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SOCY 355: Science Technology and Society

3.00 Credits

College of Charleston

This course examines the inter-relationships among science, technology and society. Students will explore the differences between science and technology and understand the symbiotic relationship between them. Changes in social organization resulting from the acceleration of scientific knowledge and new technology will also be investigated. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..

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SOCY 356: Soc Perspectives on Religion

3.00 Credits

College of Charleston

An introduction to the study of religion as a social institution. Topics may include the major classical and contemporary sociological theories on religious organization, experience and practice; the relationship between religious organizations and other social institutions; and the structure and change in the religious landscape in contemporary American society. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..

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SOCY 357: Political Sociology

3.00 Credits

College of Charleston

An overview of classic and contemporary understandings of political relations from the sociological perspective. This course focuses on the nature of power including sources of authority, political elites, functions of the state, political culture, political socialization, community power structures, patterns of political participation and social movements. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..

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SOCY 358: Living in Organizational World

3.00 Credits

College of Charleston

Sociological thinking about organizations in contemporary society and their impact on our lives. Emphasis on exploring the range of frameworks to think about and explain organizational structures in a global context, the relationship between individuals in organizations, between individuals and organizations, and between organizations. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..

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SOCY 359: Special Topics in Social Organ

3.00 Credits

College of Charleston

An intensive examination of some special topics in social organization. Formulation of specific subject matter for the course will reflect both student and faculty interest. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..

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SOCY 360: Class, Power, and Privilege

3.00 Credits

College of Charleston

A critical analysis of the distribution of class, power and privilege in the United States, theories of class, power and mobility, and the implications of a global economy. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..

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SOCY 361: Child Welfare

3.00 Credits

College of Charleston

An in-depth sociological consideration of children as a minority group and of inequalities between different categories of children, with attention to issues such as child care, education, health, youth employment, poverty, child maltreatment, foster care, and adoption both internationally and domestically. Special attention will be given to describing and evaluating societal attempts to deal with these issues. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..

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SOCY 362: Social Change

3.00 Credits

College of Charleston

The study of the sources, patterns, and consequences of social change in various social structures, social institutions and across historical and/or global contexts. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..

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SOCY 364: Gender and Society

3.00 Credits

College of Charleston

A survey of topics in the sociology of gender. Emphasis placed on the economy, family and state as gendered social institutions, and how changes in the cultural notions of gender take place within social institutions. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..

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SOCY 365: Sociology of Music

3.00 Credits

College of Charleston

This course analyzes music as a social phenomenon with special attention to race, class, gender, ethnicity, technology and social change. It looks at how musicians and their music influence society, and vice versa, using macro and micro sociological perspectives, embedded within various historical and cultural themes. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..

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