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SOCI 3250

Protest and Social Movements
Credit Hours:
3

The main approaches to social movement studies; collective behavior and resource mobilization theories, political process theory, new social movement theory, collective action framing and culture, and contentious politics. Discussion of how emotions, organizations, resources, politics, discourses, and symbols facilitate and/or hinder protests and social movements.

Course will not be offered on a regular basis. 

Prerequisites:
SOCI 1101
or SOCI 1101H
or SOCI 2600
or permission of or permission of department.department.
Level:
Undergraduate

SOCI 3260

College and Social Life
Credit Hours:
3

Overview of higher education as an institution. Focuses on students, faculty, and the organizational characteristics of colleges and universities. Topics cover the structure and culture of higher education and range from socialization and stratification to achievement, attrition, and athletics.

Every Year - Scheduling unknown.

Prerequisites:
SOCI 1101
or SOCI 1101H
or SOCI 2600
or permission of department.
Duplicate Credit:
Not open to students with credit in SOCI 3260W
Level:
Undergraduate

SOCI 3280

Sociology of Gender
Credit Hours:
3

Feminist theories and methodologies on gender, with an emphasis on contemporary American society and the intersection of gender, race, and class. Topics include socialization, sexual orientation, reproduction, violence, family and household, work and global restructuring, and politics.

Every Year - Scheduling unknown. 

Prerequisites:
SOCI 1101
or SOCI 1101H
or SOCI 2600
or permission of department.
Level:
Undergraduate

SOCI 3290

Gender and Work
Credit Hours:
3

Research and theories on the role of gender in shaping labor market opportunities, experiences, and rewards; remedies for enduring problems, including those applied in United States workplaces; and new research directions.

Every Odd Year - Scheduling unknown.

Prerequisites:
SOCI 1101
or SOCI 1101H
or SOCI 2600
or permission of department.
Duplicate Credit:
Not open to students with credit in SOCI 4270
Level:
Undergraduate

SOCI 3320

Sociology of Urban Life
Credit Hours:
3

The use of urban areas by individuals and institutions. Topics include urban ecology, crime, residential segregation, and poverty.

Course will not be offered on a regular basis.

Prerequisites:
SOCI 1101
or SOCI 1101H
or SOCI 2600
or permission of department.
Level:
Undergraduate

SOCI 3330

On the Road: Tourists, Travelers, Vacationers, Pilgrims, and Adventurers
Credit Hours:
3

The common experience of travel, particularly that associated with tourism, pilgrimages, and migration. Analysis of travel motifs, including cultural tours; nature/wilderness tours; local social worlds; the lure of cities; and encounters with roadside attractions and amusement parks.

Course will not be offered on a regular basis.

Prerequisites:
SOCI 1101
or SOCI 1101H
or SOCI 2600
or permission of department.
Level:
Undergraduate

SOCI 3340

Social Psychology of Race, Racism, and Discrimination
Credit Hours:
3

A social psychological understanding of race and racism, with a particular emphasis on the experience of black Americans in the United States. The primary objective is to examine the interplay between interpersonal processes and the institutions through which racial boundaries and hierarchies are created and maintained.

Every Year - Scheduling unknown.

Prerequisites:
SOCI 1101
or SOCI 1101H
or SOCI 2600
or PSYC 1101
or PSYC 1101E
or permission of department.
Level:
Undergraduate

SOCI 3400 (ANTH)

Environmental Sociology
Credit Hours:
3

The social causes and consequences of resource scarcity and environmental depletion. Topics include world population growth, pollution, depletion of energy sources, species extinction, and environmental movements.

Every Year - Scheduling unknown.

Prerequisites:
SOCI 1101 or SOCI 1101H or SOCI 2600 or permission of department.
Duplicate Credit:
Not open to students with credit in SOCI 2400.
Level:
Undergraduate

SOCI 3460

Political Sociology
Credit Hours:
3

Theoretical approaches to the state; the formation and legitimation of nations; collective action, social movements, and revolutions. Focus will be on issues of class, gender, and race.

Every Year - Scheduling unknown. 

Prerequisites:
SOCI 1101
or SOCI 1101H
or SOCI 2600
or permission of department.
Level:
Undergraduate

SOCI 3590

Qualitative Methods of Social Research
Credit Hours:
3

Qualitative sociological analysis that emphasizes participant observation, intensive interviewing, and analysis of text; examples of field work studies; the design and completion of an independent field research project.

Every Year - Fall Spring. 

Prerequisites:
SOCI 1101
or SOCI 1101H
or SOCI 2600
or permission of department.
Level:
Undergraduate

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