Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Introduction to Sociology. A survey of the discipline of sociology. Topics will include sociological theory, methods, and selected substantive areas.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Introduction to Social Problems. A theoretical and empirical analysis of selected major social problems confronting American society.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Social Statistics. Concepts and techniques for quantitative data analysis: including measurement, hypotheses testing, computer applications with SPSS, and bivariate and multivariate analytic techniques.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Social Research Methods-CTW. Prerequisite: Soci 3010 with grade of C or higher. Advanced studies in techniques of quantitative and qualitative research design, data collection, management, analysis, and presentation. Serves as one of the two Critical Thinking Through Writing (CTW) courses required of all sociology majors.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Sociological Theory. Major theoretical orientations used in sociology from the 1800s to the present.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Cognition and Society. Perceiving, focusing, classifying, timing, symbolizing, and remembering in a societal context. How thinking can vary cross-nationally and historically. The social construction of racial, ethnic, gender, sexual, and temporal boundaries; social connection between collective memories and national and group identities; and social foundations of knowledge and myth.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Families and Society. (Same as WSt 3120.) Key concepts and processes of family sociology with application to sexuality, partner selection, transition to parenthood, parenting and children, housework and paid work, conflict and violence, divorce and remarriage, grandparenting, care giving, and alternative families.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Identity, Self, and Social Interaction. Relations between the individual and society, the role of language and social interaction in the socialization of the person, the function of role taking, and identification in the emergence of the self.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Birth and Parenthood. (Same as WSt 3140.) Pregnancy, birth, and parenting; fatherhood and motherhood in a social and historical context.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Sexuality and Society. Social construction and social control of sexuality. Examining trends in sexual attitudes and behaviors across the life course and how they are influenced by social interaction and social institutions. Topics may include sex research methods, representations of sexuality, sex education, sexual health and infection, sexual violence, and the commodification of sex.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
African-American Family. (Same as AAS 3000.) Contemporary theories and research on the African-American family.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Wealth, Power, and Inequality. Analysis of social structure and function in terms of class, caste, status, power, and mobility.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Work and Employment. Meanings and conditions of work, the social implications of the division of labor, the changing structure of the labor force, and group relationships in industry.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Race and Ethnic Relations. The major processes and outcomes that occur when racial or ethnic groups interact. Topics studied are the nature of racism, prejudice, discrimination, cultural pluralism, assimilation, integration, segregation, and immigrant adjustment patterns, as well as methods of resolving problems associated with these phenomena.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Immigration. Sociological analysis of causes and processes of immigration, as well as conditions of immigrant life and socio-cultural, demographic, economic, and political effects of immigration on different societies.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Gender and Society. (Same as WSt 3130.) Social construction of gender, gender-based stratification, and power dynamics.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Activism, Protest, and Revolution. Conditions which generate social movements and factors affecting their success or failure. Issues include the timing of rebellion, strategies of protest, and the legacies of activism.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Deviant Behavior. Analysis of theories of deviant behavior, study of the control of deviance, and an examination of selected deviant subcultures.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Crime and Punishment. Different approaches to the etiology, treatment, and control of criminal behavior.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Youth and Crime. Sociological explanations of delinquency focusing on the socialization process that places adolescents at risk of delinquency, as well as the relationships between the socialization process, the family environment, peer associations, social structure, and delinquency.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
The Holocaust. (Same as Hist 4640.) Historical and social analysis of the mass deprivation and murder of Jews and other people under the policies and auspices of National Socialist Germany, 1933-1945.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Poverty and Welfare. Analysis of social needs and interventions in industrial and post-industrial United States, with an emphasis on the causes of poverty and measures for its alleviation.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Population Problems. Analysis of population from the standpoint of theories, dynamics, composition, fertility, mortality, migration, and economic and social aspects.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Drug Use and Abuse. Phenomenon of drug use and abuse with consideration of alcohol and other psychoactive drugs, including narcotics, marijuana, psychedelics, stimulants, sedatives, tranquilizers, and deliriants.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Social Change and the Future. Case studies and theories about the causes and consequences of modern and future social changes. Attention is given to strategies people use to produce social change, methods of forecasting future developments, and experts' ideas of what social patterns to expect in the future.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Mental Illness in the United States. Mental illness within the context of the larger social environment. Analysis of social and cultural factors in the incidence, recognition, course, and community management of mental health problems.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Sociology of Popular Culture. Effects of popular culture, such as TV, tabloids, and films on western and non-western societies; effects of social class on taste.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Queer Identities. (Same as WSt 3356.) Social construction of gay, lesbian, and bisexual identities, contemporary issues, including types and effects of discrimination based on sexual identity.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Selected Topics. A maximum of six credit hours may be applied toward the major. May be repeated if topics are different.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0 TO 6.0
