Sociology (3850)
Sociology (3850)
| 100 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | 4 credits |
| Basic terminology, concepts and approaches in sociology, including introduction to analysis of social groups and application of sociological concepts to the understanding of social systems. Required of majors. Lecture/discussion. | ||
| 301 | METHODS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH I | 4 credits |
| Prerequisites: 3850:100 and Arts & Sciences math requirement. The basis of this course is learning to apply course material to improve thinking, problem solving, and decisions in conducting research design and data gathering techniques. Required of all majors. | ||
| 302 | METHODS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH II | 4 credits |
| Prerequisites: 3850:100, 3850:301 and Arts & Sciences math requirement. Essential objectives of this course are developing expression skills in writing and learning fundamental principles in statistics. Other key topics include quantitive techniques and application to sociological data. Required of all majors. | ||
| 310 | SOCIAL PROBLEMS | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite 100 or permission. Study of selected contemporary problems in society; application of sociological theory and research to understand the social construction of and response to these problems. | ||
| 315 | SOCIOLOGICAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 100. The reciprocal influence of individuals and groups. How interpersonal processes produce and affect group structure. How groups affect the development and behavior of the social person. | ||
| 320 | SOCIAL INEQUALITIES | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 100 or permission. This course covers local, regional, national, and global dimensions of social inequalities. Structural and interactionist approaches to relations of power in society frame the course. | ||
| 321 | POPULATION | 3 credits |
| An introduction to world and national population trends, related demographic and social characteristics. Topics include fertility, mortality, morbidity, migration, abortion, birth control, population policy in relation to societal problems. Lecture. | ||
| 324 | SOCIAL MOVEMENTS | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 100 or permission. Social movements as distinguished from other forms of collective behavior; analysis of social situations which produce social movements; focus on development of social movements and their role in social change. Lecture. | ||
| 325 | SOCIOLOGY OF WOMEN GLOBAL SOC | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: 100 or permission of instructor. Examination of research and theories pertaining to women's status in global society, including economic conditions, the relationship between structure and experience, and global/local linkages. | ||
| 330 | CRIMINOLOGY | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 100. Major focus on interrelationships and analysis of crimes, criminals, criminal justice systems and society. Lecture. | ||
| 336 | SOCIOLOGY OF WORK & OCCUPATION | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 100 or permission. Survey of theory and empirical research in areas such as the structure of occupations and professions, occupational attainment, work force characteristics, work values and orientations, the nature of work. Lecture. | ||
| 340 | THE FAMILY | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 100 or permission. Analysis of family as a social system; historical, comparative and contemporary sociological approaches examined in relation to family structure and functions. Lecture. | ||
| 341 | POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 100 or permission. Survey of theory and empirical research dealing with relationship between political phenomena and the larger network of social processes in human societies. Lecture. | ||
| 342 | SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH & ILLNESS | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 100 or permission. General survey of sociological perspectives, concepts and research on health, illness and health-care delivery systems. Lecture. | ||
| 343 | SOCIOLOGY OF AGING | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 100 or permission. Examination of process of aging from perspective of behavioral and sociological aspects. Lecture. | ||
| 350 | DRUGS IN SOCIETY | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 100. This course is a survey, from a sociological perspective, of drug abuse, of the relationship between drugs and crime, and of various treatment strategies. | ||
| 365 | ST: SOCIOLOGY | 1-3 credits |
| (May be repeated) Prerequisite: permission. Special topics of interest to sociology major and non-major not covered in regular course offerings. | ||
| 397 | SOCIOLOGICAL READINGS & RSRCH | 1-3 credits |
| Prerequisite: permission. Individual study of problem area of specific interest to individual student under guidance of department member. Preparation of a research paper. | ||
| 410 | SOCIAL STRUCTURES & PERSONLTY | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 100 or permission. Interrelationships between position in society, personality characteristics. Personality treated as both result and determinant of social structure and process. Lecture. | ||
| 411 | SOCIAL INTERACTION | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 100 or permission. Intensive study of advanced theory and research in social psychology, particularly how social interaction and self-conception affect one another. Lecture. | ||
