| Sociology |
SOC 400 - Introductory Sociology
Credits:
4.00
Overview of sociology as the scientific study of human
social and cultural relationships. Social theory, methods
and techniques of research, and current research findings on
a wide range of social issues.
SOC 400H - Honors/Introductory Sociology
Credits:
4.00
See description for SOC 400. Writing intensive.
SOC 400W - Introductory Sociology
Credits:
4.00
See description for SOC 400. Writing intensive.
SOC 500 - Self and Society
Credits:
4.00
Examines meaning and interaction at the individual level of
society. The course considers reciprocal relationships
between self and society, including (1) the nature of the
self concept, identity formation processes, and the
fulfillment of social roles and (2) the impact of social
structure on thoughts, feelings, and behavior.
SOC 500W - Self and Society
Credits:
4.00
See description for SOC 500. Writing intensive.
SOC 502 - Statistics
Credits:
4.00
Elementary applied statistical techniques; tables, graphs,
cross-classifications; central tendency and dispersion;
correlation and linear regression; confidence intervals and
hypothesis testing. No credit for students who have
completed ADM 430; BIOL 528; ADMN 420; EREC 525; HHS 540;
MATH 639; MATH 644; PSYC 402; but petitions for acceptance
of such courses to fulfill the sociology major requirement
in statistics will be entertained.
SOC 502H - Honors/Statistics
Credits:
4.00
See description for SOC 502.
SOC 515 - Introductory Criminology
Credits:
4.00
Introduction to the scientific study of crime. Review of the
different forms of criminal behavior, theories of crime, and
strategies of crime control.
SOC 520 - Family
Credits:
4.00
Sociological study of marriage and the family in American
society. Following a life-cycle approach, topics include
gender roles, communication and conflict, dating and mate
selection, work and family economics, the transition to
parenthood, middle- and late-life family, divorce, and
remarriage.
SOC 525 - Juvenile Crime and Delinquency
Credits:
4.00
Crime, violence and the criminal justice system as it
affects children and youth in the role of both perpetrators
and victims.
SOC 530 - Race and Ethnic Relations
Credits:
4.00
Majority-minority group relations; special attention to
nature and results of black-white and ethnic group
relations in the United States.
SOC 530W - Race and Ethnic Relations
Credits:
4.00
See description for SOC 530. Writing intensive.
SOC 540 - Social Problems
Credits:
4.00
Relation of customs and institutions to such social problems
as crime, delinquency, alcoholism, physical and mental
disease, sexual deviance, poverty, old age, broken families,
and racial and religious prejudices. Especially for
non-majors.
SOC 540W - Social Problems
Credits:
4.00
See description for SOC 540. Writing intensive.
SOC #570 - Sexual Behavior
Credits:
4.00
A comparative approach to questions of the universality
and variability of human sexual behavior. Topics include the
changing expression of sexuality at various stages of the
life cycle, patterns of arousal and response for each sex,
the social control of sexuality, and sexual dysfunctions.
SOC 580 - Arts in Society
Credits:
4.00
Students attend live concerts of "classical" music, dance,
opera, and theatre; as well as visit art museums and
architectural monuments in the region. Assigned readings
and introductory lectures precede the performances and art
trips, and response papers and discussion follow them. While
exposure to "live" art is primary, events are related to
other institutions that constitute society-- the family,
education, the economy, religion, and government, again
through assigned readings, lectures, and discussion. (Also
offered as INCO 480.) Special fee.
SOC 585 - Social Geography
Credits:
4.00
Introduces and explores the field of social geography, or
the study of human spatial behavior and the derived
geographical patterns from the point of view of society.
Focuses on the geographical or spatial dimensions of our
population's symbolic interactions, including thematic
considerations of spatial behavior as a form of social
interaction and the ways that social and geographical
systems of identity operate together. (Also offered as GEOG
585.)
SOC 595 - Independent Reading and Research
Credits:
2.00 to 8.00
Independent study of advanced or specialized topics in
sociology requiring extensive reading and writing. Before
registering, students must develop a project in consultation
with a faculty supervisor. Prereq: 12 sociology credits and
permission.
SOC 597 - Special Topics
Credits:
4.00
Occasional or experimental offerings. May be repeated for
different topics.
SOC 599 - Sociological Analysis
Credits:
4.00
Basic skills essential to sociological study, including:
development of critical reading skills; evaluation of theory
construction and evidence; analysis of classic and
contemporary works, research, writing, and use of library
resources. To be taken by sociology majors no later than the
junior year. Writing intensive.
SOC 601 - Methods of Social Research
Credits:
4.00
Overview of major research methods: survey analysis,
personal interview, participant observation, content
analysis, and experimental design. Each student designs and
completes a research project. Prereq: SOC 502 or equivalent;
juniors and seniors only. Writing intensive.
