SOC 400W
Senior Research Seminar (3) Major concepts and principles of sociology through reading, data analysis, and writing. Capstone course for senior Sociology majors.
Effective: Fall 2001
Prerequisite:
SOC 470
SOC 403
Advanced Social Psychology (3) Analysis of the major theoretical approaches and research findings of contemporary social psychology.
Effective: Fall 1983
Prerequisite:
SOC 003
SOC 404
Social Influence and Small Groups (3) The study of social influence, leadership and status, and social cohesion and commitment processes in small groups.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
SOC 003 orPSYCH 420
SOC 405
Sociological Theory (3) Overview of the development of sociological theory; current issues and controversies.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite:
3 credits in the Sociology
SOC 406
(CRIMJ 406, CRIM 406)
Sociology of Deviance (3) Theory and research concerning deviant behaviors and lifestyles viewed as significant departures from a group's normative expectations.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite:
SOC 012, SOC 013 orSOC 005 or permission of program
SOC 408
Urban Ecology (3) Spatial and temporal aspects of urban structure; urban growth, neighborhoods, racial and ethnic groups, mental illness; cross-cultural perspectives.
Effective: Fall 1983
Prerequisite:
3 credits in sociology
SOC 409
(US)
(AF AM 409)
Racial and Ethnic Inequality in America (3) The impact of inequality and discrimination on individual and group identity among various racial and ethnic groups.
Effective: Fall 2012
Prerequisite:
3 credits in Sociology
SOC 411
(US)
(HD FS 416)
Racial and Ethnic Diversity and the American Family (3) This course will explore the nature and determinants of racial and ethnic variation in family processes in the United States.
Effective: Spring 2005
Prerequisite:
3 credits in sociology
SOC 412
(CRIMJ 412, CRIM 412)
Crime, Social Control, and the Legal System (3) Legal and extralegal control; public opinion on crime; criminal justice and correctional processes; legal sanctions; control strategies. Field trip.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite:
SOC 012, SOC 013 orSOC 005
SOC 413
(CRIM 413, CRIMJ 413)
Advanced Criminological Theory (3) This course provides an in-depth look at theories of crime and examines influential empirical studies designed to these theories.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite:
SOC 012, CRIMJ 250W
SOC 414
(CRIMJ 414, CRIM 414)
Criminal Careers and the Organization of Crime (3) Research on and theory of criminal careers and crime organizations, emphasizing recruitment and disengagement; offender characteristics and life- styles; policy implications.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite:
SOC 012, SOC 013 orSOC 005
SOC 416
(US)
(EDTHP 416)
Sociology of Education (3) The theoretical, conceptual, and descriptive contributions of sociology to education.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
3 credits in Sociology
SOC 419
(US)
Race and Public Policy (3) Seminar format course in which sociological theory and research are applied to current race policy issues.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
3 credits in Sociology
SOC 420
(EM SC 420, S T S 420)
Energy and Modern Society (3) Technology and economics of energy resources, production, and consumption; environmental factors, exhaustion, new technology.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite:
3 credits in Sociology
SOC 422
World Population Diversity (3) Survey of world diversity in national population growth/composition; the impacts of demographic change on the economic/social life of nations/people.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite:
3 credits in Sociology
SOC 423
Social Demography (3) Social demographic perspectives on fertility, mortality, morbidity, migration, population density, demographic transitions, social mobility, family, the aged, and minorities.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite:
SOC 023 orSOC 422
SOC 424
Social Change (3) Critical review of classical and recent theories of social change, emphasizing the transformations occurring in the modern world.
Effective: Fall 1983
Prerequisite:
3 credits in sociology
SOC 425
Social Conflict (3) An analysis of the variables affecting intergroup and international conflict and cooperation.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
general behavioral science general psychology or general sociology
SOC 427W
(CED 427W, S T S 427W)
Society and Natural Resources (3) Analysis of the relationships between societal development and enhancement and natural resources.
Effective: Summer 2008 Ending: Summer 2013
Prerequisite:
R SOC 011 orSOC 001
SOC 428
Homelessness in America (3) Survey of social science research on homelessness in the contemporary United States.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite:
3 credits in Sociology
SOC 428H
Homelessness in America (3) Survey of social science research on homelessness in the contemporary United States.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
Prerequisite:
3 credits in Sociology
SOC 429
Social Stratification (3) Structure and dynamics of class, caste, and status systems; class differentials and social mobility; current theoretical and methodological issues.
