Undergraduate Bulletin 2007-2009
Sociology

Course Offering(s)

• Sociology  101  3 units (crs.)
  Introductory Sociology (SS)
  Orientation to the sociological perspective. Basic sociological concepts, research procedures, processes of human interaction, and social institutions.
• Sociology  103 1-3 units (crs.)
  Honors: Introductory Sociology (SS)
  Orientation to the sociological perspective. Exploration of basic sociological concepts, research procedures, processes of human interaction, and social institutions.
• Sociology  151  3 units (crs.)
  Modern Social Problems (SS)
  A study of major social problems confronting our society; personal and social disorganization, crime, juvenile delinquency, race and other selected problems.
• Sociology  207  3 units (crs.)
  Social Processes and Social Structures (SS)
  Human behavior in structured social situations. Classification of basic social forms and theories of social structures. Identification and analysis of major social processes as they operate within various social structures.
• Sociology  209  3 units (crs.)
  Special Topics in Sociology (SS)
  Application of sociological principles and procedures to current public issues or special topics in sociology. The topics studied will reflect areas of special demand or new developments in sociology. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
• Sociology  261  3 units (crs.)
  Environment and Society (SS)
  Examines relationship between social structure, culture and natural environments; compares different modes of production and cultural systems. Examines economic, political and ideological structures of industrial and industrializing societies. Analyzes the impact of these structures upon natural environments and analyzes the impact of natural environment upon these structures. Credit cannot be received for both Environmental Studies 261 and Sociology 261.
• Sociology  275  3 units (crs.)
  Applied Sociology (SS)
  Practicum or fieldwork experience in applying sociological principles to everyday life situations. Conducted on an individual and seminar basis to provide an opportunity to use sociological ideas outside the traditional classroom setting. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
• Sociology  281  4 units (crs.)
  Social Statistics
  Basic descriptive and inferential statistics, including measures of central tendency and dispersion, interval estimation, hypotheses testing, and measures of association. Introduction to computerized statistics using SPSS for Windows. Prerequisite:  Math 102, 104, 107, or 187 with a grade of C or better or placement at a level higher than Math 104 via the math placement exam.
• Sociology  282  3 units (crs.)
  Society Through Film (SS)
  Films are employed to illustrate significant sociological concerns. Discussion of selected films is designed to promote critical analysis and insight into the social world in which we live and a critical analysis of films from a sociological standpoint. Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or 151. Strongly recommended: 6-9 units (crs.) in Sociology.
• Sociology  303  3 units (crs.)
  Classical Sociological Theory (SS)
  Sociological theory from the European Enlightenment to 1930.  Prerequisite: Sociology 101or 151, or consent of instructor.
• Sociology  305  3 units (crs.)
  Contemporary Sociological Theory (SS)
  Sociological theory since 1930. Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or 151, or consent of instructor.
• Sociology  307  3 units (crs.)
  Propaganda and Public Opinion (SS)
  A study of the ways in which attitudes and beliefs are influenced in modern society by means ranging from mass media to interpersonal influence.  Public opinion measurement.  Propaganda techniques.  Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or 151, or consent of instructor.
• Sociology  309  3 units (crs.)
  Teaching Practice in Sociology (SS)
  This course number is reserved for students serving as teaching assistants. Students are permitted to take the course for credit twice (maximum of 6 units (crs.). Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or 151, or consent of instructor.
• Sociology  311  3 units (crs.)
  Sociology of the Modern City (SS)
  The development of the city from prehistoric times to the present.  Urban population trends and characteristics.  Urban ecology.  Social organizations and institutions in the city.  City planning.  Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or 151, or consent of instructor.
• Sociology  313  3 units (crs.)
  Rural Sociology (SS)
  Groups and institutions in rural society. Changing relationships between country, town, and city in contemporary society.  Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or 151, or consent of instructor.   313/513
• Sociology  315  3 units (crs.)
  Population Problems (SS)
  The practical and scientific significance of population growth and composition.  Analysis of fertility, mortality and migration, both United States and International.  Elementary demographic materials and techniques.  Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or 151, or consent of instructor.
