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• SOCI 260: Sociological Thought

  3.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  Examines classical social theory that impacted the development of sociology as an academic discipline. Emphasizes key figures like Durkheim, Marx, Weber and Mead, but others may receive attention as well. Explores how classical theories illuminate aspects of modernization and contemporary society. Shows the influence of classical theories on contemporary perspectives in sociology. Compares and contrasts the major theoretical paradigms in sociology in order to illuminate their strengths and weaknesses.
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• SOCI 301: Stratification

  3.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  Introduces students to the study of social stratification in and across societies. Students will investigate the dimensions of inequality among social positions, analyze the means by which individuals and groups attain unequal rank, and critique theories regarding the intersection of class, race, and gender. Explores the history and issues associated with theorizing and measuring social class and inequality.
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• SOCI 302: Society and Economy

  3.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  Analyzes the social construction of economic activities and institutions using both a classical and contemporary sociological approach. Examines how economic action is embedded in social relations, and how economic institutions are socially constructed culturally and historically. Emphasizes the connection of economics to modern day issues and explores topics such as labor markets, stratification, healthcare, the Federal Reserve, corporate subsidies, central planning, production and consumption, market regulation, the national debt, housing, and cryptocurrency.
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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.?
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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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