UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS The - University of Rhode Island

292 COURSES OF INSTRUCTION URI.EDU/CATALOG
242 Sex and Gender (3)
Current research exploring issues of sex and gender.
Socialization, gender role playing, and personal relationships.
Institutional costs of sexism. Prospects for
human liberation. (Lec. 3/Online) (S) [D]
274 (or PSC 274) Criminal Justice System
The American system of criminal justice, general processing
of cases, principal actors, study of theories of
criminal law, and pretrial detention and sentencing.
(Lec. 3)
300 Topics in Sociology (3)
Critical study of selected topics. Subject will vary
according to the expertise and availability of instructors.
(Lec. 3) Pre: one 100- or 200-level sociology
course. May be repeated for credit with different
topic.
301 Sociological Research Methods (3)
Scientific method in sociological research; emphasis
on the development of the ability to construct and
evaluate data-based arguments; topics include the
nature of evidence, research design, principles and
techniques of sampling, data collection and interpretation.
(Lec. 3) Pre: 9 credits in SOC. Open only to
sociology majors.
318 Social Movements and Social Change (3)
Analysis of theoretical perspectives, directions, patterns,
and consequences of social change in relationship
to social movements. Case studies of social
movements with special emphasis on the civil rights
movement. (Lec. 3) Pre: 6 credits in sociology.
320 Organizations (3)
Explores both formal and informal aspects of organizations
from a sociological perspective. Topics
include bureaucracy and its consequences; postbureaucratic
and postmodern forms of organization;
modern and contemporary theories of organizing
and organizations. (Lec. 3) Pre: one 100- or
200-level sociology course. Offered in the spring of
even-numbered years.
322 The Arts and Social Order (3)
Consideration of the relationship between the arts
and socially established meanings, social structure,
and societal myths, with special attention to consonant
and dissonant functions of the arts for social
cohesion. (Lec. 3) Pre: 6 credits in sociology or permission
of instructor.
326 Madness and Society (3)
Phenomenon of mental disorder considered in light
of recent research findings and developments in
sociological theory. Mental disorder discussed as an
outgrowth of societal processes. (Lec. 3) Pre: 6 credits
in sociology or permission of instructor.
329 (or APG 329) Contemporary Mexican Society
(3)
Examines the social, political, economic, and cultural
dimensions of contemporary Mexico. Demographic
composition, economic and political development,
civil society and women’s political participation, indigenous
issues and rights, U.S-Mexico relations and
bilateral issues, and human rights. (Lec. 3) Pre: SOC
course at the 200-level or APG 203.
330 Police in Democratic Societies (3)
Examines the development of policing, its structures
and functions, police discretion and accountability,
and current innovations. Focus on the United States
with comparisons to other countries. (Lec. 3) Pre:
SOC major, junior or senior standing or permission
of instructor.
331 Punishment and Corrections (3)
An overview and analysis of societal reactions to
crime with emphasis on American society. Purposes
of criminal sanctions, probation and parole, jails and
prisons, capital punishment and its effect. (Lec. 3)
Pre: SOC major, junior or senior standing or permission
of instructor.
336 (or AAF 336) Social Inequality (3)
Dimensions and dynamics of inequality in society;
concepts of class and status; processes of social
mobility. (Lec. 3) Pre: one 100- or 200-level sociology
course. Professor Cunnigen’s section is writing
intensive [WI].
350 Work and Family Life (3)
Linkages between economic and family institutions.
Effects of work on family and of family on work.
Historical development of the linkages. Contemporary
effects due to men’s decreasing and women’s
increasing labor force participation. (Lec. 3) Pre: 100
or 212 or HDF 230.
370 Theories of Crime and Delinquency (3)
Historical development of criminological theory;
examination of the major sociological and social
psychological theories of crime, criminality, and
delinquency; evaluation of competing theories. (Lec.
3) Pre: SOC major, junior or senior standing or permission
of instructor.
401 History of Sociological Thought (3)
Examination of the basic questions and issues that
have been the focus of sociological thought; critical
analysis of theoretical sociology with an emphasis
on the contributions of sociological theory to understanding
the structures and problems of modern
society. (Lec. 3) Pre: 100 and 6 credits in sociology.
Open only to sociology majors.
403 Gender, Crime, and Justice (3)
Gender differences in the extent and nature of crime
and delinquency; sociological explanations of the
gender difference in crime and delinquency; gender
differences in formal and informal social control.
(Seminar) Pre: 370. Not for graduate credit.
408 Individual Life and Social Order (3)
Sociology of the individual as a creative participant
in social order. Emphasis on cultural symbolism in
the development of personal idiom, social structure,
and social change. (Lec. 3) Pre: 9 credits in sociology
or permission of instructor.
410 (375) Race, Crime, and Criminal Justice (3)
Examination of the involvement of selected racial
and ethnic groups in crime, both as victims and offenders;
disparity and discrimination in the criminal
justice system. (Lec. 3) Pre: SOC major, junior or
senior standing or permission of instructor.
413 Gender Inequality (3)
Development of gender inequality. Critique of various
theories explaining inequality. Sociological interpretation
of theories of gender. (Seminar) Pre: 242 or
permission of instructor.
415 Migration in the Americas
See Anthropology 415.
420 Family Violence (3)
Surveys the extent, distribution, trends, and costs of
physical, emotional, and economic forms of family
violence at individual, dyadic, and cultural levels.
(Seminar) Pre: SOC major, junior or senior standing
or permission of instructor. Approved for graduate
credit.
428 (or AAF 428) Institutional Racism (3)
Consideration of varying models of race and ethnic
relations; examination of recent research on issues
such as residential segregation, school desegregation,
affirmative action, and racial disorders; comparisons
of United States with other societies. (Seminar)
Pre: one 300-level sociology course or permission of
instructor. In alternate years.
430 (or PSY 430) Intimate Relationships (3)
Examination of the effects of cultural, social, and
psychological processes on the development, maintenance,
and dissolution of intimate relationships.
Emphasis on friendship patterns, dating and marital
relationships, intimacy in nontraditional relationships.
Emphasis on research. (Lec. 3) Pre: any 100- or
200-level course in sociology or PSY 113 or permission
of instructor. Not for graduate credit.
432 (or LRS 432) Work, Employment, and Society
(3)
Explores the workplace and employment relations
from a sociological perspective. Topics include work
systems, worker alienation and organization, occupational
identity, and the impacts of immigration,
feminization, and globalization on the workplace.
(Lec. 3) Pre: 100 or permission of the instructor. Offered
in the spring of odd-numbered years.
437 Law and Families in the United States
See Human Development and Family Studies 437.
438 Aging in Society (3)
Analysis of the use of age in assigning roles, age
changes over the life course, and the implications of
demographic changes for societies. Emphasis upon
theories of aging, the status and power of the aged,