SO 103(D) American Society and Its Social Problems. This course examines the structure and functioning of contemporary American society and specifically emphasizes selected social problems associated with the changing values of the society.
Esser 3:00 – 6:00 PM M,T,W MH 23A Session B 7/6/09 - 8/1/09
SO 201(I) Courtship and Marriage. An examination of the forms and functions of courtship and marriage patterns in relationship to individual and social needs. Analysis of sex-related roles and the changing patterns of these roles in marriage and courtship.
Liu 12:01 – 3:00PM T,W,R CAMH 231 Session A 6/1/09 - 6/27/09
SO 233 Research Methods I. This course provides an introduction to the logic and skills of scientific research. Topics that will be covered include: the essence of science; scientific theory; explanation and prediction; research design; operationalization; survey; research; random sampling and descriptive statistics.
Liu 9:00 – 12:00 NN T,W,R CAMH 231 Session A 6/1/09 - 6/27/09
SO 234 Research Methods II. This course provides training in basic statistics for social sciences including: level of measurements, descriptive statistics, normal distribution, confidence interval, hypothesis testing, ANOVA, linear association and the use of personal computers for the statistical analysis of real data.
Liu 12:01 – 3:00 PM T,W,R CAMH 231 Session B 7/6/09 - 8/1/09
SO 301 The Family (D)(Gender Studies). This course explores the family as an emotional, economic, historical and sociocultural institution. Families hold great paradox. On the one hand, they are deeply mundane and an ordinary part of human experience; and on the other hand, families contain incredible drama, vast pain and profound love. They both shape our individual lives and social world, and fundamentally shaped by our society and history. In this course, we will make use of a variety of texts in exploring the family - with a focus on the United States family - through the twentieth century. We will look at cultural notions of what families "should" be and social realities of what families actually have been/are in terms of marriage and sexuality, work, popular culture, domestic violence, and law and social policy. Throughout the term, we will consider differences and similarities in the experiences of families across lines of class, race, gender and sexuality.
Liu 9:00 – 12:00 NN T,W,R CAMH 231 Session B 7/6/09 - 8/1/09
SO 305 Criminology. Analysis of social, cultural, and psychological factors involved in delinquency and crime. Description and analyses of criminal subcultures in contemporary society. Modern programs for crime prevention. Offered fall semester.
Esser 6:01 – 9:00 PM M,T,W MH 23A Session B 7/6/09 - 8/1/09