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metropolitan college academic
courses undergraduate
courses
sociology
| Sociology Undergraduate Courses |
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| MET SO 100 Principles of Sociology |
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| An
introduction to the major theories and basic principles of sociological
analysis. Subjects include: the role of individuals in groups,
organizations, and society; socialization; race and ethnicity;
science, culture, and religion; formal and informal organization;
and economic and political systems. (4 cr.) |
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| MET SO 201 Sociological Methods |
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| Scientific
method, measurement, experimentation, survey research, observational
methods, projective techniques, and content analysis used in social
science research. (4 cr.) |
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| MET SO 203 Sociological Theories |
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| An
introduction to the major theoretical perspectives used in sociological
inquiry and how they apply to contemporary social life. Special
emphasis on nineteenth-century European theorists such as Marx,
Weber, and Durkheim. (4 cr.) |
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| MET SO 204 Contemporary Social Problems |
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| Relationship
between individual and society in the postindustrial world. Problems
in areas of work, education, cities, inequality, sexism, medicine,
and law. Broad coverage of concepts dealing with alienation, institutional
malaise, and societal ills. (4 cr.) |
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| MET SO 205 Marriage and the Family |
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| The
nature of the American family and its ethnic and class variants
throughout the family life cycle. Topics include courtship, mate
selection, sexual behavior, reproduction, marital stability and
divorce, social policies affecting family life, and the interrelationships
of the family with other institutions. (4 cr.) |
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| MET SO 207 Sociology of Minority Groups |
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| Relations
among various racial, national, cultural, and religious groups,
emphasizing the development of black-white relations in American
society. Also covers the problems of contemporary minority peoples
in America and other societies. (4 cr.) |
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| MET SO 209 Crime and Delinquency |
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Analysis of criminal and delinquent behavior. Evaluation of current
theories and research into causes and sociological implications
of these behavior patterns. Examination of criminal justice systems,
including police, courts, and corrections. (4 cr.) |
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| MET SO 233 Sociology of Occupations, Professions, and the Workplace |
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Analysis of occupations, professions, and their social setting
in modern corporations, government offices, and nonprofit organizations.
An examination of the role of complex organizations in structuring
the demand for certain types of workers and skills. An evaluation
of how workers themselves alter their own work settings. (4 cr.) |
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| MET SO 301 Women in the Developing World |
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| Examines
the lives of Third-World women in the context of global economic
relationships, looking at the spread of global capitalism and
its effect on women's family roles as well as their work life.
Analyzes the connections between a region's economy and the position
of women and looks at how development efforts have affected women's
status in both rural and urban areas. Examines education as a
means of socialization and of social change, as well as how the
roles women play in their societies are sustained through gender
ideologies. Finally, considers how the universal devaluation of
women results in gender violence. (4 cr.) |
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| MET SO 302 Women and Health in the Twenty-first Century |
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Examines current issues directly related to the health experiences
of women in America and around the world. Topics include
an historical overview of women’s health and examine
in depth issues such as: gender-specific medicine; puberty,
body image and eating disorders; contraception and the abortion
issue; infertility and technology; pregnancy, childbirth,
and breast feeding; violence against women; incarcerated
women and the female brain. Provides a framework to integrate
the social variables involved in exploring the roles played
by men and women as medical consumers and its affects on
overall health and attitudes. |
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| MET SO 305 Violence in the Family |
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| This
course will look at American family violence across the life span
including child abuse, teen dating violence, wife battering, and
elder abuse. Physical, emotional, and sexual abuse will be examined.
We will consider how family violence differs by class and ethnic
group and its differential impact on women. Institutional responses
to family violence in the legal, medical, and social service systems
will be included as well as the role played by the women's shelter
movement. Ideological supports for family violence in gender expectations,
religious teaching, and the media will also be studied. (4 cr.) |
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| MET SO 306 Sociology of Aging |
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Sociological issues related to aging in the contemporary world.
Life-cycle issues of health, medicine, benefits, leisure, and
social policy. Review of measures designed to improve conditions
for elderly here and abroad. (4 cr.) |
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| MET SO 308 Self and Society |
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Examination of current theories and research bearing on relationship
between personality and social structure; contributions and convergent
developments in psychology, anthropology, and sociology. (4 cr.) |
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| MET SO 310 Business and the Social Environment |
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The role of business in the world of politics, economics, and
society. (4 cr.) |
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| MET SO 311 Religion and Society |
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The interrelationships of religious and social structures: denominations
and social institutions, secular and sacred cultures, group behavior,
ideology, and religious beliefs. |
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MET SO 325 Sociology of Sports |
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Sociological theory and research techniques applied to sports.
Emphasis on the study of sports in their social contexts as they
reflect and reinforce economic, political, and cultural patterns
of society. |
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| MET SO 335 Technology, Environment, and Society |
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| Relationship
between technology, environment, and social life. Impact of actual
cases of technological development and environmental degradation.
Emergence of social problems, and strategies for their solution.
(4 cr.) |
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| MET SO 344 Drugs and Society |
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Prereq: MET SO 106 or consent of instructor. |
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| MET SO 510 Rehabilitation and Re-Integration |
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Community re-integration following imprisonment has long been
recognized as a significant problem. Longer sentences and rapid
changes have created new problems for both returning inmates and
those who provide services both inside and outside the criminal
justice system. This course will examine rehabilitation philosophy
in theory and practice. Lectures and seminars will address such
issues as: the special problems in providing rehabilitation and
education in the correctional system, the effect of inmate subculture
on rehabilitation, and balancing demands for custody and rehabilitation.
(4 cr.) |
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| MET SO 533 Sociology of Medicine |
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| Prereq:
one sociology course or consent of instructor. |
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Additional Courses
MET IS 423 The Experience of Forgiveness: Psychological, Sociological, and Spiritual Perspectives |
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This seminar explores the psycho/social/spiritual dimensions of the individual’s experience of forgiveness. The forgiveness process is investigated through the work of psychologists such as Carl Jung and Robert Enright and the spiritual/political leaders Martin Luther King, Jr., the Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Individual narratives by forgivers are viewed in relation to the frames provided by these activists and researchers. Throughout the course, students will examine their own life narratives in relation to forgiveness, and the experiential nature of this course offers students the opportunity to apply what they are learning. (4 cr.) |
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See also:
Criminal Justice and Urban
Affairs
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