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  • SOCI 303: Deviant Behavior

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Explores sociological theories and research on deviant behavior. Emphasis is on understanding the social construction of what is considered deviance in society, the social patterns behind deviant behavior within society, and how deviance is built into society. Major and minor forms of deviant behavior will be explored using these perspectives.
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  • SOCI 304: The Sociology of Gender

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Explores the challenges that women and other sexual minorities have experienced over time relating to education, family life, politics, employment and the mass media. This course examines many of the gendered elements of American life and a host of related concepts including patriarchy, sexism and homo/bi/transphobia. Attention is also given to the history of the feminist and LGBTQ+ social movements.
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  • SOCI 305: Soc of Religion

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Explores the role of religion in society, its institutions, and the religious experience. Surveys the institutional and social landscape of religion in the United States. Using the sociological perspective. Topics of examination include social organizations, contemporary social problems, issues of national or public policy debate, secularism, fundamentalism, minority religions, and discipline specific theoretical developments.GC
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  • SOCI 306: Power and Politics

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Examines the nature of power with an interest in exploring its relationship to politics, culture, and society. We seek to better understand how power arises and is manifested in various formal structures and institutional contexts. We will also focus on influences of state power on society, the role of ideology, and the mechanisms by which social conflicts arise from the distribution of power.
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  • SOCI 307: Sociology of Education

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Introduces students to the major sociological theories and research in the area of education. Students will examine the history and structure of education in the U.S. and how the U.S. compares with other countries. Understanding who is successful and who isn't in the U.S. education system and why, is the major focus of the course.
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  • SOCI 320: Rural America

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Grounds the origins of rural American culture in the contradiction between Jeffersonian political and economic philosophy and the technological advancement of agriculture. Historical and sociological analysis of topics including African American displacement, food systems, the evolution of the American diet, values of land, hunting, the rural identity and the dependence on automobility are central.
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  • SOCI 321: Urban and Community Sociology

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Explores the effects of technological, cultural and political factors upon cities in the United States and around the world. Examines the two main theories that sociologists use to examine urban issues and traces the histories of cities and ways that they have changed over time. Additional issues relating to suburbanization and urban sprawl, gentrification, globalization, residential segregation, crime and other social problems, community development, urban renewal and the future of cities are also examined.
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  • SOCI 330: Organizational Behavior

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Studies white-collar work, office politics and leadership. Examines the social situation of managers, executives and administrators. Grounded in Max Weber's sociological theory of rationality and bureaucracy, the course also analyzes the creation and evolution of formal organizations. The course will pay special attention to the variables of race, gender and hierarchy. It will also apply key theories and concepts to institutions such as factories, hospitals, insurance companies, schools, the military, etc.
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  • SOCI 331: People and Prod

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Analyzes the history, motives, economics and dilemmas of production. Students will understand and appreciate the social organization required in making, moving and repairing goods. Addresses mass consumption and how it developed in concert with mass production. The intended audience includes majors in any behavioral science and in the cognates of history, business, economics and engineering.
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  • SOCI 332: Sociology of Work

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Provides a critical introduction to work and occupations in American society. Course uses theory, empirical data, and research findings to explore how work is shaped by the structure of society. Students engage in fundamental sociological analysis of work and its history, organization, culture, inequalities, diversity, on-the-job characteristics, connections to power, and intersection with other spheres of social life.
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