sociology department
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The subject matter of sociology includes the study and comparison of social institutions, social relationships, group structure and behavior, social organization, cultural values, social deviance, public opinion and communication, industry inter-group relations and social conflict, social change, urbanization, and population analysis.
Sociology as the science-of-society provides the student with a perspective for viewing and assessing major political, economic, religious, and familial trends in contemporary social systems.
Students that continue on in a bachelor’s and master’s degree program can find employment opportunities in teaching, social welfare, correction, probation and parole.
1 - Introduction to Sociology (3) UC:CSU Lecture 3 hours and 20 minutes per week. This course provides an introduction to the general principles of sociology emphasizing social organization, change, and interaction. Reference is made to varied world cultures with concentration upon social institutions in our own society. Topics include culture, status, role, personality, socialization, social groups, social power, family, social stratification, collective behavior, and social change.
2 - American Social Problems (3) UC:CSU Lecture 3 hours and 20 minutes per week. Emphasis is placed on the analysis of social problems as aspects of social change in a multi-cultural environment. Problems analyzed objectively include those which reflect the pressing issues of population and of family life, personal and social disorganization, crime and delinquency, economics and politics, education and propaganda, race and ethnic relations, social planning and reform, and war and peace in a contracting world.
3 - CRIME AND DELINQUENCY (3) CSU Lecture 3 hours This course examines the nature and extent of crime and delinquency, theories of causation, types of adult and juvenile offenses, and efforts by society to cope with law violations. Emphasis is placed upon programs for the prevention, correction, and rehabilitation within the criminal justice system. 5 Contemporary Urban Society and Minorities *UC:CSU Lecture 3 hours and 20 minutes per week. The study of urban community from neighborhood to megalopolis deals with the ecology of cities, social pathology, disruptive social forces, demographic analysis, and urban blight. Concepts of urban renewal and restructuring are treated in light of recent developments in population distribution and social stratification. *UC approval pending; see www.assist.org for results of UC review.
7 - JUVENILE DELINQUENCY (3) CSU Lecture 3 hours This course, non-technical, is especially for students preparing to be social workers or police officers; it deals with problems of maladjusted juveniles, from the potential delinquent to the institutionalized offender. Delinquency is related to other areas of social disorganization, such as alcoholism and drug addiction.
11 - RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS (3) UC:CSU Lecture 3 hours This course emphasizes cultures of the major ethnic and racial groups in the United States, social processes affecting and influencing their adjustment and assimilation into the dominant trends of American life, and the legal and social solutions to their problems.
12 - Marriage and Family Life (3) UC:CSU This course is the same as Family and Consumer Studies 031. Credit is allowed in only one of Family and Consumer Studies 031 or Sociology 012. Lecture 3 hours and 20 minutes per week. This course provides a sociological analysis which contributes to an understanding of the origin, structure, and functions of marriage and family life. This course includes, but is not limited to, studies of sex roles, legal controls, religious attitudes, mixed marriages and financial and family planning. There is an emphasis on marriage and family as a social institution and on the multicultural influences on this institution in society today.
14 - SOCIETY AND THE LAW (3) UC:CSU Lecture 3 hours This course provides a comprehensive overview of how laws are influenced by both power and democracy, as well as how social and legal conditions shape the way we live. The course also examines how laws both protect privacy, and expose it to governmental intervention. *UC credit limit: F&CS 31 and SOC 12 combined, Maximum credit, one course.
19 - INTRODUCTION TO THE SOCIAL SERVICES (3) CSU Lecture 3 hours This course covers the history and development of social work, case work, social group work, and community welfare organizations, their functions an orientations. Social work as a career, including job opportunities and the qualifications necessary for career choices, is also covered.
21 - Human Sexuality (3) UC:CSU Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider 02152, for 54 contact hours. Same as Psychology 52. Lecture 3 hours and 20 minutes per week. This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the cultural, behavioral, psychosocial and biological aspects of human sexuality in a way that is meaningful to students. Topics will also include AIDS, physical and emotional orgasmic response, myths, sexual variance and dysfunction, gender identity, gender roles, communication about sex, love, improving sexual satisfaction, sexuality throughout life cycle and cross-cultural variations in sexual expression.
25 - DRUGS AND CULTURE (3) UC:CSU Lecture 3 hours Drugs and their effects on both the user and society will be considered. Cultural aspects of drug use are examined as well the values and norms placed upon their use. The economic, legal, and judicial systems and their relationship to the concepts of drug use are considered. Emphasis is placed upon methods of treatment and penalties attached to the violation of drug laws.
Cooperative Work Experience Sociology Sociology is approved for Cooperative Work Experience Education Credit. See Cooperative Education courses for prerequisites, course descriptions, and credit limits.
Important Resources for the Sociology Students
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