The St. Mary's Webteam is working to deliver an online catalog to our current and prospective students later this year. You may also contact the Admissions office online to request a catalog. An introduction to the scope and methods of sociology, emphasizing the concepts of social structure, organization, institution, culture and socialization, and including analyses of primary and secondary groups, sex roles, social control, stratification, minorities, collective behavior and population dynamics. How archaeologists retrieve, process, analyze, interpret surviving prehistoric materials. Insights into cultural values, symbols, norms, customs, traditions, etc.
Topics vary from semester to semester.
SC 3300 may be retaken for additional credit when a different topic is offered. An introduction to principles, strategies, techniques and practical skills involved in interviewing. Personal involvement and experience in conducting and evaluating actual interviews. SC 3308 Sociology of Religion 3 sem. An introduction to basic issues in the sociology of religion, including alternative definitions of religion, the relationship of religion to economic, political and other social institutions, and the influence of religion on personal development, social order, conflict and change.