Not all courses are offered every trimester. None A study of human social behavior with examination of patterns of interaction, acquisition of culture, development of personality, bureaucracy, urbanization, social stratification, minority group problems, and selected coverage of institutional areas. Examines sociological perspectives on the family with emphasis upon sexual interaction and marriage and family relationships in changing American society. The course covers the range of related topics, including development of sexuality and male-female sex roles, patterns of mating, childbearing and rearing, and divorce. A course examining the nature and types of social deviance in the United States.
Topics covered include alcoholism, pornography, drugs, and forms of sexual deviance.
Additionally, various elements of the counterculture are treated. Emphasis is on understanding these forms of behavior in a pluralistic culture. Guest lecturers and audiovisual materials are used to complement the course. A variable content classroom course in sociology in which students pursue topics or subjects of current interest that are not part of the regular curriculum. A specific course description will be published in the Trimester Course Schedule for the trimester the course is offered.