Sociology: 5 - Introduction to Sociology
3 hours; 3 credits
SATOW M,W 12.15-1.30PM
GOULD T,TH 12.15-1.30PM
Survey of the concepts, methods, theories, and principles with which sociology interprets social behavior. Emphasis on the structure and problems of contemporary society.

Sociology: 18 - Social Theories
4 hours; 4 credits
MASON M,W 1.40PM-3.20MPM
FISHMAN T,TH 3.30-5.10PM
Development and continuity of theoretical concepts and orientations in sociology from 19th century classical works to the present. Schools of thought and representative works. Prerequisite: Sociology 5.

Sociology: 19 - Sociological Methods
2 hours lecture; 1 hour lab; 4 credits
SATOW M,W 1.40-3.20PM AND 3.30-4.20PM
SHORTELL T,TH 3.30-4.45PM AND 5.00-5.50PM
Basic concepts and principles of qualitative and quantitative methodology in sociology. Scope and variety of analyses available in research design. Program evaluation. Analytical basis of research and thought in sociology. Data analysis with statistical software. Introduction to social science literature search tools. Prerequisite: Sociology 5 or permission of the chairperson.

Sociology: 26 - Urban Sociology
3 hours; 3 credits
STAFF M,W 12.15-1.30PM
Urban and rural communities. Impact of community, social context, ecology on institutions and people. Social structure of the suburbs. Sociological factors of planning in metropolitan areas. (Not open to students who are enrolled in or have completed Sociology 26.4.) Prerequisite: Core Studies 3 with a grade of B- or higher, or Sociology 5.

Sociology: 28 - Sociology of the Environment
3 hours; 3 credits
VAN HOOREWGHE M,TH 10.50AM-12.05PM
Society's relationship to the natural environment. Origins of major environmental stresses and political conflicts associated with them. Role of society's utilization of natural resources in creating crises, how society identifies environmental stresses as social problems and how social responses to environmental problems lead to political conflicts. Outcomes of environmental conflicts; development of integrated, viable solutions to Socio-environmental problems. Prerequisite: any one of the following: Core Curriculum 2.2, 2.3, 20.xx, Core Studies 3, 4, 9, Environmental Studies 1, Sociology 5.

Sociology: 30 - Introduction to Social Work
3 hours; 3 credits
FORD-ANDERSON T 3.50-6.20PM
Development of social work as a profession; interconnection of theory and practice; generic problem-solving tasks, relationships; code of ethics; fields of practice. (Not open to students who have completed Sociology 30.11.) Prerequisite: Core Studies 3 with a grade of B- or higher or Sociology 5.

Sociology: 32.6 - Social Work Fieldwork I
3 hours lecture, 7 hours fieldwork; 5 credits
TROPNAS TH 3.50-6.20PM
Students are placed in a social service agency and work directly with clients under supervision; learn generalist practices within different social systems. Field notes, readings, process recordings, and conferences are required. Credit for Sociology 32.6 is received only on completion of Sociology 32.7. Students must register in 32.6 in the fall term and in 32.7 in the spring term. (Sociology 32.6 is not open to students who have completed Sociology 39.11. Sociology 32.7 is not open to students who have completed Sociology 39.12.) Prerequisite or Corequisite of 32.6: Sociology 30. Prerequisite of 32.7: Sociology 32.6.

Sociology: 40.2 - Sociology of Children
3 hours; 3 credits
KRAMER M,TH 9.25-10.40AM
Sociological analysis of children and childhood. Historical and cross-cultural differences in attitudes toward children. Socialization processes, the family, peer cultures, education, mass media, children as consumers. Such social problems as social inequality and poverty; divorce, adoption, and foster care; racial discrimination; differential schooling; children at risk. Prerequisite: Core Studies 3 with a grade of B- or higher, or Sociology 5 or permission of the chairperson.

Sociology: 43.5 - Sociology of Law
3 hours; 3 credits
VITALE M,W 9.25-10.40AM
Function of law in society. Relationships between social values, conduct, law. Comparison of legal institutions in primitive and modern societies. Laws in the context of family and occupational structure of the United States. Consideration of extent to which legal change can affect established patterns of social behavior. Prerequisite: Core Studies 3 with a grade of B- or higher, or Sociology 5.

