DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS FOR SUMMER 2009

SUMMER 2009 ONLINE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES

Correspondence/Online Courses

• 100-Level Courses
• 200-Level Courses
• 300-Level Courses
• 400-Level Courses

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Sociology 101: Introduction to Sociology

The basic concepts, topics, and theories of sociology.  This course is a prerequisite for more advanced courses in sociology.

 

Correspondence section available; call 277-1604 for details

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Sociology 205: Crime, Public Policy & the Criminal Justice System

The study of crime, the criminal justice system and crime-related public policy. Discussion of key criminological concepts, measurement of crime and delinquency, its distribution in society, victimization, public opinion, the criminal justice system, crime control strategies and policies.

Prerequisite: Sociology 101.

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Sociology 308: Sociology of Gender

How and why societies create gender categories.  How do definitions of "masculinity" and "femininity" vary?  What are the costs and benefits of being male or female in contemporary American society?

Prerequisite: Sociology 101.

 

Sociology 312: Causes of Crime & Delinquency

A survey of criminological theories exploring why some people are more likely to engage in crime than others and why crime rates vary over time and space and across social groups. Attendant policy issues will also be discussed.

Prerequisites: Sociology 101 AND Sociology 205 or Sociology 211 or Sociology 213.

Correspondence section available; call 277-1604 for details

 

Section	Days & Time	Instructor
001 (June 8 - July 3)	MTWRF 8:10 AM - 10:10 AM	María Vélez

 

 

Sociology 313: Social Control

The study of informal and formal social control strategies for guiding and monitoring individual behavior and social interaction.  Discussion of key social control agents and institutions, including the family, schools, peers, media, religion, and the criminal justice system.

Prerequisites: Sociology 101 AND Sociology 205 or or Sociology 211 or Sociology 213.

 

Sociology 326: Sociology of New Mexico

New Mexico as a social system: the infrastructure of communities and ethnic groups, stratification, major social institutions, deviance and inter-group relations.

Prerequisite: Sociology 101.

 

Sociology 331: Collective Behavior

The study of riots, disturbances, social movements and other forms of contentious collective behavior. Strategies of conflict and conflict resolution are considered.

Prerequisite: Sociology 101.

 

Sociology 340: Sociology of Medical Practice

An introduction to the delivery of health care in the U.S. and selected other countries is pursued with an emphasis on the interaction of patients, professionals and health care institutions.

 

Section	Days & Time	Instructor
030 (July 6 - July 31) CNM WEST	MTWR  4:00 PM - 6:30 PM	J. Meredith Martin

Sociology 371: Classical Social Theory

The study of nineteenth century sociological theory, with particular emphasis on Marx, Durkheim, and Weber.

Prerequisite: Sociology 101.

 

Sociology 381: Social Data Analysis

An introduction to the basic statistics (both descriptive and inferential) employed in the analysis of quantitative sociological data.

Prerequisite: Sociology 101 and 280.

 

Sociology 398: Special Topics: Race, Class, & Feminism

No course description available at this time.

Prerequisite: Sociology 101.

Offered with AFST 397.001, AMST 350.001, POLS 300.001, and WMST 325.001.

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Sociology 423: Gender & Crime

This course will outline similarities and differences in offending patterns across males and females and discuss various explanations for these differences.  Discussions will also focus on the dynamics of female offending, the formal social control of female offenders and the role of women in the correctional system.

Prerequisites: Sociology 312 AND Sociology 313.

 

Section	Days & Time	Instructor
036 (June 8 - July 31) UNM WEST	T/TH  10:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Marie Clevenger

 

 

Sociology 441: Complex Organizations

Structure and functional dynamics of formal organizations; the role of bureaucracy in modern social organization.

Prerequisite: Sociology 101.

 

Section	Days & Time	Instructor
030 (July 6 - July 31) UNM WEST	MTWR  6:00 PM - 8:30 PM	Alexis Padilla

 

 

Sociology 461: Social Dynamics of Global Change

This interdisciplinary course will examine social, political, economic and cultural development in Nicaragua and Costa Rica.  We will meet with grassroots organizations that are confronting new realities of globalization, neo-liberal economics, and a resurgence of the Left in Latin America, and working to develop new approaches to peace, reconciliation and economic recovery.  The first five days of the program will be classroom work in Albuquerque in preparation for the trip.  We will spend several days at Casa Xalteva, a study center in Granada, Nicaragua, and then split into three small investigative groups to explore other regions of Nicaragua and Costa Rica.  The three groups will return to Granada at the end of the course to share our knowledge and experiences.  Students will stay with Nicaraguan families while in Granada, and in hotels or hostels while on the group trips.  Students can earn 3 undergraduate credits in sociology.  Cost approximately $1000 includes boards and room, insurance, transportation in Nicaragua, field trips and excursions.  Does not include UNM tuition and round trip airfare to Managua.

 

Sociology 471: Contemporary Social Theory

This course will familiarize you with the major schools of thought in contemporary sociological theory: functionalism, symbolic interactionism, neo-Marxism, and French structuralism/post-structuralism. The course will help you understand the basic assumptions of each theory and the ways they complement or contradict one another.

Prerequisite: Sociology 101.

 

Sociology 490: Directed Study

Tutorial arrangement with a member of the sociology faculty. Specific arrangements must be made with a member of the sociology faculty responsible for supervising the work.  These arrangements are normally made at least one semester in advance.  Restricted to students with substantial background in sociology. May be taken for departmental honors with prior approval of chairperson. Not to be taken for criminology credit.

Sociology 491: Directed Study in Criminology

Tutorial arrangement for investigation of selected issues in criminology. Specific arrangements must be made with a member of the sociology faculty responsible for supervising the work.

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