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1020  Current Social Problems in America (3) Fulfills Social Science Foundation.
   Application of sociology to the study of social problems in contemporary society.

3020  Social Psychology (3) Prerequisite: SOC 1010.
   Problems of identification and strain involved in participation of persons in groups.

3030  Social Structure and Change (3) Prerequisite: SOC 1010.
   Theoretical and empirical studies of social organization; social institutions, their interrelationships and dynamics of structural change.

3040  Mining in a Global Society (3) Cross listed as MG EN 3040.
   Technology and concepts of world mining industry; roles of minorities in minerals industry, historically to present; effects of mineral development on indigenous peoples.

3111  Research Methods (3) Prerequisite: SOC 1010.
   Recommended for sophomores. Application of measurements and research methodology to sociological data.

3112  Social Statistics (4) Prerequisite: SOC 3111 and MATH 1010. Fulfills Quantitative Intensive BS Course, Quantitative Reasoning B Course.
   Major methods of sociological research and appropriate intermediate statistical techniques.

3140  Introduction to Sociological Theory (3) Prerequisite: SOC 1010.
   Major theoretical issues in current sociology; work of leading contemporary sociologists.

3334  The American Class System (3)
   Nature and scope of social-stratification dimensions (e.g., power, prestige, wealth) and functions of stratification in the United States.

3337  Sociology of Gender (3) Cross listed as WM ST 3337. Fulfills Diversity, Social Science Integration.
   Historical and social-psychological development of the role of women in contemporary American society.

3341  Social Inequality (3)
   Foundation for understanding the ways in which social inequality is manifest in institutions including family, education, organizations, health care, corrections, and mass media. A variety of theoretical perspectives.

3365  Ethnic Minorities in the United States (3) Cross listed as ETHNC 3365. Fulfills Diversity, Social Science Integration.
   Role of ethnic and racial minorities in the United States and processes that arise when groups of people who differ come into contact.

3380  Race/Ethnicity, Class, and Gender (3) Prerequisite: SOC 1010. Fulfills Diversity.
   A social and historical investigation of three axes of stratification: race/ethnicity, class, and gender. Both micro- and macro-views.

3382  Gender Systems: An International Perspective (3) Cross listed as WM ST 3382. Fulfills Social Science Integration.
   Gender systems and a cross-cultural perspective, focusing on economic, reproductive, social, and political issues. Special attention to race and class and how they interact with gender.

3422  Collective Behavior and Social Movements (3)
   Conditions and consequences of collective response to social change and social stress.

3431  Social Change (3)
   Processes of domestic and international social change; impacts of social change on society's groups, organizations, institutions, and communities; social development in relationship to social change.

3433  Sociology of Formal Organizations (3)
   Basic theories, concepts, and methods used in sociological analysis of organizations; bureaucratization, the individual and organization, organizational structure, and comparative study of organizations.

3435  Sociology of Economic Development (3)
   Comparative studies and economic development. Sociological perspectives, courses of development, development policies, roles of international trade and private sectors. Impacts of development on society, politics, and environment.

3436  Global Social Structure and Change (3)
   Structure of the global system historically and in modern times. Relationships between world structure and national institutions and processes.

3437  Aggression, Conflict, and Violence (3) Fulfills Social Science Integration.
   Multidisciplinary exploration of the questions, What causes agression, conflict, and violence? and, Do varying causes operate across different societies and different forms of such behavior (e.g., criminal homicide vs. violent revolution)? Theoretical perspectives from biology, anthropology, psychology, sociology, political science, and international relations are applied to substantive issues ranging from interpersonal agression to international warfare.

3438  Sociology of Marriage and Family (3)
   Nature of marriage and family life in contemporary American society: sex roles, dating, sexuality, divorce, parenting.

3443  Sociology of Education (3)
   Education as an institution, including its social determinants, functions, and consequences.

3445  Environment, Ecology, and Society (3)
   Relationships between human social arrangements and the environment. Focus may include access to scarce resources, environmental risks, interest groups, and social policy.

3446  Political Sociology (3)
   Distribution of power in society, power relations in nation-states, electoral politics, social movements, and relationships between power and the state.

3450  Population and Society (3) Fulfills Quantitative Intensive BS Course, Quantitative Reasoning B Course.
   Causes of and trends in world population growth. Dynamics of population growth and structure on human society and environment. Policy implications and future prospects.

3453  Global Population Problems (3)
   Analysis from a causally interactive social demographic perspective of global problems generated by four interconnected sociological phenomena: (1) the historical population growth dynamics that have carried Earth beyond 6 billion humans; (2) the staggering scale and speed of environmental degradation; (3) the dizzying social psychological impacts of unprecedented rates of digital information exchange; and (4) accelerating globalization.