Sociology: 51.41 - Blacks in the Criminal Justice System
3 hours; 3 credits
GREEN T,F 12.15-1.30PM
Exploration of the relationship between African Americans and the criminal justice system. Sociological theory and methods of collecting and understanding information. Assessment of the political, social, and economic institutions of American society as they frame race, crime, and punishment. Ways that the American criminal justice system has operated to both maintain and ameliorate a racially oppressive society. This course is the same as Africana Studies 43.2.

Sociology: 51.5 - Female and Male: The Sociology of Gender
3 hours; 3 credits
PRAGER M,W 3.30-4.45PM
Relationships between men and women in America today. Cultural consequences of biological differences. Sexual stereotypes in mass media. Legal position and education of women in comparison with men. Different work opportunities and the problems of combining work and family. Role of minority group women. Movement toward sexual equality. Prerequisite: Core Studies 3 with a grade of B- or higher, or Sociology 5, or permission of the chairperson.

Sociology: 61.4 - Race & Ethnicity
3 hours; 3 credits
BROWN T,TH 3.30-4.45PM
Ethnic and racial makeup of the United States. Regional differences. Characteristic features of dominant and minority cultures. Problems of minority groups; their adjustment to the dominant culture. Concept of cultural pluralism. Prerequisite: Core Studies 3 with a grade of B- or higher, or Sociology 5.

Sociology: 61.6 - Social Movements
3 hours; 3 credits
SMITH M,W 12.15-1.30PM
Study of collective action motivated by political goals. Basic structures of social movements in the U.S. and internationally. Role of leadership, tactics, strategy, resource mobilization, cultural frames, opportunity structures, cycles of protest and reform, interaction with the media, globalization and international diffusion. Prerequisite: Core Studies 3 with a grade of B- or higher, or Sociology 5, or permission of the chairperson.

Sociology: 63 - Sociology of Immigration
3 hours; 3 credits
GOODMAN M,W 3.30-4.45PM
Prerequisite: Core Studies 3 with a grade of B- or higher, or Sociology 5.

Sociology: 77.2 - Mass Communications and Mass Media
3 hours; 3 credits
FISHMAN T,TH 12.15-1.30PM
The role of mass media in modern society. The importance of propaganda, public relations, and public opinion; the effects of advertising on everyday life, and the origins of consumer culture; the consequences of violence in TV and film; the reasons for news distortions in print and broadcast journalism. Prerequisite: Core Studies 3 with a grade of B- or higher, or Sociology 5, or permission of the chairperson.

Sociology: 90 - Senior Seminar
3 hours and independent work; 4 credits
SHORTELL M,W 1.40-2.55PM
Capstone seminar for majors. Topics will vary each semester. Course description may be obtained in the Sociology Department office prior to registration. Final paper involves empirical research and is written in the style of an academic journal article. Prerequisite: Sociology 18 and 19 with a combined grade point average of 2.50 or higher in the two; senior status.

Sociology: 18 - Social Theories
4 hours; 4 credits
MASON M 6.20-9.50PM
Development and continuity of theoretical concepts and orientations in sociology from 19th century classical works to the present. Schools of thought and representative works. Prerequisite: Sociology 5.

Sociology: 19 - Sociological Methods
3 hours lecture; 2 hours lab; 4 credits
MASON W 6.20-9.00 AND 9.00-10.40PM
Basic concepts and principles of qualitative and quantitative methodology in sociology. Scope and variety of analyses available in research design. Program evaluation. Analytical basis of research and thought in sociology. Data analysis with statistical software. Introduction to social science literature search tools. Prerequisite: Sociology 5 or permission of the chairperson.

Sociology: 40.1 - The Family
3 hours; 3 credits
SMITH M,W 8.10-9.25PM
Examination of the structure and function of the family and its relationship with such other institutions of the society as religion, the economy, and the political system; family as a unit of interaction. Family types will be compared: the traditional family, the dual-career family, and the single-parent household; alternatives to the family will also be discussed. Prerequisite: Core Studies 3 with a grade of B- or higher, or Sociology 5 or permission of the chairperson.

Sociology: 43.1 - Social Class
3 hours; 3 credits
TOULOUSE T,TH 8.10-9.25PM
Formation of social classes. Leading theories of class. Critical examinations of studies of class. Relation of social class to personality development. Prerequisite: Core Studies 3 with a grade of B- or higher, or Sociology 5.

