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Life Stages and Transitions

Sociology of Medicine and Aging

Community Development

To study social forces and work to bring about positive changes in the human condition.  The discovery and understanding of linkages between individual lives and global socio-cultural conditions will be ever important, and changes in these linkages will occur at an escalating pace in the 21^st Century.  Equipping students to ‘make a life’ is as important as equipping them to ‘make a living.’

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GOAL 1:  To understand the sociological perspective, the origin of sociology as a discipline, and the contributions of the major figures in the discipline.

GOAL 2:  To understand the significance of culture and the processes of culture creation, culture transmission and culture reformulation.

GOAL 3:  To understand, analyze, and apply the major theoretical orientations in the disciplines.

GOAL 4:  To understand the process of social change as reflected in the transition from traditional to modern to postmodern societies.

GOAL 5:  To understand the research process and the strengths and weaknesses of various methods used to investigate the social world.

GOAL 6:  To understand social diversity and inequality.

GOAL 7:  To effectively convey sociological ideas through writing.

GOAL 8:  To acquire marketable skills.

The sociology program measures student's performance coming into the program.  Students' knowledge and skills are assessed in the first core SOC course.  At the end of the sociology program a second assessment measurement is taken in the Social Research Methods.  In Spring 2009 the department reports an average improvement in correct answers of 40%.