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  New Brunswick Undergraduate Catalog 2003-2005 Programs of Study for Liberal Arts Students Programs, Faculty, and Courses Sociology 920 Courses  

Courses

Course Prerequisites

In the following course list, the Introductory Sociology prerequisite may be fulfilled with 01:920:101 or any other 920 course at the 100 or 200 level and permission of the instructor. The prerequisite for courses numbered between 315 and 399 is any one of 01:920: 311, 312, 313, or 314. For courses numbered 400 or higher, the prerequisite is any two of 01:920:311, 312, 313, or 314.


01:920:101Introduction to Sociology (3) Introduction to the systematic study of society and social behavior. Not open to majors in their senior year.
01:920:103Sociological Analysis of Social Problems (3) Understanding the major social problems of our times through the application of sociological principles and methods. Not open to majors in their senior year.
01:920:108Minority Groups in American Society (3) Historical experiences of racial and ethnic groups in American society. Contemporary movements of minorities for greater power in the society, including the young, women, and senior citizens. Not open to majors in their senior year.
01:920:111Social Class (3) Development of classes in Western society. Relation of class to race and ethnicity. Relevance of class to understanding modern society. Not open to majors in their senior year.
01:920:198Sociology  Selected topics in sociology.  Content varies from term to term. Enrollment by invitation of department only.
01:920:205Mass Communication in Modern Society (3) Who says what, to whom, with what kinds of interests, within which media, and with what kinds of outcomes. The historical forerunners, development, ownership, and interests of the mass media.
01:920:210Sociology of Medicine and Health Care (3) Dynamics of health behavior. Social organization and development of health care institutions and professions. Issues of cost and quality of health care.
01:920:216Sociology of Women (3) Overview of contemporary issues affecting women`s lives: family, health, employment, discrimination, poverty. The women`s movement and the antimovement backlash. Credit not given for both this course and 01:988:216.
01:920:218Sociology of Education (3) Focus on elementary and secondary education. Education and class systems; education and social change; alternative schools. Credit not given for both 01:920:218 and 345.
01:920:222Criminology (3) Crime and the criminal in modern society. Theories regarding causes of crime, methods of treatment, and preventive programs.
01:920:227Population and Society (3) Study of population dynamics: causes and consequences of population explosions; societal factors such as baby bust, aging, migration, family (abortion, teenage pregnancy), residential segregation, income distribution.
01:920:248Sociology of Sports (3) Sociological perspective on sports. Topics include mobility through sports, stratification in sports, deviance and violence within sports, and racial and gender inequalities in sports. Examples illustrate common sociological concepts.
01:920:270Sociology of the Third World (3) Development, underdevelopment, imperialism, and mutual effects of these processes between third-world areas and dominant industrial nations. Case materials drawn from Latin America, Asia, and Africa.
01:920:272Sociology of the Family (3) Family as a social institution: family formation and dissolution, life in families, varieties of family experiences, the future of the family. Credit not given for both this course and 01:988:272.
01:920:280Collective Behavior and Social Movements (3) Analysis of spontaneous and organized efforts to promote or resist social change. Cases from movements such as temperance, civil rights, religious cults, youth, and women`s movements.
01:920:281Sociology of Social Welfare (3) Development and current organization and operation of social welfare systems.
01:920:283Individual and Society (3) Relations between social structure and psychological structure; processes of socialization; interaction of biological, situational, and social factors on personality and behavior.
01:920:290Political Sociology (3) Bases and structure of power in modern societies: political socialization, ideology, political parties, movement organizations. Forms of participation linked to social change.
01:920:291,292Topics in Sociology (3,3) Special topics in sociology, to be determined each time the courses are offered.
01:920:298Sociology Honors Seminar (3) Selected topics in sociology. Content varies from term to term. Enrollment by invitation of the department only.
01:920:303Social Gerontology (3) Social aspects of aging and old age. Analysis of public policy, social roles, and population characteristics of the elderly, including variations by sex, class, and race. Prerequisite: Introductory Sociology.
01:920:304Sociology of Deviant Behavior (3) Major forms of social deviance, theories accounting for them, and societal responses to them. Prerequisite: Introductory Sociology.
01:920:306Race Relations (3) Dynamics of U.S. race relations seen in theoretical and historical perspective; significance of racial domination-subordination in world context; current issues. Prerequisite: Introductory Sociology.
