A service learning or internship experience in sociology under the supervision of a faculty member or instructor. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits. Maximum of six hours of SOC 399 will count toward Sociology Major requirements; maximum of 3 hours of SOC 399 will count toward Sociology Minor requirements. Pass/fail only.
A service learning or internship experience in sociology under the supervision of a faculty member or instructor. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits. Maximum of six hours of SOC 399 will count toward Sociology Major requirements; maximum of 3 hours of SOC 399 will count toward Sociology Minor requirements. Pass/fail only.
A service learning or internship experience in sociology under the supervision of a faculty member or instructor. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits. Maximum of six hours of SOC 399 will count toward Sociology Major requirements; maximum of 3 hours of SOC 399 will count toward Sociology Minor requirements. Pass/fail only.
A service learning or internship experience in sociology under the supervision of a faculty member or instructor. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits. Maximum of six hours of SOC 399 will count toward Sociology Major requirements; maximum of 3 hours of SOC 399 will count toward Sociology Minor requirements. Pass/fail only.
A survey and analysis of the major schools of contemporary sociological theory. Works of major theorists are included. Emphasis is on the conceptual structure of the different theories and the way in which they are applied in contemporary sociological analysis.
This class explores the fundamental roles that law plays in organizing contemporary social life. It considers various ways of understanding law's complex presence in society: how law shapes and enables social interaction, how law constructs differences among people and their actions, how law mediates and enforces power relationships, and how law matters for the kind of society we have. Official legal institutions (courts) and actors (judges, police, lawyers, etc.) will be examined, as well as how law works as a complex array of norms, symbols, discourses, and practices.
This course explores strategies for using sociological research tools to make a tangible impact on real-world social problems. It focuses on "Public Sociology" as a "brand" of sociology in which scholars seek to engage with the wider public by addressing social issues and seeking to share the results of their research with individuals and organizations who can utilize it for the solution of social problems. Students will be involved in a public sociology project as they fulfill course requirements.
This course examines the causes and consequences of mass imprisonment in the United States of America. Special attention is given to social context and political policies that led to the era of mass incarceration, the social factors that shape and describe the phenomenon of mass incarceration, and its consequences to society at the personal and societal levels.
A sociological study of a special topic central to the scientific study of crime, law or deviance. Topics may include deviant subcultures; substance use; social control of crime; sociology of law; and philosophies of punishment. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits under different subtitles.
Medical sociology can be subdivided into two broad areas: the sociology of health, illness, disability, and treatment-seeking, and the organization of medical care. This course focuses on the first area, exploring the social origins of illness and disability. We will review classic and contemporary work on the social construction of illness and biomedical knowledge, and on the unequal distribution of disease, disability, and death by social status.
