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• SOCI 2040: Disability Studies

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course is designed to introduce students to the sociological study of disability. Students will critically deconstruct the social, cultural, moral and political meanings attached to contemporary understandings of disability. A wide range of topics and issues confronting people with disabilities will be explored.
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• SOCI 2050: Contemporary Social Problems

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course will cover a variety of perspectives on a broad range of contemporary social problems. While the specific topics will vary, the focus will be on the events and critical issues that shape social problems and on the variety of effects these problems have on individuals, groups, and society. Potential solutions will also be considered.
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• SOCI 2100: Social Inequalities

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  Why is life unfair? Sociology analyzes how patterns of inequality are produced, maintained, and challenged in relation to multiple social identities (ex: ability, class, gender, race, etc.). Using sociological research methods, issues of social stratification, hierarchy, power, and prestige are examined within U.S. and international societies.
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• SOCI 2300: Sociology of Life Course

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  The life course perspective represents a sociological way of analyzing how society is organized by age norms and structures. This course applies the life course perspective to better understand how our lives progress through socially constructed stages of life - childhood, adolesence, adulthood, middle adulthood and late adulthood.
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• SOCI 2700: Animals in Society

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course examines human society's relationship with non-human animals. Topics include: how society has classified and exploited animals, how animals serve human needs, the concept of speciesism as a form of stratification and the consideration of ethical issues surrounding the use of animals for human purposes.
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• SOCI 2800: Sociological Research Methods

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  In today's information-based society, we need to become educated consumers of findings reported from social scientific research. Students engage in various research exercises at the instructor's discretion. These may include surveys, article and literature reviews, interviews, public observations, and more, along with periodic assessments.
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• SOCI 3010: Race and Ethnic Relations

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  Provides a sociological background of racial and ethnic identity. Examines contemporary data of inter-ethnic and inter-racial group relations. Considers proposals for alleviating and resolving interracial, inter-ethnic, and intercultural misunderstandings, problems, and their implications.
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• SOCI 3020: Gender and Sexuality

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course explores the social construction of gender and sexuality. It will examine the ways in which gender and sexuality are social phenomena that change over time and vary across cultures.
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• SOCI 3030: Queer Communities

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  Why are communities formed around gender and sexuality identities? Examines the social construction of gender and sexuality identities, how those identities are impacted by social institutions, and the development of queer communities.Critical examination of the development of queer communities in the U.S. compared to select global examples as well.
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• SOCI 3050: Aging and Society

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This class is designed to provide students with a comprehensive overview of the sociological study of aging. Focus will be placed on the influence of cultural, structural, and historical factors as well as the assigned roles, statuses, and perceptions associated with the aging process.
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