An intensive study of a sociological topic resulting in a quality paper or report. Open only to Sociology majors, minors, and Anthropology minors. A sociological study of selected forms of comparative and historical culture and their relationships to social organization. Theoretical and empirical treatment of cultural aspects of topics such as media, religion, popular culture, education, and class. Emphasis on mate selection, power and authority, kinship patterns, child-rearing, marital dissolution.
Attention is also focused on contemporary issues and the experiences of American women.
A sociological analysis of the current perspectives on human sexuality including the human sexual response, sexual dysfunction, the socio-psychological motivations for birth control utilization, alternative lifestyles, pornography, and sexual deviance. Participation in all phases of an actual survey research project including development of hypotheses, measurement, questionnaire design, sampling, data collection, coding and data analysis. The development, objectives, and standards of correctional systems. Examination of current correctional programs. The history and philosophy of law, focusing on civil law.