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  • SOC 2380: Sexuality and Society

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Sexuality is an important and integral aspect of global cultures, economies, and politics. This course will: define the key concepts of gender, sex, sexuality, and diverse sexual orientations and identities; examine theoretical and methodological approaches used to study sexuality; and apply the aforementioned concepts to national and global social processes. Topics will include relationships, gender and sexual violence, sexual deviance and morality, LGBT identities, sex work, sex tourism, and sexualities' intersectionalities with diverse identities (including race, age, religion, social class, gender).
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  • SOC 2600: Sociology of the Family (SS, GC)

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Fulfills General Education Social & Behavioral Sciences requirement, and is an approved Global and Cultural Perspectives course. Teaches what sociology is and how sociology is applied to the study of families, covering many different aspects of including families through history, gender roles, love, sexuality, courtship, marriage, parenting, children, racial-ethnic families, families and work, family violence, separation and divorce, and aging in the family through lectures, guest speakers, film, writing assignments, and exams. Offered based on sufficient student need. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate an ability to identify the ideas, people, and events that are generally thought to be important by family sociologists. 2. Demonstrate an understanding of the study of the family as a scientific endeavor i.e. the gathering and analyzing of empirical data in a systematic fashion. 3. Demonstrate an understanding of the family from the perspectives of the three major sociological perspectives i.e. structural-functionalists theory, symbolic interaction theory, conflict theory, and others. 4. Demonstrate an understanding of the diversity of family types and experiences across the family life course from a sociological perspective.
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  • SOC 2630: Sociology of Racial and Ethnic Relations (SS)

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Fulfills Social and Behavioral Sciences General Education requirement. Introduces students to the core sociological concepts of race and ethnic relations in contemporary society. Explores what sociologists mean by the concept of multiculturalism and how they observe and measure it. Furthermore, it gives students an understanding of the centrality of race and ethnicity to the sociologist's perspective of social life; as well as underscoring the ways minority status can be maintained and can also be organically and forcefully changed within society and the interactive effects they have on peoples' lives. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate an ability to identify the ideas, people, and events that are generally thought to be important by sociologists of race and ethnicity. 2. Demonstrate an understanding of sociology as a scientific discipline, i.e. the gathering and analyzing of empirical data in a systematic fashion. 3. Demonstrate an understanding of the five main institutions of society, i.e. family, religion, education, economy, and politics and their roles in the construction of race and ethnicity in contemporary society. 4. Demonstrate an understanding of race and ethnicity from the view of the major sociological perspectives, i.e. functionalism, conflict, and symbolic interactionism.
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  • SOC 3010: Stratification and Inequality

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Examines theories of and research concerning explanations of the causes of social, economic, and political stratification and inequality, including consequences of inequality for individuals and groups. This course will examine the roles of race, gender and class in systems of stratification and inequality. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Be aware of the roots of inequality. 2. Explain how the dimensions of stratification grow as societies become larger and more powerful. 3. Identify the challenges of inequality. 4. Explain the intersections of culture with the dimensions of stratification/inequality. 5. Describe the seriousness and ramifications of social research that is incorrectly employed to justify stratification policy adoption. 6. Analyze social problems using sociological theory and context with various forms of research. 7. Investigate research methods associated with social class, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, politics, and/or economic issues. Prerequisite: SOC 1010 (Grade C or higher). FA, SP
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  • SOC 3020: Social Psychology

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Open to all students. Course covers sociological social psychological perspectives such as phenomenology, exchange, rational choice, dramaturgy, ethnomethodology, and symbolic interactionism. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate an ability to identify the ideas, people, and events that are generally thought to be important by social psychologists. 2. Demonstrate an understanding of social psychology as a scientific discipline, i.e. the gathering and analyzing of empirical data in a systematic fashion. 3. Demonstrate an understanding of symbolic interactionism as a major theoretical perspective of a sociological social psychology. 4. Demonstrate an understanding of objects, symbols, self, mind, and society as the major concepts used by symbolic interactionists for understanding human behaviors. 5. Demonstrate an ability to apply the above symbolic interactionist concepts to specific empirical arenas. Prerequisite: SOC 1010 (Grade C or higher). FA
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  • SOC 3041: Sociology of Rock Music

