Radford University Undergraduate Catalog, 2011-2012

skills necessary for full participation in a diverse
workplace and a diverse society. Students
cannot receive credit for both ANTH 333 and
SOCY 333. This course may be used to meet
requirements for the minor in Women’s Studies.
will explore the symbolic nature of communication,
the emergence of the self and our role
in the creation and maintenance of our social
skills. Students cannot receive credit for both
SOCY 265 and SOCY 365.
SOCY 337. Political Sociology. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisite: SOCY 110 or SOCY/ANTH 121.
Provides an overview of American political processes:
individual political participation, political
movements, influence groups, community
power studies, and theories of political power at
the national level.
SOCY 341. Sociology of Health and
Medicine. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisite: SOCY 110 or SOCY/ANTH 121.
Covers the health professional-patient relationship,
relationships between health professionals,
the nature of care in different 426 health facilities,
social and environmental causes of illness,
death and dying, and the general quality
of health care and delivery in American society.
SOCY 360. Sociological Theory. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: SOCY 110 or SOCY/ANTH 121.
Surveys a variety of contemporary sociological
theories and provides an overview of the critical
differences in their assumptions and foci. Students
cannot receive credit for both SOCY 450
and SOCY 360.
SOCY 361. Work, Organizations, and
Society. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: SOCY 110 or SOCY/ANTH 121.
Examines a wide variety of white- and blue-collar
occupations and the impact of organizational
structure on work and workers.
SOCY 365. Society and the Individual. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisite: SOCY 110 or SOCY/ANTH 121.
Designed to introduce students to sociological
social psychology using a symbolic interactionist
viewpoint. Approached this way, students
384
SOCY 370. Environmental Sociology. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: SOCY 110 or SOCY/ANTH 121.
Examines sociological issues relating to individuals,
society and the natural environment. It focuses
on a range of environmental problems utilizing an
historical and comparative approach in assessing
societal changes and their impact on nature as well
as attitudinal differences toward the environment
from multicultural perspectives.
SOCY 380. Introduction to Social
Research Methods. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: SOCY 110 or SOCY/ANTH 121
and STAT 200 or equivalent.
Provides an introduction to basic procedures
and techniques used in social research. Emphasis
is placed on measuring instruments, as well
as major methods and designs employed in social
research.
SOCY 389. Sociology of the Family. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisite: SOCY 110 or SOCY/ANTH 121.
Examines family as a social institution. Includes
sociological overview of modern family in its
diverse forms and its relationship to economy,
government, and stratification systems of gender,
race, and class. Students cannot receive
credit for both SOCY 289 and SOCY 389. This
course may be used to meet requirements for the
minor in Women’s Studies.
SOCY 390. Sociology of Sport. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisite: SOCY 110 or SOCY/ANTH 121.
Sociological theories are utilized to understand the
significance of sport as a social institution. Issues
such as sport and socialization, the social organization
of sport, sport and social stratification, and
the relationship of sport to other institutions are discussed.
This course may be used to meet requirements
for the minor in Women’s Studies.