An examination of continuity and change in the subculture of the American South. Consideration will be given to regional identity, stereotypes, and images and to institutions found in the contemporary South. Also includes discussion of the South's future as a distinctive region. A sociological approach to the study of religion, its institutional forms, aims, and impact on society. Attention is given to the theories of the sociology of religion and the interaction of religion and society, especially the impact of social change upon religion.
Special emphasis is given to religion in contemporary America.
An examination of the major theorists of the classical period of sociology, including Comte, Spencer, Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Simmel, Mead, and Schutz. Crime, delinquency, and correction in American society. Police and legal problems. The human community as unit of social organization. Topics include historical development of cities, development of suburbs, urbanism as a way of life, metropolitan dynamics, and urban problems.