Sociology (SOCY)
SOCY 101 - Introductory Sociology (3 Credits)
An introduction to sociological facts and principles: an analysis of group-making processes and products.
Carolina Core: GSS
SOCY 304 - Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality (3 Credits)
Historical and contemporary power relationships in race, social class, gender, and sexual orientation.
Prerequisites: SOCY 101.
Cross-listed course: POLI 305, WGST 304
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Community Service, GLD: Diversity and Social Advocacy, GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences
SOCY 305 - Sociology of Families (3 Credits)
Sociological perspectives related to various aspects of family behaviors, roles, and values.
Prerequisites: SOCY 101.
Cross-listed course: WGST 305
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Diversity and Social Advocacy, GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences
SOCY 311 - Ecology of Human Social Systems (3 Credits)
Relationships among and changes in populations, social organization, technology, and the environment.
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences
SOCY 320 - Individual and Society (3 Credits)
Selected theoretical orientations, methodological procedures, and illustrative substantive data pertaining to the relations between the individual and society.
SOCY 323 - Sociology of Deviant Behavior (3 Credits)
Theories, methodology, and substantive issues in the study of social deviance.
SOCY 340 - Introduction to Social Problems (3 Credits)
Contemporary social issues such as poverty, health, the criminal justice system, globalization and the environment, their causes and possible solutions.
Carolina Core: GSS
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Community Service, GLD: Diversity and Social Advocacy
SOCY 350 - Juvenile Delinquency (3 Credits)
SOCY 353 - Sociology of Crime (3 Credits)
Social factors in the development, identification, and treatment of criminals.
Cross-listed course: CRJU 341
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Diversity and Social Advocacy
SOCY 354 - Collective Behavior (3 Credits)
An analysis of crowds, publics, social movements, and the mass society in terms of their institutional and social psychological consequences.
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences
SOCY 355 - Race and Ethnic Relations (3 Credits)
Theoretical and empirical approaches related to race/ethnicity and the current state of race relations in America, with some attention to global issues.
Cross-listed course: AFAM 355
Carolina Core: GSS
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Diversity and Social Advocacy, GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences
SOCY 357 - Sociology of Education (3 Credits)
Analysis of educational institutions, organizations, processes, and their effects in contemporary society.
Cross-listed course: EDFI 357
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Diversity and Social Advocacy
SOCY 392 - Elementary Statistics for Sociologists (3 Credits)
An introduction to concepts and application of quantitative methods, including descriptive and inferential statistics. Emphasis on analysis of empirical sociological data.