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COURSES OF STUDY
Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2014-2015
SO 337 Social Movements and Politics (1)
An examination of the relationship between social movements, social
change, and politics. Emphasis is placed on social movement theory,
types of social movements, and case studies of social movements (a
Leadership Studies designated course). Prerequisite: SO 101 or 102.
SO 339 Social Stratification (1)
The study of economic class, prestige, life style, and power hierarchies.
Causes and consequences of structured social inequality are
emphasized. Prerequisite: SO 101 or 102. Fall.
SO 350 Special Topics in Sociology (1)
An in-depth exploration of theory and research in a sub-disciplinary
area of sociology. Topics will vary. May be repeated for credit when the
focus of the course is different. Prerequisite: SO 101 or 102.
SO 370 Sociology of Medicine (1)
Investigations of the organization and distribution of health care,
and the influence of social factors on health (a Leadership Studies
designated course). Prerequisite: SO 101 or 102. Spring.
SO 373 Sociology (1)
Social organization of the urban community; historical and
contemporary patterns in the structure and growth of the city; cross-
national processes of urbanization and social change. Prerequisite: GCS
100, SO 101 or 102. Fall.
SO 376 Environmental Sociology (1)
Examines environmental issues from a sociological perspective.
Emphasis is placed on human causes of environmental change
such as science and technology, the government and the economy,
population and consumption, and religion and culture; social and
environmental consequences of the relationships between humans and
the environment. Prerequisite: GCS 100, SO 101, 102, or UES 150.
SO 380 Sociology of Religion (1)
An examination of the social dimension of religion and analysis of the
dialectic between religion and society. Sociological theories of religion,
religious organizations and behavior, and processes of social change
and secularization are studied. Attention is given to religion in America
with use of comparative and historical material. Prerequisite: SO 101 or
102. Spring.
SO 383 Social Aspects of Aging and Dying (1)
An examination of the social dimensions of aging and dying.
Sociological theories of aging and dying, ways in which societies
structure this process, and the patterned experience of aging and dying
are considered. Prerequisite: SO 101 or 102. Fall.
