Sociology

Sociology - Undergraduate Courses

SO 115 Women in Society
An overview of women's role in the social system. Discussion includes myths and realities of sex differences. Areas covered include analysis of the relationship of women to the economy, the arts, and the sciences and how these affect the behavior of women in the contemporary world. 3 credit hours.

SO 221 Cultural Anthropology
A systematic study of the culture of preliterate and modern societies and of cultural change. Includes analyses of religion, economics, language, social and political organization and urbanization. 3 credit hours.

SO 321 Social Inequality
Prerequisite: SO 113 or consent of instructor. Organization of social class: status, power and process of social mobility in contemporary society. Social stratification, its functions and dysfunctions, as it relates to the distribution of opportunity, privilege and power in society. 3 credit hours.

SO 400 Minority Group Relations
Prerequisite: SO 113 or consent of instructor. An interdisciplinary analysis of minority groups with particular attention paid to those regional, religious and racial factors that influence interaction. Designed to promote an understanding of subgroup culture. 3 credit hours.

Sociology - Graduate Courses

SO 601 Minority Group Relations
An interdisciplinary survey of minority groups in the United States with special reference to ethnic, religious and racial factors that influence interaction.

SO 651 Social Gerontology
Basic introduction to the field of gerontology. Discusses the history and definition of the field, the contributions of academic disciplines to the field, various perceptions of aging; explores the basic theories, problems and prospects of gerontology.