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Sociology (SOC)
SOC 4213 Sexuality in American Society (S) Prerequisites: Junior standing or consent of instructor.
SOC 4433 Environmental Sociology (S) Description: Critical assessment of the social causes and consequences of problems with resource scarcity and environmental degradation. Environmental problems viewed as social problems, requiring an understanding of the structural conditions producing environmental problems and inhibiting resolutions. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Sociology General Education and other Course Attributes: Social & Behavioral Sciences SOC 4453 Environmental Inequality (S) Prerequisites: SOC 1113. Description: Considers the connection between environmental problems and race/ethnicity and class inequality. Focuses on environmental justice/equity, social movements, health, policy and risk at the local, national and global levels. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Sociology General Education and other Course Attributes: Social & Behavioral Sciences SOC 4463 Technology and Society Description: Exploration of various aspects of the relationship between society and technology. Analysis of arguments about the role of technology in society. Examination of the social contexts within which technology is created and discussion of the mechanisms and processes through which technology is embraced or discarded, such as peer review, politics, religion, and legal frameworks. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Sociology SOC 4473 Oklahoma Environmental Sociology Description: Critical assessment of the social causes and consequences of environmental problems in Oklahoma, both historical and contemporary. Examines the Land Run, the Dust Bowl, the Oil Boom, land ownership and use patterns. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Sociology SOC 4493 Sociology of Environmental Hazards and Disasters Prerequisites: SOC 3113 or instructor permission. Description: Explores societal dimensions of environmental hazards and disasters, emphasizing disaster theory and research, key issues in the sociological study of environmental hazards and disasters, such as social impacts, social vulnerability, and community development and resilience. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3
Description: Sociological aspects of sexual behavior, attitudes and belief systems in society. Similarities and differences in males and females in all types of sexuality. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Sociology General Education and other Course Attributes: Social & Behavioral Sciences
SOC 4243 Quantitative Methods in Sociology Prerequisites: SOC 1113, SOC 3113, SOC 4113.
Description: Strategies and procedures in the analysis of quantitative sociological data, including the use of statistical computer programs. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3
Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Sociology SOC 4313 Sociology of Law
Description: Law has been studied from different perspectives. In this course, we will focus on issues concerning the relationship between law, legal institution, and society. Issues such as the relationship between law and social change, the origins of law, the integrative function of law, law and social conflict, legal profession, and rationales of punishment and penal policies are explored through classical and contemporary sociological theories. In addition, we will consider the role of law and legal institution in reinforcing and changing social class, gender, and race inequalities. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Sociology SOC 4333 Criminology (S) Description: Summary of sociological and psychological research pertaining to crime causation and crime trends. Modern trends in control
and treatment. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3
Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Sociology General Education and other Course Attributes: Social & Behavioral Sciences SOC 4383 Social Stratification (S) Description: Systems of class and caste, with special attention to the United States. Status, occupation, income, and other elements in stratification. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Sociology General Education and other Course Attributes: Social & Behavioral Sciences
Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Sociology
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