Sociological investigation into relationship between religious values and forms of social organization. Concentration on contemporary religious movements and includes examples from Christian, Jewish, Islamic and non-western religions. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course.

Characteristics of group life, the effect of the group on human conduct, and the interrelationships between society, culture, and the individual. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course.

Study of urbanization, personal and social disorganization, collective behavior, social movements and voluntary associations, race and ethnic relations, social stratification, industrial relations, and political sociology. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course.

Study of intimate relationships, communication, and the family as a dynamic social institution. Intersectional emphasis on past and present differences, similarities, and inequalities. Analysis along gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and socio-economic statuses. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course.

Understanding current social problems. This class explores the genesis, significance, and amelioration of social problems. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course.

Examines the difference between behavior based on what society says is appropriate in order to be masculine or feminine. Examines the question of what forces in society are most influential in determining the place or men and women with special emphasis on power. Examines how this influence works through the process of socialization and core social institutions, including marriage and family, education, religion, the economy, and politics. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course.

This course introduces the field of Women’s and Gender Studies as a dynamic, interdisciplinary and transnational project. Students will examine the particularity of various women’s lives and their different histories and social locations; how women (and men) make sense of these specificities and harness them to alter their daily lives and fight multiple hierarchies of oppression. In the process of doing this, it will become clear how these different experiences are always connected albeit in different ways to systemic forces like colonialism, capitalism, nationalism, patriarchy, which structure many women’s (and men’s) experiences globally. Writing assignments as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course.

Environmental factors that identify African-Americans as an ethnic group in the United States; study of social values, attitudes, definition, behavior, social institutions and processes of this ethnic group. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course.

Examines the issues of diversity and prepares students to speak and act with sensitivity and awareness of others. Students will gain proficiency in global events and their implications; students will learn how to interact with international visitors through the use of role playing. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course.

A comparative analysis of racial, religious and ethnic groups. The course examines how group identity is formed and it is maintained or persists. It includes how group identity affects inter-group relations, social movements, government policy and related social problems. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course.

Survey of racism in basic institutions of American life: education, law enforcement, health services, government, business, industry, religion, entertainment, science, and housing. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course.

Social and psychological aspects of inter-group relations; relationships between the dominant group and minority religious, ethnic, racial and social class groups. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course.