Sociology (SOC)

SOC 110. Orientation to Public Service and Administration in Agriculture.

Cr. R. F.
Survey of public service and administration in agriculture. Exploration of career tracks and career planning. Recommended during first semester of freshman year or as soon as possible after transfer into the department.

SOC 115. Orientation to Sociology.

Cr. R. F.S.
Orientation to sociology. A familiarization with University and LAS College requirements and procedures. Occupational tracks and career options open to sociology; introduction to career planning. Recommended during first semester of freshman year, or as soon as possible after transfer into the department. Offered on a satisfactory-fail basis only.

SOC 130. Rural Institutions and Organizations.

(3-0) Cr. 3. F.S.
An introductory analysis of sociological concepts and theories as they relate to rural institutions and organizations. Emphasis on the static structure and function of these institutions and organizations and on their dynamic adaptation to changing societal, environmental, and economic conditions. General sociological principles and perspectives. Credit for only Soc 130 or 134 may be applied toward graduation.

SOC 134. Introduction to Sociology.

(3-0) Cr. 3. F.S.SS.
Social interaction and group behavior with emphasis on the scientific study of contemporary U.S. society, including issues relating to socialization, inequality, and changing rural and urban communities. Analysis of relationships among the institutions of family, religion, political participation, work, and leisure. Credit for only Soc 130 or 134 may be applied toward graduation.

SOC 134H. Honors..

(3-0) Cr. 3. F.S.SS.
Social interaction and group behavior with emphasis on the scientific study of contemporary U.S. society, including issues relating to socialization, inequality, and changing rural and urban communities. Analysis of relationships among the institutions of family, religion, political participation, work, and leisure. Credit for only Soc 130 or 134 may be applied toward graduation.

SOC 202. Introduction to Research Methods.

(3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: SOC 130 or SOC 134, credit in STAT 101 or concurrent enrollment in STAT 101
A survey of the principal research methods used in sociological analysis.

SOC 219. Sociology of Intimate Relationships.

(3-0) Cr. 3. F.S.SS. Prereq: SOC 130 or SOC 134
Analysis of intimate relationships among couples using a sociological perspective. Attention is given to singlehood; dating and courtship; sexuality; mate selection, cohabitation, and marriage. Relationship quality, communication, conflict and dissolution of these types of relationship will also be explored.

SOC 220. Globalization and Sustainability.

(Cross-listed with ANTHR, ENV S, GLOBE, M E, MAT E, T SC). (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S.
An introduction to understanding the key global issues in sustainability. Focuses on interconnected roles of energy, materials, human resources, economics, and technology in building and maintaining sustainable systems. Applications discussed will include challenges in both the developed and developing world and will examine the role of technology in a resource-constrained world. Cannot be used for technical elective credit in any engineering department.

Meets International Perspectives Requirement.

SOC 235. Social Problems and American Values.

(3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: SOC 130 or SOC 134
Sociological concepts, theories and methods to analyze the causes and consequences of social problems. Social problems discussed may include crime, substance abuse, income inequalities, discrimination, poverty, race relations, health care, family issues, and the environment. How American culture and values shape societal conditions, public discourse and policy.

Meets U.S. Diversity Requirement

SOC 241. Youth and Crime.

(Cross-listed with CJ ST). (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: SOC 130 or SOC 134
An examination of delinquency that focuses on the relationship between youth as victims and as offenders, social and etiological features of delinquency, the role of the criminal justice system, delinquents' rights, and traditional and alternative ways of dealing with juvenile crime.

SOC 302. Research Methods for the Social Sciences.

(3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: SOC 130 or SOC 134; STAT 101; or concurrent enrollment in STAT 101
Introduction to the principal research methods used in sociology, including survey research, interviewing, content analysis, experiments, ethnographies, focus groups, historical analysis, and analysis of secondary data. Instruction on sampling and the principles of validity and reliability underlying quantitative and qualitative methods. Training in data analysis using statistical software packages.

SOC 305. Social Psychology: A Sociological Perspective.