SOC 611 - Sociological Theory
Credits:
4.00
Analysis of the origins and development of sociological
theory. Includes the classical works of Marx, Weber, and
Durkheim and their connections to the major strands of
present day research. Writing intensive.
SOC 612 - Topics in Sociological Theory
Credits:
4.00
Major schools, concepts, and issues in present-day
sociological theory. Functionalism, conflict theory,
feminist theory, social constructionism, systems theory,
critical theory, and hermeneutics are among the possible
topics. Prereq: SOC 611. Writing intensive.
SOC 625 - Female, Male, and Society
Credits:
4.00
Critical cross-cultural study of gender-related behavior in
historical as well as contemporary perspective. Draws on
anthropological, social-psychological, and sociological
literature. (Also offered as ANTH 625.)
SOC 630 - Sociology of Gender
Credits:
4.00
Gender examined as (1) socially constructed differences
between the sexes, and (2) a system of social relations
which are part of the fabric of our social institutions.
Topics include: gender socialization, gender and education,
gender and employment, and work-family intersections.
Attention paid to the issue of gender inequalities and to
the intersection of class, culture, race-ethnicity, age, and
sexual orientation with gendered experience and gendered
institutions. Focuses primarily on the contemporary United
States.
SOC 635 - Medical Sociology: Organization and Processes of Modern Medicine
Credits:
4.00
Interrelationship of health, medicine, and society; the
social construction of wellness, illness, and healing: age,
sex, class, and ethnicity in medical care; institutional
networks and the social control functions of medicine; roles
and relations of physicians, patients, nurses, and other
health workers; medicine in a cross-national context.
Writing intensive.
SOC 640 - Sociology of Religion
Credits:
4.00
The continuing significance of religion in society is a
central area of sociological inquiry. This course will
examine the historical and cultural explanations for the
persistence of religion and apply diverse sociological
perspectives to explaining the personal, institutional, and
cultural relevance of religion with a focus on contemporary
American society. Topics studied include religious
authority, identity, violence, and the impact of religion on
various domains of social life including gender relations,
family, politics, and economy. Writing intensive.
SOC 645 - Class, Status and Power
Credits:
4.00
Focuses on the major dimensions of inequality, including
class, gender, and race, by exploring the distribution of
economic, political, and social resources within
contemporary societies. Writing intensive.
SOC #650 - Family Violence
Credits:
4.00
Various forms of family and intimate violence, including
child physical abuse, sexual abuse, spouse assault, dating
violence and elder abuse, their characteristics and
dynamics, place within larger social trends, the theories
that explain their occurrence and effects and the major
social institutions that respond to them. Juniors and
seniors only.
SOC 655 - Sociology of Crime and Justice
Credits:
4.00
Systematic study of how social factors, such as inequality,
differentiation, culture, and organization, influence the
justice process. Historical and cross-cultural focus on the
behavior of the police, courts, and other legal
institutions. Prereq: SOC 515 or permission; juniors
and seniors only.
SOC #660 - Urban Sociology
Credits:
4.00
This course focuses on urban communities, urbanization, and
urban social issues. It covers the historical development
of cities; the differences between urban, suburban, and
rural communities; urban life styles; and the significance
of poverty and race for understanding contemporary American
cities. The emphasis is on American cities, with some
consideration to world patterns of urbanization and the
growth, development, and role of global cities. Writing
intensive.
SOC 665 - Environmental Sociology
Credits:
4.00
Interactions between society and the physical environment,
including: environmental constraints; population and
economic growth; social impacts of resource development;
large-scale environmental change; and the social bases of
environmental attitudes, behavior, and politics. Writing
intensive.
SOC #670 - Sociology and Non-Fiction Film
Credits:
4.00
Examination of nonfiction films as both a method of
exploring social life and a cultural product that reflects
its social environment. Among the topics to be addressed
include the use of photographic images in social science
research, the historical development of documentary film,
and the critical analysis of visual images.
SOC 675 - Sociology of AIDS
Credits:
4.00
Seminar class addresses social, political, emotional, and
bioethical dimensions of HIV infection and AIDS. Specific
topics include the social epidemiology and etiology of AIDS,
stigmatization and the social construction of disease,
community action, AIDS prevention, and ethical issues in the
health care of people with AIDS.
SOC 680 - Sociology of the Holocaust
Credits:
4.00
Examination of the origins, realities, and consequences, of
the Holocaust as an all-embracing European phenomenon.
Topics include the genocidal policies and procedures of the
Nazis and Soviets with respect to indigenous populations as
well as the role of collaborators. This course is normally
offered only at UNH-Manchester.
SOC 680W - Sociology of the Holocaust
Credits:
4.00
See description for SOC 680. Writing intensive.
