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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. Special fee on some
sections.
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 444 - Social Mobility and Social Change
Credits:
4.00
Uses a multidisciplinary perspective to examine the major
social and economic trends that have affected American
mobility patterns since the 1950s. The primary goal of the
course is to help students ask and answer questions about
the processes of social mobility and social change.
Students learn how social scientists formulate research
questions, how they collect and analyze data to answer
those questions, and how their findings shape scholarly
debates and public policy. Writing intensive.
SOC 500 - Self and Society
Credits:
4.00
Examines meaning and interaction at the individual level
of society. 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
Introduces the scientific study of crime. Reviews 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 520H - Honors/Family
Credits:
4.00
See description for SOC 520.
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 535 - Homicide
Credits:
4.00
Introduces to theory and research in homicide studies,
including a review of the origins of and social responses
to homicide.
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 dysfunction
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 and submit a
proposal to the undergraduate committee. 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. Special fee on some sections. 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
and SOC 599; 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 620 - Drugs and Society
Credits:
4.00
Provides students with an overview of drug using behavior
as viewed from a sociological perspective. Highlights
historical and current drug use trends, examines the social
correlates of drug use, considers societal responses to
drug use including treatment, prevention, and policy, and
engages students in key controversial debates confronting
U.S. citizens and policymakers. Provides a foundation for
understanding of drugs and society.
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
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. Examines 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.
SOC 645W - Class, Status and Power
Credits:
4.00
See description for SOC 645. 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 Law 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
Focuses on urban communities, urbanization, and urban
social issues. 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. Emphasizes 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
Examines 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 are
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
Examines 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
Examines the changes in workplace organizations 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, 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 695 - Research on Family Violence in World Perspective
Credits:
4.00
The nature, frequency, causes, and consequences of family
violence, including physical, verbal, material, and sexual
abuse of children; of partners in dating, cohabitating, and
marital relationships; and of the elderly; and also neglect
of children and the elderly. Includes data analysis
projects to provide experience with cross-national
comparative research to test theories about social causes
of family violence and the effects of family violence on
society as a whole. Prereq: SOC 502 (or equivalent), SOC 601
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 or 8.00
Independent work in the library or field culminating in a
written senior thesis. Recommended for, but not confined
to, majors intending to pursue graduate studies. Students
must arrange for supervision from two faculty members and
submit a proposal to the Undergraduate Committee before
registering. May be completed in one or two successive
semesters during the senior year. Permission required.
SOC 699H - Senior Honors Thesis
Credits:
4.00 or 8.00
Independent work in the library or field culminating in a
written senior honors thesis and a formal research
presentation. Recommended for, but not confined to, majors
intending to pursue graduate studies. Required for students
participating in the departmental honors program as part of
their 16 honors credits. Students must arrange for
supervision from two faculty members and submit a proposal
to the Undergraduate Committee before registering. May be
completed in one or two successive semesters during the
senior year. Permission required.
SOC 715 - Criminological Theory
Credits:
4.00
Introduces graduate students and advanced undergraduates
to the major theoretical literature in crime and
delinquency. Covers both classical and contemporary theory,
with empirical assessments of theories, including macro-
and micro-level control, strain, and learning theories, as
well as recent developments in biosocial, deterrence,
labeling, and critical/feminist theories. Prereq: SOC 502,
515; juniors and seniors only.
SOC 720 - Sociology of Drug Use
Credits:
4.00
Examines licit and illicit drug use from a sociological
perspective. Draws primarily from the sociology of mental
health and criminology to explore a variety of drug-related
topics including historical and current U.S. drug trends,
dominant theoretical approaches about the initiation into,
and continued use of drugs, drug-related crime, therapeutic
use of drugs, prevention and treatment of drug problems,
and drug-related policies.
SOC #730 - Political Sociology
Credits:
4.00
Contemporary issues in political sociology, with emphasis
on the relationship between social class structure and
political power. 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 740 - Sociology of Mental Health
Credits:
4.00
Introduces students to different sociological approaches
for studying and understanding mental health and illness.
Students examine the social distribution of mental illness
in the United States and the social-structural factors that
help to explain mental health variations. Also addresses
issues surrounding mental health treatment, systems, and
policies for the mentally ill.
SOC #741 - Social Change and Societal Development
Credits:
4.00
Comparative, interdisciplinary approach.
Interrelationships among economic, political, and social
factors in determining the structure, dynamics, character,
and level of development of societies.
SOC 745 - Race, Ethnicity, and Inequality
Credits:
4.00
Sociological perspectives on race and ethnic relations for
graduate and advanced undergraduate students. Topics
include the creation of racial and ethnic identities, the
nature and extent of segregation, education, employment,
and wealth inequalities, and the effects of state policy.
The course emphasizes both theoretical and empirical
assessments. Prereq: SOC 530 or SOC 645, juniors and
seniors only.
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
Exposes students to a variety of sociological perspectives
about childhood in American society. Stimulates 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 focuses on a social problem and
writes a paper covering the issue. 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 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
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.