(3-0) Cr. 3. F.S.SS. Prereq: SOC 130 or SOC 134
Examination of human behavior in a social environment with emphasis on development of the self, interpersonal relations, attitudes, and small groups.

SOC 310. Community.

(3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: SOC 130 or SOC 134
Analysis of evolving theory and research of community as an ideal type, an ecological system, a political economy, and an interactional field; examination of the impact of economic, cultural, social and political infrastructures on community power structures and change processes in a global era.

SOC 325. Transition in Agriculture.

(3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: SOC 130 or SOC 134 or permission of instructor
The impacts of agricultural changes on farm families, rural communities, and consumers. Past, present, and future trends in family farms and their social implications.

SOC 327. Sex and Gender in Society.

(Cross-listed with W S). (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S.SS. Prereq: SOC 130 or SOC 134
How the biological fact of sex is transformed into a system of gender stratification. The demographics and social positions of women and men in the family, education, media, politics, and the economy. Theories of the social-psychological and sociological bases for behavior and attitudes of women and men. The relationship between gender, class, and race.

Meets U.S. Diversity Requirement

SOC 328. Sociology of Masculinities and Manhood.

(Cross-listed with W S). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: SOC 130, SOC 134, or W S 201
Examination of socially constructed and idealized images of manhood, the nature of social hierarchies and relations constructed on the basis of imagery, ideologies, and norms of masculinity. Theories on gender (sociological, psychological, and biological). Particular attention given to theory and research on gender variations among men by race, class, ethnicity, sexual orientation, physical ability and age.

Meets U.S. Diversity Requirement

SOC 330. Ethnic and Race Relations.

(Cross-listed with AF AM). (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S.SS. Prereq: SOC 130 or SOC 134
Analysis of ethnic and race relations, particularly in America; emphasis on the sociology and psychology of race and ethnic relations.

Meets U.S. Diversity Requirement

SOC 331. Social Class and Inequality.

(3-0) Cr. 3. F.S.SS. Prereq: SOC 130 or SOC 134
Social stratification and processes resulting in social and economic inequalities; implications of status, class, and poverty for people of different races, ethnicities, and gender.

Meets U.S. Diversity Requirement

SOC 332. The Latino/Latina Experience in U.S. Society.

(3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: SOC 130 or SOC 134
Examination of the social, historical, economic and political experience of varied Latino ethnic groups in the U.S. - primarily focusing on Mexican, Puerto Ricans, and Cubans.

Meets U.S. Diversity Requirement

SOC 334. Politics and Society.

(Cross-listed with POL S). (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: A course in political science or sociology
The relationship between politics and society with emphasis on American society. Discussion of theories of inequality, power, social movements, elites, ruling classes, democracy, and capitalism.

SOC 340. Deviant and Criminal Behavior.

(Cross-listed with CJ ST). (3-0) Cr. 3. S.SS. Prereq: SOC 130 or SOC 134
Theory and research on the etiology of types of social deviance; issues relating to crime, antisocial behavior and social policies designed to control deviant behavior.

SOC 341. Criminology.

(Cross-listed with CJ ST). (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: SOC 130 or SOC 134
The nature of crime and criminology; the concept of crime; statistics and theories of criminality; major forms of crime; official responses to crime and control of crime.

SOC 345. Population and Society.

(Cross-listed with ENV S). (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: SOC 130 or SOC 134
Human population growth and structure; impact on food, environment, and resources; gender issues; trends of births, deaths, and migration; projecting future population; population policies and laws; comparison of the United States with other societies throughout the world.

Meets International Perspectives Requirement.

SOC 351. Police and Society.

(Cross-listed with CJ ST). (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: SOC 241 or CJ ST 240
Introduction and overview of law enforcement in the United States. Theory and research on police history, function, and organization; constitutional issues of policing; and critical topics, such as community policing, officer discretion and decision-making, corruption, use of force, and racial profiling. The course illustrates the interconnections between communities, police organizations, citizens, and criminal offenders.

SOC 352. Punishment, Corrections, and Society.

