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SOC 350 SOCIAL STRATIFICATION:THEORIES OF SOCIAL CLASS (3)Three hours lecture per weekPrerequisites: SOC 100 and 300 orEquivalentAnalysis of the distribution of wealth,prestige, and power. Examines variousapproaches to the study of the causes ofpoverty, life chances of the poor, lifestylesof the wealthy, upward and downwardmobility, and class and group conflict insociety.SOC 352 SOCIAL MOVEMENTS (3)Three hours lecture per weekPrerequisites: SOC 100, SOC 201,SOC 202The sociology of social movementsanalyzes the causes and consequencesof organized social action. The courseexamines theories of social movementsand a variety of case studies ofmovements. Particular movements studiedvary by semester.SOC 360 RACE & ETHNICITY (3)Three hours lecture per weekPrerequisite: SOC 100This course examines issues of race,religion, ethnic relations and power in theU.S. and elsewhere. Power, prejudice,and discrimination relating to minoritystatus are emphasized.SOC 370 CRIME AND SOCIETY (3)Three hours lecture per weekPrerequisites: SOC 100, SOC 201,SOC 202Examination of forms, causes and theextent of crime in the United States.Focuses on why people break the law,the genesis of norms, and how the law isapplied.SOC 372 URBAN SOCIOLOGY (3)Three hours lecture per weekPrerequisite: SOC 100Studies cities and urbanization, includingprocesses of growth and change, thestructuring of social space, dynamics ofsocial inequality and the recent conflicts.Addresses processes of suburbanization,issues of race and diversity in the spatialand political dynamics of metropolitanareas, and the phenomenon of globalcities.SOC 374 SOCIOLOGY OFORGANIZATIONS (3)Three lecture hours per weekPrerequisite: SOC 100The sociological study of organizationsaddresses issues of organizationaldynamics (internal processes, origins,development, collapse). This courseintroduces students to the severaldominant perspectives on organizations(rational, natural, and open systemperspectives), as well as newerinstitutionalist approaches focusing onculture and legitimacy.SOC 410 SOCIOLOGY OF GENDERAND SEXUALITY (3)Three hours of lecture per weekPrerequisites: SOC 100 and SOC 203Analysis of gender and sexuality in humansociety with special attention to genderedsocialization practices, issues in equalityfrom historic as well as contemporary andcross-cultural perspectives, and sexualidentities and behaviors.SOC 412 SEX, LOVE AND MONEY:THE FAMILY (3)Three hours lecture per weekPrerequisites: SOC 100, SOC 201,SOC 202Analysis of the family as a social institutionthat meets specific social needs; as asocial construction that is culturally boundand malleable, and as a source of socialexchange and currency. Presents anunderstanding of contemporary intimatelife in the U.S. by examining the socialhistory of families and current areas ofconcern.SOC 415 SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION (3)Three hours seminar per weekPrerequisite: Three units in SociologyExamines religion in contemporarysociety: beliefs, rituals, organization,and the social functions of majordenominations and religious cults.Examines stability and conflict,fundamentalism and secularization, andreligion in the context of other socialinstitutions.SOC 418 SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION (3)Three hours seminar per weekPrerequisite: Three units in SociologyCourse addresses the theoretical,methodological, and descriptivecontributions of sociology to the studyof education. Issues include access toeducation, quality of education, andimportance of education in perpetuatingthe social class system.SOC 420 CLASSICALSOCIOLOGICAL THEORY (3)Three hours lecture per weekPrerequisites: SOC 100, SOC 201 andSOC 202This course explores the origin anddevelopment of the discipline of sociologywith a particular focus on the classicalperiod: the 19th century to mid-20thcentury. Students will develop anappreciation for the roots of sociologicaltheorizing by reading the work of suchthinkers as Emile Durkheim, Max Weber,W.E.B. DuBois, Karl Marx and others.SOC 421 CONTEMPORARYSOCIOLOGICAL THEORY (3)Three hours lecture per weekPrerequisites: SOC 100, SOC 201,SOC 202 and SOC 420Modern sociological paradigms fromthe 1960s forward to the presentperiod including Marxism, neoMarxistmodern theory, critical theory, symbolicinteraction, rational choice, feministtheories and theories on modernity andpost-modernity.SOC 425 CONTEMPORARYIMMIGRATION ISSUES (3)Three hours lecture per weekPrerequisites: CHS 100 or EquivalentCross disciplinary examination ofcontemporary immigration and citizenshipin the United States in comparison withother countries.Same as CHS 425SOC 429 SOCIAL CHANGE IN SPAIN (3)Three hours lecture per weekPrerequisites: SPAN 202 or SPAN 212 orwith Consent of instructorTaught in Spanish. Addresses two aspectsof Spanish culture, the tremendous socialchange during the period known as thetransition from the dictatorship of Francoto a modern democratic state, as wellas how social change is expressed in avariety of social institutions.Same as SPAN 429SOC 440 POPULATION STUDIES (3)Three hours lecture per weekPrerequisites: SOC 100 and MATH 202This course focuses on the basicconcepts, skills and issues in demographyand population studies. It will applyconcepts to contemporary populationissues such as family demography, urbantransition, environmental degradation, andeconomic development.Same as ESRM 440GenEd: D, InterdisciplinarySOC 448 GLOBALIZATION ANDDEVELOPMENT (3)Three hours lecture per weekPrerequisite: SOC 100Examines empirical and theoretical issuesof globalization from a sociologicalperspective, to understanding how theforces of globalization affect economic,political and cultural systems of bothdeveloped and developing nations.Same as ECON 448, BUS 448GenEd: D, InterdisciplinaryCourse Descriptions2011 – 2012www.csuci.edu • California State University Channel Islands • 2011 - 2012 Catalog293