SOCI 3340		Social Stratification (3-0-3)
An introduction to social stratification with a primary emphasis on theories of stratification and on an empirical examination of the American class structure. Includes historical-comparative material and addresses other dimensions of inequality such as race, ethnicity, sex, and age as they interact with social class. Prerequisites: SOCI 1101..
SOCI 3350		Sociology of Organizations (3-0-3)
Sociological analysis of micro and macro structures and processes of formal/complex organizations. Emphasizes diversity of theory and research in the area of complex organizations; the internal functioning and structure of organizations; and external and macro processes which influence the structure and dynamics of complex organizations. Prerequisites: SOCI 1101.
SOCI 3360		World Population and Development (3-0-3)
Basic introduction to theory and dynamics of such demographic processes as fertility, mortality, emigration and immigration, population composition, and density. Examines issues of growth and environmental problems, social problems, political and economic processes, world food supply, and sustainability. Prerequisites: SOCI 1101.
SOCI 3373		Social Psychology (3-0-3)
Examines social interactions that relates people to each other in everyday life with special focus on symbolic communication. Exploration of how humans create and define experience. This model of symbolic interactionism is compared critically to other approaches for explaining human conduct. Prerequisite: SOCI 1101 or PSYC 1101.
SOCI 3375		Sociology of Death, Grief, and Caring (3-0-3)
Examines the phenomenon of death as it relates to the social structure of selected cultures; the pattens of social interaction which surround and give meaning to various aspects of death, loss, grief, and caring; and the plans of action which individuals and societies develop to guide them as they confront death. Prerequisites: SOCI 1101.
SOCI 3380		Sociological Theory (3-0-3)
Critical examination of the modern grounding of sociological theory based on the works of such classical theorists and the emergence of contemporary theoretical paradigms. Prerequisites: SOCI 1101.
SOCI 3381		Methods in Social Research, I (3-0-3)
An introduction to the scientific method in social research; logic of scientific inquiry; relationship between theory and research; logic of sampling; modes of observation (experiments, survey research, field research, evaluation research); and ethics in social research. Prerequisites: SOCI 1101, MATH 1101 or MATH 1111.
SOCI 3382		Methods in Social Research, II (3-0-3)
An introduction to the analysis of social data; including the quantification of data
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