Honors Readings. Prerequisites: consent of the instructor and Honors Program director. Readings on selected topics.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Global Perspectives on Violence Against Women. (Same as WSt 4050.) Comparative course investigating women's experiences of violence inside and outside the home, examining the reasons why women are disproportionately the victims of certain types of violence worldwide. Rates and types of violence against women are compared for various societies and strategies for ending violence explored.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Aging Policy and Services. (Same as Gero 4110.) Aging policy, services, and programs emphasizing legislation, funding, planning, the aging network, and the long-term care system.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Aging and Society. (Same as WSt 4116 and Gero 4116.) Application of sociological theory and methods to the study of aging in society; the impact of urbanization on the aged and the aged on social institutions.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Global Aging and Families. (Same as Gero 4119.) This is an upper division undergraduate course designed to introduce population aging at a global level in a global perspective. The course utilizes macro-sociological approaches to explain how demographic changes, global economic transformations, and social policies influence aging experiences, processes, and families in different regions of the world. It also combines micro-sociological approaches to examine how families are changing in roles and responsibilities as well as in forms and structures because of population aging in a global context, informing students how aging is not just a personal issue but is affected by gender, race, ethnicity, class, as well as national boundaries.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Death, Dying, and Loss. (Same as Gero 4122.) The process of death and dying, including the social roles of the dying person, the family, and those of the hospital and institutional staff; the social factors influencing death; social functions of bereavement; problems in coping created by medical technology and longevity.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Ties that Bind: Family, Intimacy, and Aging. (Same as Gero 4130.) This course examines older adults' family lives and intimate relationships in social, historical and demographic context. Emphasis is placed on understanding in the type, nature, content and meaning of relationships, and on identifying influential factors, including, for example, gender, race, ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, and health status.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Sexual and Intimate Violence. (Same as WSt 4060.) Societal causes, power dynamics, and policy implications of rape and sexual violence, battery, psychological/emotional abuse, child abuse and neglect, and elder abuse.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Power and Politics. The relationship between society and the system of government, focusing on the United States, on who rules, and who makes the rules.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Urban Sociology. Analysis of urban society on the basis of the population, social organization, and social relationships of each.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Sociology of Health and Illness. Social causes and effects of illness; beliefs and behaviors of healthy and sick people; social aspects of health professions training; the social organization and financing of health care; health policy issues such as genetic intervention, organ transplantation, medical technology, and the right to die.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Metropolitan Atlanta. (Same as Hist 4320 and Geog 4768.) Interdisciplinary perspective focusing on social, historical, and geographic processes which have shaped the Atlanta region.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Issues in the African-American Community. (Same as AAS 4000.) Examination of the impact of major societal issues on the African-American community.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
African American Male/Female Relationships. (Same as AAS 4030.) Explores historical, social, psychological, and economic factors impacting upon African-American relationships. Issues explored include negative images and stereotypes, color, beauty, and pornography; sex-gender and role identity, consumerism and narcissism, employment, and others. Gay and lesbian relationships will also be included.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
African-American Women in the United States. (Same as AAS 4100 and WSt 4312.) Contemporary social issues of African-American women. Emphasis on the historical roots of current issues and the interrelationships of gender, race, and class.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Girls. (Same as Anth 4320 and WSt 4310.) Feminist analyses of who girls are and how they are socialized in our society. Girls' experiences with social institutions, growth and development issues, self-esteem and body image, sexuality, culture and media, third-wave feminism, and girls' movements.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Religion and Society. Religion as a social institution, including its interrelationships with other social institutions and other aspects of society and culture. Analysis of theories of religion and society applied to contemporary religious institutions.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Law and Society. Recruitment, training, and practice in the legal professions. Analysis of the legal system as a social process.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Educational Sociology. Sociological foundations of modern education and the relationships of the school as a social institution to family, church, and community institutions. Emphasis will be placed upon the school and social problems related to rapid urban development.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Critical Thinking through Writing in General Sociology. Serves as one of the two Critical Thinking Through Writing (CTW) courses required of all sociology majors. If you have taken this course without a CTW designation, you may not take it or receive credit for it as a CTW course.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Critical Thinking through Writing in Families, Health, and the Life Course. Serves as one of the two Critical Thinking Through Writing (CTW) courses required of all sociology majors. If you have taken this course without a CTW designation, you may not take it or receive credit for it as a CTW course.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Critical Thinking through Writing in Gender and Sexuality. Serves as one of the two Critical Thinking Through Writing (CTW) courses required of all sociology majors. If you have taken this course without a CTW designation, you may not take it or receive credit for it as a CTW course.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Critical Thinking Through Writing in Race and Urban Studies. Serves as one of the two Critical Thinking Through Writing (CTW) courses required of all sociology majors. If you have taken this course without a CTW designation, you may not take it or receive credit for it as a CTW course.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0 TO 6.0
Honors Thesis: Research. Prerequisites: consent of the instructor and Honors Program director. Readings or research preparatory to honors thesis or project.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0 TO 6.0
Honors Thesis: Writing. Prerequisites: Soci 4870, consent of the instructor and Honors Program director. Writing or production of Honors thesis or project.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0 TO 6.0
Internship. Combined academic training and professional experience in community agencies. Application required. See department adviser for information, including deadlines for applying.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0 TO 4.0
Directed Readings B.I.S.-CTW. Directed Readings designed for Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies students. This course may satisfy the junior and/or senior-level Critical Thinking Through Writing requirements.