SOC 685 - Work and Occupations
Credits:
4.00
Examination of the changes in workplace organization and
workers' lives as the U.S. became first, an industrial
society, and later, a postindustrial nation. Emphasizes how
and why workers' rights have been contested as well as how
and why racial, ethnic, and gender segmentation emerged and
persist.
SOC 690 - Ethnographic Field Research
Credits:
4.00
Explores, history, theory, and practice of ethnographic
research. Students read and practice such techniques as
mapping, taking life histories, compiling, genealogies, and
analyzing use of space, language, and rituals. Each student
also carries out, writes up, and presents an independent
research project. Prereq: ANTH 411 or SOC 400; one 500-level
or higher anthropology or sociology course; or permission.
No credit for students who have completed ANTH 630. Writing
intensive.
SOC 697 - Special Topics
Credits:
4.00
Occasional or experimental offerings. May be repeated
for different topics. Writing intensive.
SOC 699 - Senior Thesis
Credits:
4.00 to 8.00
Independent work in the library or field; recommended for,
but not confined to, majors intending to pursue graduate
studies; required for honors candidates. Contact staff to
obtain approval and arrange supervision from two faculty
members. Should be initiated by next-to-last semester (in
latter case to extend over two semesters).
SOC #715 - Criminological Theory
Credits:
4.00
Examines the major schools of criminological thought.
Traditional perspectives--learning, control, strain, and
labeling theories--are covered, as are more contemporary
approaches, including Marxian, feminist, rational-choice,
routine-activities and structural theories. Prereq: SOC 515.
SOC 730 - Political Sociology
Credits:
4.00
Contemporary issues in political sociology, with emphasis on
the relationship between social class structure and
political power. Seminar explores various perspectives on
the nature and distribution of power, theories of state,
class structure and political participation, and the
politics of policy making.
SOC #735 - Complex Organizations
Credits:
4.00
Comparative and historical study of the structure and
dynamics of complex organizations (business, military,
scientific, political, educational, medical) in their
various environments: power and social control,
structure and technology, size and performance,
environments and adaptation.
SOC 760 - Aging and Late Life Family
Credits:
4.00
Using a life-course perspective, this course focuses on
family relationships and social role transitions in later
life. Addresses the impact of the empty-nest stage,
grandparenting, retirement, care giving, and widowhood on
the well-being and relationships of older people. Juniors
and seniors only.
SOC 773 - Sociology of Childhood
Credits:
4.00
This course will expose students to a variety of
sociological perspectives about childhood in American
society. It will stimulate analysis about how social
institutions, like the modern family, school, economic
system, justice system and communications media affect
children. Assumes prior understanding of important
sociological concepts, critical thinking skills and social
science writing ability. Prereq: SOC 520 and permission.
Writing intensive.
SOC 780 - Social Conflict
Credits:
4.00
Analysis of the social conditions associated with the major
forms of conflict management in human societies: discipline,
rebellion, vengeance, negotiation, mediation, law, therapy,
supernaturalism, and avoidance. Writing intensive.
SOC #790 - Applied Sociology
Credits:
4.00
(1) Current level of use of sociological knowledge; (2) the
advocate, consultant, and researcher in roles applied
settings; (3) techniques of applied research;
(4) implications of applied sociology, including ethical
problems. Each student will focus on a social problem and
write a paper covering the above issues. Applied projects
where possible. Prereq: SOC 601.
SOC 792 - Research Internship
Credits:
4.00
Designed for students who want some practical experience
applying social research methods in a program or policy
setting. Students meet together weekly to discuss their
experiences in the internship placement. Students design and
carry out research in the placement settings. Placements are
arranged by the student and faculty member. Examples
include community development agencies, social services
agencies, nonprofits, research centers and companies. Major
report on the research undertaken is required. Prereq:
SOC 502, 599, 601, permission.
SOC 793 - Internship
Credits:
4.00
The course provides upper level sociology majors with an
opportunity to apply what they have learned in the classroom
to the real world. Students meet weekly to discuss assigned
readings, internship progress and semester project. Project
ideas are developed with faculty and internship site
supervisor. Prereq: junior or senior sociology majors.
SOC 794 - Evaluation of Social Programs
Credits:
4.00
Evaluation research defined: purposes of evaluation;
design of evaluation studies; setting of programs;
utilization of evaluation results. Examination of case
studies of evaluations of social programs. Students are
responsible for designing an evaluation study in their
chosen substantive area. Prereq: SOC 601.
SOC 797 - Special Topics
Credits:
4.00
Occasional or experimental offerings. May be repeated
for different topics. Writing intensive.
SOC 797A - Special Topics in Criminal Justice Fieldwork
Credits:
2.00 to 8.00
SOC 797O - Special Topics in Modernization
Credits:
4.00