SOC 101 Introductory Sociology. (3) F, S, SS
Fundamentals of sociology, organization of human groups and society, processes of interaction, and social change. Not open to students who have credit for SOC 301. 2 hours lecture, 1 hour discussion. General Studies: SB.
SOC 301 Principles of Sociology. (3) F, S, SS
Intensive and critical analysis of the concepts of sociology. Not open to students who have credit for SOC 101. General Studies: SB.
SOC 312 Sociology of Adolescence. (3) F, S
Cultural values and the social processes that help explain the development of the phenomenon of modern adolescence, including investigation of adolescent subcultures and cross-cultural references. Prerequisite: SOC 101 or 301 or instructor approval. General Studies: SB.
SOC 315 Courtship and Marriage. (3) F, S, SS
An overview of courtship, marriage, and related processes, focusing on problematic aspects of these institutions from the sociological perspective. Prerequisite: SOC 101 or 301 or instructor approval. General Studies: SB.
SOC 318 Overview of Aging. (3) F
Multidisciplinary introduction to gerontology. Explores the characteristics, experiences, needs, and problems of older persons. Prerequisite: SOC 101 or 301 or instructor approval. General Studies: SB.
SOC 321 Sociology of Work. (3) S
Social and cultural analysis of industry. Occupational roles, status, and social participation of workers. Prerequisite: SOC 101 or 301 or instructor approval. General Studies: SB.
SOC 331 Environmental Sociology. (3) F
Analysis of human organizational responses to population growth, technological change, and environmental stressors on both a national and global scale. Prerequisites: SOC 101 or 301 or instructor approval. General Studies: SB.
SOC 332 Urban Sociology. (3) F, S
Growth, characteristics, and problems of the modern city. Prerequisite: SOC 101 or 301. General Studies: SB, G.
SOC 333 Population. (3) F, S, SS
Theories of population change; births, deaths, and migration; population policies. Prerequisite: SOC 101 or 301. General Studies: SB, G.
SOC 340 Sociology of Deviant Behavior. (3) F, S, SS
A sociological analysis of stigmatized behaviors and conditions, including the causes, effects, and management of stigma. Prerequisite: SOC 101 or 301 or instructor approval. General Studies: SB.
SOC 341 Modern Social Problems. (3) F, S, SS
Race relations, poverty, unemployment, and other current issues. Prerequisite: SOC 101 or 301 or instructor approval. General Studies: SB.
SOC 352 Social Change. (3) F, S
Patterns of social change, resistance to change, and change-producing agencies and processes. Prerequisite: SOC 101 or 301. General Studies: SB, G, H.
SOC 360 Sociological Psychology. (3) F, S
Interaction patterns between the sociocultural order and individuals; socialization process; norms, roles, and statuses; collective behavior. Prerequisite: SOC 101 or 301. General Studies: SB.
SOC 361 Variant Sexuality. (3) F
Sociological research and theories dealing with homosexuality, transvestism, transsexualism, and other variations in sexual orientation and gender identity. Prerequisite: SOC 101 or 301. General Studies: SB.
SOC 365 The Sociology of Mass Communication. (3) F, S
A sociological exploration of the major mass media as a communicative process in American society. Prerequisite: SOC 101 or 301 or instructor approval. General Studies: SB.
SOC 368 Sociology of Everyday Life. (3) F, S
Examination of routine everyday behavior as it relates to problems of social order, control, change, identity, and relationships. Prerequisite: SOC 101 or 301 or instructor approval.
SOC 391 Sociological Research. (3) F, S, SS
Methods of sociological research, including the fundamental assumptions underlying research and some practical experience in research design, data collection techniques, and data analysis. Prerequisite: SOC 101 or 301 or 390 or instructor approval. General Studies: SB.
SOC 390 Social Statistics I. (3) F, S, SS
Descriptive and inferential statistical methods for analysis of social data. Computer applications. Prerequisites: SOC 101 (or 301); N1 course. General Studies: N2.
