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SOC
100X
(3
Credits)
Fall,
Spring
Individual,
Society
and
Culture
(3+0) s
An
examination
of
the
complex
social
arrangements
guiding
individual
behavior
and
common
human
concerns
in
contrasting
cultural
contexts.
Also
available
via
Independent
Learning.
SOC
101
(3
Credits)
Fall
Introduction
to
Sociology
(3+0) s
The
science
of
the
individual
as
a
social
being,
emphasizing
the
interactional,
structural,
and
normative
aspects
of
social
behavior.
An
attempt
is
made
to
construct
a
cross-cultural
framework
in
understanding
and
predicting
human
behavior.
SOC
201
(3
Credits)
Spring
Social
Problems
(3+0) s
A
study
of
major
contemporary
social
problems,
analysis
of
factors
causing
these
problems.
Emphasis
on
cross-cultural
differences
in
Alaska
and
other
parts
of
the
world.
SOC
242
(3
Credits)
Spring
The
Family:
A
Cross-Cultural
Perspective
(3+0) s
Analysis
of
conceptual
frameworks
in
family
research,
and
a
cross-cultural
comparison
of
variations
in
family
and
kinship
structures,
both
past
and
present.
Examination
of
contemporary
developments
in
family
forms,
the
dynamic
roles
and
patterns
of
relationships,
and
links
with
other
social
institutions.
Emphasis
on
how
social
forces
such
as
gender,
race,
ethnicity
and
social
class
shape
the
family
and
experiences
of
family
life.
(Prerequisite:
SOC
101
or
permission
of
instructor.)
SOC
250
(3
Credits)
Fall,
Spring
Introductory
Statistics
for
Behavioral
Sciences
(3+0)
(Cross-listed
with
PSY
250)
Purposes
and
procedures
of
statistics:
calculating
methods
for
the
description
of
groups
(data
reduction)
and
for
simple
inferences
about
groups
and
differences
between
group
means.
Also
available
via
Independent
Learning.
(Prerequisite:
MATH
107X
or
131
or
200X.)
SOC
301
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Rural
Sociology
(3+0) s
Societal
processes,
changing
values,
economic
development,
demographic
change,
agrarian
reforms,
planned
change,
and
rural
community
networks.
Part
of
focus
on
rural
communities
of
Alaska.
(Prerequisite:
SOC
101
or
permission
of
instructor.)
SOC
307O
(3
Credits)
Spring
Demography
(3+0) s
A
study
of
formal
demographic
variables
such
as
fertility,
mortality,
and
migration
and
their
interaction
with
social
demographic
variables
like
social
class,
religion,
race,
residence,
attitudes,
and
values.
Alaskan
population
dynamics
examined.
(Prerequisite:
COMM
131X
or
141X.)
SOC
309
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Urban
Sociology
(3+0) s
Origin
and
development
of
urban
society
as
an
industrial-ecological
phenomenon;
the
trends
of
migration
and
metropolitanism
with
futuristic
implications;
and
the
rural-urban
dichotomy
in
the
Alaskan
context.
SOC
310
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Sociology
of
Later
Life
(3+0) s
An
analysis
of
the
social
status
and
role
of
the
aging
in
America,
with
comparisons
with
elderly
in
Alaska
as
well
as
those
elsewhere.
(Prerequisite:
SOC
101.)
SOC
320
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Sociology
of
Gender
(3+0) s
(Cross-listed
with
WMS
320)
Comprehensive
survey
of
sociological
inquiry
and
feminist
revisions
for
studying
gender
in
U.S.
society
and
culture.
Interrogates
the
meanings
of
gender,
and
the
interactional,
cultural,
organizational,
and
institutional
arrangements
that
underlie
the
social
construction
of
gender
and
gender
inequality.
(Prerequisite:
One
lower-division
social
science
course,
WMS
201,
or
permission
of
instructor.
Next
offered:
2003
-
04.)
