SOCY 1004 - Deviance in U.S. Society
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Fall 2025
Examines the social construction of deviance in the U.S., the process of acquiring a deviant identity and managing deviant stigma, and the social organization of deviant act, lifestyles, relationships and careers.
SOCY 1016 - Sex, Gender, and Society 1
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Fall 2024 / Spring 2025 / Spring 2026
Examines status and power differences between the sexes at individual and societal levels. Emphasizes historical context of gender roles and status, reviews major theories of gender stratification. Same as WGST 1016.
SOCY 1021 - United States Race and Ethnic Relations I
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Fall 2023 / Spring 2024 / Fall 2024 / Spring 2025 / Fall 2025 / Spring 2026
Examines how concepts of race and ethnicity have manifested historically and manifest currently in U.S. society. Covers foundational concepts such as prejudice, discrimination, and privilege. Also addresses the structural causes and consequences of race and ethnicity in various aspects of U.S. society, such as the housing market, the criminal justice system, and education.
SOCY 1022 - Ethics and Social Issues in U.S. Health and Medicine
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Fall 2023 / Spring 2024 / Fall 2024 / Spring 2025 / Fall 2025
Explores current ethical and policy issues in U.S. health and medical practices. Includes such issues as alcohol and drug abuse, organ transplants and substitutes, genetic engineering, contraception, abortion, occupational safety and health, and euthanasia.
SOCY 2044 - Crime and Society
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Fall 2023 / Spring 2024 / Fall 2024 / Spring 2025 / Summer 2025 / Spring 2026
Explores issues related to crime, the criminal justice system, and crime-related public policy. It addresses what we know about crime and how we know it, how our society responds to crime, how the institutions designed to address crime (police, courts, corrections) function, and diversity in experiences with the criminal justice system. Same as ETHN 2044.
SOCY 4018 - Sport in Society
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Spring 2026
Investigates the world of sport via the social structures and processes that underlie this ubiquitous and much-pursued area of social life. Elucidates social dimensions of sport by highlighting and debating different theoretical and methodological dimensions of sociology of sport research. Examines demographics of sport, including gender, race, and sexual orientation, as well as inequalities within sport, along with the politics, economics, globalization, and commodification of sport. Recommended prerequisites: SOCY 1001 and SOCY 3001.
SOCY 4052 - Social Inequalities in Health
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Fall 2023 / Spring 2024 / Summer 2024 / Summer 2025
Focuses on social inequalities in health in both U.S. and international contexts. Reviews the link between health status and various types of social statuses, including but not limited to socioeconomic status, gender, race and ethnicity. Explanations for the relationships between these factors and various health outcomes are discussed. Focuses on multiple levels of analysis, from the physician-patient interactions to health care systems and social policies. Students have the opportunity to develop their own specific research interests in this field. Recommended prerequisite: 6 credits of SOCY.
