50:920:101 Introduction to Sociology (R) (3) Introduction to the study of social groups and societies. Basic sociological methods and theoretical perspectives. Survey of basic subfields of sociology, such as socialization, family, religion, inequality, race and ethnicity, politics, deviance, and social change. Formerly 50:920:207. The department recommends that students wishing to take advanced courses begin with Introduction to Sociology.

50:920:195 Lab in Diversity (0) Lab associated with specific courses so that students receive credit for meeting the general education diversity requirement. Students are not required to attend a lab in addition to the associated course unless otherwise noted.

50:920:196 Lab in Engaged Civic Learning (0) Lab associated with specific courses so that students receive credit for meeting the general education engaged civic learning requirement. Students are not required to attend a lab in addition to the associated course unless otherwise noted.

50:920:197 Lab in Experiential Learning (0) Lab associated with specific courses so that students receive credit for meeting the general education experiential learning requirement. Students are not required to attend a lab in addition to the associated course unless otherwise noted.

50:920:198 Lab in Writing (0) Lab associated with specific courses so that students receive credit for meeting the general education writing requirement. Students are not required to attend a lab in addition to the associated course unless otherwise noted.

50:920:208 Contemporary Social Problems (R) (3) Survey of contemporary social problems with particular attention to how social issues become defined as "problems" and to how sociological knowledge can inform social policy choices. Topics include poverty, discrimination, family breakup, crime, mental illness, alcoholism, and others. Nonmajors may choose to take this course as a beginning course in sociology.

50:920:217 Drugs and Society (3) Use and abuse of controlled substances in American society; public health and medical considerations; addiction and treatment; illegal markets; and drug control policy.

50:920:280 Social Movements in Society (3) Emergence and growth of social movements in response to social trends, and their consequences in changing society; dynamics of organizational structure within movements as related to their goals, tactics, and ideologies. Topics include political movements, racial and ethnic movements, women's movements, religious movements, and movements within social institutions, such as health care and criminal justice.

50:920:301 Methods and Techniques of Social Research (3) Introduces basic methods and techniques of social research, including formulating research design and utilizing appropriate data-gathering techniques.

50:920:306 Sociology of the Family (3) Examines family life in the United States through a sociological lens. Covers historic and current trends in American family life and provides an examination of how social class, race/ethnicity, and gender impact the family.

50:920:313 Theories of Crime and Delinquency (3) Explanation of crime and delinquency in American society. Topics include deterrence theory, biological explanations for crime, sociological theories, and conflict-based theories. Emphasis on social causes of crime. Prerequisite: 50:920:101 or 50:920:207, or 50:202:101.

50:920:316 Race and Ethnicity (D) (DIV) (3) The social construction of race and ethnicity in the United States and around the globe. The formation of racial and ethnic identities and the varieties of group interaction, including prejudice, discrimination, assimilation, institutional domination, and change. Changing concepts, boundaries, and interrelationships within a global context.

50:920:317 Race in Latin America (GCM) (3) Overview of race and race-mixing in Brazil and across the Americas. Interdisciplinary examination of forms of racial categorization, discrimination, and ideologies, whether in the form of nation-building projects, addressing racial inequality, or sexuality and family formation.

50:920:321 Urban Sociology (ECL) (3-4) Explores the rise and transformation of urban and suburban life in the industrial and postindustrial United States and social class, ethnic, and racial differences in communities. It includes discussions of the history of cities and suburbanization, poverty, race relations and segregation, employment, and inequality in U.S metropolitan areas. When offered with a lab, this course has a mandatory engaged civic learning component (ECL), included in a 1-credit lab section, making the course worth a total of 4 credits rather than 3. In those circumstances, all students must register for the course and one lab section, and the 1-credit lab section is a corequisite. Corequisite: 1-credit lab section required.

50:920:323 Sociology of Childhood and Adolescence (3) A study of social interaction during childhood and adolescence; emphasis on social interaction in various types of families and peer groups.

50:920:325 Sociological Theory (3) An intensive study of the classical sociological thinkers--Marx, Durkheim, Weber--and a survey of contemporary theoretical traditions in the field. Prerequisite: 50:920:101 or 50:920:207.

50:920:326 U.S. Black Social Life (3) Drawing on the work of sociologists, historians, and other scholars, this course examines the social life of Black Americans. Focuses on how Black Americans negotiate a variety of institutions, including family formation, neighborhoods, political engagement, the labor force, and migration. Through examining a variety of topics, including (though not limited to) The Great Migration, residential segregation, social movements, the reverse migration to the South, and Black international migration, students will gain an understanding of how anti-Black racism has both shaped Black community life as well as how Black Americans have worked together to challenge white supremacy.

50:920:329 Law and Society (3) Current social trends and legal developments. Topics include legal analysis, white-collar crime, and power and conflict.

50:920:332 Inequality in the United States (ECL) (3-4) Analyzes class inequality and the class structure in U.S. society, with particular attention to the processes which generate, reproduce, and change social and economic inequalities, as well as the consequences of inequality. When offered with a lab, this course has a mandatory engaged civic learning component (ECL), included in a 1-credit lab section, making the course worth a total of 4 credits rather than 3. In those circumstances, all students must register for the course and the corequisite lab section (50:920:347). Formerly Social Stratification. Prerequisite: 50:920:101 or 50:920:207. Corequisite: 50:920:347.

50:920:337 Women and Men in Society (D) (DIV) (3) A comparative and historical examination of gender and inequality. A look at gender roles within the family, the workforce, and the legal system; socialization and gender; and sexuality and gender.

50:920:342 Introduction to Media Studies (3) An introduction to the technological and cultural developments of mass media. Books, radio, television, film, and the internet will be analyzed critically and historically. Focuses on the relationship between technology and media development, and the impact and influence mass media has on society and the economy.