SOC
330
(3
Credits)
Spring
Social
Psychology
(3+0) s
(Cross-listed
with
PSY
330)
Analysis
of
intergroup
relationships
in
terms
of
process
and
value
orientation,
their
influences
on
the
personality,
and
aspects
of
collective
behavior
on
group
and
person.
Aspects
of
social
interaction
that
have
cultural
and
intercultural
variation.
(Prerequisite:
SOC
101
or
PSY
101.)
SOC
333
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Human
Sexuality
Across
Cultures
(3+0) s
(Cross-listed
with
PSY
333
and
WMS
332)
Exploration
of
how
people
in
a
variety
of
cultures
experience
and
express
themselves
as
sexual
beings.
Sexuality
includes
awareness
of
gender,
and
capacity
for
erotic
experiences
and
responses.
Interdisciplinary
study
includes
psychology,
anthropology,
sociology,
biology
and
related
fields.
Includes
how
sexual
behavior
and
experience
reflects
our
biological
capabilities,
psychological
characteristics,
and
social
and
cultural
influences.
Also
available
via
Independent
Learning.
(Prerequisite:
Junior
standing.
Next
offered
2003-04.)
SOC
335
(3
Credits)
Fall
Deviance
and
Social
Control
(3+0) s
Analysis
of
classical
and
contemporary
theoretical
perspectives
used
to
understand,
explain,
and
control
criminal
and
non-criminal
forms
of
deviance.
Emphasis
on
the
social
dimensions
of
the
creation
of
deviant
categories
and
persons,
the
consequence
of
societal
reactions
to
selected
forms
of
deviance,
and
implications
for
social
policy
(prevention)
and
social
control
(corrections).
(Prerequisite:
SOC
101.)
SOC
345
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Sociology
of
Education
(3+0) s
(Cross-listed
with
ED
345)
Theoretical
perspectives
on
various
dimensions
of
the
relationship
between
education
and
society,
including
the
institutional
context
for
schooling,
the
impact
of
schooling
on
social
stratification,
and
social
organization
within
the
school
and
classroom.
Special
attention
given
to
issues
of
equity
and
contemporary
educational
reform
efforts.
(Prerequisite:
SOC
101
or
permission
of
instructor.
Next
offered:
2003-04.)
SOC
350W
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Childhood
and
Society
(3+0) s
Concepts,
theories
and
empirical
research
in
the
sociology
of
childhood.
Broad
themes
include
social
structure
and
its
consequences
for
children's
lives,
children's
agency,
and
the
diversity
of
childhood
experiences.
Includes
an
overview
of
the
problems
children
face,
and
recommendations
for
solutions.
(Prerequisite:
ENGL
111X.
Next
offered:
2004-05.)
SOC
363
(3
Credits)
Fall
Social
Inequality
and
Stratification
(3+0) s
Comprehensive
analysis
of
the
current
sociological
debates
and
diverse
theoretical
approaches
used
to
address
social
stratification
and
inequality.
Examines
dimensions
of
inequality,
including
those
related
to
race,
class
and
gender
at
the
local,
national
and
global
levels.
(Prerequisite:
SOC
101.)
SOC
370
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Drugs
and
Drug
Dependence
(3+0) s
(Cross-listed
with
PSY
370)
A
multidisciplinary
approach
emphasizing
acute
and
chronic
alcoholism,
commonly
abused
drugs,
law
enforcement
and
legal
aspects
of
drug
abuse,
medical
uses
of
drugs,
physiological,
psychological
and
sociological
aspects
of
drug
abuse,
recommended
drug
education
alternatives
and
plans,
and
treatment
and
rehabilitation
of
acute
and
chronic
drug
users.
Also
available
via
Independent
Learning.
(Prerequisite:
PSY
101
or
SOC
101
or
permission
of
instructor.
Next
offered:
2003-04.)
SOC
402
(3
Credits)
Spring
Theories
of
Sociology
(3+0) s
Major
sociological
theories
and
theorists
of
Western
civilization.