| 412 | SOCIALIZATION: CHILD TO ADULT | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 100 or permission. Theoretical and empirical analysis of process by which infant, child, adolescent and adult learn social and cultural requirements necessary to function in new roles, changing roles and society in general. | ||
| 415 | WOMEN IN PRISON | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 100 or permission of instructor. In depth examination of women's experiences in prison. Includes processes involved in the movement into prison, experiences while in institutions, and transitioning out of prison. | ||
| 416 | WOMEN AND CRIME | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 100 or permission of instructor. An overview of women's experiences with crime, including women as offenders, victims, and workers in the criminal justice system. | ||
| 421 | RACE & ETHNIC RELATIONS | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 100 or permission. Analysis of structure and dynamics of race and ethnic relations from a variety of perspectives emphasizing both historical and contemporary issues. Lecture. | ||
| 425 | SOCIOLOGY OF URBAN LIFE | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 100 or permission. Emergence and development of urban society. Examination of urban social structure from neighborhood to metropolis, the problems and prospects. Emphasis on various life styles of urban subcultures. Lecture/discussion. | ||
| 428 | VICTIM IN SOCIETY | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: 100 or permission of instructor. Study of the nature, causes, and consequences of victimization with special focus on crime victimization. | ||
| 430 | JUVENILE DELINQUENCY | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 100 or permission. Analysis of social structure and process from which delinquency develops. Emphasis on current and past research. Lecture/discussion. | ||
| 431 | CORRECTIONS | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: 330 or 430. Theories, beliefs and practices of community and institutional corrections systems, including past and current social research. Course taken prior to 3 credit hour Field Placement in Corrections (3850:471). | ||
| 433 | SOCIOLOGY OF DEVIANT BEHAVIOR | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: 100 and at least six additional credits of sociology courses or permission. Survey of theories of deviant behavior and relevant empirical research. Special emphasis given to interaction processes and social control. Lecture. | ||
| 435 | SOCIOLOGY OF LOVE | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 100 or permission. Study of the relation of love to the social order. Coverage includes diverse types, such as romantic, familial, religious, and altruistic love. | ||
| 441 | SOCIOLOGY OF LAW | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: 100 and at least six additional credits of sociology courses or permission. Social origins and consequences of law and legal processes. Emphasis on uses of law, social change and aspects of legal professions. Lecture. | ||
| 447 | SOCIOLOGY OF SEX AND GENDER | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 100 or permission. Review of research and theories of sex and gender. Examination of gender as structure, process and experience in society. | ||
| 450 | SOCIOLOGY OF MENTAL ILLNESS | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 100 or permission. The social history of the mental hospital, theories and epidemiology of mental illness, community-based treatment models, the organization of mental health services, the role of personal social networks and mutual support groups. | ||
| 455 | FAMILY VIOLENCE | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 100. Family violence with a focus on child abuse, courtship violence, spouse/partner abuse, and elder abuse. Theories, methodologies, and strategies to end family violence are explored. | ||
| 460 | SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY | 4 credits |
| Prerequisite: 100 or permission. An overview and examination of theoretical issues in sociology through the study of both classical and contemporary theoretical work. | ||
| 470 | RES METH: SOCIAL SCI PROSEM | 3 credits |
| Pre-requisite: Completion of required coursework for the Research Methods Certificate Program or Permission of Instructor. Application of qualitative and/or quantitative research methods and analysis, and preparation of a scholarly research paper for presentation and/or publication. Seminar. | ||
| 495 | FIELD INTERNSHIP | 2-4 credits |
| Prerequisites: permission of a faculty supervisor and a minimum of 64 hours of undergraduate coursework of which 12 hours must be in sociology. Placement in community organization for supervised experience related to degree requirements. Student must submit an application to the intern coordinator during semester prior to enrollment. | ||
| 496 | SENIOR HONORS PROJECT | 1-3 credits |
| (May be repeated for a total of six credits) Prerequisites: enrollment in Honors College, Senior standing, and major in sociology. Thesis or original creative work appropriate to student's area of interest. Requirements and evaluation of project determined by departmental honors preceptor and student's honors project adviser. | ||
| 510 | SOCIAL STRUCTURES & PERSONLTY | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: permission. Interrelationships between position in society, personality characteristics. Personality treated as both result and determinant of social structure and process. Lecture. | ||
