Course List
Roanoke College - Courses OfferedSpring Term 2014SP - Sociology
SOCI 101 A
Title: Introduction to Sociology
Instructor: Dr. Meeta MehrotraBlock: 1
Time: M/W/F 8:30AM-9:30AM
Room:
Units: 1
Catalog Description: An introduction to the field of sociology with an emphasis on the study of social groups and how they influence human behavior and society. Lecture: 3 hrs/wk.
SOCI 101 B
Title: Introduction to Sociology
Instructor: Dr. Marit A. BerntsonBlock: 4
Time: M/W/F 12:00PM-1:00PM
Room:
Units: 1
Catalog Description: An introduction to the field of sociology with an emphasis on the study of social groups and how they influence human behavior and society. Lecture: 3 hrs/wk.
SOCI 101 C
Title: Introduction to Sociology
Instructor: Dr. Lane M. DestroBlock: 2
Time: M/W/F 9:40AM-10:40AM
Room:
Units: 1
Catalog Description: An introduction to the field of sociology with an emphasis on the study of social groups and how they influence human behavior and society. Lecture: 3 hrs/wk.
SOCI 101 D
Title: Introduction to Sociology
Instructor: StaffBlock: 11
Time: T/TH 1:10PM-2:40PM
Room:
Units: 1
Catalog Description: An introduction to the field of sociology with an emphasis on the study of social groups and how they influence human behavior and society. Lecture: 3 hrs/wk.
SOCI 223 A
Title: Ethics and Medicine
Instructor: Dr. Shannon L. AndersonBlock: 2
Time: M/W/F 9:40AM-10:40AM
Room:
Units: 1
Comments: SOCI 101 or INQ 260SO OR INQ-260SOG OR INQ-260SOW cross-list w/PHIL 223
Catalog Description: An examination of ethical issues in medicine and the moral principles that might be employed to resolve ethical dilemmas. Lecture: 3 hrs/wk.
SOCI 226 A
Title: Intimate/Marital/Fam/Relatship
Instructor: Dr. Kristi L. HoffmanBlock: 9
Time: T/TH 8:30AM-10:00AM
Room:
Units: 1
Catalog Description: An analysis of intimate, marital, and family interaction patterns in contemporary American society, with a focus on the social institutions and structures that shape them. Topics include courtship and dating, cohabitation, selection of long-term partners and issues related to marital and parent-child relationships. Multiple family structures such as nuclear families, egalitarian marriages, gay and lesbian relationships, single parenting, and stepfamilies are examined. Lecture: 3 hrs/wk.
SOCI 229 A
Title: Sociology of Sex and Gender
Instructor: Dr. Shannon L. AndersonBlock: 11
Time: T/TH 1:10PM-2:40PM
Room:
Units: 1
Comments: TAKE SOCI-101 OR INQ-260SO OR INQ-260SOG OR INQ-260SOW
Catalog Description: An introduction to a critical approach to examining the social construction of sex, gender, and sexuality. Topics of studyinclude classical and current perspectives onsex, gender, and sexuality; significant emphasison the social construction of gender inequality;and the role of social institutions such asfamily, work, the economy, and media in shapingmultiple expereinces of gender and genderrelations in society. Attention is also given toheterosexism and other systems of inequalitydealing with sexuality. Lecture: 3 hrs/wk.
SOCI 238 A
Title: Juvenile Delinquency
Instructor: Ms. Diane V. BroganBlock: 5
Time: M/W/F 1:10PM-2:10PM
Room:
Units: 1
Comments: TAKE SOCI-101 OR INQ-260SO OR INQ-260SOG OR INQ-260SOW
Catalog Description: An analysis of the nature and types of juvenile offenses, sociological theories of delinquency and causation, and an examination of the juvenile justice system. Lecture: 3 hrs/wk.
SOCI 251 A
Title: Research Methods
Instructor: Dr. Lane M. DestroBlock: 10
Time: T/TH 10:10AM-11:40AM
Room:
Units: 1
Catalog Description: An examination of the research techniques used by sociologists. Attention is given to research design, survey research, sampling, field research, experimental research, and the ethics of research. Understanding the basics of research and mastery of research skills are both emphasized. Lecture: 3 hrs/wk.
