Specific topic is announced in the course schedule of any given semester. Sociological Theories 3 CR Analysis of the origins and development of sociological thought in Europe and the United States and its relation to contemporary sociological theory. The theoretical contributions of the major classical theorists up to the middle of the twentieth century are covered. This seminar follows SO 370 and is designed to introduce the main currents of contemporary sociological thought such as structuralism, poststructuralism, critical theory and postmodernism. I 3 CR Covers field research, surveys, conceptualization, measurement, sampling, theory, hypotheses and data collection.
Students assess published research, design and collect data for a survey.
Continued in SO 381. CR Builds on SO 380. Analysis of available statistical data, experiments, evaluation research, content analysis and fundamental quantitative analysis is covered. The capstone course in the Sociology major. Students write and defend a sociological thesis under the guidance of a faculty mentor.