Sociology

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Robert M. O'Brien, Department Head

(541) 346-5002

SOC 207 Social Inequality (4) June 23–July 18. Overview of social inequality, cross-culturally and within the United States. Examines relationship of social inequality based on social class, race, and gender to social change, social institutions, and self-identity. Crawford.

SOC 301 American Society (4) June 23–August 15. Selected aspects of American culture and institutions and the ways in which they are changing. Prereq: SOC 204 or 207. Dreiling.

SOC 304 Community, Environment, and Society (4) July 21–August 15. Interrelationship of social and environmental factors in human communities, processes of community change, impact of environmental change on human communities. Prereq: SOC 204 or 207. Longo.

SOC 310 Development of Sociology (4) June 23–August 15. Analysis of the major writers and ideas that have shaped contemporary sociology. Focus on recurrent concepts and issues that continue to challenge sociological inquiry. Prereq: SOC 204 or 207. Mancus.

SOC 311 Introduction to Social Research (4) June 23–July 18. The development of social research; the nature of scientific inquiry and basic methods and techniques; examination of representative sociological studies from the standpoint of methodology. Prereq: SOC 204 or 207. Harmon.

SOC 312 Quantitative Methods in Sociology (4) July 21–August 15. Construction and interpretation of tables and graphs, descriptive statistics, measures of association and contingency relationships, basic probability, and elementary statistical inference applied to nonexperimental research. Prereq: MATH 95 or equivalent, SOC 204 or 207. Haney.

SOC 330 Sociology of the Family (4) June 23–August 15. Examines the family as a private and public institution with a focus on race, gender, and class. Prereq: SOC 204 or 207. Coleman.

SOC 345 Race, Class, and Ethnic Groups (4) July 21–August 15. Major class, racial, and ethnic groups in the United States with special attention to the culture and experience of minority groups. Prereq: SOC 204 or 207. Fujiwara.

SOC 399 Microinteraction Research Methods (2) June 16–June 20. Introduces students to digital video analysis through the lens of intercultural communication. Students videotape, digitize, and analyze some naturally occurring social interaction using video software to identify how people communicate understandings. Prereq: SOC 204 or 207. Liberman.

SOC 399 Sociology of Food (4) June 23–July 18. Explores the meaning of food from a sociological perspective (gender, class, race). Potlucks and picnics included. Pilgeram.

SOC 401 Research: [Topic] (1–12R)

SOC 403 Thesis (1–12R)

SOC 404 Internship: [Topic] (1–6R)

SOC 405 Reading and Conference: [Topic] (1–12R)

SOC 406 Supervised Field Study: [Topic] (1–21R)

SOC 410/510 Sex, Gender, and Race in American Popular Culture (4) July 21–August 15. Popular culture in the U.S. reflects dominant and subversive social forces that shape our society. An analysis of race, gender, and sexuality in cultural formations and representations through television, film, music, dance, and sports. Prereq: SOC 310, 311, 312. Fujiwara.

SOC 410 Organizational Deviance (4) June 23–July 18. Explores the sociological issues associated with organizational deviance. Provides in-depth analysis on environmental and corporate deviance not discussed by the mainstream media. Prereq: SOC 310, 311, 312. Erickson.

SOC 410/510 Sociology of American Labor (4) June 23–July 18. A historical view of unions, working-class social movements, and their tactics, emphasizing the role of strikes. Prereq: SOC 310, 311, 312. C. Southworth.

SOC 410 Sociology of Sport (4) June 23–July 18. Examines how sport influences and is influenced by social groups, institutions, and culture, with a specific focus on social inequalities. Prereq: SOC 310, 311, 312. Rodgers.

SOC 410/510 Visual Sociology (4) June 16–June 20. Visual sociology utilizes pictures and images to explore social science theories. Students use digital cameras to develop their own essay about the social world. Prereq: SOC 310, 311, 312. C. Southworth.

SOC 450 Sociology of Developing Areas (4) July 21–August 15. Almost five decades after the first UN Decade of Development, the gulf between developed and developing countries has only gotten wider. Students analyze and seek to explain this paradox. Prereq: SOC 310, 311, 312. Kho.

SOC 457 Sex and Society (4) June 23–July 18. Examines alternative sociological perspectives on sexual behavior, the social construction and regulation of sexuality, contemporary social and political issues pertaining to sexuality. Prereq: SOC 310, 311, 312. Shirley.

SOC 601 Research: [Topic] (1–16R)

SOC 602 Supervised College Teaching (1–5R)

SOC 603 Dissertation (1–16R)

SOC 605 Reading and Conference: [Topic] (1–16R)

SOC 606 Supervised Field Study: [Topic] (1–16R)