(Cross-listed with CJ ST). (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: SOC 241 or CJ ST 240
Introduction and overview of corrections in the United States. Theory and research on probation, parole, intermediate sanctions, prison, inmate society, inmate behavior and misconduct, capital punishment, recidivism, correctional treatment, rehabilitation, and offender reintegration into society.

SOC 362. Applied Ethics in Agriculture.

(Cross-listed with ECON). (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: ECON 101 or SOC 130 or SOC 134, junior or senior status in the College of Agriculture
Identify major ethical issues and dilemmas in the conduct of agricultural and agribusiness management and decision making. Discuss and debate proper ethical behavior in these issues and situations and the relationship between business and personal ethical behavior.

SOC 377. Social Dimensions of Religion.

(Cross-listed with RELIG). (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: Prior course work in Religious Studies or Sociology recommended
The influence of religion in society, both as a conservator of values and as a force for social change. Nonmajor graduate credit.

SOC 380. Sociology of Work.

(3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: SOC 130 or SOC 134
Inequalities (gender, race, class) related to jobs, occupations, firms, and industries. Satisfactions, rewards, alienation, discrimination, and other topics of importance to workers are examined.

SOC 381. Social Psychology of Small Group Behavior.

(Cross-listed with PSYCH). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: SOC 305 or PSYCH 280
A survey of small group theory and research from an interdisciplinary, social psychological perspective.

SOC 382. Environmental Sociology.

(Cross-listed with ENV S). (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: SOC 130, SOC 134 or 3 credits of ENV S
Environment-society relations; social construction of nature and the environment; social and environmental impacts of resource extraction, production, and consumption; environmental inequality; environmental mobilization and movements; U.S. and international examples.

SOC 401. Contemporary Sociological Theories.

(3-0) Cr. 3. F.S.SS. Prereq: 9 credits in sociology
Both historical and modern social theories as applied to understanding and researching the social world. Nonmajor graduate credit.

SOC 402. White-Collar Crime.

(Cross-listed with CJ ST). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: SOC 241 or CJ ST 240
Introduction and overview of white-collar crime as a form of deviance. Theory and research on occupational, corporate, and organizational offending; prevalence, costs, and consequences of white-collar crime; predictors and correlates of white-collar crime; and political, business, and public policy responses to white-collar crime.

SOC 411. Social Change in Developing Countries.

(3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: SOC 130 or SOC 134 plus 3 credits in social sciences
Social change and development in developing countries; international interdependence; causes and consequences of persistent problems in agriculture, city growth, employment, gender equality, basic needs; local and worldwide efforts to foster social change and international development. Nonmajor graduate credit.

Meets International Perspectives Requirement.

SOC 412. Senior Seminar on Career Development.

(1-0) Cr. 1. F. Prereq: Most of major core courses, senior classification
Transition from student to professional. Career development procedures including self-assessment, short- and long-term goals, strategies for the job search, development of contacts and sources, resumes and interviews. Enrollment preferred in first semester as senior. Offered on a satisfactory-fail basis only.

SOC 415. Dynamics of Social Change.

(3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: SOC 130 or SOC 134 plus 3 credits in social sciences
Examination of public responses to complex and controversial innovations, such as environmentalism, feminism, stem-cell research, same-sex marriage, large-scale hog lots, and others. Strategies for gaining adoption/rejection of controversial innovations. Applications to topics in agriculture, development, business, and marketing. Nonmajor graduate credit. Credit for only Soc 415 or 515 may be applied toward graduation.

SOC 420. Complex Organizations.

(3-0) Cr. 3. F.SS. Prereq: SOC 130 or SOC 134 plus 3 credits in social sciences
Study of bureaucracies and other large organizations as social systems through the perspective of basis social processes and structural variables. Incorporates topics of organizational effectiveness, power and change. Nonmajor graduate credit.

SOC 435. Urban Society.

(3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 2012. Prereq: SOC 130 or SOC 134 plus 3 credits in social sciences
Development of cities and urban systems; human and spatial ecology; urban transformation, decline, and revitalization; poverty; immigration; homelessness; residential segregation; housing policy; urban social movements; local governance; alternative solutions and planning for cities; international comparisons.

