Search Results for sociology

SOCI 416-002: Internship in Sociology I

SOCI 395-002: Sociology of Mental Health

We are in the midst of a mental health crisis. U.S. surgeon general recently warned of a devastating mental health crisis among adolescents and the suicide rate has reached its highest level since 1941. Depression and anxiety rates are at an all-time high. What is going on? Drawing on ethnography and...

SOCI 314-DL1: Sociology of Culture

Sociologists examine culture in a wide variety of forms, exploring beliefs, values, language, norms, customs, rituals, collective memory, art, music, fashion, and architecture, to name a few. The sociology of culture pursues questions about anything made by people, from the food we eat, to the symbol...

SOCI 416-001: Internship in Sociology I

SOCI 302-003: Sociology of Delinquency

The Sociology of Juvenile Delinquency offers a broad overview of the delinquent and delinquency. We begin with the establishment of the first Juvenile Court in Chicago in 1899 and examine the shifting views of the young offender from troubled child in need of society’s protection to hardened criminal...

SOCI 620-001: Methods/Logic Social Inquiry

This course is designed to provide you with an in-depth understanding of the research process and to introduce you to a variety of research methods in sociology and to the theories that underlie them. Its aim is to both set students new to Sociology on a firm path to research design and to help stude...

SOCI 616-001: Practicum in Sociology

SOCI 394-001: Sociology of Human Rights

The Sociology of Human Rights only recently has emerged as a formal sub-field within the discipline. But what are human rights? Where do they come from? And how do we study them? Are there other important values aside from human rights (for example, “national security,” “national sovereignty,” “good ...

SOCI 101-DL7: Introductory Sociology

These have been difficult times. What do the crises and events of the past year mean for you and your future? How can we make sense of them? This introduction to sociology can help. Particular focus is given to developing what C. Wright Mills called “the sociological imagination” as students explore ...

SOCI 101-003: Introductory Sociology

These have been difficult times. What do the crises and events of the past year mean for you and your future? How can we make sense of them? This introduction to sociology can help. Particular focus is given to developing what C. Wright Mills called “the sociological imagination” as students explore ...