• Sociology  317  3 units (crs.)
  Sociology of Health & Illness
  Patterns of health and illness related to social organization and institutions. Issues include the social aspects of physical and mental illness, health related to culture, social structure, class, race, gender and ethnicity, social constructions of the body, changes in patterns of health and illness over time, health organizations and the socioeconomic basis of the health care system. Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or 151 or consent of instructor.
• Sociology  321  3 units (crs.)
  Social Psychology (SS)
  The relationship of the individual to others, social groups, and society.  The development of personality and the self. Motivation, attitudes, communication, prejudice, and leadership.  (Sociology 321 and Psychology 205 may not both be counted toward the units (crs.) needed for graduation.)  Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or 151, or consent of instructor.   321/521
• Sociology  325  3 units (crs.)
  Collective Behavior and Social Movements (SS)
  Collective Behavior provides an analysis of spontaneous, emergent and transitory behavior in relatively unstructured social situations. Social Movements considers formation and dynamics of collective efforts to change or maintain the status quo or to return to some antecedent state.  Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or 151, or consent of instructor.   Strongly recommended: Minimum of 6 units (crs.) in Sociology.
• Sociology  327  3 units (crs.)
  Sociology of Religion
  Religion as a fundamental institution in society including diverse cultural systems combining meaning, practice and organization. Trends in participation in organized religion, beliefs and values. Sociological comparisons of communities and organizations, social movements related to change, and structures of power and authority. Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or 151 or consent of instructor.
• Sociology  331  3 units (crs.)
  Social Stratification (SS)
  Systems of hierarchical ranking in American and other societies.  Castes, estates, and social classes.  Stratification theory.  Significant American studies of social class structure, power and mobility.  Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or 151, or consent of instructor.
• Sociology  335  3 units (crs.)
  Social Gerontology (SS)
  An analysis of the phenomena of growing old. Primarily for upper division students who have interests in working in some area of social gerontology. Sociology 101 or 151, or consent of instructor.
• Sociology  337  3 units (crs.)
  Work, Industry, and Occupation (SS)
  Social organization of work including history and variety of work experiences, relationship to other social institutions, impact of technology and megacorporations, discrimination, unemployment, future of work.  Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or 151, or consent of instructor. 337/537
• Sociology  339  3 units (crs.)
  Sociology of the Family (SS)
  The family as a social institution, variations in the family in different cultures and in different social levels and subcultures.  Biological, economic, and social functions of the family. Effects of social change on the modern family.  Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or 151, or consent of instructor.  339/539
• Sociology  342  3 units (crs.)
  Social Ecology (SS)
  Examine the manner in which different traditions of social theory address the relationship between human institution and natural systems. Compares different ways in which sociological theorists and other social thinkers have constructed theories of social life and the implications of these constructions for the natural environment. Analyzes the practical social implications of different theoretical perspectives.
• Sociology  347  3 units (crs.)
  World Systems and Global Inequality
  Examines the relationship between core countries and peripheral countries. Consequences of the relationship for multi-national corporations and indigenous people. Discussion of development and maldevelopment. Relationship between private profits and the military. Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or Sociology 151, junior or senior standing or consent of the instructor.
• Sociology  351  3 units (crs.)
  Criminology (SS)
  The study of criminal behavior.  Theories of causation and societal reactions to crime and criminals.   Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or 151, or consent of instructor.   Strongly recommended: Sociology 151.
• Sociology  353  3 units (crs.)
  Juvenile Delinquency (SS)
  Varieties and extent of delinquency.  Causal explanation and research findings.  Programs for treatment of delinquents and prevention of delinquency.   Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or 151, or consent of instructor.   353/553
• Sociology  355  3 units (crs.)
  Social Control (SS)
  A study of major aspects of social power; means and techniques of social control; and contemporary problems of social control in relation to individual freedom and liberation.   Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or 151, or consent of instructor.
• Sociology  359  3 units (crs.)
  Minority Groups (ES) (SS)
  Racial and cultural minority groups in the United States, prejudice, types of discrimination and social processes in intergroup relations.   Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or 151, or consent of instructor.