Effective: Winter 1978
Prerequisite:
3 credits in sociology
SOC 430
Family in Cross-Cultural Perspective (3) Sociological analysis of family systems in various cultures and subcultures.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite:
3 credits in Sociology
SOC 431
(HD FS 431)
Family Disorganization: Stress Points in the Contemporary Family (3) Focuses on divorce, remarriage, incest, family violence as well as problems associated with family formation and parent-child relations.
Effective: Spring 1994
Prerequisite:
6 credits of human development and family studies psychology or sociology
SOC 432
Social Movements (3) Why and how people mobilize to promote or retard social change. Factors predicting success or failure of social movements.
Effective: Fall 1983
Prerequisite:
3 credits in sociology
SOC 435
(HD FS 434)
Perspectives on Aging (3) An analysis of the demographic, social, and cultural factors affecting the aged population in American society.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
3 credits in Sociology
SOC 440
(HD FS 440)
Family Policy (3) An in-depth examination of family policy.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
3 credits of SOC or HD FS
SOC 445
U.S. Immigration (3) This class examines theories of U.S. immigration and immigrant adaptation, effects of immigration, and policy.
Effective: Spring 2012
Prerequisite:
3 credits in Sociology
SOC 446
Political Sociology (3) Sociological analysis of types of political organization and their relations with other elements of social life.
Effective: Winter 1978
Prerequisite:
3 credits in sociology
SOC 448
Environmental Sociology (3) Examination of the relationship between the physical environment and society.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
60 credits at least 9 of which are in the social sciences graduate status or permission of the program
SOC 449
Environmental Movements (3) Comparative exploration of environmental movements within the context of classical and new social movement theory.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
90 credits at least 9 of which are in the social sciences or which include SOCIO/CMPSY 470 graduate status or permission of the program
SOC 450
Justice and the Environment (3) Considers notions of justice in relation to environmental philosophy, environmental movements, and general environmental concerns.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
90 credits graduate status or permission of the program
SOC 454
(US)
The City in Postindustrial Society (3) Postindustrial social organization in the United States and Europe; consequences for metropolitan social stratification, community power, and environmental quality.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
3 credits in Sociology
SOC 455
Work and Occupations (3) Work and occupational life in modern society; work in the past, present, and future.
Effective: Fall 1983
Prerequisite:
3 credits in sociology
SOC 456
(WMNST 456)
Gender, Occupations, and Professions (3) The role of gender in shaping contemporary North American patterns of employment, occupational roles, and statuses.
Effective: Spring 2013
Prerequisite:
WMNST 100 or 3 credits in Sociology
SOC 457
(US;IL)
(ANTH 457, J ST 457)
Jewish Communities: Identity, Survival, and Transformation in Unexpected Places (3) Examines the global array of smaller Jewish communities that have flourished outside the main urban centers of Jewish settlement.
Effective: Summer 2006
Prerequisite:
ANTH 001 orANTH 045, HEBR 010, J ST 010, SOC 001, SOC 005, SOC 007, SOC 015
SOC 461
(US;IL)
(RL ST 461)
Sociology of Religion (3) Contemporary religion in the United States: beliefs, structure, and function of major denominations and religious cults.
Effective: Spring 2006 Ending: Summer 2013
Prerequisite:
3 credits in sociology or religious studies
SOC 461
(US;IL)
(RL ST 461)
Sociology of Religion (3) Contemporary religion in the global perspective: beliefs, structure, and function of major religious traditions, denominations, and cults.
Effective: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
Prerequisite:
3 credits in sociology or religious studies
SOC 467
(CRIM 467, CRIMJ 467)
Law and Society (3) Law and society studies the social origins of law and legal systems; occupational careers, and decision-making of legal officials.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite:
CRIMJ 100 orCRIMJ 113 or permission of program
SOC 468
Mood-Altering Substances in Society (3) Perspectives of cultures throughout the world toward mood-altering substances are reviewed in light of public policy, benefits, and problems.
