The application of research methods to social science with emphasis on direct, practical experience in research. Objectives, methods, and materials of instruction in the sociology curriculum. Relation of sociology to other disciplines. 5316 Seminar in Deviation and Social Problems. A systematic analysis of contemporary social problems and various types of social deviation.
Emphasis is on the socialization process as it relates to social problems and human deviation.
The sociological explanation of underlying factors will be stressed. 5319 Seminar in Social Psychology. A critical appraisal of the major theories and theorists found in Social Psychology with emphasis on their application to contemporary social and psychological issues. 5320 Seminar in Demography. A seminar in the study of population with emphasis on sources of demographic data, techniques of demographic analysis, and population composition and forecasts.