Class Schedule

SOCI 100 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (3)
(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)
Hours/semester: 48-54 lecture. Recommended: ENGL 100 or ENGL 105, equivalent.
An introduction to the scientific study of how people organize themselves and interact in social settings. It encourages students? curiosity about society and sociological analyses of current social issues. It fosters an appreciation of cross-cultural perspectives and allows people to distinguish between personal troubles and public issues. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (D3).

SOCI 100 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (3)
(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)
Hours/semester: 48-54 lecture. Recommended: ENGL 100 or ENGL 105, equivalent.
An introduction to the scientific study of how people organize themselves and interact in social settings. It encourages students? curiosity about society and sociological analyses of current social issues. It fosters an appreciation of cross-cultural perspectives and allows people to distinguish between personal troubles and public issues. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (D3).

SOCI 110 COURTSHIP, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY (3)
(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)
Hours/semester: 48-54 lecture. Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL 100; and PSYC 100 or equivalent.
Examining the social, psychological, historical, legal and economic factors relating to changing family, courtship, heterosexual and same sex marriage and partnership patterns: Exploration of changing gender roles, courtship patterns and parenting will also be included. Emphasis will be placed on diversity of families and family forms. Also listed as PSYC 110. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (D3).

Examination of basic principles and methods of sociological research. Application and critique of major research methods, including survey, ethnographic, experimental, discourse, and historical comparative analysis. Identifying fundamental components of sociological research design, such as theory, hypothesis, and variables. Ethical and political implications of social research are also considered.

An introduction to sociological analysis of racial and ethnic construction and its impacts on various social institutions. Exploration of cultural, political, historical, and ideological factors affecting race and ethnic relations. Examination of contemporary forms of racism that affect marginalized racial and ethnic groups in America, and methods to challenge racism and racial inequality.

SOCI B10 INTERSECTIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP (3)
(Pass/No Pass or letter grade)
Hours/semester: 48-54 lecture. Prerequisite: Admission to the Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Care program; and ENGL 100, or ENGL 105 or equivalent; and SOCI 100, or PSYC 100 or equivalent.
Exploration of the intersection of identities: race, ethnicity, socioeconomic class, gender, and citizenship status. Students will explore and analyze how race and ethnicity are socially constructed and intersect with identities such as class and gender. Provides students theoretical frameworks for assessing these constructs and their consequences.