| 511 | SOCIAL INTERACTION | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: permission. Intensive study of advanced theory and research in social psychology, particularly how social interaction and self-conception affect one another. Lecture. | ||
| 512 | SOCIALIZATION: CHILD TO ADULT | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: permission. Theoretical and empirical analyses of process by which infant, child, adolescent and adult learn social and cultural requirements necessary to function in new roles, changing roles and society in general. | ||
| 521 | RACE & ETHNIC RELATIONS | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: permission. Analysis of structure and dynamics of race and ethnic relations from a variety of perspectives emphasizing both historical and contemporary issues. Lecture. | ||
| 525 | SOCIOLOGY OF URBAN LIFE | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: permission. Emergence and development of urban society. Examination of urban social structure from neighborhood metropolis, the problems and prospects. Emphasis on various life styles of urban subcultures. Lecture/discussion. | ||
| 528 | THE VICTIM IN SOCIETY | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Study of the nature, causes, and consequences of victimization with special focus on crime victimization. | ||
| 530 | JUVENILE DELINQUENCY | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: permission. Analysis of social structure and process from which delinquency develops. Emphasis on current and past research. Lecture/discussion. | ||
| 531 | CORRECTIONS | 3 credits |
| Theories, beliefs and practices of community and institutional corrections systems, including past and current social research. Course taken prior to 3 credit hour Field Placement in Corrections (3850:471). | ||
| 533 | SOCIOLOGY OF DEVIANT BEHAVIOR | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: at least six additional credits of sociology courses or permission. Survey of theories of deviant behavior and relevant empirical research. Special emphasis given to interaction processes and social control. Lecture. | ||
| 541 | SOCIOLOGY OF LAW | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: at least six additional credits of sociology courses or permission. Social origins and consequences of law and legal processes. Emphasis on uses of law, social change and aspects of legal professions. Lecture. | ||
| 544 | SOCIAL ISSUES IN AGING | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: permission. A look into the major issues and problems facing older persons. Special attention is given to the unmet needs of the elderly as well as an examination of current societal policy and programs to meet these needs. | ||
| 547 | SOCIOLOGY OF SEX AND GENDER | 3 credits |
| Review of research and theories of sex and gender. Examination of gender as structure, process and experience in society. | ||
| 550 | SOCIOLOGY OF MENTAL ILLNESS | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: permission. The social history of the mental hospital, theories and epidemiology of mental illness, community-based treatment models, the organization of mental health services, the role of personal social networks and mutual support groups. | ||
| 555 | FAMILY VIOLENCE | 3 credits |
| Family violence with a focus on child abuse, courtship violence, spouse/partner abuse, and elder abuse. Theories, methodologies, and strategies to end family violence are explored. | ||
| 560 | SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY | 4 credits |
| Prerequisite: permission. An overview and examination of theoretical issues in sociology, through the study of both classical and contemporary theoretical work. | ||
| 601 | PROSEMINAR IN SOCIOLOGY | 1 credits |
| Prerequisite: teaching/research assistant in sociology or permission of instructor. Introduction to professional aspects of sociology and major areas of study/research in the field. Seminar. Credit/Noncredit. | ||
| 602 | FAMILY & SOCIETY | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing in sociology or permission of instructor. Examination of the interplay of family and society: family as both independent/dependent variable, at micro/macro levels. Development and impact of family policies is discussed. | ||
| 604 | QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN SOCIO | 4 credits |
| Prerequisite: Graduate standing in Sociology or permission of instructor. Introduction to use of quantitative methods for analyzing sociological issues. Instruction in the process of empirically verifying a theoretical question, from conceptualization to analysis. (Same as KSU 72211) Lecture. | ||
| 615 | EPIDEMIOLOGIC MTHS IN HLTH RSH | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing in sociology or permission of instructor. Designed to introduce the student to methods of developing and understanding information concerning the distribution of illness and injury in society and evaluations of interventions to reduce the burden. | ||
| 625 | SOCIOLOGY OF SENTIMENTS & EMOT | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing in sociology or permission of instructor. A sociological perspective is employed to analyze and understand the production, distribution and utilization of socially created sentiments and emotions. (Same as KSU 6/72435). Seminar. | ||