Sociology: 44 - Political Sociology
3 hours; 3 credits
MEHOZAY T,TH 6.20-7.35PM
Sociological analysis of mass movements. Social structure of political parties. Secret societies and underground movements. Social ideologists in relation to political and economic structure. Utopias and social myths as dynamic concepts. Socialism, anarchism, communism, fascism, nationalism, Pan-Slavism, Pan-Germanism, democracy. Prerequisite: Core Studies 3 with a grade of B- or higher, or Sociology 5, or permission of the chairperson.

Sociology: 51.1 - Social Problems
3 hours; 3 credits
BROWN T,TH 8.10-9.25PM
Problems generated by conflicting demands within the social structure of American society. Discussions and readings about social problems related to crime, work, urban life, race, ethnicity, and business organizations. Prerequisite: Core Studies 3 with a grade of B- or higher, or Sociology 5.

Sociology: 51.4 - Criminology
3 hours; 3 credits
VITALE M,W 6:20-7:35PM Nature and cause of crime; its relationship to social structure. The criminal in society. Approaches to the study of crime and its treatment and prevention. Prerequisite: Core Studies 3 with a grade of B- or higher, or Sociology 5.

Sociology: 90 - Senior Seminar
3 hours and independent work; 4 credits
SHORTELL T,TH 6:20-7:35PM
Capstone seminar for majors. Topics will vary each semester. Course description may be obtained in the Sociology Department office prior to registration. Final paper involves empirical research and is written in the style of an academic journal article. Prerequisite: Sociology 18 and 19 with a combined grade point average of 2.50 or higher in the two; senior status.

Sociology: 701X Development of Sociological Theory
30 hours plus conference; 3 credits
LENZER W 6.20-8.10PM
Critical examination of major treatises and schools in the development of sociological theory from Comte to twentieth-century theorists.

Sociology: 710X Quantitative Methods of Sociological Research
30 hours plus conference; 3 credits
PRAGER M 6.20-8.10PM
Quantitative concepts and methods, including computer and other techniques used in large-scale surveys. Application of such concepts and methods to problems in social research.

Sociology: 745X Immigrants in New York City
30 hours plus conference; 3 credits
GOODMAN T 6.20-8.10PM
Immigration and immigrants in New York City in both historical and contemporary context. Major sociological perspectives on immigration. The immigrant experience in New York City. Immigrant organization and mobilization in New York City.

Sociology: 749X Sociology of Gender
30 hours and conference; 3 credits
TOKAMIS TH 6.20-8.10PM
Exploration of the social construction of gender as a major social category and its production and maintenance as a master social status. Issues that will be explored are: gender and parenting; social scripting of sexuality; micropolitics of gender; gender,production, and power in nonindustrialized societies; gender and class in industrialized societies; occupational gender segregation in post-industrial societies; gender, class, and racial oppression in the United States; theories and strategies of feminism.

Sociology: 750X Sociology of Socialization
30 hours plus conference; 3 credits
CAVALLETO 8.10-9.50PM
Social interactive processes that shape the individual's identification and participation in society. Social learning of culturally preferred and variant values, norms, role identifications and behaviors. Internalization and reinforcement by cumulative participation in role relationship systems of family, friends, school, religion, work. Dynamic interplay between primary and later socialization. Conflict and consensus among varying socialization sources. Functioning in social stability and social change including conditions of drastic resocialization.

Sociology: 770X Independent Reading
STAFF
Minimum of 135 hours of independent work and conference; 3 credits
Critical study, in an area of sociology selected by the student, of reading approved by a faculty adviser. One or more written reports or a final examination. Prerequisite: matriculation in the sociology program and permission of the deputy chairperson.

Sociology: 770.1G Independent Research for Master's Research Essay(s)
15 hours each plus conference; 1 credit each term
STAFF
Research supervised by a faculty member in preparation for two 20-page master's research essays or one 40-page master's research essay. The work must be awarded a grade of B or higher in order to be eligible for consideration toward the completion of the master of arts degree in sociology. Students register for these courses only once. Prerequisite: 21 credits in sociology and permission of the deputy chairperson.

Sociology: 770.1G Independent Research for Master's Research Essay(s)
15 hours each plus conference; 1 credit each term
STAFF
Research supervised by a faculty member in preparation for two 20-page master's research essays or one 40-page master's research essay. The work must be awarded a grade of B or higher in order to be eligible for consideration toward the completion of the master of arts degree in sociology. Students register for these courses only once. Prerequisite: 21 credits in sociology and permission of the deputy chairperson.