based on human activity and claims-making, which both reflect and perpetuate larger cultural and social forces. The principles and concepts learned in this course will be useful for critical analysis of social problems, statistics, inequality, public policy, politics, media, advocacy, and popular opinion. The course fulfills a theory-intensive requirement for sociology majors. Prereq: Entry-level sociology or anthropology course or instructor consent.
Updated: September 2006