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Introduces students to the cultural and structural aspects of rock music as an art world. As such, it will examine the music as an ongoing creation of people in many parts of society: artists, engineers, club owners, audience members, and critics to name just a few. The course will also look at visual, lyrical, and musical codes that define and distinguish rock music from other genres of music. Historical and cross-cultural examples of rock will include studies from various time periods and countries as well as how race, class, and gender are integral to an understanding of this art form. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate an understanding of the basic sociological perspectives as they relate to rock music. 2. Demonstrate an understanding of the methods in which sociologists study rock music. 3. Demonstrate an understanding of the culture and structure of rock music. 4. Demonstrate a basic understanding of the history of rock music. SP (odd)
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  • SOC 3111: Research Methods

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Introduces the research methods and designs by which Sociologists father and analyze data, including the common research methods of interviews, surveys, and observation, among others. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Explain the choices available to social researchers. 2. Explain 'do s' and 'don'ts' when employing a particular approach to collecting or analyzing data. 3. Identify how research methods connect with research questions. 4. Explain how adopted skills from training in research methods are transferable. 5. Describe the seriousness and ramifications of social research that is incorrectly employed. 6. Identify the contrast between quantitative, qualitative, and mixed method research. 7. Investigate research methods associated with social class, race, ethnicity, and/or economic issues. Prerequisite: SOC 1010 OR CJ 1010 AND MATH 1040 (Grade C- or higher).
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  • SOC 3112: Social Statistics

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Students will learn to use and interpret statistical analysis. Includes descriptive statistics (i.e., frequency distributions, graphs, central tendency, variability), examination of relationship between variables (bivariate regression, correlation), and a discussion of inferential statistics (t-test, ANOVA, chi-square). **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Explain key statistical concepts such as logic of statistical influence, estimation with intervals, and testing for significance. 2. Interpret basic statistics and statistical output correctly, effectively, and in different contexts. 3. Compute basic statistics. 4. Conduct introductory-level data analysis using SPSS. 5. Think critically about data-based claims within and beyond academia. Prerequisites: SOC 1010 AND MATH 1040 (both Grade C or higher). SP
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  • SOC 3113: Survey Research Design

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Survey Research is designed to prepare students to understand, conduct, and analyze surveys and present the findings. This course will be particularly useful to assist students who are considering, planning or currently working on research projects with a survey component. Upon the completion of the course, students should be able to decide whether and when surveys are appropriate means of data collection, have a good idea of how to put together a survey, conduct basic quantitative analysis of survey data, and report the findings. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Explain the fundamentals of regression analysis, including dummy variables and interactions; nonlinear relationships; and indirect effects. 2. Exhibit the ability to diagnose and remedy issues in regression models. 3. Exhibit ability to apply appropriate regression techniques to study a research topic of their own interest. Prerequisite: SOC 1010 (Grade C or higher). SP
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  • SOC 3114: Qualitative Research Methods

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Introduces students to the many types of qualitative research methods within sociology. Students will learn about and actively administer field work and interview techniques among other types of methods. The collection, analysis, and interpretation of gathered data will be emphasized. Course offered in rotation. Consult class schedule. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate an understanding of the place of qualitative methods in the overall canon of sociological research. 2. Demonstrate an understanding of the ethics surrounding the use of qualitative research methods. 3. Demonstrate an understanding of qualitative research methods as ways of gathering and analyzing empirical data in a systematic fashion. 4. Demonstrate an understanding of objects, symbols, self, mind, and society as the major concepts used by symbolic interactionists for understanding human behaviors. 5. Demonstrate an ability to apply the above symbolic interactionist concepts to specific empirical arenas. Prerequisite: SOC 1010 (Grade C or higher).
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