| 628 | PROF & ETHICAL ISSUES IN SOCIO | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: Graduate standing in Sociology. Introduction to professional and ethical issues including the logic of inquiry, developing effective approaches to independent learning and research, the research certification process and plagiarism. Lecture. | ||
| 631 | SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing in sociology or permission of instructor. Intensive examination of social psychological theory and research, both classic and contemporary. Provides student with background and working knowledge of social psychological aspects of social phenomena. (Same as KSU 72430) Seminar. | ||
| 634 | PERSONALITY & SOCIAL SYSTEMS | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing in sociology or permission of instructor. Examination of contemporary theory and research on linkages between personality and society. Some applications in studies of modernization, social class and occupations and sex roles. (Same as KSU 72433) Seminar. | ||
| 639 | SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: permission. Examination of theories and research on gender origins, characteristics and changes. Emphasizes recent empirical research on gender role patterns and processes in various industrial societies. Same as (KSU 6/72566). | ||
| 646 | SOCIAL INEQUALITIES | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing in sociology or permission of instructor. Seminar dealing with social class and castes with special reference to American social structure. (Same as KSU 72546) Seminar. | ||
| 648 | COMPLEX ORGANIZATIONS | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing in sociology or permission of instructor. Organizations as social systems; their effect on individuals. Problems of professionals in bureaucracies. (Same as KSU 72545) Seminar. | ||
| 649 | SOCIOLOGY OF WORK | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing in sociology or permission of instructor. Examination of work as behavioral phenomenon in human societies; contrasts with non-work and leisure; significance of occupations, professional and work types in organization of work. (Same as KSU 72542) Seminar. | ||
| 651 | SEMINAR IN RACE RELATIONS | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing in sociology or permission of instructor. Analysis of the structure and dynamics of race and ethnic relations with attention given to both historical and contemporary issues. (Same as KSU 72870) Seminar. | ||
| 656 | SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH CARE | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing in sociology or permission of instructor. A general study of the field of medical sociology with special emphasis on analysis of health and health care in the contemporary urban United States. (Same as KSU 72323). | ||
| 663 | DEVIANCE | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing in sociology or permission of instructor. Examination of nature and types of deviance. Problems and issues in theory and research. (Same as KSU 72760) Seminar. | ||
| 664 | SOCIOLOGY OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing in sociology or permission of instructor. Analysis of relationship of crime and delinquency to social structure and social processes. Responses by criminal justice agencies. Seminar. | ||
| 665 | JUVENILE DELINQUENCY: THRY/RSH | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing in sociology or permission of instructor. Analysis of theories of delinquency; ecological, class structural, substructural, etc. Review of relevant research also presented. Seminar. | ||
| 666 | SOCIOLOGY OF CORRECTIONS | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing in sociology or permission of instructor. Analysis of correctional institution as social system; its formal structure and informal dynamics. Analysis of present state of corrections research. Seminar. | ||
| 677 | FAMILY ANALYSIS | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing in sociology or permission of instructor. Analysis and evaluation of sociological theory and research in the family. Concentration on techniques of theory construction and research design in sociological study of the family. (Same as KSU 72543) Seminar. | ||
| 678 | SOCIAL GERONTOLOGY | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing in sociology or permission of instructor. Impact of aging upon individuals and society. Reactions of individuals and society to aging. (Same as KSU 72877) Seminar. | ||
| 679 | POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing in sociology or permission of instructor. Description, analysis and interpretation of political behavior through application of sociological concepts. (Same as KSU 72544) Seminar. | ||
| 686 | POPULATION | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing in sociology or permission of instructor. Analysis of basic population theory and methods. Trends and differentials in fertility, mortality, migration and selected social demographic variables also considered. (Same as KSU 72656) Seminar. | ||
| 687 | SOCIAL CHANGE | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing in sociology or permission of instructor. Advanced seminar in theories of social change. (Same as KSU 72320) Seminar. | ||
| 696 | MASTERS RESEARCH PAPER | 1-6 credits |
| (Must be repeated for a minimum of 6 credits). Prerequisites: Graduate standing in sociology or permission of instructor. Supervised writing of a paper for Master's Research Paper option. | ||
| 697 | READINGS IN CONTEMP SOCGL LIT | 1-3 credits |
