Sociology (SOCI) *See also: (SOC)
1110 [SOC 101].
Introduction to Sociology.
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Basic concepts, topics and theories of contemporary sociology. Prerequisite for more advanced courses in sociology.
Meets New Mexico Lower-Division General Education Common Core Curriculum Area IV: Social/Behavioral Sciences.
2120 [SOC 205].
Introduction to Criminal Justice Systems [Crime, Public Policy and the Criminal Justice System].
(3)
Velez, Jackson.
The study of crime, the criminal justice system and crime-related public policy. Discussion of key criminological concepts, measurement of crime and delinquency, its distribution in society, victimization, public opinion, the criminal justice system, crime control strategies and policies.
Prerequisite: 1110.
2210 [SOC 213].
Sociology of Deviance [Deviance].
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Lyons.
Survey of major forms of norm-violating behavior in American society, such as drug and alcohol abuse, mental illness, criminal behavior and sexual deviance. Discussion of sociological explanations of the causes of, and attempts to address, these behaviors.
Prerequisite: 1110.
2310 [SOC 211].
Contemporary Social Problems [Social Problems].
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Description and analysis of major social problems facing American society. Foci may include: poverty, homelessness, alcohol and drug problems, race and ethnic relations, aging and mental illness.
Prerequisite: 1110.
2315 [SOC 216].
The Dynamics of Prejudice [Dynamics of Difference, Power and Discrimination].
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Ibarra, Lopez.
This course focuses on the individual-, institutional- and structural-level dynamics of difference, power and discrimination by race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and class.
2340 [SOC 221].
Global Issues [Documenting Globalization and Human Rights].
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The course will focus on human rights issues in the broader sociopolitical context of globalization, and will analyze how social change in relationship to human rights mobilization and contestation occurs.
Meets New Mexico Lower-Division General Education Common Core Curriculum Area IV: Social/Behavioral Sciences.
Prerequisite: 1110.
