Sociology

Courses

SOC 100: PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY

Class Program
Credits 3

A study of the basic sociological concepts and their logical and empirical relations, including those factors would contribute to the emergence, persistence and change in social relationships.

Notes

GEP, Elective credit.

SOC 125: FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR

Class Program
Credits 3

First-Year Seminars (FYS) constitute a common and academically significant experience in a student’s first year at Converse. All incoming first-year students are required to take a 3- or 4-credit hour FYS course in the fall semester, choosing from a variety of discipline specific topics. Each FYS carries the corresponding departmental prefix, but with a common course number.  Each FYS carries the corresponding departmental prefix but with a common course number. Special emphasis is given to cultivating critical thinking, effective speaking, and writing skills. 

Notes

GEP.

SOC 245: SOCIOLOGY OF WORK

Class Program
Credits 3

A study of the social history of the concept of work and the social-psychological consequences of the development of self in the microenvironment of work.

Notes

GEP, Elective credit.

SOC 260: COMPLEX ORGANIZATIONS

Class Program
Credits 3

A study of formal organizations, theories of complex organizations, and the social- psychological consequences for the development of self in the macro-environment of work.

Notes

GEP, Elective credit.

SOC 270: CRIMINOLOGY

Class Program
Credits 3

A focus on theories of criminology as related to significant research concerning causes, extent, social and economic cost, and ecology of crime. A second emphasis will be placed on criminal justice issues of practices within police, criminal, and juvenile courts, as well as problems of prison, reformatories, prevention, and rehabilitation.

Notes

GEP, Elective credit.

SOC 302: SOCIAL STRATIFICATION

Class Program
Credits 3

A study of institutionalized patterns of economic, political, social, and prestige differentiation and the importance of class or stratum placement in determining opportunities, style of life, and patterns of interaction.

Notes

GEP, Elective credit.

SOC 306: THE FAMILY

Class Program
Credits 3

A cross-cultural approach to marriage and the family with emphasis on historical changes and the modern American family, particularly in its relation to other social institutions.

Notes

GEP, Elective credit.

SOC 310: SOCIAL PROBLEMS

Class Program
Credits 3

A study of selected contemporary social problems and issues through a number of theoretical perspectives. Emphasis will be placed on the analysis of these issues, the human value systems applicable, and understanding these issues in their larger social context.

Notes

GEP, Elective credit.

SOC 492: SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY

Class Program
Credits 3

A consideration of classical to contemporary theories, with emphasis on formal theory building and the influence that theory and research have on each other.

Notes

GEP, Elective credit.