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• SOCI 3400: Sociology of Deviance

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course focuses on the process by which individuals or groups in societies become labeled as deviant, the reaction of society to deviance and the methods by which various agencies and individuals attempt to regulate, control and treat deviance. Attention is given to the assumption of deviant identities and formation of deviant subcultures.
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• SOCI 3420: Sociology of Crime

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course provides a sociological approach to the study of crime and those it effects. Focus is directed to understanding the macro and micro social construction of crime and criminals as well as recognizing and understanding the social causes of criminal behavior, attending to the roles of race/ethnicity, social class, locality, and gender.
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• SOCI 3450: Soc Addict Excess Exploitation

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course will examine societal addictions, exploitations, and excesses in relation to their specific defining variables, patterns and practices, and historical and contemporary influences, inhibitions, and acceptances. Attention focuses on how socio-cultural forces influence use and participation through use of sociological tools and theories.
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• SOCI 3460: Soc Child Abuse & Neglect

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course will examine the socially constructed variables that contribute to both the socialization and abuse of children (adults, community, social, political, and cultural contexts). The meanings and perceptions of childhood, inequality, abuse and neglect will be discussed in relation to their historical and contemporary underpinnings.
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• SOCI 3470: Sociology and the Sociopath

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course will examine the societal variables that serve as catalysts and consequences for the development of the sociopath. Sociopath and sociopathic characterisitics are analyzed within specific and malleable historical, cultural, social, and contemporary contexts, as well as in response to future social changes, challenges, and innovations.
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• SOCI 3500: Sociological Theory

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course provides a foundation in sociological theory by examining the work of classic sociologists whose theoretical contributions shaped the historical development of the discipline. Some contemporary social theorists, as well as various sociological schools of thought, will be explored.
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• SOCI 3900: Independent Study

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course is for students who have a desire to complete an independent research project outside the classroom requirements of any specific course in the curriculum. Students will work with faculty and be encouraged to present their papers, research or poster presentations at professional academic conferences.
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• SOCI 3990: Special Topics in Sociology

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  Students immerse in concentrated study of emerging topics or specific issues in sociology. The focus may be an area outside current sociology offerings, or a distinctive area touched on more generally in the current curriculum. The particular topics and content vary by semester and instructor.
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• SOCI 4000: Qualitative Research Methods

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  Provides an overview of qualitative research methods and techniques. Students complete group ethnography projects to master concepts and techniques of qualitative research design, including literature reviews, field research, interviewing, content analysis, visual methods, and qualitative data analysis software for academic and applied research.
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• SOCI 4400: Structural/Institutl Violence

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course examines violence as it impacts the social and structural institutions of school, workplace, and eldercare. The nature and extent, causes and consequences, and proposed remedies will be explored in relation to their social contexts and historical and contemporary, socially-defined, underpinnings.
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