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• SOC 120: MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  An intensive analysis of contemporary marriage and family patterns and interactive processes in the United States viewed from historical and cross-cultural perspectives.
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• SOC 122: INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  This is a practical course designed to help students understand how cultural, economic, political, and social factors influence the various ways that intimate relationships among adults are formed, maintained, and either succeed or fail.
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• SOC 128: DOMESTIC ABUSE

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is a sociological analysis of domestic conflict and violence in the United States of America, viewed and interpreted cross-societally from Western Historical and cross-cultural perspectives.
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• SOC 150: LAW AND SOCIETY

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  An introductory course that surveys selective legal and socio-political views on the place of the legal system in society. Attention will be given to contemporary issues which raise significant or troubling questions for the main theoretical themes, such as the historical basis for the principles of the "rule of law" or an "autonomous legal system" and the social conditions for their existence or nullification.
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• SOC 160: SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course that emphasizes sociological and social scientific approaches to writing and social analysis. Students will be able to explore a sociological or social scientific subfield of their choosing. This course is intended to prepare students for advanced social science topics, as well as provide opportunities for independent research. Additional topics include the history of sociology, IRB, research methods, social scientific writing, theoretical approaches, and analysis of scholarly sources.
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• SOC 165: SOCIAL INEQUALITY

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  Theories of social class and mobility with a discussion of problems of measurement and differential levels of wealth, prestige and authority.
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• SOC 180: SOCIOLOGY OF LEISURE

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  An analysis of work and leisure; their structure and functions in American Society; trends in the availability and use of leisure time and changes in preferred leisure activities.
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• SOC 20: HISTORY OF US & PA

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  HISTORY OF US & PA
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• SOC 200: STATS FOR SOC & BEHAV SCI

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the concepts of descriptive and inferential statistics. The results of any research should be summarized by appropriate descriptive statistics such as central tendency, variability, and the shape of the distribution. Relationships will be studied using correlation, regression, and chi-square. Research which involves sampling will be analyzed by appropriate inferential statistics such as t-tests and ANOVA. Sampling error, hypothesis testing, significance levels, Type I Error, Type II Error, and power will be discussed. In addition, the student will be introduced to SPSS for Windows, Microsoft Excel, and/or other appropriate software for performing descriptive and inferential statistical procedures presented throughout the course. No students (Sociology or non-Sociology majors) may receive credit for both POL/PSY/SOC 200 and SOC 201 due to substantial overlap.
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• SOC 201: QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS IN SOC

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  The purpose of the course is to familiarize students with the basic concepts of quantitative analysis in sociological research and provide practical training in computer-assisted analysis at a beginner level. Emphasis is placed on hands-on experience with manipulation and analysis of quantitative data. Sociology majors may take either POL/SOC/PSY 200 or SOC 201 to fulfill core statistical training requirements. No students (Sociology or non-Sociology majors) may receive credit for both POL/SOC/PSY 200 and SOC 201 due to substantial overlap.
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