SOCIOLOGY (SOC-Arts and Science; Department of Sociology and Gerontology)

409/509 Systems of Justice (3)

Examines the history and practice of punishment in society. Surveys methods of punishment employed after conviction of criminals and delinquents. Prerequisite: SOC 352 and/or permission of instructor.

410/510 Topics in Criminology (3)

Selected topics in the sociological study of crime and delinquency. Offered infrequently. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.

412/512 Sociology of Law (3)

Introduction to law as a form of dispute resolution and a mechanism of social control. Examines the law as both an independent variable and a dependent variable by studying the relationship between law and other social institutions using sociological theory and sociological research.

413/513 Juvenile Delinquency (3)

Study of theories, definitions, and social construction of juvenile delinquency. Prerequisite: SOC 151 or 152, SOC 352, and permission of instructor.

417/517 Economy and Society (3)

Sociology of work relationships within the major social organizational and institutional settings complemented by the study of the more general structures and relations generated within the economy and society as viewed in a comparative and developmental perspective.

435/535 Sociology of Death (3)

Examines social processes involved in the meaning, management, and experience of death and dying. Analyzes death as it relates to social structure, patterns of social interactions, and human experience.

451/551 Family Violence (3)

Analysis of research and theory on family violence, including physical abuse of children, sexual abuse, neglect, premarital abuse, wife abuse, gay/lesbian battering, elder abuse, prevention, and intervention. Basic framework is ecological/feminist, emphasizing an examination of family dynamics as well as broader historical, social, and patriarchal contexts. Cross-listed with FSW and WMS 451/551.

454/554 Formal Organization (3)

Sociological analysis of complex organizations. Topics include theories, types of organizations, basic characteristics of organizations, organizational change and conflict, interactions with environments, and research in organizations.

463/563 Gender and Aging (3)

Examination of various social, psychological, physical, and cultural factors that affect women as they grow older. Cross-listed with GTY, WMS 463/563.

490/590 Horizons of Sociology (1-3; maximum 6)

Selected topics of importance on contemporary sociology. Offered infrequently.

600 Seminar in Sociology (3; maximum 12)

Literature and methods of sociology.

620 Research in Sociology (1-12; maximum 12)

Supervised research or reading on selected topics in sociology. Prerequisite: graduate standing and permission of instructor.

650 Seminar on Selected Topics in Modern Sociology (1-3; maximum 12)

Selected topics, problems, and concerns in contemporary sociological theory. Offered infrequently.