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• SOC 101: Introduction to Sociology

  3.00 Credits

  Lincoln University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is an introduction to the basic concepts of sociology, including socialization, groups, institutions, and social change.
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• SOC 204: Human Geography

  3.00 Credits

  Lincoln University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course will define the field of geography, its major subdivisions and basic concepts, and will consider the role of the human species as a major factor. Students will explore the complex nature of the relationship among physical geography, climate, ecology, human biology, and culture.
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• SOC 209: Institutional Racism

  3.00 Credits

  Lincoln University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course will require participating students to embark on an investigation of social institutions and the manner in which groups are victimized and deprived of products and services of these institutions in systematic fashion. Analysis of institutional practices which result in this penalization will be a major subject area.
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• SOC 212: Social Deviance

  3.00 Credits

  Lincoln University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course examines the nature, definitions, and functions of deviant behavior; and the importance of the concept of deviance in regulating human behavior in organized society. It places special emphasis on the major theoretical approaches to the causes of deviance. Discussion is centered on general characteristics of deviance and deviant individuals and social and individual factors producing deviance. Specific etiological and therapeutic aspects of crime, delinquency, addictive behavior, mental illness, suicide, and sexual deviance all serve as important topics.
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• SOC 215: Class, Status & Social Mobility

  3.00 Credits

  Lincoln University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course studies the investigation of social differentiation, the influence of this differentiation upon behavior, and the study of social mobility patterns and the effects of this mobility.
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• SOC 305: Research Methods

  3.00 Credits

  Lincoln University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course teaches basic research methods in sociology, including survey and case techniques, participant-observation, and preparation of research reports.
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• SOC 306: Social Statistics

  3.00 Credits

  Lincoln University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course emphasizes application, both in terms of statistical projects and analysis of classical sociological contributions.
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• SOC 311: The American Community

  3.00 Credits

  Lincoln University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is a study of the spatial aspects and social processes of community development and community organization as influenced by historical, ecological, sociological, political and economic factors. Special emphasis will be placed on the current conditions in Black communities. Such areas as housing, health, education, transportation and citizen participation will be examined.
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• SOC 318: Sociological Theory

  3.00 Credits

  Lincoln University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is an introduction to the history of sociological theory from the French Revolution to the present, with emphasis on application to contemporary theoretical problems.
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• SOC 319: Urban Sociology

  3.00 Credits

  Lincoln University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is an introduction to the study of urban society and the urbanization process, with emphasis on the Western world. The characteristics of the city, its ecology, institutions, and problems will be covered.
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