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SOCIOLOGY 285
Professors
Beverly H. Burris, Ph.D., New York University
Richard M. Coughlin, Ph.D., University of California
(Berkeley)
Phillip B. Gonzales, Ph.D., University of California (Berkeley)
George A. Huaco, Ph.D., University of California (Berkeley)
Philip A. May, Ph.D., University of Montana
Susan B. Tiano, Ph.D., Brown University
Nelson P. Valdes, Ph.D., The University of New Mexico
Howard Waitzkin, Ph.D., MD., Harvard University
Associate Professors
Lisa Broidy, Ph.D., Washington State University
Robert A. Fiala, Ph.D., Stanford University
Jane C. Hood, Ph.D., University of Michigan
John M. Roberts, Ph.D., Cornell University
Arthur W. St. George, Ph.D., University of California (Davis)
Richard L. Wood, Ph.D., University of California (Berkeley)
Assistant Professors
Nancy Lopez, Ph.D., City University of New York
Andrew Schrank, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin (Madison)
Tim Wadsworth, Ph.D., University of Washington
Professors Emeriti
Dodd H. Bogart, Ph.D., University of Michigan
Pedro David, Ph.D., Indiana University
Gary D. LaFree, Ph.D., Indiana University
Gilbert W. Merkx, Ph.D., Yale University
Paul D. Steele, Ph.D., University of Texas
Charles Woodhouse, Ph.D., University of California
(Berkeley)
Adjunct
Gene Levine, Ph.D., University of California (Los Angeles)
Keiko Nakao, Ph.D., University of California (Irvine)
Introduction
The student interested in sociology and related specializations
should take both 101 and 280. These courses are
recommended for all beginning students and are required for
a major or minor in sociology and a major in criminology. Most
higher level courses specify one or both of these introductory
courses as prerequisites.
Normally, students should follow the introductory courses
with at least one or two 200-level courses before attempting
more advanced courses. In some areas there is a progression
from less to more advanced courses and following such
progressions is strongly recommended even when the lower
level course is not explicitly listed as a prerequisite for the
higher level course.
Note that courses applied toward a major degree may not
be used for any of the minor degree programs. In cases of
overlapping required or elective courses, students must take
additional courses as approved by the sociology undergraduate
advisor.
Major Study Requirements
Major in Sociology
All sociology majors must complete at least 37 hours of
course work, including the following 19 hours of required
courses: 101, 280, 371, 381, 471 and 481L. The 18 elective
hours (six courses) are drawn from all sociology courses not
specifically required above but must include at least 12 hours
(four courses) at the 300 or 400 level. The student may select
from a number of designated courses that provide a concentration
in one of the following subfields of sociology:
1. Pre-Law. Provides background for careers or further
training in police, correctional or legal institutions.
2. Human Services and Social Policy. Appropriate for
future work in public and private agencies, as preparation
for law school or for graduate study in social work,
public administration and business administration.
Pre-Law Concentration
The concentration in Pre-Law is designed for students interested
in law school or other careers in the legal field, and
highlights those aspects of law that overlap with crime and
criminal justice. The concentration provides students with an
introduction to the causes of crime and deviance as well as
social and institutional responses to this behavior. Students
can choose from courses focusing on the personal and
social forces that give rise to crime, as well as courses that
examine the role of the legal and criminal justice systems in
dealing with criminals and reducing crime rates. To complete
this concentration, students must complete 12 hours from the
following list (Note: 9 of these hours must be selected from
the 300/400 level courses listed below):
SOC 205
SOC 211
SOC 213
SOC 312
SOC 313
SOC 412
SOC 414
SOC 416
SOC 418
SOC 423
SOC 424
SOC 425
SOC 426
SOC 491
Crime, Public Policy and the
Criminal Justice System
Social Problems
Deviance
Causes of Crime and Delinquency
Social Control
Sociology of Police and Social Control
Sociology of Corrections
Sociology of Law
Selected Topics in Criminology
Gender and Crime
Race, Class, and Crime
From Youthful Misbehavior to Adult Crime
Drugs, Crime, and Social Control
Directed Study in Criminology
Human Services and Social Policy
Concentration
The concentration is designed for students interested in
pursuing a graduate degree or a career in human services,
social work, social policy, health care, mental health, or education
(K-12 and post-secondary). The concentration aims to
provide broad thematic coverage of these fields by drawing
upon elective courses that address topics critical to understanding
the context within which welfare, health, mental
health, and educational institutions operate, including social
problems, race/ethnic relations, and socio-economic inequality.
Students must complete 12 hours from the courses listed
below. (Note: 9 of these hours must be selected from the
300/400 level courses listed below.) This concentration is
recommended as an alternative to the Social Welfare minor
for students majoring in Sociology. Students majoring in fields
other than Sociology but who have an interest in social work,
social policy, health care, mental health, or education are
encouraged to pursue a minor in Social Welfare.
SOC 200
SOC 211
SOC 216
SOC 225
SOC 300
SOC 303
SOC 308
SOC 310
SOC 321
SOC 322
SOC 345
SOC 400
SOC 415
SOC 420
SOC 421
SOC 441
SOC 445
SOC 488
SOC 499
Foundations of Social Welfare
Social Problems
Dynamics of Prejudice
Marriage, Family, and Their Alternatives
Social Welfare: Programs and Policies
Sociology of Political Behavior
Sociology of Gender
Sociology of Aging and the Aged
Sociology of Medical Practice
Social Epidemiology
Youth and Society
The Welfare State
Social Stratification
Race and Cultural Relations
Sociology of Education
Complex Organizations
Occupations and Professions
Field Observation and Experience
Directed study (limited to topics
approved for the concentration)
Further details are available on each concentration from the
Department of Sociology and undergraduate advisors in the
Department.
ARTS AND
SCIENCES
UNM CATALOG 2006–2007 Symbols, page 611.