3471  Sociology of Health (3)
   Social factors and processes involved in the onset, treatment, and outcomes of illness.

3472  Sociology of Mental Health (3)
   Social factors and processes in the definitions of community responses to, and treatment of the mentally disordered.

3473  Social Epidemiology (3) Prerequisite: SOC 3112 or FCS 3210 or ECON 3600 or Psych 3000 or an equivalent approved by the instructor. Fulfills Quantitative Intensive BS Course, Quantitative Reasoning B Course.
   Methods and findings of the quantitative analysis of social factors in morbidity and mortality.

3474  Mental Health of Asian Pacific Americans (3) Cross listed as ETHNC 3474.
   Sociological approaches to mental health and the issues related to immigrants, refugees, and minorities. Asian Americans' mental health status, diagnosis, help-seeking behavior, service systems, and therapeutic processes.

3560  Deviant Behavior and Social Control (3)
   Forms, causes, and control of deviant behavior.

3561  Criminology (3)
   Topics in criminal law, theories of criminology, and offender types (e.g., property and violent offenders).

3562  Juvenile Delinquency (3)
   Nature and extent of juvenile delinquency; operation of juvenile-justice system and causes and treatment of delinquency.

3563  Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice (3)
   Local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies and their function in the administration of criminal justice.

3564  Courts and Corrections (3)
   Theories of punishment and responsibility and their relation to correctional programs; administration of courts and correctional institutions at the local, state, and federal level.

3593  Criminology Internship (1 to 3) Prerequisite: Instructor's consent.

3877  Pre-Senior Thesis Seminar (1 to 3) Prerequisite: Instructor's consent.
   Preparation for writing a senior thesis.

3950  Individual Research (1 to 3) Prerequisite: Instructor's consent.

3951  Directed Reading (1 to 3) Prerequisite: Instructor's consent.

3952  Individual Internships (1 to 3) Prerequisite: Instructor's consent.
   Practical experience in applying technical insights with faculty and other professionals in demonstration studies, evaluations, and projects in community and state agencies and in social-service settings.

3965  Special Topics (3)
   Subject varies. Unusual opportunities and problems in sociology.

4877  Senior Thesis (1 to 3) Prerequisite: SOC 3877.

4999  Honors Thesis/Project (3) Prerequisite: Instructor's consent. Fulfills Upper-division Communication/Writing.
   Restricted to students in the Honors Program working on their Honors degree.

5050  Foundations of Sociological Theory (3) Prerequisite: SOC 3140 or equivalent.
   Meets with SOC 6050.

5110  Sociological Research (3) Prerequisite: SOC 3111 and SOC 3112.
   Meets with SOC 6110.

5115  Sociological Analysis (3)
   Meets with SOC 6115.

5120  Statistics I (3) Prerequisite: SOC 3112.
   Meets with SOC 6120. Technique of multiple regression; its application, models, extension, and interpretation.

5210  Seminar: Social Psychology (3)
   Meets with SOC 6210.

5300  Seminar: Social Change (3)
   Meets with SOC 6300.

5330  Seminar: Comparative Organizational Analysis (3)
   Meets with SOC 6330.

5340  Seminar: Social Stratification (3) Prerequisite: SOC 3334.
   Meets with SOC 6340.

5410  Seminar: Comparative Education Systems (3)
   Meets with SOC 6410.

5430  Seminar: Political Sociology (3)
   Meets with SOC 6430.

5510  Seminar: Population Change (3)
   Meets with SOC 6510.

5610  Seminar: Criminology (3)
   Meets with SOC 6610.

5665  Seminar: Racial and Ethnic Minorities (3)
   Meets with SOC 6665.

5720  Seminar: Sociology of Health (3)
   Meets with SOC 6720.

5965  Special Topics (3)
   Subject varies. Unusual opportunities and problems in sociology.

5969  Special Topics in Statistics (1 to 6) Cross listed as MGT 5969, ED PS 5969, FP MD 5969, MATH 5969, ECON 5969, FCS 5969, PSYCH 5969, STAT 5969.
   Topics vary. Taught by members of the University Statistics Committee. Check current class schedule for cross-listings.

6010  Proseminar in Sociology (1)
   Introduction to current sociology faculty members, their substantive research interests, current projects, and research styles. Preparation of graduate students to participate as research assistants.

6050  Foundations of Sociological Theory (3)
   Theoretical foundations of contemporary sociology. Major contributions of English utilitarians, Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, Max Weber, and Vilfredo Pareto with respect to issues of social order, social change, and human behavior.

