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This course will develop students’ understanding of the social experiences of Latinx. It will emphasize how prominent social structures, institutions, and concepts shape Latinx well-being and social standing, such as race/ethnic identification, diversity, racialization, education, family, health, immigration, religion, gender, and the arts. Prerequisites: SOCI 1311

This course studies education both as an institution in society and as a sources of social inequality. Students will examine the relationships between education and various types of social status, including socioeconomic status, gender, race, and ethnicity. This class focuses on multiple levels of sociological analysis, from classroom interactions to educational systems and social structures.

A sociological analysis of the family, the varied cultural patterns of the American family, and the relationships that exist among the individuals within the family, as well as the relationships that exist between the family and other institutions in society.

A study of the social development of contemporary minority groups with emphasis on the psychological and sociological processes involved in prejudice. Prerequisite: SOCI 1311. (Same as CRIJ 3317)

A survey of the delinquent as a person and delinquency as a social problem. Emphasis is on the extent, causation, prevention, treatment, and theories of delinquency. Prerequisite: SOCI 1311. (Same as CRIJ 3318)

A background in historical and contemporary social psychological theories. An analysis of social factors at work in the development of the individual through childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing (Same as PSYC 3319)

This course provides the opportunity to understand how diversity characterizes and explores the dimensions through the intersections of multiple factors that shape human experiences including age, class, color, culture, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, and religion. Topics will provide the opportunity to begin the process to eliminate the influence of personal biases and values in working with diverse groups; as well as recognize and communicate the importance of understanding how differences shape life experiences. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or above (same as SOCW 3315)

A societal level study of gender ideas, interactions, and institutions. Prerequisite: SOCI 1311.

This is a sociological examination of social class and poverty. It will focus on the causes and consequences of economic stratification at individual, institutional, and societal levels. Prerequisites: SOCI 1311

This course will be a sociological examination of health, illness, and medical care as social phenomena.