Sociology (Soc)
1A-B. Principles of Sociology (3-3)
A) Principal concepts and problems, including personality, social groups,
social change and social processes. (B) Prerequisite: Soc 1A. Analysis of
conditions in society regarded as disruptive of the social order and subject
to remedial action.
111. Sociology of Minority Relations (3)
Prerequisite: Soc I or Anthro 2, or permission of instructor. Social processes
involved in minority relations in the United States in terms of race, class,
caste, ethnicity, politics, and religion; sources of minority attitudes;
patterns of minority adjustment; trends in minority relations.
140. Rural and Urban Problems (3)
Prerequisite: Soc 1A or permission of instructor. Comparative characteristics
of rural and urban living; social institutions, human behavior, social problems;
their impact and influence.
152. History of Social Thought (3)
Prerequisite: Soc I or permission of instructor. Leading social thinkers
of the Western World from Plato to Comte; comparative study of social philosophers
of the East.
153 Modern Sociological Theories (3)
Prerequisite: Soc 1A-B. Contemporary sociological theories; analytical,
social action, and functional theories, including conceptualization.
155. Social Institutions (3)
Prerequisite: Soc 1 or permission of instructor. Major social institutions-familial,
economic, political, educational, religious; origin and development; functions
and interrelationships in contemporary phases of development.
157. Social Change (3)
Prerequisite: Soc I or permission of instructor. Social dynamics; factors
and forces underlying social change; process of social change; direction
of social change.
165. The Family (3)
Prerequisite: Soc 1 or permission of instructor. Nature, historical development,
and contemporary trends of the modern family.
175. Sociological Methods (3)
Prerequisite: Soc 1 and either Soc 2 or 25 plus 9 upper division units in
sociology or anthropology or permission of instructor. Methods in sociological-anthropological
research.
176. Survey Design and Analysis (3)
Prerequisite: Soc 175 and at least one course in statistics. Systematic
exploration of survey research methods; application of general methodological
principles to the particular operating context of a survey.
190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Regulations and Procedures-Independent Study.