SOC 415 The Family. (3) F, S, SS
The family considered from the institutional viewpoint; its historical development and its adaptation to a changing culture; the family system in many cultures. Prerequisite: SOC 101 or 301 or instructor approval. General Studies: SB.
SOC 416 Marriage Problems in Contemporary Society. (3) S
Marital and family problems in today’s society from the viewpoint of personal and cultural adjustment. Prerequisites: SOC 101 (or 301) and an additional 3 hours in sociology or instructor approval. General Studies: L2/SB.
SOC 417 Family Violence. (3) F, S
Study of current research and theory on several aspects of domestic violence, including child maltreatment, spousal aggression, and courtship violence. Prerequisite: instructor approval. General Studies: SB.
SOC 418 Aging and the Life Course. (3) F, S
Social aspects of aging. Theoretical and methodological perspectives and problems of aging such as life satisfaction, retirement, and adjustment to role loss. Prerequisite: SOC 101 or 301 or instructor approval. General Studies: SB.
SOC 420 Sociology of Religion. (3) S
Interrelationship of culture, society, and religion; religion and social stratification; religious, economic, and political institutions; social change and religion. Emphasis on American society and institutions. Prerequisites: ASB 102 (or SOC 101 or 301) and an additional 3 hours in sociology or instructor approval. General Studies: L2/SB.
SOC 421 Sociology of Education. (3) S
Contemporary sociological perspectives are used to examine effects of schools and schooling on individuals and society. Prerequisite: SOC 101 or 301 or instructor approval.
SOC 422 Sociology of Complex Organizations. (3) F
Sociological studies of government agencies, industrial firms, labor unions, military establishments, and other large-scale organizations. Prerequisite: 6 hours in sociology, including SOC 101 or 301 or instructor approval. General Studies: L2/SB.
SOC 423 Social Class and Stratification. (3) S
Social classes and the function of these groupings in a society. Prerequisites: SOC 101 (or 301) and an additional 3 hours in sociology or instructor approval. General Studies: L2/SB.
SOC 424 Politics of Women’s Health. (3) S 2001
Women as health care workers and issues of health, illness, and health care for women. Prerequisite: SOC 101 or 301 or instructor approval. General Studies: L2.
SOC 427 Sociology of Health and Illness. (3) F
Social aspects of physical and mental illness and sociological analysis of the health care system and its practitioners. Prerequisite: SOC 101 or 301 or instructor approval. General Studies: L2/SB.
SOC 428 AIDS and Society. (3) F
This course provides a sociohistorical perspective on stigma and illness in general and on AIDS in specific. Prerequisite: SOC 101 or 301 or instructor approval.
SOC 429 Sociology of Law. (3) S
Examination of law as an institution; its origins, operations, and consequences. Emphasis on contemporary legal issues and problems. Prerequisite: SOC 101 or 301. General Studies: SB.
SOC 433 Demographic Methods. (3) S
Science of population analysis; problems in measurements of size, composition, and changes in population. Prerequisite: SOC 101 or 301. General Studies: SB.
SOC 446 Sociology of Crime. (3) F
The process of criminalization, exploring the behavior of the definers of crime, and the behavior of those defined as criminals. Prerequisites: SOC 101 (or 301) and 340 or instructor approval. General Studies: SB.
SOC 451 Comparative Sociology. (3) F
Cross-cultural study of basic social institutions; the methodology of cross-cultural research. Prerequisite: ASB 102 or SOC 101 (or 301) or instructor approval. General Studies: SB, G.
SOC 455 Social Movements. (3) F, S
Survey of theoretical approaches and research on historical and recent social movements. Emphasis on cultural, political, and social change. Prerequisite: SOC 101 or 301 or instructor approval. General Studies: SB.
SOC 456 Political Sociology. (3) S
Social factors associated with voting; nature and structure of the electorate and political parties and the nature of national and international power structure. Prerequisite: SOC 101 or 301 or instructor approval. General Studies: SB, G.
