Sociology

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Course Descriptions

Course #	Course Title	Credits
SOC 204	General Sociology	3.00 Credits
Quarters Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring Presents basic theories, concepts, and processes involved in scientific study of society, including culture, socialization, social structure, social interaction, and formal organizations. Some sections may have a no-cost text book option.
SOC 205	General Sociology	3.00 Credits
Quarters Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring Examines deviance. Studies social stratification, issues of social class, gender, racial and ethnic groups, the elderly, and collective behavior. Some sections may have a low-cost text book option.
SOC 206	General Sociology	3.00 Credits
Quarters Offered: Summer, Spring Applies sociological analysis of social change and trends in the family, religion, education, economics, politics, and medicine.
SOC 210	Marriage/Family/Intimate Relations	3.00 Credits
Quarters Offered: Fall, Winter Presents sociological analyses of topics which may include romantic love, sexual patterns, courtship and dating, intimate relationships, divorce, widowhood, remarriages, family systems in other cultures, family systems in America, current changes, and prospects for the future. Guides students into ways of coping better in their own relationships.
SOC 231	Human Sexuality	3.00 Credits
Quarters Offered: Fall A comprehensive study of human sexuality with an emphasis on sexual issues from scientific and humanistic perspectives. This course includes a survey of historical, cultural and cross-cultural variation in sexuality, sex research, female and male sexual and reproductive anatomy and physiology, gender issues, sexual response, sexual communication, sexual behavior patterns, love and sexual orientations.