D This course is a survey of the principles and basic concepts of sociology. It includes the analysis of American culture, social organization, group behavior, social stratification, racial and ethnic groups, and the dynamics of social change and other social processes. D This course is an analysis of selected current American social problems and efforts to solve them.
Emphasis is on the relationship between social problems and social change.
It may include the study of deviant behavior, educational problems, ecological and population problems, urban problems, problems of minority groups, and family problems. D This course is an in-depth study of the substantive criminal laws encountered by those who work in the California Administration of Justice system. This course covers the application of these laws in a democratic society, and examines them according to the interpretation of the Appellate and Supreme Courts of the State of California. Of particular importance will be discussions of past and present sociological perspectives on the Chicano, recent trends in Chicano studies research, and the role of the sociologists in the study of Chicano social life. D This course examines how experts in the academic disciplines approach the question of sex roles.