SOCI 252 A
Title: Data Analysis
Instructor: Dr. Marit A. BerntsonBlock: 3
Time: M/W/F 10:50AM-11:50AM
Room:
Units: 1
Catalog Description: An examination of the basic skills involved in the descriptive and inferential analysisof social research data, including anintroduction to analysis using computer software.Lecture: 3 hrs/wk.
SOCI 324 A
Title: Social Stratification
Instructor: Dr. Meeta MehrotraBlock: 3
Time: M/W/F 10:50AM-11:50AM
Room:
Units: 1
Catalog Description: An analysis of the distribution of power, prestige, and wealth in the United States and the societies of other countries. Topics include social classes and their effects on behavior and social mobility. Lecture: 3 hrs/wk.
SOCI 326 A
Title: Comparative Corrections
Instructor: Ms. Diane V. BroganBlock: 2
Time: M/W/F 9:40AM-10:40AM
Room:
Units: 1
Comments: CJUS 211 or POLI 211 or 1 200-level SOCI course or perm.
Catalog Description: An exploration of philosophies, rationales, andmodels of adult corrections. Historical andexisting correctional systems in select countries,e.g., the U.S., Canada, England, France, Japan,Mexico, Sweden, and the former U.S.S.R. will beexamined. Lecture: 3 hrs/wk.
SOCI 334 A
Title: Criminology
Instructor: Dr. Kristi L. HoffmanBlock: 10
Time: T/TH 10:10AM-11:40AM
Room:
Units: 1
Comments: SOCI 101 and one 200-level SOCI course or permission.
Catalog Description: An analysis of the social causes of crime and criminal behavior with a focus on drug, property, white collar and violent crime. Theoretical explanations of criminal behavior and a critique of selected aspects of the American criminal justice system are discussed. Programs for crime prevention and rehabilitation are examined. Lecture: 3 hrs/wk.
SOCI 338 A
Title: Women's Lives: Global Perspect
Instructor: Dr. Meeta MehrotraBlock: 4
Time: M/W/F 12:00PM-1:00PM
Room:
Units: 1
Comments: SOCI 101 and 1 200-level SOCI course; or permission.
Catalog Description: In this course, we will examine similarities aswell as divergences in the experiences of variousgroups of women, especially in countries that arepart of the developing world. The course willbegin with an analysis of the notion of globalsisterhood and it's criticisms. We will thenmove on to specific issues such as work, familyand household, representations in media, andviolence. We will end the semester with anevaluation of the possibilities of andopportunities for transnational movements forgender equality. (1)
SOCI 353 A
Title: Social Theory
Instructor: Dr. Shannon L. AndersonBlock: 10
Time: T/TH 10:10AM-11:40AM
Room:
Units: 1
Catalog Description: An examination of the ideas and important contributions of major sociological theorists to the discipline of sociology. Lecture: 3 hrs/wk.
SOCI 365 A
Title: The Information Society
Instructor: Dr. M. Gilbert DunnBlock: 12
Time: T/TH 2:50PM-4:20PM
Room:
Units: 1
Catalog Description: An examination of theory, research, and debate concerning the nature of and change in information in contemporary society. Topics covered will include traditional and critical theory, information theory, theories of mass communication andmass society, innovation and diffusion as well as postindustrial and post modern perspectives. Media ethics, privacy controversies, and policy implications arealso considered. Lecture: 3 hrs/wk.
SOCI 454 A
Title: Seminar
Instructor: Dr. Kristi L. HoffmanBlock: 5
Time: M/W/F 1:10PM-2:10PM
Room:
Units: 1
Comments: SOCI 353 and senior status.
Catalog Description: A capstone course for the sociology major that includes an in-depth review and analysis of major themes within sociology.
SOCI 454 E
Title: Seminar
Instructor: Dr. M. Gilbert DunnBlock: E1
Time: M/W 5:45PM-7:15PM
Room:
Units: 1
Comments: SOCI 353 and senior status.
Catalog Description: A capstone course for the sociology major that includes an in-depth review and analysis of major themes within sociology.
