Undergraduate - Lee University

114 COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
SOC 322. SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS
Three hours credit
Methods and techniques of research in the social sciences, including methods of collecting,
analyzing, and presenting data. Recommended: SOC 321. Offered Spring Semester.
SOC 330. SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Three hours credit
Social basis of human behavior and interaction, and factors which underlie the processes
of socialization. Special emphasis is placed on personality development and adjustment.
Offered every semester.
SOC 340. GERONTOLOGY
Three hours credit
An analysis of aging as a social process in modern mass society. Areas included are the
theories of the process of aging; the social problems of being old, i.e., economics, crime, victimization,
medical care, and housing; and the experience of death and dying. Offered Spring
Semester, even years.
SOC 351. CULTURE AND PERSONALITY
Three hours credit
Survey of the approaches to the interrelation between the personality system and the
socio-cultural environment with emphasis on mental disorder and cultural change.
SOC 360. DEMOGRAPHY
Three hours credit
This course provides a systematic introduction to the study of human populations.
Designed for students interested in the subject regardless of their major discipline. Examines
social, economic, and biological factors associated with fertility, morality, and migration.
Prerequisites: SOC 200 and MAT 111 or SOC 321. Offered Fall semester, even years.
SOC 370. SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CHANGE
Three hours credit
Study of the past, present, and future changes in social structures and cultural patterns.
A cross-cultural/comparative approach will be used to examine such topics as modernization,
industrialization, cultural ecology, world systems, revolutions, economic development,
information society, and robotics.
SOC 375. LAW AND SOCIETY
Three hours credit
A study of the relationship between law and society with particular emphasis on the
major classical and contemporary theories of law and society, the organization of law, law
and social control, and law and social change. Offered Spring Semester, odd years.
SOC 380. JUVENILE DELINQUENCY
Three hours credit
An examination of delinquent behavior and the general operation of the juvenile control
system. Offered Spring Semester, odd years.
SOC 399. HONORS INDEPENDENT STUDY
One–three hours credit
An independent study supervised by three faculty members that provides the student who
qualifies under the honor guidelines the opportunity to pursue a special topic of his/her choice.
SOC 410. MINORITIES
Three hours credit
The significance of ethnic minorities in American society and the world with an introduction
to sociological and anthropological theory as well as an interpretation of dominantminority
relations. Prerequisite: SOC 212. Offered Fall Semester, even years.
SOC 412. HUMAN SERVICES PRACTICUM I
Three hours credit
Supervised field work involving placement of the student in a social-welfare agency for
practical experience. Prerequisites: SOC 311 and 312, PSY 451. (PSY 451 may be taken concurrently.)
Offered every semester.
SOC 413. HUMAN SERVICES PRACTICUM II
Three hours credit
Supervised field work involving placement of student in a human-services setting for
practical experience. Prerequisites: SOC 412 and PSY 452. (PSY 452 may be taken concurrently.)
Offered every semester.
SOC 420. THE URBAN COMMUNITY
Three hours credit
The form and development of the urban community; the growth, development and problems
of cities, the metropolitan region and social characteristics of fringe and suburban areas;
sustenance organization, demographic, geographic, and technological variables. Offered
Spring Semester, odd years.