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Sociology (SOC)
Chair Ian M. Taplin
Washington M. Wingate Professor of Sociology Charles F. Longino
Rubin Professor of American Ethnic Studies Earl Smith
Professors Catherine T. Harris, Ian M. Taplin
Research Professor of Sociology and Gerontology Eleanor P. Stoller
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation Fellow and Associate Professor Angela Hattery
Associate Professors H. Kenneth Bechtel, Joseph Soares
Assistant Professors R. Saylor Breckenridge, Ana M. Wahl, David Yamane
Visiting Assistant Professor Jeffrey Rosenthal
Visiting Instructor Matthew Irvin
A major in sociology requires thirty-one hours. Students are strongly encouraged to complete
SOC 151, 370, 371, and 372 by the end of their junior year. Students should take SOC 151 in the
freshmen or sophomore year, SOC 370 and 371 in the fall of their junior year, and SOC 372 in
the spring of their junior year. A minimum average of 2.0 in all sociology courses is required at
the time the major is declared. A minimum grade point average of 2.0 in all sociology courses is
required for graduation.
A minor in sociology requires fifteen hours and must include SOC 151 and 370. A minimum
grade point average of 2.0 in sociology courses is required at the time the minor is declared. A
minimum grade point average of 2.0 in sociology courses is required for certification as a minor.
Students who intend to pursue a sociology minor are encouraged to notify the department
early in their junior year, and they are invited to participate in all departmental functions.
To be graduated with the designation “Honors in Sociology,” highly qualified majors are
invited to apply to the department for admission to the honors program. They must complete
a senior research project, document their research, and satisfactorily defend their work in an
oral examination. For additional information members of the departmental faculty should be
consulted.
A student who selects sociology to fulfill the Division IV requirement must take one of the
following courses: SOC 151, 152, 153, or 154. No introductory-level course is required for students
taking a sociology course as an elective unless specified in the course description.
151. Principles of Sociology. (3h) General introduction to the field; social organization and disorganization,
socialization, culture, social change, and other aspects. Required for all sociology
majors and minors.
152. Social Problems. (3h) Survey of contemporary American social problems.
153. Contemporary Families. (3h) Social basis of the family, emphasizing the problems growing
out of modern conditions and social change.
154. The Sociology of Deviant Behavior. (3h) A sociological analysis of the nature and causes
of and societal reaction to deviant behavior patterns such as mental illness, suicide, drug and
alcohol addiction, sexual deviation, and criminal behavior.
240. Asian-American Legacy: A Social History of Community Adaptation. (3h) Introduction to the
history, culture, and literature of the Asian-American communities, exploring issues of migration,
assimilation, and the process of developing Asian-American identities in the twentieth and
early twenty-first centuries. Also listed as AES 240. (CD)
S O C I O L O G Y 232