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SOC 0007 - SOCIAL PROBLEMS 3 credits This course aims at an understanding of important social problems in American society and an analysis of their causes and consequences. There are no prerequisites for this course. (Satisfies Social Science Requirement for the School of Engineering.) (Meets UPB Behavioral Sciences Requirement.) Frequency of Offering: annually.
SOC 0010 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 3 credits Provides beginning students with an introduction to the basic concepts of sociology. Topics include the sociological perspective, culture, research, social groups and social control, social inequality, ageism, sexism, racism, poverty, and the social institutions of family, education, religion, and medicine. The course includes an out-of-class fieldwork assignment in the community. There are no prerequisites for this course. (Meets CAS Social Science Requirement.) (Satisfies Social Science Requirement for the School of Engineering.) (Meets UPB Behavioral Sciences Requirement.) Frequency of Offering: annually.
SOC 0446 - SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER 3 credits This course analyzes the various processes and institutions through which gender roles are defined and shaped in our society. It analyzes the interaction between individual conceptions of gender and larger social institutions, such as the family, the workforce, the media, religion, etc. The course also examines the quest for intimacy by exploring what people want in relationships and the diversity of family life. There are no prerequisites for this course. (Meets CAS Social Science Requirement.) (Satisfies Social Science Requirement for the School of Engineering.) (Meets UPB Behavioral Sciences Requirement.) Frequency of Offering: annually.
SOC 0471 - DEVIANCE AND SOCIAL CONTROL 3 credits Course raises questions about what is "deviant" and how certain actions and beliefs come to be considered deviant. Also raises questions concerning the social, structural, and cultural determinants of the decision to view something as "deviant" and in need of "control." Explores changes in the definition of behavior which lead the same actions to be considered "sins", "crimes", "illnesses", or "alternative lifestyles." There are no prerequisites for this course. (Meets CAS Social Science Requirement.) (Satisfies Social Science Requirement for the School of Engineering.) (Meets UPB Behavioral Sciences Requirement.) Frequency of Offering: annually.
SOC 0472 - INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGY 3 credits Provides an overview of the study of the causes and social responses to crime. It examines legal definitions and elements of crime; surveys major categories of crime, i.e., predatory and nonpredatory acts; reviews major measures of crime; identifies major correlates and theories of crime; differentiates types of offenders; and evaluates the working of the criminal justice system. Cross-listed with ADMJ 0600. There are no prerequisites for this course. (Satisfies Social Science Requirement for the School of Engineering.) (Meets UPB Behavioral Sciences Requirement.) Frequency of Offering: annually.
SOC 0474 - SOCIETY AND THE LAW 3 credits Every society regulates behavior and the means, whether informal or formal, with which this is done varies according to level of social development. This course examines the regulation of behavior in primitive, transitional, and modern societies, and traces the development of law and legal systems and their relationship to different characteristics of social development. The course examines legal jurisprudence and the application of the principles of these philosophies, and explores how they have shaped legal action. Cross-listed with ADMJ 0100. There are no prerequisites for this course. (Satisfies Social Science Requirement for the School of Engineering.) (Meets UPB Behavioral Sciences Requirement.) Frequency of Offering: annually.
SOC 1117 - LAW AND POLITICS 3 credits Examines law as an integral part of the political process. Topics include American legal culture; legal socialization; legal decision makers; the politics of formulating legal policy; the politics of implementing legal policy; and the effect of legal decisions on the operation of the political process. Frequency of Offering: every two years.
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