6110  Sociological Research (3) Prerequisite: SOC 3111 and SOC 3112.
   Major issues and controversies in contemporary quantitative methods. Research design, causal analysis, reliability and validity, multiple indicators and confirmatory factor analysis, and comparative and longitudinal causal models.

6115  Sociological Analysis (3)
   An intensive examination of a wide range of sociological studies, designed to acquaint students with how sociologists, using a variety of methods and data sources, handle important theoretical issues. Particular attention is given to the logical coherence of each study and the fit between data and interpretation.

6120  Statistics I (3)
   Technique of multiple regression; its application, models, extension, and interpretation.

6210  Seminar: Social Psychology (3)
   Topics in social psychology: experimental social psychology, small groups, symbolic interactionism, attitudes and behavior, and cognitive theory.

6300  Seminar: Social Change (3)
   Major theories and research on large-scale social change. Works of Coleman, Giddens, Janowitz, Barrington, Moore, etc. Important contemporary and historical processes, including the Russian, Chinese, and African revolutions. Current issues in sociology of economic and political change.

6330  Seminar: Comparative Organizational Analysis (3)
   Major sociological theories on comparative study of bureaucratic organizations. Works of Weber, Michels, Blau, Scott, Meyer, Perrow, Pugh, and Hickson. Dimensions of bureaucratic structure, effects of size and technology on organizational structure, organization-environment relationship, and cross-cultural analysis of bureaucracy.

6340  Seminar: Social Stratification (3) Prerequisite: SOC 3334.
   Structure and changes in socio-economic inequalities. Status attainment in the United States in comparison with other societies. Advantages and burdens of social class, race, gender, and other factors considered from theoretical perspectives and available evidence.

6410  Seminar: Comparative Education Systems (3)
   Sociological theories, perspectives, and empirical research in public education, primarily in American society. Functional and conflict paradigms, schooling in capitalist America, schooling and inequality, trends and issues in African-American education, and role of sociology in educational policy.

6430  Seminar: Political Sociology (3)
   Political regionalism, i.e., distinctive patterns of regional political behavior. Regional support for revolutionary movements (English, French, or Iranian revolutions), or regional divergence in voting behavior (Tuscany's adherence to the Italian Communist Party, or Utah's attachment to conservative political parties).

6510  Seminar: Population Change (3)
   Topics vary but focus in alternate semesters on theories and empirical studies of fertility or mortality. Emphasis on developing a funding proposal following NIH guidelines reflecting analysis of extant datasets.

6610  Seminar: Criminology (3)
   Development of a theory of criminal justice. Evolution of criminal theory and practice in Anglo-American society emphasizing specific areas of social deviance (e.g., sexual, domestic, gambling, and drugs).

6665  Seminar: Racial and Ethnic Minorities (3)
   Dynamics of race and ethnic relations. Differentiations of power, identity, socio- economic status, forces of racial conflicts, and mutual accommodations. Influence of discrimination and colonialism on minority individuals, and on community institutions and society.

6720  Seminar: Sociology of Health (3)
   Special issues in medical sociology. Topics usually concern contemporary medical sociology theory and research.

6950  Individual Research: Master's (1 to 3) Prerequisite: Instructor's consent.

6951  Directed Reading: Master's (1 to 3) Prerequisite: Instructor's consent.

6965  Special Topics (3)
   Subject varies. Unusual opportunities and problems in sociology at the graduate level.

6977  Thesis Research: Master's (1 to 9) Prerequisite: Instructor's consent.

6988  Faculty Consultation: Master's (3) Prerequisite: Instructor's consent.

7050  Seminar: Contemporary Sociological Theory (3)
   Modern efforts to address classical issues in defining sociology and science; contemporary efforts to reformulate and apply classical questions in the field.

7130  Statistics II (3) Prerequisite: SOC 6120.
   Techniques of data analysis, and when and how to apply techniques. Interpreting results in nonstatistical terms and applying computer packages such as SPSS. Techniques for data reduction, classification, and causal analysis (i.e., LISREL). Assumptions of the model and consequences when assumptions are violated.

7150  Research Internship (3) Prerequisite: Instructor's consent.
   Individual research experience working with a faculty member in preparation for the development of a dissertation draft proposal. Students and faculty members are expected to produce a paper for presentation at a professional meeting and subsequent publication.

7950  Individual Research: Ph.D. (1 to 3) Prerequisite: Instructor's consent.

7951  Directed Readings: Ph.D. (1 to 3) Prerequisite: Instructor's consent.

7977  Dissertation Research: Ph.D. (1 to 9) Prerequisite: Instructor's consent.

7988  Faculty Consultation: Ph.D. (3) Prerequisite: Instructor's consent.