Effective: Fall 2007
SOC 469
Techniques in Small Group Facilitation (1-4 per semester/maximum of 12) This course is the training course for students working as facilitators with the Race Relations Project.
Effective: Summer 2010 Ending: Summer 2013
Prerequisite:
SOC 119 andSOC 300
SOC 469
Techniques in Small Group Facilitation (1-4 per semester/maximum of 12) This course is the training course for students working as facilitators with the World in Conversation Project.
Effective: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
Prerequisite:
SOC 119 andSOC 300
SOC 470
Intermediate Social Statistics (4) Descriptive and inferential statistics in social research: central tendency and variation, normal distribution, measures of association, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing.
Effective: Fall 2001
Prerequisite:
SOC 207
SOC 471
Qualitative Research Methods in Sociology (3) Theory, methods, and practice of qualitative data collection, including observation, participant observation, interviewing; supervised projects in natural settings.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite:
3 credits in Sociology
SOC 481H
Senior Honors Seminar in Sociology (1) Supervised experience in planning and writing the honors thesis.
Effective: Spring 1999
Prerequisite:
sociology major senior standing and admission to the Schreyer Honors College
SOC 494
Research Project (1-12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Summer 1994
SOC 494H
Research Project (1-12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Fall 2007
SOC 495
Internship (1-18) Supervised off-campus, nongroup instruction including field experiences, practica, or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required.
Effective: Spring 2000
Prerequisite:
prior approval of proposed assignment by instructor
SOC 496
Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Fall 1983
SOC 497
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1983
SOC 497A
Latin American Revolutions and Revolutionaries (3) An exploration of the social, cultural, and political economic dimensions of revolutions in Mexico, Cuba, Chile, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Argentina. Also considered as the left-wing tilt through electoral politics in Latin America over the last two decades.
Effective: Summer 2013 Ending: Summer 2013
SOC 497A
(CRIM 497A)
Communities and Crime (3) Students will critically assess theory and empirical research on the effects of neighborhood structure and social organization on crime.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
SOC 497B
Medical Sociology: Health, Disease, and Society (3) The emphasis in the course is on the social patterning of health and disease with a focus on variation by age, gender, race/ethnicity, disability status, socioeconomic status and neighborhood/community.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
SOC 497H
Changing American Family (3) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
SOC 499
(IL)
Foreign Study--Sociology (2-6) Study, in selected foreign countries, of groups, institutions, and social problems.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
3 credits in Sociology
SOC 500
Introduction to Graduate Study in Sociology (1) Required of all incoming graduate students in sociology.
Effective: Fall 1983
SOC 501
Proseminar in Sociology (3 per semester/maximum of 6) An in-depth introduction to the major specialty areas of Sociology.
Effective: Summer 1998
Prerequisite:
admission to the graduate program
SOC 502
Theories of Society I (3) Review and analysis of trends and controversies in sociological theory from late eighteenth-century beginnings through the nineteenth century.
Effective: Fall 1983
SOC 503
Theories of Society II (3) Review and analysis of trends and controversies in sociological theory in the twentieth century.
Effective: Fall 1983
SOC 512
(CLJ 512)
Criminological Theories (3) Survey of theoretical and substantive issues in deviance and criminology, with emphasis on critical review of theories.
Effective: Fall 2005
SOC 513
Sociological Research Methods (3) Critical review of methodological issues; research designs; analysis and interpretation of findings.
Effective: Fall 1983
SOC 515
(CLJ 515)
Research Methods in Criminology and Deviance (3) Review of methodological issues; design and conduct of research; analysis and interpretation of findings; ethical and policy issues.
Effective: Spring 1996
SOC 518
(PL SC 518)
Survey Methods I: Survey Design (3) Research design for social, behavioral and health surveys.
Effective: Fall 2007
SOC 519
(PL SC 519)
Survey Methods II: Analysis of Survey Data (3) Intermediate course on the statistical analysis of survey data: topics include weighting, complex surveys, missing data, and contextual analysis.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite:
PL SC 503 orSOC 575
SOC 521
Family Demography (3) Current family demographic research on nuptiality, divorce, household composition, female employment, migration, and fertility.
Effective: Spring 1985
SOC 522
Demography of the Life Course (3) The theoretical bases, critical concepts, and methods of life course analysis in the study of demographic transitions.