SOC 464 Women’s Roles. (3) S
Sociological analysis of the development, nature, and consequences of traditional and alternative roles of women in contemporary society. Prerequisite: SOC 101 or 301 or instructor approval. General Studies: L2/SB, C.
SOC 470 Racial and Ethnic Minorities. (3) F, S, SS
Problems of minorities in the United States and in other racially and ethnically heterogeneous societies. Evaluation of theories of prejudice and of research dealing with discrimination, desegregation, and assimilation. Lecture, discussion. Prerequisite: SOC 101 or 301 or instructor approval. General Studies: SB.
SOC 474 Afro-Americans in Modern Society. (3) F, S, SS
Social and cultural heritage of black Americans; achievements and current trends. Lecture, discussion. Prerequisite: SOC 101 or 301 or instructor approval. General Studies: L2/SB, C.
SOC 483 History of Social Thought. (3) S, SS
Social thought in human culture. Background of modern sociology. Prerequisite: SOC 101 or 301. General Studies: L2/SB.
SOC 484 Internship. (1–12) F, S
SOC 485 Sociology of Knowledge. (3) F
Relationship between social conditions and the development of knowledge in modern society. Prerequisite: SOC 101 or 301 or instructor approval. General Studies: L2/SB.
SOC 486 Contemporary Theory. (3) S
Contemporary issues and crises in social theory with major focus on particular theorists. Ideological factors in theory, philosophical issues, the nature of theory and its relationship with methodology. Prerequisite: SOC 101 or 301 or instructor approval. General Studies: SB.
SOC 500 Research Methods. (1–12) N
SOC 501 Practicum in Survey Research. (3) F, S
A research practicum in survey field work, analysis, and reporting in the Phoenix Area Study. Prerequisite: SOC 391 or equivalent.
SOC 502 Practicum in Survey Research. (3) F, S
Continuation of SOC 501. Prerequisite: SOC 501.
SOC 503 Sociology as a Profession I. (1) F
Becoming and working as a sociologist, including how to write a vita, choose a thesis topic, or find dissertation data. Prerequisite: graduate Sociology major.
SOC 504 Sociology as a Profession II. (1) S
Becoming and working as a sociologist, including how to write a vita, choose a thesis topic, or find dissertation data. Prerequisite: graduate Sociology major.
SOC 505 Social Statistics II: Multivariate Analysis. (3) F, SS
Multiple linear regression topics relevant to sociological data anlysis. Computer applications. Prerequisites: SOC 390 (or equivalent); a proficiency examination.
SOC 507 Social Statistics IIIA: Categorical Data Analysis. (3) F
Logistic regression and related topics relevant to categorical data analysis in sociology. Computer applications. Prerequisite: SOC 505 or instructor approval.
SOC 508 Social Statistics IIIB: Structural Equation Analysis. (3) S
Structural equation models are taught using LISREL and other computer packages. Topics include multiple group analyses and ordinal endogenous variable models. Prerequisite: SOC 505 or instructor approval.
SOC 509 Social Statistics IIIC: Event History Analysis. (3) F, S
Proportional hazards models and other methods for analyzing longitudinal data and establishing hazard rates of events for exploratory variables. Prerequisite: SOC 505 or equivalent.
SOC 515 Studies of the Family. (3) S
Current developments in the study of marriage and the family. Prerequisite: instructor approval.
SOC 585 Development of Sociology. (3) F
Major sociological theorists, including Durkheim, Weber, Marx, Parsons, Merton, Dahrendorf, Homans, and Mead. Prerequisite: instructor approval.
SOC 586 Contemporary Sociological Theory. (3) S
Analysis of major theories, including structural-functional, conflict, social exchange, symbolic interaction, and role theory. Prerequisite: instructor approval.
SOC 587 Contemporary Issues in Sociology. (3) S
Philosophy of social science. Contemporary issues in sociological theory and methods. Prerequisite: instructor approval.
SOC 588 Methodological Issues in Sociology. (3) S
Basic methodological issues in the application of scientific methods to the study of human social life. Emphasis on limited number of major works, with contrasting approaches to issues.
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