COA 09-11 Catalog - Peralta Colleges

SOCIOLOGY (SOC)183PSYCH 7A Psychology of Childhood (3)PSYCH 7B Adolescent Psychology (3)SOC 3 Sociology of Women (3) (if not alreadyselected above)SOC 5 Minority Groups (3) (if not alreadyselected above) 9-10Total Required Units 18-19SOC 1Introduction to Sociology3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR)Acceptable for credit: CSU, UCIntroduction to sociology: Analysis of human group lifethrough principles, concepts, and theories. 2208.00AA/AS area 2; CSU area D; IGETC area 4SOC 2Social Problems3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR)Acceptable for credit: CSU, UCStudy of society through the application of sociologicalprinciples and critical thinking skills to the identificationand analysis of selected social problems: Poverty, racism/sexism, drug abuse, crime, and population control.2208.00AA/AS area 2; CSU area D; IGETC area 4SOC 3Sociology of Women3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR or P/NP)Also offered as Hist 56. Not open for credit to studentswho have completed or are currently enrolled in Hist56.Acceptable for credit: CSU, UCExploration of various conceptual frameworks regardingthe status of women: Structure-function, role dynamics,dominant-subordinate minority group interaction, andconcepts of oppression-liberation with emphasis oncurrent trends of the movement. 2208.00AA/AS area 2; CSU area D; IGETC area 4SOC 13Sociology of the Family3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR)Acceptable for credit: CSU, UCSocial forces and emotional factors which contribute tomarriage and family ties: The changing economy andvalues on the relationships between men and women,parents and children. 2208.00AA/AS area 2, 5; CSU area D; IGETC area 4SOC 48AA-FZSelected Topics in Sociology.5-5 units, 0-5 hours lecture, 0-15 hours laboratory (GRor P/NP)Acceptable for credit: CSUSee section on Selected Topics. 2208.00SOC 49Independent Study in Sociology.5-5 units, .5-5 hours lecture (GR)Acceptable for credit: CSUSee section on Independent Study. 2208.00SOC 248AA-FZSelected Topics in Sociology.5-5 units, 0-5 hours lecture, 0-15 hours laboratory (GRor P/NP)See section on Selected Topics. 2208.00SOC 5Minority Groups3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR)Acceptable for credit: CSU, UCAnalysis of racial, religious, and ethnic minority groups:General principles of dominant-minority group relations.2208.00AA/AS area 2, 5; CSU area D; IGETC area 4