Effective: Spring 1994
Prerequisite:
SOC 423, SOC 473
SOC 523
Internal and International Migration (3) Examination of theories, frameworks, and policies related to internal and international migration causes and consequences in developed and developing nations.
Effective: Spring 1997
Prerequisite:
SOC 423 or prior work in population or human ecology
SOC 524
The Demography of Human Fertility (3) Overview of major issues and methodological approaches in the demographic study of human fertility in developing and developed countries.
Effective: Fall 2000
SOC 525
Immigration, Assimilation, and Inequality (3) Examine theories, research, and policies on the incorporation of immigrants and their descendents.
Effective: Summer 2011
SOC 526
(H P A 526)
Health Disparities (3) This course provides an overview of social factors that lead to demographic disparities in health.
Effective: Summer 2012
SOC 527
(AFR 527)
Migration, Urbanization, and Policy in the Developing World (3) This course examines the dynamics of migration and urbanization processes, as well as their policy implications, in non-industrialized regions of the world.
Effective: Summer 2012
SOC 528
Homelessness in America (3) Survey of social science research on homelessness in the contemporary United States.
Effective: Fall 2000
SOC 529
Seminar in Race and Ethnicity (3) Reviews the status of U.S. racial and ethnic minority groups; analyzes factors influencing inequality and inter-group relations.
Effective: Summer 2012
SOC 530
Sociology of Family (3) An in-depth introduction to the sociological study of the family.
Effective: Spring 2002
SOC 531
(HD FS 531)
Family Disorganization: Stress Points in the Contemporary Family (3) Focuses on divorce, remarriage, incest, family violence as well as problems associated with family formation and parent-child relations.
Effective: Summer 1994
SOC 532
Global Health and Mortality (3) Major issues in international health from a demographic perspective; special attention to the Global South and to data quality.
Effective: Summer 2013
Prerequisite:
SOC 573
SOC 533
Sociology of Religion Seminar (3) A survey of the sociology of religion designed to help students conduct and critique social science research.
Effective: Summer 2013
SOC 534
(EDTHP 534, SOC 534)
Childhood and Education in Sociological and International Comparative Perspective (3) The course objective is to use an international comparative lens and sociological perspective to examine the social, cultural, political and economic forces that shape childhood and the role education plays in the process.
Effective: Spring 2013
SOC 535
Sociology of Aging (3) Current research and methodological issues in the sociological study of aging.
Effective: Fall 1983
SOC 537
(HD FS 537)
Biosocial Perspectives on the Family (3) The implications of knowledge from behavioral endocrinology, behavior genetics, and evolutionary psychology for understanding family relationships and child development.
Effective: Summer 2002
SOC 538
(EDTHP 538)
Sociology of Education (3) Provides students with an overview of dominant sociological theoretical perspectives on schools, schooling, and education in modern society.
Effective: Summer 2007
SOC 544
Current Issues in Complex Organizations (3) Critical survey of recent developments in sociological study of organizations and the theory of bureaucracy, including reciprocal effects on environments.
Effective: Spring 2011
SOC 546
Seminar in Political Sociology (3) Analysis of issues and problems in political sociology. Topical emphasis varies.
Effective: Fall 1983
Prerequisite:
SOC 446
SOC 551
Social Stratification and Social Change (3) Origin and development of stratification systems and inequality among and within societies; social mobility; change in stratification systems.
Effective: Fall 1983
SOC 553
(CI ED 553, EDTHP 553, HI ED 553)
Education Mobility in Comparative Perspective (3) Role of education in social mobility, using quantitative, qualitative, and historical methods; focuses comparatively on Britian, East Asia, South America.
Effective: Summer 2002
SOC 557
(EDTHP 557, HI ED 557)
Sociology of Higher Education (3) Reviews theory and current sociology research on student access, achievement, and governance in postsecondary education, with applications to policy analysis.
Effective: Fall 2000
Prerequisite:
graduate students only except with permission of instructor; EDTHP/SOC 416 is recommended
SOC 560
Urban Sociology (3) Examination of the structure and dynamics of North American cities and of residents' experiences in such settings.
Effective: Fall 2000
SOC 573
Demographic Techniques (3) Models and measures of vital processes (fertility, mortality, migration) and their effects on growth and age structure of human populations.
