| Undergraduate Courses Introduction to Sociology SOC 101 -- Introduction to understanding human behavior, social life, and social change through the perspective of sociology. 3 credits. My major goals for this course are to introduce you to the sociological imagination, the ability to see the intersection of personal troubles and social issues. I hope to help you see that the world we often accept as “natural” is actually socially constructed, to give you the tools to apply sociological concepts and insights to your own experiences and to teach you to place events in a social context rather than using (as we too often do) individualistic explanations. The course will cover diverse and often controversial issues from interactions between individuals to contradictions and inequalities in U.S. society. The class also has a significant internet component. Gender and Society SOC 453/653 Same as WMST 453. Examines the micro social and political aspects of gender, including socialization into gender roles, same sex, and cross-sex communication, interactions and long-term relationships. 3 credits. Sex and Social Arrangements SOC 449 Examination of human sexuality in social contexts. Emphasis on cross cultural and historical comparisons, with themes dealing with alternative sexualities, sex industry and heterosexuality. 3 credits. Graduate Courses Seminar in the Sociology of Sex SOC 750 Surveys main theories and debates in the sociology of sex and sexuality. Examines sex in relation to economic, cultural, political, international and historical contexts, and in relation to gender, class and racial systems of stratification. Seminar in Political Sociology SOC 776 (Same as EPS 749.) Explores relations between states and social institutions such as social classes, interest groups, and systems of cultural and material production and reproduction. Covers issues such as theories of the state, political behavior, and the frameworks for the development of solutions to various contemporary problems. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Feminist Theory and Research SOC 774 Current issues in feminist theories and research and the feminist critiques of the social sciences. Discussions of theoretical as well as epistemological and methodological issues. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and graduate standing. Proseminar
in Sociology Examination of current issues and research
within the disciplines of sociology and criminal justice. Emphasis
on both theoretical research and applied programs. Prerequisite:
Consent of instructor. (Note: The department's current graduate
coordinator teaches this course each semester. I include this
page for information and resources only) Note: Some of these syllabi may be dated. I will attach PDF files of the most recent versions when I have them.
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