Introduction to sociology. Basic sociological concepts presented. Emphasis on American society, particularly economic trends and their influence on Americans' lives. (Gen.Ed. SB, U)

Introduction to sociology. Basic sociological concepts presented. Emphasis on American society, particularly economic trends and their influence on Americans' lives. (Gen.Ed. SB, U)

Introduction to sociology. Basic sociological concepts presented. Emphasis on American society, particularly economic trends and their influence on Americans' lives. (Gen.Ed. SB, U)

Introduction to sociology. Basic sociological concepts presented. Emphasis on American society, particularly economic trends and their influence on Americans' lives. (Gen.Ed. SB, U)

Introduction to sociology. Basic sociological concepts presented. Emphasis on American society, particularly economic trends and their influence on Americans' lives. (Gen.Ed. SB, U)

Introduction to demography. Population size, distribution, and composition; their change through fertility, mortality, and migration. The social and economic determinants and consequences of population trends. (Gen. Ed. G)

This course explores the family as a gendered social construction. It considers how the family reflects and reproduces gender roles that are woven into the social norms of our society.

Explores how and why social movements occur, what strategies they use, how they create collective identities, how issues such as civil rights, workers' rights, women's rights, the environment, the global economy mobilize activists' participation within the circumstances faced.

Introduction to Sociology. Analysis of the consequences of membership in racial, gender, class and ethnic groups on social, economic and political life.
(Gen.Ed. SB, U)

Literature on health and illness from three sociological perspectives: 1) epidemiological: focus on social and psychological factors as causes of disease; 2) illness-behavior perspectives: focus on variation between persons and groups in their evaluation and response to pain and symptoms; and 3) organizational: emphasis on problems in organization and delivery of medical services. Prerequisite: 100-level SOCIOL course.