Sociology
Required Courses (9 hours):
SOC 2319 (SOCI 2319) Race, Gender and Class (3 semester hours) The study of how race, gender, and class systems are interwoven. Explores how the multiple statuses of individuals (race, gender, and class) combine to produce packages of privileges and disadvantages. Topics include the social meanings of color, sex/gender systems in historical and contemporary perspectives, theories of power, stereotyping, affirmative action, and welfare debates. (3-0) Y
SOC 3303 Social Theory (3 semester hours) Survey of the main currents of social theory as developed by European and American theorists and applied in contemporary social thought. (3-0) Y
SOC 3304 Research Methods in Sociology (3 semester hours) Examines methods of sociological research. Topics include the nature of scientific inquiry, framing a research problem, choosing a research design, developing hypotheses, sampling designs, and measuring variable. Topics will be covered as students conduct their own study. Prerequisite: SOC 1301. (3-0) Y
SOC 3314 Individual and Society (3 semester hours) The study of the relationship among the individual, social structure, and culture. Explores self concept and personality,the process of socialization, role taking and social interaction, norms, values, group membership, and group processes. (3-0) R
And Nine hours from the following:
Any 9 hours of upper-division classes with a SOC prefix (with the exception of SOC 4V97, SOC 4V98, and SOC 4V99).
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