SOC 460. Criminal and Juvenile Justice Practicum.

(Cross-listed with CJ ST). Cr. 3-12. Repeatable, maximum of 12 credits. F.S.SS. Prereq: Junior or senior classification; permission of criminal justice studies coordinator; major or minor in sociology, or criminal justice studies minor
Study of the criminal and juvenile justice systems and social control processes. Supervised placement in a police department, prosecutor's office, court, probation and parole department, penitentiary, juvenile correctional institution, community-based rehabilitation program, or related agency. Offered on a satisfactory-fail basis only. Not more than a total of 12 credits of field experience (Soc 454 and 460) may be counted toward graduation. No credits in Soc 460 may be used to satisfy minimum sociology requirements for sociology majors.

SOC 464. Strategies for Community Engagement.

(3-0) Cr. 3. S.SS. Prereq: 6 credits in sociology
Project-focused engagement in community issues and initiatives. A broad range of strategies will be addressed, including popular education, applied research, network analysis and mapping, policy focused work, action research, curriculum development, community organizing, and organizational development.

SOC 484. Topical Studies in Criminal and Juvenile Justice.

(3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 2013. Prereq: 6 credits in sociology and permission from instructor
Thematic or topical issues and studies dealing with the sociology of police, judiciary, institutional and community-based corrections, gender/ethnicity and crime/delinquency, criminal and delinquent gangs, and crime and delinquency prevention.

SOC 485. Sociology of the Family.

(3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 6 credits in sociology
The contemporary family in developing, industrial, and post-industrial societies. Effects of modernization, cultural change, and family policies on family dynamics, structures, and functions.

SOC 490. Independent Study.

Cr. 1-3. Repeatable, maximum of 6 credits. Prereq: 6 credits in sociology and permission of instructor
Students in the College of Agriculture must be of junior or senior classification and may use no more than 6 credits of Soc 490 toward the total of 128 credits required for graduation. Students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences may count no more than 9 credits of 490 toward graduation.

SOC 490A. General Sociology.

Cr. 1-3. Repeatable, maximum of 6 credits. Prereq: 6 credits in sociology and permission of instructor
Students in the College of Agriculture must be of junior or senior classification and may use no more than 6 credits of Soc 490 toward the total of 128 credits required for graduation. Students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences may count no more than 9 credits of 490 toward graduation.

SOC 490B. Rural Sociology.

Cr. 1-3. Repeatable, maximum of 6 credits. Prereq: 6 credits in sociology and permission of instructor
Students in the College of Agriculture must be of junior or senior classification and may use no more than 6 credits of Soc 490 toward the total of 128 credits required for graduation. Students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences may count no more than 9 credits of 490 toward graduation.

SOC 490E. Senior Seminar.

Cr. 1-3. Repeatable, maximum of 6 credits. Prereq: 6 credits in sociology and permission of instructor
Students in the College of Agriculture must be of junior or senior classification and may use no more than 6 credits of Soc 490 toward the total of 128 credits required for graduation. Students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences may count no more than 9 credits of 490 toward graduation.

SOC 490H. Honors.

Cr. 1-3. Repeatable, maximum of 6 credits. Prereq: 6 credits in sociology and permission of instructor
Students in the College of Agriculture must be of junior or senior classification and may use no more than 6 credits of Soc 490 toward the total of 128 credits required for graduation. Students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences may count no more than 9 credits of 490 toward graduation.

SOC 505. History of Social Thought.

(3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: SOC 401
Reviews the historical origins of social ideas about society how social thought has evolved throughout history, and how these affect modern sociological thinking.

SOC 506. Classical Sociological Theory.

(3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: SOC 401 or SOC 505
The origins of the canonical works of sociology in the mid-Industrial Revolution period including Karl Marx, Max Weber, Emile Durkheim and others.

SOC 509. Agroecosystems Analysis.

