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> SOC - Sociology
SOC - Sociology
SOC 101
Introduction to Sociology
SOC 102
Introduction to Sociology: Global Perspectives
SOC 105
Immigrant Youth and Youth Cultures
SOC 193
Directed Research
SOC 197
Independent Study
SOC 200
Classical Sociological Theory: Marx, Weber, Durkheim
SOC 205
Contemporary Sociological Theory
SOC 210
The Struggle for Human Rights in Mexico: Comparative Perspectives
SOC 211
Representing Violence in Contemporary Mexico
SOC 215
Self and Society
SOC 218
Black Ecological Thought
SOC 225
Masculinities
SOC 230
Marriage and Family
SOC 240
Sociology of Food
SOC 245
Social Class and Inequality in the United States
SOC 250
Race and Ethnicity in American Society
SOC 260
Deviance
SOC 263
Du Boisian Social Theory and Analysis
SOC 265
Gender and Society
SOC 270
Urban Sociology
SOC 275
Sociology of Social Welfare
SOC 281
Criminology
SOC 285
Environmental Sociology
SOC 290
Economic Sociology
SOC 293
Directed Research
SOC 295
Topics in Sociology
SOC 297
Independent Study
SOC 304
Sociological Inquiry
SOC 305
Quantitative Research Methods
SOC 306
Qualitative Research Methods
SOC 315
Sociology of Education
SOC 320
Health and Illness
SOC 321
Immigration to the United States from Mexico and Central America
SOC 323
Sociology of Law
SOC 326
Punishment
SOC 330
Political Sociology
SOC 340
China's Environmental Challenges: A Sociological Perspective
SOC 350
Social Movement and Revolutions
SOC 355
Power and Sexuality
SOC 361
Sociology of Whiteness
SOC 365
Mass Media and Consumer Society
SOC 370
Sociology of (Non)Violence
SOC 375
Globalization
SOC 380
Sociology of Disaster
SOC 390
Sociology of Religion
SOC 393
Directed Research
SOC 395
Special Topics in Sociology
SOC 397
Independent Study
SOC 490
Senior Seminar in Sociology
SOC 497
Independent Study
SOC 499
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