| (May be repeated) Prerequisites: Graduate standing in Sociology, seven credits of sociology, and permission of advisor, instructor, and chair of the department. Intensive reading and interpretation of written material in student's chosen field of interest. Regular conferences with instructor. | ||
| 698 | DIRECTED RESEARCH | 1-3 credits |
| (May be repeated) Prerequisites: Graduate standing in sociology or permission of instructor. Empirical research to be conducted by the student under graduate faculty supervision. | ||
| 699 | MASTERS THESIS | 1-6 credits |
| (Must be repeated for a minimum of 6 credits). Prerequisites: Graduate standing in sociology or permission of instructor. Supervised thesis writing. | ||
| 700 | COLLEGE TEACHING OF SOCIOLOGY | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: teaching assistant in Sociology or permission of instructor. Training and experience in college teaching of sociology. Not approved as credit toward degree. Seminar. | ||
| 706 | MULTIVARIATE TECHNIQUES IN SOC | 4 credits |
| Prerequisites: 604 or permission; a sociology graduate student only. Methodological problems using advanced multivariate techniques in analysis of sociological data. Topics include nonexperimental causal analysis such as recursive and nonrecursive path analysis. (Same as KSU 72217). | ||
| 709 | ADVANCED DATA ANALYSIS | 4 credits |
| Prerequisite: 706 or equivalent, graduate standing in Sociology or permission of instructor. Critical examination of data analysis techniques having particular relevance to research problems in sociology. (Same as KSU 72218) Lecture. | ||
| 710 | SOCIAL SAMPLING | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: 604, graduate standing in sociology or permission of instructor. Theory and methods of sampling in sociology. Topics includes sample design, sampling efficiency, nonresponse, mortality in longitudinal designs, urban, organizational, and survey sampling, stratified and cluster sampling. Seminar. | ||
| 711 | SURVEY RESEARCH METHODS | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: 603 and 604, or permission. In-depth study of design and administration of social surveys. (Same as KSU 72220) Seminar. | ||
| 714 | QUALITATIVE METHODOLOGY | 4 credits |
| Prerequisite: Graduate standing in Sociology or permission of instructor. Study of qualitative methods including interviewing, observation, use of personal documents, archival data, and special problems of recording and analyzing qualitative data. (Same as KSU 72219) Lecture. | ||
| 722 | EARLY SOCIOLOGICAL THOUGHT | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: graduate standing in sociology or permission of instructor. Two to four major pre-1930 sociological theorists will be examined in depth. (Same as KSU 72191) Seminar. | ||
| 723 | CONTEMP SOCIOLOGICAL THOUGHT | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 722, Graduate standing in sociology or permission of instructor. Intensive, critical analysis of current scholarship in a broad range of contemporary sociological theories. Virtually all required reading will be from primary sources. (Same as KSU 72105) Seminar. | ||
| 726 | STRATIFICATION & HEALTH | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing in sociology or permission of instructor. Race, social class, and gender differences in physical and mental health status, help-seeking behavior, and health care. Race, class, and gender stratification of health care workers. (Same as KSU 72328) | ||
| 727 | SOC OF OCC, PROF & HLTH CARE | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing in sociology or permission of instructor. Sociological examination of the organization of work in the health care field with emphasis on occupations, professions, and health care delivery. (Same as KSU 72327) | ||
| 728 | SOCIOLOGY OF MENTAL HLTH & DIS | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing in sociology or permission of instructor. Sociological examination of the social processes that affect mental health, that frame cultural ideas of normality and illness, and that define clinical pathology. (Same as KSU 72326) | ||
| 747 | URBAN SOCIOLOGY | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing in sociology or permission of instructor. Analysis of theories of urban process and review of major contributions to empirical analysis of urban life. (Same as KSU 72659) Seminar. | ||
| 753 | ST: SOCIAL ORGANIZATION | 1-3 credits |
| (May be repeated). Prerequisite: Graduate standing in Sociology or permission of instructor. Open course to cover content area not readily subsumable under other headings. Content of course to be determined by instructor. (Same as KSU 72595) Seminar. | ||
| 797 | INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATION | 1-3 credits |
| (May be repeated). Prerequisites: one semester of graduate work, permission of instructor, advisor and chair of department. Readings and/or research supervised by member of graduate faculty. (Same as KSU 72896) | ||
| 798 | INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATION | 1-3 credits |
| (May be repeated). Prerequisites: one semester of graduate work, permission of instructor, advisor and chair of department. Readings and/or research supervised by member of graduate faculty. (Same as KSU 72896) | ||
| 899 | DOCTORAL DISSERTATION | 1-10 credits |
| (Must be repeated for a minimum of 30 credits) Prerequisites: Graduate standing in sociology or permission of instructor. Dissertation. (Same as KSU 82199) | ||
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