Review
of
important
contributions
and
approaches
of
various
"national
schools"
with
emphasis
on
current
American
and
European
trends.
(Prerequisite:
SOC
101.)
SOC
405
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Social
Change
(3+0) s
Focus
on
collective
behavior,
social
change,
and
social
movements
at
the
local,
national
and
global
levels.
Analysis
includes
historical,
technological,
and
legal
implications
of
large-scale
social
change.
(Prerequisite:
SOC
101
or
permission
of
instructor.)
SOC
407
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Formal
Organizations
(3+0) s
Theoretical
and
analytical
approaches
to
the
study
of
contemporary
complex
formal
organizations,
including
their
coordination,
status
and
role
interrelationships,
and
their
diverse
publics.
Formal
organizations
unique
to
Alaska's
multicultural
population
considered.
(Prerequisite:
SOC
101.)
SOC
408
(3
Credits)
Fall
Race
and
Ethnic
Relations
(3+0) s
Principles
and
processes
that
shape
the
patterns
of
relations
among
racial
and
ethnic
groups
in
Alaska,
America,
and
elsewhere
in
the
world.
Focus
on
relations
between
dominant
(majority)
and
subordinate
(minority)
groups
in
these
societies.
The
sociological
perspective
takes
into
account
the
effects
of
social
institutions
in
understanding
intergroup
relations
and
their
diverse
forms.
(Prerequisite:
SOC
101.)
SOC
473W
(3
Credits)
Fall
Research
Methods
in
the
Social
Sciences
(3+0) s
(Cross-listed
with
SWK
473W)
Course
has
a
two-fold
objective:
to
help
students
become
critical
consumers
of
research
in
the
social
sciences,
and
to
allow
students
to
carry
out
beginning
research
studies.
Course
sequentially
covers
phases
of
the
research
process,
whether
quantitative
or
qualitative.
Research
phases
include
problem
formulation,
conceptualization,
sampling,
data
presentation
and
analysis,
and
conclusions.
Also
available
via
Independent
Learning.
(Prerequisites:
ENGL
111X,
and
PSY/SOC
250.)
SOC
480W
(3
Credits)
Spring
Qualitative
Social
Science
Research
(3+0) s
(Cross-listed
with
PSY
480W)
Introduction
to
classical
and
contemporary
research
within
the
qualitative
(or
interpretive)
paradigm
of
social
science.
Discusses
the
theoretical
frameworks,
historical
traditions,
epistemological
and
ethical
issues
of
qualitative
approaches.
Uses
hands-on
experience
in
the
practicalities
and
excitement
of
a
variety
of
methods
for
gathering
qualitative
data
and
conducting
qualitative
analysis.
(Prerequisites:
ENGL
111X,
and
one
lower-division
social
science
research
methods
course;
or
permission
of
instructor.)
SOC
638
(3
Credits)
Fall
Proseminar
in
Community
Psychology
(3+0)
(Cross-listed
with
PSY
638)
Analysis
of
important
topics
in
community
psychology
including
community
mental
health,
empowerment,
social
change,
cross-cultural
issues,
and
intervention
program
development
in
rural
contexts.
Particular
attention
placed
on
policy
issues
as
they
relate
to
changing
community
mental
health
concerns.
(Prerequisite:
Graduate
standing
or
permission
of
instructor.)
SOC
645
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Prevention
Theories
and
Strategies
(3+0)
(Cross-listed
with
PSY
645)
Environmental
and
psychosocial
approaches
in
the
prevention
of
mental
and
emotional
disturbances.
Theories
that
focus
on
situational
stress
are
examined,
as
well
as
methods
for
coping
effectively
with
situations
in
order
to
reduce
the
stress.
The
unique
environmental
problems
of
rural
areas
and
problems
in
cases
of
cultural
conflict
are
particularly
noted.
(Prerequisite:
Permission
of
instructor.)
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