The course also can serve as a foundation for those who wish to familiarize themselves with fundamental concepts about behavior of people in groups prior to beginning a formal study of sociology. Students who have earned credit for Socio. 110 should not register for this course except upon special approval of the Academic Director of Arts and Sciences and may receive credit toward graduation for only one of these two courses. Emphasis is on cycles of violence, abusive family patterns, crisis intervention, advocacy skills, and applicable state laws. The course explores the basic perspectives and methods of sociological inquiry, the relationships between man, his society, and his culture, and the concept of social organizations.
Special attention is given to white-collar crime.
This course includes observing the community services available, studying the methods used in the helping relationship, and applying the problem-solving approach to individual, family, and community problems. The student will work a minimum of 8-10 hours per week in an assigned social agency. One lecture hour includes evaluation of resources, referral and follow-up activity, awareness of unmet needs, and development of new resources when and where needed. Possible topics include alienation, population, drugs, work and leisure, poverty, aging, war, the environment, the sexual revolution, extremism and dissent, and technological progress. Topics covered include juvenile delinquency, substance abuse and related problems, violent crime, white-collar crime, victimless crime, and mental illness.