50:920:344 Sociology of Deviance (3) Explanations for deviance and conformity.�Emphasis on varieties of deviance; social reactions to deviance, including moral panics; and sociological theories. Prerequisite: 50:202:101 or 50:202:201, or 50:902:101 or 50:920:207.

50:920:345 Sociology of Education (3) Examines the interaction between schools and society. Explores socialization, the development of mass education, cultural differences and classroom interactions, the relationship between schooling and stratification, school funding and segregation, schools as social organizations in terms of bureaucratic procedures, authority, identity, and student peer networks.

50:920:346 Special Topics in Sociology (1) Courses may be offered under this general title dealing with special topics intended to involve students in topics not currently represented in the curriculum.

50:920:347 Inequality in the United States Corequisite (1) Corequisite lab for 50:920:332 Inequality in the United States.
Corequisite: 50:920:332.

50:920:357 Individual and Society (W) (3) The individual's relationship to society and society's impact on the individual. Topics include�Western notions of the self and the relationship to capitalism, class, and the family; conceptions of the person in other parts of the world (such as Bali, Japan, and Samoa); symbolic interaction and how the self is constituted in social interaction; the performance of the self in everyday life; framing of social experience through play and ritual; and being another through spirit possession.� Prerequisite: 50:920:101 or 50:920:207, or 50:070:213.

50:920:370 Globalization and Social Change (G) (3) Explores the global nature of contemporary social change. Examines the meanings of globalization, its central processes, and its institutional and governance structures. Particular attention is paid to the continuing struggle for development in poor countries; the relationship between globalization and inequality; the fate of cultural diversity in a globalizing world; and issues of the environment, health, and human rights. Prerequisite: 50:920:101 or 50:920:207 or permission of instructor.

50:920:375 Sociology Learning Abroad (G) (3) A course focusing on society in a foreign country. Includes regular class meetings, required readings, and written assignments, as well as a short-term learning/service experience in a foreign country.

50:920:393 Topics in Sociology (2) Courses may be offered under this general title dealing with special topics intended to involve students in topics not currently represented in the curriculum.

50:920:402 Political Sociology (W) (3) The role of social class, gender, age, race, ethnicity, and other social factors in political life. Social organization of political parties and pressure groups. Social origins of political beliefs.

50:920:405 Applied Sociology (3) Application of sociological methods and theories in applied settings. Topics include organizational consulting, focus groups, needs analysis, qualitative interviewing, counseling, creative thinking, program planning, marketing, policy analysis, proposal writing, and job search skills. Prerequisite: 50:920:301.

50:920:406 Sociology of Religion (3) Introduction to the study of religious behavior both as it is affected by its social context and as it affects society. Emphasis on a major theme or themes from sociology of religion, using comparative study of religious institutions in various societies with special emphasis on American society.

50:920:418 Medical Sociology (3) Examines the distribution of health and disease and looks at the social organization of the health care system in contemporary society. Takes up the sociology of healing and therapy techniques and the interaction of patients and practitioners.

50:920:430 African-American Culture (BA) (3) Evaluation of significant areas of African-American culture past and present, e.g., the slave community and its legacy, the psychocultural impact of racism, and varieties of contemporary popular culture.

50:920:431 Sociology of Work and Careers (3) Combines two interrelated aspects of learning about work: (1) the academic field of sociology of work; and (2) the applied field of career planning. Introduces students to larger social and economic trends that affect the world of work, including how the labor market--and ultimately career choices--are affected by social, demographic, and macroeconomic forces. Helps students understand how to explore fields through internships; plan for a career; and choose a major that is compatible with their aptitudes, skills, and aspirations. Prerequisite: Junior or senior status, or permission of instructor.

50:920:435 Sociology of W.E.B. DuBois (3) Examines the sociology of one of the most prominent sociologists and scholar activists in United States history. Students will explore the "three faces of DuBois," whose research and writings as a sociologist, literary scholar, and historian linked European philosophy, historiography, and social science to American sociology. Prerequisite: 50:9201:101 or 50:920:207, or 50:014:130.

50:920:438 Sociology of Aging (3) Study of the demographic, economic, and social trends associated with population aging.� Examines how these processes are reshaping and challenging contemporary societies, as well as how underlying cultural and ideological values influence how these issues are dealt with. Develops tools to help think through vital controversies surrounding aging, health care, and the role of government.

50:920:440 Sexuality and Society (3) The relation between sexuality and society discussed, in particular the social organization and power relations that affect human sexual identity and behavior. Discussions and readings focus on sex and social institutions such as the family and the law, sexual variations, issues in reproductive sexuality, and the political economy of sex.

50:920:442 Mass Media and Popular Culture (3) Stresses the creation, transmission, and content of popular culture, with particular emphasis on the role of the mass media. Assesses methods employed in the analysis of mass culture and in the evaluation of its impact (i.e., debates about television and violence, gender stereotypes in print and film media). Places popular culture and mass media in the context of the larger structures of inequality and power.

50:920:445,446,447,448,463,464 Special Topics in Sociology (3,3,3,3,3,4) Each year several courses may be offered under this general title, dealing with special topics intended to involve students in advanced study and research. The number of credits varies with the duration of the course. Course topics usually change each year.
Prerequisites: Specific prerequisites may be set for each course.

50:920:487,488 Individual Study in Sociology (BA) Admission requires permission of department and agreement by a department member to supervise the work. Approval of written proposal is required prior to registration. No more than 6 credits can be counted toward the sociology major.

50:920:495,496,497 Honors Program in Sociology (3,3,3) Open only to sociology majors who must have a 3.5 grade-point average in sociology courses and a 3.5 cumulative grade-point average in all work.