SOC 010     Introduction to Sociology     3 Units

This course is a survey of the principles and basic concepts of sociology. It includes the analysis of American culture, social organization, group behavior, social stratification, racial and ethnic groups, and the dynamics of social change and other social processes. (C-ID SOCI 110)

Lecture Hours: 3  Lab Hours: None  Repeatable: No  Grading: L

Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None

Transfer Status: CSU/UC     Degree Applicable: AA/AS

CSU GE: D   IGETC: 4   District GE: D

SOC 011     Social Problems     3 Units

Students explore sociological perspectives on contemporary social problems in the United States. Students examine the social processes through which issues come to be viewed as social problems and the dynamics through which groups attempt to respond and solve these problems. (C-ID SOCI 115)

Lecture Hours: 3  Lab Hours: None  Repeatable: No  Grading: L

Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None

Transfer Status: CSU/UC     Degree Applicable: AA/AS

CSU GE: D   IGETC: 4   District GE: D

SOC 018     Sociology of Race & Ethnicity     3 Units

A sociological investigation will be made into the socio-historical development of race and ethnicity as categories and organizing principles in the U.S. Emphasis on the impact of racialized public policies and structural practices on past and contemporary structures in U.S. society will be explored. An analysis of the socio-legal effects of the Civil Rights Movement, public policy and its impact on diverse racial and ethnic populations in the U.S. will be addressed. A historical and sociological assessment of majority-minority relations with emphasis on the experiences of African-Americans, Hispanic/Latino-Americans, Asian-Americans and indigenous Native Americans, and mixed-race populations will be discussed. (C-ID SOCI 150)

Lecture Hours: 3  Lab Hours: None  Repeatable: No  Grading: L

Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None

Transfer Status: CSU/UC     Degree Applicable: AA/AS

CSU GE: D   IGETC: 4   District GE: D, ES

SOC 019     Sociology of Sex and Gender     3 Units

This course focuses on the sociological analysis of the social construction of masculinity and femininity historically and cross-culturally. It analyzes the impact of economic and political change on gender expectations and practices. It focuses on the macro-analyses of how institutions shape gender and microanalyses of how individuals are socialized and how they "do" and practice gender. Emphasizes how intersections of gender, race and ethnicity, class, and sexuality shape individual and group experiences. (C-ID SOCI 140)

Lecture Hours: 3  Lab Hours: None  Repeatable: No  Grading: L

Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None

Transfer Status: CSU/UC     Degree Applicable: AA/AS

CSU GE: D   IGETC: 4   District GE: D