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This course emphasizes a spatial approach to the study of social problems. Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software, students will gain experience in making maps, obtaining data, and uncovering spatial patterns (e.g., "hot spots" of criminal activity or residential segregation) to inform public policy.

The course explores the way gender is associated with violence as well as the roots and manifestations of gender-based violence. Particular attention will be paid to sexual assault, prostitution and domestic violence. Students will be able to explain and apply theories of violence and will have a choice of actively working to reduce violence or conducting a research project to better understand violence.

Examines the interplay between new technologies and social problems. Includes: social media and disinformation, digital surveillance and the state, ethical dilemmas with IVF and surrogacy, biases in search algorithms, and racial and gender underrepresentation in Silicon Valley. Students participate in original research and are introduced to qualitative/textual analysis research methods. Emphasis will be placed on the design and use of digital technologies.

This course examines “work” as a site of uneven power for women, and interrogates the contexts of paid and unpaid labor across different social contexts. Additionally, the course explores how race, class, gender, citizenship status, and geography intersect to produce constrained agency for women laboring under global capitalism. This advanced course in sociology provides enhanced training in qualitative research methods.

The course examines how social, cultural, and institutional factors shape our experiences and understandings of health, illness, and healthcare. Drawing on sociology, public health, and other fields, we learn how social inequality affects medical care and health outcomes, and how the pharmaceutical industry, government agencies, the medical institution, and other organizations shape health beliefs and practices.

Analysis of theories and research concerning the nature, extent, course, and control of juvenile criminal and antisocial conduct.

How do psychology and social forces intersect with performance in the context of sport as a social institution? This course examines the fundamentals of performance enhancement, mental health in sport, social inequality, sport organizations, and sport's relationship to broader social issues through psychological and sociological perspectives.

This course is about child and youth development as embedded in social and cultural contexts. The particular emphasis will be on early childhood through the transition into adulthood, and on thinking about childhood and youth as social phenomena. The course is reading/discussion intensive and involves a community-based learning project.

Credit arranged. Guided inquiry by special arrangement with sociology faculty.

Credit arranged.

Credit arranged.

Participate directly in the research process with a faculty member. Before enrolling, a student must consult with a faculty member to define the project. Course is graded A-F.

Participate directly in the research process with a faculty member. Before enrolling, a student must consult with a faculty member to define the project. Course is graded A-F.

Students will gain practical field experience through an internship with a community-based organization, government office, or human services agency. Internships are individually arranged by students with support from the Career Education Center. Students will supplement the internship with a classroom seminar focused on professional development and integrative learning. Sociology majors may take up to 6 credits of internships. Course is graded A-F.

Students will gain supervised in-field experience in some aspect of the criminal justice system, including work in corrections, law enforcement, local police, court room proceedings, or policy and legislation. Internships are individually arranged by students with support from CAS and the instructor. Criminology track students only.

Advanced analysis, integration, application, and criticism of the field of sociology. Students demonstrate proficiency in skills developed in major coursework, including research and analysis techniques, and mastery of sociological theories. Sociology majors and Criminology majors only.

Research, study, or original work under the direction of a faculty mentor, leading to a scholarly thesis document with a public presentation of results. Requires approval of thesis instructor, and department chair.