(Cross-listed with AGRON, SUSAG, SUSAG). (3-4) Cr. 4. F. Prereq: Senior or above classification
Experiential, interdisciplinary examination of Midwestern agricultural and food systems, emphasizing field visits, with some classroom activities. Focus on understanding multiple elements, perspectives (agronomic, economic, ecological, social, etc), and scales of operation.

SOC 511. Research Methodology for the Social Sciences.

(3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: SOC 302 and STAT 401
Covers the philosophy and the techniques of research methods in sociology and other social sciences, including the ethics and politics of social science, validity issues, conceptualization and operationalization, sampling strategies, appropriate research designs for different questions, survey construction, and various data collection and analysis techniques.

SOC 512. Applied Multivariate Statistics for Social and Behavioral Research.

(3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: STAT 404 or with instructor's permission
Applied techniques of multivariate analysis includng cluster analysis, principal components and factor analysis, multivariate analysis of variance and covariance binomial and multinomial regression, multi-level random coefficient models, and spatial regression. Conceptual and mathematical grounding for nonstatisticians. Instruction in Mplus and SAS.

SOC 513. Qualitative Research Methods.

(3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. F., offered 2011. Prereq: SOC 511
Applied qualitative research methods in sociology. Design and implementation of a course-based research project including data collection, analysis, and presentation of results. Qualitative data gathering techniques using observational, historical, in-depth interviewing or content analysis approaches. Laboratory emphasis on completion of data gathering, analysis, and report writing.

SOC 515. Sociology of Technology.

(3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 6 hours of social science
Off campus and non majors only - offered as demand warrants. Linkages among science, technology, and society. Physical, life, and social science approaches to technology evaluation. Public responses to complex and controversial technologies. Strategies for gaining adoption/rejection of technology. Required in the Master of Agriculture program. Only one of Soc 415 or 515 may be counted toward graduation credits.

SOC 520. Social Psychology: A Sociological Perspective.

(3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. F., offered 2011. Prereq: SOC 305 or PSYCH 280
Examination of cognitive, symbolic interaction, exchange, role-reference group, and dramaturgical approaches. Assessment of contemporary issues in social psychology.

SOC 525. Seminar in Social Psychology.

(3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: SOC 305 or PSYCH 280

SOC 525A. Small Groups.

(3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: SOC 305 or PSYCH 280

SOC 525B. Attitudes and Attitude Change.

(3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: SOC 305 or PSYCH 280

SOC 525C. Symbolic interactionism.

(3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: SOC 305 or PSYCH 280

SOC 525D. Self and Identity.

(3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: SOC 305 or PSYCH 280

SOC 527. Seminar in Social Inequality.

(3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 2012. Prereq: 6 credits in sociology
Analysis of racial and ethnic inequality in the United States and the world; focus on the implications of the changing world social and economic order for differences in racial and ethnic groups relative to wealth, status, and power; a critical examination of majority-group domination of minority groups in various societies.

SOC 527A. Sociology of Race and Ethnicity.

(3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 2012. Prereq: 6 credits in sociology
Analysis of racial and ethnic inequality in the United States and the world; focus on the implications of the changing world social and economic order for differences in racial and ethnic groups relative to wealth, status, and power; a critical examination of majority-group domination of minority groups in various societies.

SOC 527B. Sociology of Gender.

(3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 2012. Prereq: 6 credits in sociology
Analysis of racial and ethnic inequality in the United States and the world; focus on the implications of the changing world social and economic order for differences in racial and ethnic groups relative to wealth, status, and power; a critical examination of majority-group domination of minority groups in various societies.

SOC 533. Models of Community.

(3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. F., offered 2011. Prereq: 6 credits in sociology
Emphasis on different models or frames of reference used in community analysis. Theoretical and methodological tools, current views of community problems, and explanation of social and cultural change are presented for each model.

SOC 534. Race, Class and Gender Inequality.

(3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 2013. Prereq: 6 credits in sociology
Critical examination of the causes and consequences of social stratification and inequality; classical theories, contemporary frameworks, and recent empirical studies; international stratification patterns.

SOC 536. Seminar in Community Studies and Development.