01:920:307Sociology of Mental Illness (3) Social and cultural variations in the definitions, causes, and treatment of mental illness. Analysis of institutions and professions dealing with mental illness. Prerequisite: Introductory Sociology.
01:920:311Introduction to Social Research (4) Major methods and techniques of social research: various types of research design, sampling, methods of data gathering, analysis and interpretation of research findings. Prerequisite: 01:920:101 or permission of instructor.
01:920:312Computer Analysis of Social Science Data (4) Introduction for social science majors to computer data processing and analysis. Individually designed projects. Emphasis on logical, nonmathematical explanations of techniques and procedures. Prerequisite: 01:920:101 or permission of instructor.
01:920:313Development of Sociological Theory (4) Intensive study of sociological classics by such nineteenth- and early twentieth-century theorists as Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Simmel, and Veblen who have influenced subsequent work in sociology. Prerequisite: 01:920:101 or permission of instructor.
01:920:314Contemporary Sociological Theories (4) Survey of major systems of sociological thought of the last fifty years. Application to contemporary social issues. Prerequisite: 01:920:101 or permission of instructor.
01:920:315Organizations and Bureaucracies (3) Sociological analysis of public and private organizations and bureaucracies in the modern world, with attention to formal and informal structures, power, careers, status systems, and organizational change. Case materials from government, universities, business. Prerequisite: One of 01:920:311, 312, 313, 314.
01:920:319Sociological Approaches to Social Psychology (3) Topics include interpersonal exchange, cognitive consistency, conceptions of justice, small groups, friendship networks, social support networks, and techniques for analyzing networks. Topics vary each term; consult department. Prerequisite: One of 01:920:311, 312, 313, 314.
01:920:321Urban Development and Community Change (3) Historical development of the contemporary community form. Emergence of modern patterns of urban life. Prerequisite: One of 01:920:311, 312, 313, 314.
01:920:323Sociology of Childhood and Adolescence (3) Study of social interaction during childhood and adolescence; emphasis on social interaction in various types of families and peer groups. Prerequisite: One of 01:920:311, 312, 313, 314.
01:920:324Sociology of Gender (3) Study of sources, maintenance, consequences, and change of men`s and women`s roles in society. Cultural, social, political, economic, and psychological perspectives. Prerequisite: One of 01:920:311, 312, 313, 314. Credit not given for both this course and 01:988:324.
01:920:326Sociology of Communities (3) Study of villages, towns, cities, suburbs, and metropolitan areas. Their social problems, organization, and change. Prerequisite: One of 01:920:311, 312, 313, 314.
01:920:331Sociology of Industry (3) Industrialism and industrialization; development of work, the labor force, and careers. Unions, management, and industrial relations. Worker participation in management and other alternative work arrangements. Prerequisite: One of 01:920:311, 312, 313, 314.
01:920:332Social Inequalities (3) Facts and theories of unequal distribution of income, honor, prestige, life chances, opportunities, social mobility, status attainment. Implications for social integration and conflict. Prerequisite: One of 01:920:311, 312, 313, 314.
01:920:345Education and Society (3) Organization and functions of school systems; differential opportunities and stratification; educational developments as effects and causes of social change; community conflict; internal organization of schools. Prerequisite: One of 01:920:311, 312, 313, 314. Credit not given for both 01:920:218 and 345.
01:920:349Law and Society (3) How social forces affect law and how law affects society. The relationships among legal and other institutions in society. The roles of lawyers, judges, and juries. Prerequisite: One of 01:920:311, 312, 313, 314.
01:920:353Sociology of Housing and the Built Environment (3) Social and cultural influence on housing and urban design and the reciprocal impact of the built environment on social organization, interaction, and personality. Prerequisite: One of 01:920:311, 312, 313, 314.
01:920:354Third-World Women (3) Comparative analysis of objective conditions and subjective experiences of women in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and of third-world women in the United States and other industrialized nations. Prerequisite: One of 01:920:311, 312, 313, 314. Credit not given for both this course and 01:988:354.
01:920:359Environmental Sociology (3) Interaction between people and the environment, with emphasis on such problems as air and water quality, energy, and land use. Prerequisite: One of 01:920:311, 312, 313, 314.
01:920:361Sociology of Drug Use (3) Causes and extent of illegal drug use, nature and effectiveness of law enforcement, treatment-oriented efforts to control drugs, and the criminalization and decriminalization of drugs. Prerequisite: One of 01:920:311, 312, 313, 314.
01:920:362Oppression and Political Protest (3) Origins, dynamics, and control of protest. Liberation, revolutionary, and reform movements by racial and ethnic minorities, the poor, and women. Prerequisite: One of 01:920:311, 312, 313, 314.
