This course is an intensive, hands-on introduction to the gathering and analysis of qualitative data. Students will be introduced to various techniques for selecting and formulating research problems, designing research projects, and collecting and analyzing qualitative data. Specifically, students will focus on interviews, oral histories, field research, and content analysis. The research, writing, and analysis skills learned in this course are useful for a wide variety of jobs and are necessary for pursuing graduate study in any social science. Hours credit: 4. Prerequisite: SOC 1101 or 1114; and SOC 2265; and junior standing or permission of the instructor.
- Teacher: Danielle Currier
This course examines the development of Black Feminist Theory in Sociology, starting in the 1800s and going to the present day. The concept of “intersectionality” came from this theoretical tradition, so students will learn both about the history of Black Feminist thinkers and applications in today’s world, including various social movements (feminist, civil rights, #BLM, #MeToo). Credit hours: 4. Prerequisite: junior status and SOC 1114, or permission of instructor.
- Teacher: Danielle Currier
From times surrounding the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter and Moral Mondays, African American leaders and allied organizers, marchers and demonstrators have pushed for social change around shared values like democracy, freedom, mobility, equity, and justice. This course offers a social analysis of modern Black activism in the U.S. within the context of community. Topics include: Jim Crow laws, the Great Migration, the penal system, the Great Society legislation, the War on Drugs, and recent efforts to restrict voting rights and access to Black history. Students will have opportunities to explore activism and protest in Black music and art, along with engaging in social justice advocacy. Credit hours: 4. Prerequisite: sophomore standing.
- Teacher: Bradley Bullock
An application of sociological and anthropological perspectives toward understanding some widely recognized contemporary social problems such as sexual and racial discrimination, substance abuse, family violence and sexual abuse, AIDS, health care reform, global inequality, overpopulation, and the destruction of natural environments. The class focuses on creative and practical solutions, with particular attention to how countries similar to the U.S. address such problems. Hours credit: 4. Prerequisite: SOC 1101R or 1114 or permission of the instructor. Offered alternate years.
- Teacher: Bradley Bullock
An introduction to contemporary social life in the United States through a survey of social structures, social interaction, and social change. Topics include the American family, sports, gender inequality, deviance and social control, electronic media, and the evolving concept of community. Hours credit: 4. This course cannot be taken on a Pass/Fail basis. (CI,HE,SS)
- Teacher: Danielle Currier
An introduction to contemporary social life in the United States through a survey of social structures, social interaction, and social change. Topics include the American family, sports, gender inequality, deviance and social control, electronic media, and the evolving concept of community. Hours credit: 4. This course cannot be taken on a Pass/Fail basis. (CI,HE,SS)
- Teacher: Bradley Bullock