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Sociology		Course Descriptions Main Menu Degrees and Certificates Offered

SOC 200 : PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY

(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): ENG 03, ENG 05 if required by individual student’s placement.

Introduces fundamentals of social life. Presents significant research and theory in areas such as culture, social structure, socialization, deviance, social stratification, and social institutions. Lecture 3 hours per week.

SOC 211 : PRINCIPLES OF ANTHROPOLOGY

(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): ENG 03, ENG 05 if required by individual student’s placement.

Inquires into the origins, development, and diversification of human biology and human cultures. Includes fossil records, physical origins of human development, human population, genetics, linguistics, cultures’ origins and variation, and historical and contemporary analysis of human societies. Lecture 3 hours per week.

SOC 215 : SOCIOLOGY OF THE FAMILY

(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): ENG 03, ENG 05 if required by individual student’s placement.

Studies topics such as marriage and family in social and cultural context. Addresses the single scene, dating and marriage styles, child-rearing, husband and wife interaction, single parent families, and alternative lifestyles. Lecture 3 hours per week.

SOC 266 : MINORITY GROUP RELATIONS

(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): SOC 200.

Investigates minorities such as racial and ethnic groups. Addresses social and economic conditions promoting prejudice, racism, discrimination, and segregation. Lecture 3 hours per week.

SOC 268 : SOCIAL PROBLEMS

(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): SOC 200.

Applies sociological concepts and methods to analysis of current social problems. Includes delinquency and crime, mental illness, drug addiction, alcoholism, sexual behavior, population crisis, race relations, family and community disorganization, poverty, automation, wars, and disarmament. Lecture 3 hours per week.


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