2007-2008 Catalog (PDF) - Colorado State University-Pueblo

Course Descriptions
SOC 359 Community Corrections 3(3-0)
The development and practice of probation, parole,
diversion, statutory release, electronic monitoring, halfway
houses, privatization. (*)
SOC 401 (ANTHR 401) Health, Culture and Society
3(3-0)
Analysis of how social, cultural, and psychological factors
influence health and health care. (*)
SOC 402 (ANTHR 402) Aging, Culture and Society 3(3-0)
Cultural, sociological and psychological dimensions of
aging. (*)
SOC 403 (WS 403) Human Sexuality and Social
Behavior (3-0)
Sexuality and sexual conduct from a sociological and
social psychological perspective. Prerequisite: junior or
senior standing. (*)
SOC 404 Poverty 3(3-0)
Poverty in the United States, its measurement and extent,
perpetuating conditions, lifestyle and anti-poverty
programs. (*)
SOC 405 Law and Society 3(3-0)
The origins and functions of law; the social organization of
legal institutions and decisions; the relationship of law to
morality, justice and social change. (*)
SOC 406 Sociology of Small Groups 3(3-0)
Microsociological analysis of group structure, interaction
and dynamics in institutional settings in modern society. (*)
SOC 407 (WS 407) Family Violence 3(3-0)
The extent, seriousness, and impact of the major forms of
domestic violence. (*)
SOC 408 Science, Technology, and the Future 3(3-0)
Social and structural implications of science and technology
as they affect society. (*)
SOC 409 Victimology 3(3-0)
Study of the victims’ role in criminal transactions.
Examination off individuals and groups as victims of
officially defined crime, as well as other social injuries, not
officially defined as crime. (*)
SOC 410 Structural and Elite Crime 3(3-0)
Examination of crimes and social injuries perpetrated by
organizational structures that do physical or economic
harm to the environment, their employees, and their
customers. (*)
SOC 411 Police and Society 3(3-0)
The history and role of police; including patrol officers,
detectives, specialty units, police discretion, women in
policing, community policing, private policing, corruption,
brutality, accountability. Prerequisite: SOC 101. (*)
SOC 412 Occupations and Professions 3(3-0)
Occupations and professions in modern society, including
changing structures of careers, issues of expertise, impact
of gender and race, the role of education. Prerequisite:
SOC 101. (*)
SOC 413 Patterns of Homicide 3(3-0)
Examines the rates, types, patterns, and explanation of
homicide in the United States and selected other
countries. Prerequisites: SOC 101 and 203. (*)
SOC 414 Serial Murder 3(3-0)
Examines serial murder in historical and contemporary
contexts and assesses current control strategies including
forensic science and profiling. Prerequisites: SOC 101
and 203. (*)
SOC 415 Forensic Criminology 3(3-0)
Course introduces students to variable aspects of
Medicolegal Death Investigation. Students will learn about
investigating deaths caused by homicide, suicide,
accidents, and natural causes. (*)
SOC 416 (ANTHR 416) Crime and the Mind 3(3-0)
Examination of “crime” as an ongoing aspect of human
existence. (*)
SOC 417 Forensics & Homicide Investigations 3(3-0)
Examines police investigations of homicide and presents
a critical analysis of the role of forensic science in the
identification of suspects. Prerequisites: SOC 101 and
203. (*)
SOC 418 Crime, Drugs and Social Policy 3(3-0)
This course examines the way in which crime and drug
policy is formulated, articulated, implemented, and
evaluated. (*)
SOC 419 Vice Crime 3(3-0)
This course examines the causes, consequences, and
control of vice crimes such as drugs, gambling, and
prostitution. (*)
SOC 420 Explaining Crime 3(3-0)
Examination of major sociological explanations of crime
and their policy implications. Prerequisites: SOC 101 and
203. (S)
SOC 421 Homicide, Courts & Corrections 3(3-0)
Examines criminal law applicable to homicide, the court
processing of homicide cases, and the sanctions of life
imprisonment and the death penalty. Prerequisites: SOC
101 and 203. (*)
SOC 422 Terrorism and Mass Murder 3(3-0)
Examines mass murder, genocide, and terrorism around
the world and assesses current control initiatives.
Prerequisites: SOC 101 and 203. (*)
SOC 428 (HIST, WS 428) Women & Work 3(3-0)
Examines historical and contemporary issues for women
of various economic, social, and ethnic groups, especially
in the US; examines gender ideologies about paid,
unpaid work. Prerequisites: junior or senior standing or
permission of instructor. (*)
SOC 430 Industrial Organizations 3(3-0)
Modern industrial society, emphasis on industry as a type
of social organization including roles of management and
labor. (*)
SOC 431 Working in Modern America 3(3-0)
Exploration of the changing patterns, structure, and
attitudes toward work in the United States today. (*)
SOC 432 Organization Theory 3(3-0)
Prevailing theoretical model of large organizations and
suggested alternatives. (*)
SOC 440 Correctional Administration 3(3-0)
Major issues in correctional administration including the
history and theories of corrections in the U.S. are
analyzed. Prerequisite: Sociology Major. (*)
SOC 448 Emotions in American Culture 3(3-0)
How American norms and values govern the creation,
expression, and form of emotions. The content and form
of the emotional self. Prerequisite: SOC 101. (*)
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