Focus is on causes and conditions underlying these movements, and relations between them and global forces. Attention is directed to such topics as self and identity, roles and society, social perception, and social influences on the individual. The study of the causes, characteristics, and effects of urbanization in modern society. Special emphasis is given to the social organization of metropolitan areas in the United States. An examination of society's rules regarding what constitutes appropriate and permissible behavior.
Culture generates values which specify what are legitimate and illegitimate moral outlooks.
In this course theories of deviance are explored and several models for becoming deviant are examined. An examination of sociological thought through detailed analysis of important works which represent various approaches to social analysis. An introduction to all aspects of sociological research from initial problem formulation, through data collection, to data analysis, to evaluation and report of findings. The course includes basic quantitative and qualitative measurement techniques of the social sciences. The course format consists of class work and frequent individual consultations.