• Sociology  361  3 units (crs.)
  Complex Organizations (SS)
  Theoretical and empirical analysis of the social structures and processes underlying the interrelationships among humans and formal complex organizations which proliferate in modern, industrial societies.  Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or 151, or consent of instructor.
• Sociology  365  3 units (crs.)
  Processes of Social Disorganization (SS)
  Sociological and non-sociological conceptions, explanations and theories of social problems and of social control. Analysis of factors underlying social and personal maladjustment.   Prerequisite:  Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or 151, or consent of instructor.
• Sociology  368  3 units (crs.)
  Sociology of Gender (SS)
  Analysis of the social construction of gender, which shapes the lives of men and women through the organization of roles or patterns of expectations related to order in society, including sex-typed behavior and self-expression, sexualities, the division of labor, the organization of households, parenting, power and gender-based forms of discrimination. (This course cannot be taken under both Sociology 368 and Women's Studies 368.) Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or 151 or consent of instructor.
• Sociology  369  3 units (crs.)
  Sociology of Deviance (SS)
  Sociological conceptions of the nature of deviance, its origin, its control, and the social processes which define behavior as deviant. Fieldwork included.  Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or 151, or consent of instructor.
• Sociology  371  3 units (crs.)
  Sociology of Mental Disorder (SS)
  Sociological contributions to the understanding of mental disorder and its treatment. Sociological theories and research dealing with epidemiology, societal stresses and social reactions to the problem. Prerequisite: 101 or 151, or consent of instructor.
• Sociology  373  3 units (crs.)
  Sociology of Law (SS)
  The relationship between law and society; sociological analyses of the law in action. Prerequisite: Sociology 101.
• Sociology  381  3 units (crs.)
  Social Research (SS)
  Critical examination and interpretation of the research process.  Methods and theory used in the behavioral sciences in obtaining, interpreting, and presenting data.  Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or 151, or consent of instructor.
• Sociology  389  3 units (crs.)
  Sociology of Education (SS)
  Includes a consideration of formal and non-formal education and of social factors that influence what is learned. The process of learning in interaction with others is considered. (Sociology 389/589 does not substitute for General Education 403)  Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or 151, or consent of instructor.
• Sociology  407 1-8 units (crs.)
  Special Topics in Sociology
  Application of sociological principles and procedures to current public issues or special topics in sociology. The topics studied will reflect areas of special demand or new developments in sociology.  Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or 151, or consent of instructor.
• Sociology  446 1-3 units (crs.)
  Independent Study
  See Independent Study under Course and Academic Advisement Policies information for general course description, general prerequisites, and proper contract form requirements. Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or 151, or consent of instructor.
• Sociology  456 1-3 units (crs.)
  Related Readings (SS)
  See Related Readings under Course and Academic Advisement Policies information for general course description, general prerequisites, and proper contract form requirements.  Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or 151, or consent of instructor.
• Sociology  467 1-8 units (crs.)
  Internship in Sociology (SS)
  This course is intended as a capstone course for Sociology Majors. Students must have a project supervisor from the Sociology Department and an approved internship. A supervised field experience accompanied by a sociological analysis of the germane interaction system. This course is repeatable for up to eight credits. Prerequisite: Sociology 275 or consent of instructor.
• Sociology  474 1-6 units (crs.)
  Honors: Thesis (SS)
  Honors thesis projects include any advanced independent endeavor in the student's major field of study e.g., a written thesis, scientific experiment or research project, or creative arts exhibit or production. Proposals (attached to Independent Study contract) must show clear promise of honors level work and be approved by a faculty sponsor. Course title for transcript will be 'Honors Thesis.' Completed projects will be announced and presented to interested students and faculty.  Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or 151, or consent of instructor.
• Sociology  481  3 units (crs.)
  Senior Research Project (SS)
  This is a senior research course intended as a capstone experience for sociology majors. Students must have a project supervisor from the Sociology Department and an approved research proposal before registering for this course.  Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or 151, or consent of instructor.