Effective: Fall 2001
Prerequisite:
STAT 200
SOC 574
Statistical Methods for Social Research (3) Basic concepts of statistics; linear regression; computer software; analysis of social surveys; causal inferences from nonexperimental data.
Effective: Fall 1983
Prerequisite:
3 credits in statistics and 3 credits in research methods.
SOC 575
Statistical Models for Nonexperimental Research (3) Causal models for quantitative and qualitative data; path analysis and structural equations; logistic regression; duration models.
Effective: Spring 1989
Prerequisite:
SOC 574
SOC 576
Applied Mathematical Demography (3) Survey of mathematical models used in the study of population: models of growth, suvivorship, fertility, migration, stability, kinship, projection.
Effective: Fall 1986
Prerequisite:
ANTH 408 orSOC 473 ; calculus
SOC 577
Techniques of Event History Modeling (3) Survival analysis theory and methods for discrete dependent variables.
Effective: Summer 1998
Prerequisite:
SOC 575
SOC 578
Multilevel Regression Models (3) Covers multilevel regression models for the analysis of nested or hierarchical data, including both contextual and longitudinal applications.
Effective: Summer 2006
Prerequisite:
SOC 575
SOC 579
(ANTH 579)
Spatial Demography (3) This graduate course will expose students to spatial analysis tools and analytical methods applied to demographic research.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite:
Graduate course in statistics e.g. SOC 574 or ANTH 509
SOC 584
(PSY 584)
Attitude Formation and Change (3) Theory and method in research on attitude formation and change with emphasis on critical analysis.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
PSYCH 420 orSOC 403 ; 3 credits in statistics
SOC 590
Colloquium (1-3) Continuing seminars which consist of a series of individual lectures by faculty, students, or outside speakers.
Effective: Spring 1987
SOC 591
(CLJ 591)
Teaching Sociology/Crime, Law, and Justice (1) Preparation for teaching sociology and/or crime, law, and justice at the college level.
Effective: Fall 2000
SOC 592
Writing for Publication in the Social Sciences (3) Systematic, collective review of unpublished student manuscripts with an eye toward revision for publication.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
Master's thesis or permission of program
SOC 595A
(PL SC 595A)
Survey Research Practicum (1-6 per semester/maximum of 6) Practicum in Survey Research data collection or management.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
PL SC 518 orSOC 518 andPL SC 519 orSOC 519
SOC 596
Individual Studies (1-9) Creative projects, including nonthesis research, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Spring 1987
SOC 597
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given on a topical or special interest subject which may be offered infrequently; several different topics may be taught in one year or term.
Effective: Spring 1987
SOC 597A
Demography of Aging (3) This course focuses on the demographic aspects of health and aging and integrates social and biological approaches to population aging.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
SOC 597B
Social Movements (3) Overview of International research on social movements dynamics. Particular attention to Mobilization, Framing and Political Opportunity processes.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
SOC 597C
Causal Analysis (3) The concept of causality in the social sciences. Models for estimating causal effects in social research.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
SOC 597D
Social Networks (3) Social network research methods and perspectives that focus on sets of actors and the patterns of social ties among them.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
SOC 597E
(CLJ 597E)
Sentencing and Corrections (3) The course takes a sociological and criminological view of sentencing and corrections, through classic and contemporary theory and empirical research.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
SOC 597F
Advanced SEM Methods (3) This is an advanced course on measurement and modeling in the social sciences using modern structural equation models and methods.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
SOC 600
Thesis Research (1-15) No description.
Effective: Fall 1983
SOC 601
Ph.D. Dissertation Full-Time (0) No description.
Effective: Fall 1983
SOC 602
Supervised Experience in College Teaching (1-3 per semester/maximum of 6) Students will teach introductory level courses as required by staffing and students' needs.
Effective: Fall 1983
SOC 603
Foreign Academic Experience (1-12) Foreign study and/or research constituting progress toward the degree at a foreign university.
Effective: Summer 2005
SOC 610
Thesis Research Off Campus (1-15) No description.
Effective: Fall 1983
SOC 611
Ph.D. Dissertation Part-Time (0) No description.
Effective: Fall 1983
1 Students may take only one course for General Education credit from SOC 001 GS or R SOC 011 GS.
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