01:920:363Sociology of Work and Occupations (3) Meaning of work; occupational development and socialization; occupations and careers; social control of work; occupational cultures and lifestyles; relations between occupations. Prerequisite: One of 01:920:311, 312, 313, 314.
01:920:375Economic Sociology (3) Analysis of economic institutions from a sociological perspective. Historical and contemporary viewpoints drawing on material from developed and underdeveloped, capitalist, and state socialist societies. Prerequisite: One of 01:920:311, 312, 313, 314.
01:920:393Topics for Sociological Analysis (3) Topics vary each term. Consult department. Prerequisite: One of 01:920:311, 312, 313, 314.
01:920:398Sociology Honors Seminar (3) Selected topics in sociology. Content varies from term to term. Prerequisite: One of 01:920:311, 312, 313, 314. Enrollment by invitation of the department only.
01:920:399Service Learning Internship (1) One-credit community service placement in sociology. Prerequisite: One of 01:920:311, 312, 313, 314. Corequisite: Must be taken in conjunction with a designated CASE (Citizenship and Service Education) course offered in the sociology department.
01:920:406Sociology of Religion (3) Orientations to the superempirical; the interaction of religious beliefs and institutions with secular society. Classical and contemporary theories and data. Prerequisites: Two of 01:920:311, 312, 313, 314.
01:920:408Sociology of American Jewish Religious Movements (3) Denominational patterns of America`s Jews; religious patterns including Hasidism, fundamentalism-secularization, women`s roles, intermarriage, and intra- and interreligious patterns. Prerequisites: Two of 01:920:311, 312, 313, 314. Credit not given for both this course and 01:563:408.
01:920:410Sociology of Alcohol Problems (3) Social, social-psychological, and physiological functions of alcohol; relations to institutional values; efforts at social control. Prerequisites: Two of 01:920:311, 312, 313, 314.
01:920:428Sociology of Cities and Suburbs (3) Suburban growth; implications for cities. Job location, housing, nature of public spaces, neighborhoods, environment, growth itself. Responses by city and suburban residents. Prerequisites: Two of 01:920:311, 312, 313, 314.
01:920:434Social Science and Public Policy (3) Federal government and policy making; roles of foundations, private agencies, and policy sciences. Data bank and social indicators in the study of policy. Game theory and policy making. Prerequisites: Two of 01:920:311, 312, 313, 314.
01:920:435Immigrant Minorities in the United States (3) Study of migrations to the United States and their impact; detailed consideration of pluralist versus assimilationist hypotheses about the effects of immigration; effects of ethnicity on U.S. culture. Case study materials on various ethnic Americans. Prerequisites: Two of 01:920:311, 312, 313, 314.
01:920:438Sociology of Age (3) Age stratification and society; conflict and cooperation among young, middle-aged, and old; aging, succession of generations, and social change. Implications for public policy and professional practice. Prerequisites: Two of 01:920:311, 312, 313, 314.
01:920:440Sexuality and Society (3) Description of sexual conduct and variation; patterns of sexual behavior and attitudes analyzed in terms of social, historical, and cross-cultural antecedents and consequences. Prerequisites: Two of 01:920:311, 312, 313, 314. Credit not given for both this course and 01:988:440.
01:920:442Mass Media and Popular Culture (3) Analysis of popular culture, with stress on propaganda techniques and myth disseminations. Touches on such topics as romantic love, pop music, and sports. Prerequisites: Two of 01:920:311, 312, 313, 314.
01:920:461,462Sociology of Selected Institutions (3,3) Intensive analysis of such institutions as prisons, hospitals, mental hospitals, schools. Different institutions considered in different terms. Prerequisites: Two of 01:920:311, 312, 313, 314.
01:920:464Art and Society (3) Analysis of uses of art in modern society. Organization of artists, producers, critics, and audiences in the different art worlds. "High" art and "popular" art. Prerequisites: Two of 01:920:311, 312, 313, 314.
01:920:470Seminar in the Sociology of Gender (3) Social relations and structures, ideas and practices that define women and men. Emphasis on contemporary theories and research findings. Prerequisites: Two of 01:920:311, 312, 313, 314. Credit not given for both this course and 01:988:470.
01:920:489The American Working Class (3) Developments among blue- and white-collar workers and working-class movements. Emphasis on implications for the American political system. Prerequisites: Two of 01:920:311, 312, 313, 314.
01:920:491,492Advanced Seminar in Sociology (3,3) Topics vary by section. Prerequisites: Two of 01:920:311, 312, 313, 314. Open only to advanced undergraduates by permission of instructor.
01:920:493,494Independent Study in Sociology (3,3) Prerequisites: Two of 01:920:311, 312, 313, 314; permission of department.
01:920:495Research in Sociology (3) Prerequisites: Two of 01:920:311, 312, 313, 314; permission of department.
01:920:497,498Honors in Sociology (3,3) Prerequisites: Two of 01:920:311, 312, 313, 314; permission of department.
 
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