COURSES
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGYSOCIOLOGY 1: Introduction to Sociology
(3) UC:CSU Lecture 3 hours. May be offered as an honors section. This course is designed to introduce the students to the discipline of sociology. Main theoretical and research approaches will be discussed and applied to a variety of social phenomena. Issues analyzed include culture, social interaction, social structure, deviance, social inequality and social institutions. (CSU GE Area D • IGETC Area 4) 
SOCIOLOGY OF POPULAR CULTURESOCIOLOGY 86: Popular Culture
(3) UC:CSU Lecture 3 hours. This course is designed to introduce students to the analysis of the historical and current development and emergence of American popular culture and its relationship to social institutions, collective behavior, and roles in people’s lives. Social, technological, political, and economic aspects of society are examined with regard to the adoption, maintenance, and changes in popular culture, including the consumption of mass media, fashion, music, consumerism and food. Distinction between popular culture and culture, mass culture, folk culture and its contribution to society’s contemporary outlook is analyzed. (CSU GE Area D • IGETC Area 4) |
CRIME AND DELINQUENCYSOCIOLOGY 3: Crime and Delinquency
(3) UC:CSU Lecture 3 hours. May be offered as an honors section. Students examine the nature and extent of crime and delinquency, theories of causation, types of juvenile and adult offenses, and efforts by society to cope with law violations. Includes programs for prevention, correction, and rehabilitation. (CSU GE Area D • IGETC Area 4) |
SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSISSOCIOLOGY 4: Sociological Analysis
(3) UC:CSU Lecture 3 hours. May be offered as an honors section. Students examine the fundamental principles and methods of sociological research design and implementation. Students analyze the key types of evidence— including qualitative and quantitative data, data gathering and sampling methods, logic of comparison, and causal reasoning. The work of several scholars is evaluated and students create their own research design related to a sociological issue. (CSU GE Area D • IGETC Area 4) |