Sociology (SOC)
The course offers an introduction to agriculture economics and some basic tools and concepts essential to economic decision making.
Social problems of small communities are examined in changing rural America. The approach is sociological but interdisciplinary incorporating historical analysis and political economy.
Survey of the basic principles and concepts of sociology.
This course serves as an introduction to the use of statistics as a method of describing and analyzing data from research in the behavioral and social sciences.
Introduces the basic logic, knowledge, and skills of research design and methodology in the behavioral and social sciences.
Introduction to the scientific study of human culture; the examination of the ecological, historical, and evolutionary foundations of culture.
A sociological analysis of modern race and ethnic relations with attention given to black/white interaction, race prejudice, discrimination, cultural differences, and socio/cultural dynamics.
An examination of social issues and conflicts of society from a sociological perspective.
Investigation of the socio/cultural factors that contribute to poverty and deprivation in rural and urban settings.
Examination of the factors that affect growth, size, composition, and distribution of human populations; the components of population change and their relationship to socio/cultural variables.
Study of systems of social ranking in societies. Attention is focused on social classes in American societies and the distribution of power, prestige, and privileges.
Focuses on education's role in creating and redressing inequality, and in shaping how we understand our place in society. Education from creoss-national and historicial prespectives, and education as a vehicle for examining and solving social problem.
The prerequisite may be taken concurrently. Study of the causes of delinquency as revealed through personal, family, and community/situational conditions.
The prerequisite may be taken concurrently. Examination of social processes, including the emergence of leadership, the structure of authority, and the differentiation between and among urban institutions.
The internship offers experiential learning wherein students are assigned to research and agriculture extension mentors. The objective is to encourage careers in agriculture through direct experience.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 200 and SOC 203, or consent of instructor. A study of social and individual dynamics, social roles, attitude formation and change with emphasis on behavioral variation and social control.
The social, cultural, and intellectual foundations of sociological theory.
The latter prerequisite may be taken concurrently. A study of criminology from the classical schools to the present, with special units on the professional criminal and white collar crime.
Examination of a broad range of perspectives for the application of sociological principles and techniques to human environmental problems and conditions.
An historical analysis of child welfare as an institution and an in-depth study of programs, policies, practices and their impact on children, youth and families.
Open to seniors only. A seminar in which students present and defend independently developed projects on the dynamics of change.
A directed reading, research, or pre/professional working/learning experience for selected students in sociology.
A directed reading, research, or pre/professional working/learning experience for selected students in sociology.
A directed reading, research, or pre/professional working/learning experience for selected students in sociology.
This course is designed to develop analytical skills, interpretation and research; and to nurture intellectual self/reliance and critical thinking.