Emphasis is on the use of social surveys, qualitative interviews, data analysis and interpretation. The student will make substantial use of the computer by applying statistical software to data entry and analysis, finding patterns in the data, testing hypotheses and presenting findings using tables and graphs. Primary attention will be given to the social forces that bring about change in our social institutions, values and norms. The examination of ecological, social and economic aspects of Hispanic communities in the United States. Includes field observation in these communities.
Historical emphasis is on major figures and their contributions to present theory.
Contemporary emphasis is on theories of structural functionalism, conflict, exchange, symbolic interactionism, phenomenology, ethnomethodology and sociobiology. Sociology 201 or consent of instructor.