Fall 2009 Class Web Sites

Soc 134. Introduction to Sociology. - Dr. Terry Besser (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S.SS.Social interaction and group behavior with emphasis on the scientific study of contemporary U.S. society, including issues relating to socialization, inequality, and changing rural and urban communities. Analysis of relationships among the institutions of family, religion, political participation, work, and leisure. Credit for only Soc 130 or 134 may be applied toward graduation.
H. Honors.

Soc 202. Introduction to Research Methods. - Dr. Stephen Sapp (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S.Prereq: 130 or 134, credit in Stat 101 or concurrent enrollment in Stat 101. A survey of the principal research methods used in sociological analysis.

Soc 202. Introduction to Research Methods. - Dr. Gloria Jones Johnson (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S.Prereq: 130 or 134, credit in Stat 101 or concurrent enrollment in Stat 101. A survey of the principal research methods used in sociological analysis.

Sociology 327. Sex and Gender in Society. - Dr. Alicia Cast (Cross-listed with W S). (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S.SS.Prereq: 130 or 134. How the biological fact of sex is transformed into a system of gender stratification. The demographics and social positions of women and men in the family, education, media, politics, and the economy. Theories of the social-psychological and sociological bases for behavior and attitudes of women and men. The relationship between gender, class, and race.

Soc 331. Social Class and Inequality. - Dr. Gloria Jones Johnson (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S.SS.Prereq: 130 or 134. Social stratification and processes resulting in social and economic inequalities; implications of status, class, and poverty for people of different races, ethnicities, and gender.

Soc 382. Environmental Sociology. - Dr. Peter Korsching (Cross-listed with Env S). (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S.Prereq: Soc 130, 134 or 3 credits of Env S. Environment-society relations; social construction of nature and the environment; social and environmental impacts of resource extraction, production, and consumption; environmental inequality; environmental mobilization and movements; U.S. and international examples.

Soc 415. Sociology of Technology. - Dr. Stephen Sapp (3-0) Cr. 3. F.Prereq: 130 or 134 plus 3 credits in social sciences. Review of physical, biological, and social approaches to technology evaluation. Examination of public responses to complex and controversial technology. Strategies for gaining adoption/rejection of technology. Applications to topics in agriculture, development, and marketing. Credit for only Soc 415 or 515 may be applied toward graduation. Nonmajor graduate credit.

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