A sociological analysis not just of men, but of masculinities. We will address debates about meanings of masculinity, historical variations, and how these definitions involve both male and female bodies.
Examine major issues in family violence such as defining family violence, comparing types of explanations from different disciplines and translating social science perspectives to policy and social service delivery systems.
Analysis of complex organizations in education, health, criminal justice, business and media. Application of theories in structures of organizations, behaviors of individuals within organizations and interorganizational relationships.
Evaluate how group processes enhance, limit and define social interaction. Study the major theories of group dynamics. Analyze and discuss issues, trends, paradigms and applications.
Examine important issues and activities related to practicing sociology, survey research methods and intervention techniques used by sociologists, consider ethics of sociology, emphasize critical thinking, research and writing.
Graduates only. Study of the social origins, functions and administration of law in society. Focus on the social organization of law, inequality in the legal system, and how civil and criminal law structure society.
Course examines theories of family development, interaction and change. Students apply theoretical frameworks to current research, and consider the explanatory value of theory for research methods and real-world application.
Study the major pioneering classical social theorists who established modern sociology during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Focus on the emergence of sociology as a discipline.
Provide understanding of the role of theory in the social sciences, provide knowledge of major paradigms utilized in contemporary social science theory, assess applied explanatory strengths and weaknesses of paradigms.
Graduates only or instructor consent. Introduce applied statistics in social science research. Levels of measurement; measures of central tendency and variability, probability; estimation and hypothesis testing; measures of association - chi square.
Epistemological foundations of qualitative research: field observation, ethnography, interviews, focus groups; project design, research ethics, site selection, interviewing and observation techniques, coding and analysis, and interpretation/presentation of findings.
Survey theories and research on the social aspects of aging with emphasis on later maturity and old age.
Introduction to the sociological study of sport. Focusing on sports as social and cultural phenomena, we use sociological concepts and critical thinking to examine the impact of sports on social structure and institutions.
This course focuses on local, national and international communities. Major theories and empirical evidence will guide understanding of how communities work, their impact on individuals, and how they are constructed.
Examines social policy and society. Socio-cultural historical conditions, social institutions which affect policy formation. Social change and social policy and utilization of sociological concepts and methods are examined.
Prerequisites: Seniors and above. Majors only. Students contact the Sociology department and fill out an application to take the course. As part of the coursework, students assist instructors in a sociology course and will receive experience in observation and supervised practice. A-F Graded. Application required.
Graduates only or instructor consent. Scheduled on an irregular basis to explore special areas in sociology and carries a subtitle for each offering. Check department office for topics currently planned. Repeatable, under different subtitles.
Graduates only or instructor consent. Scheduled on a semi-regular basis as an experiential approach to studying special areas in sociology and carries a subtitle for each offering. Check department office for topics currently planned. Repeatable, under different subtitles.
Graduates only or instructor consent. Students will examine a specific topic developed by the faculty member teaching the course. This course will examine inequality and its implications for various contemporary issues. Repeatable under different subtitles, maximum of 3 times.
Individualized investigation under the direct supervision of a faculty member. (Minimum of 37.5 clock hours required per credit hour.) Repeatable, maximum concurrent enrollment is two times.
Students will learn the basics of sociological study design and data collection techniques and employ the applied sociological approach toward development of an approved research project.
Prerequisites: Nine hours of graduate credit in sociology, a GPA. of 3.0 and consent of the instructor. S/U graded. Put classroom learning into practice with research in an organizational setting. Repeatable, maximum of 9 credits.
Optional for Master of Arts students upon recommendation of major advisor. S/U graded. Repeatable.
To permit a graduate student to continue making progress in a degree program. S/U graded. Repeatable, no limitations.