Course
Descriptions:
PSY113
Introduction to
Psychology
Introduction
to psychology will
explore the trends
that psychology
has changed in the
recent years. The
most important of
these changes in
the growing effort
of the field to
extend to a
broader society,
both by applying
the principles and
findings of
psychology to
practical
problems, and by
recognizing the
increasing
cultural diversity
present in all
societies. The
extended look in
this course will
explore the newer
issues of, Beyond
the Boundaries:
How psychology is
used in other
fields and a Multi
cultural
Perspective,
emphasizing the
differences
between cultural
groups and how
psychology
addresses these
differences.
SOC101
Introduction to
Social Work
This
course introduces
students to the
field of social
work and its
relationship to
social welfare
policy, both from
an historical and
practical overview
of the profession.
The course
integrates policy
coverage with
social work
practice, values
and ethics, and
social justice
issues. The
relationship
between policy and
practice is
carefully examined
in the context of
nine major fields
of social work,
and in discussions
of the challenges
faced by today's
practitioners. The
course continues
to keep up with
current changes
and developments
in social work and
social policy,
with valuable new
information on
welfare reform,
Social Security,
privatization of
social services,
and the NASW Code
of Ethics, as well
as on current
career
opportunities in
the field.
SOC103
Casework for the
Psychosocial
Therapy Worker
This
course introduces
readers to the
basic theory and
principles in the
practice of
psychosocial
therapy, along
with attention to
the historical
development of the
approach as it has
been enriched and
expanded over the
years. The course
approach reflects
a balanced focus
on people, their
environment, and
the ways in which
people interact
with their
environment.
Essential
techniques
including how to
conduct initial
interviews with
clients, crisis
intervention,
arriving at
assessments, and
choosing
appropriate
treatment, are
thoroughly
explained, and
often clarified
with case studies
and vignettes,
preparing students
to assess social
work clients from
a variety of
perspectives.
Topics include,
the influence of
ethnicity and
diversity on the
worker/client
relationship;
social work
research; gay,
lesbian, and
gender issues;
brief treatment
and crisis
intervention;
managed care;
assessing
substance abuse;
changes in family
life roles and
structure; single
parents, step
families and
three-generation
families;
childhood abuse
and recovered
memories; and
family violence
and battering.
SOC105
Role of Sex and
Gender in Social
Work
This
course provides a
current,
multicultural
analysis of
gender-related
issues, theories,
and research. The
presentation of
the perspectives
and issues related
to sex and gender
studies enables
students to easily
comprehend the
material. Further,
a highly practical
approach prompts
students to
examine their
self-awareness and
social tolerance.
Topics include a
balance between
male and female
issues, coverage
of such current
issues as p.m.s.,
gendercentrism,
legal issues
regarding
maternity, lesbian
and gay issues,
the possible
biological basis
of homosexuality,
the men's
movement, women in
politics, women in
the music
industry, and
gender portrayals
on television.
SOC109
Role of Ethnicity
in American
Society
This
course provides a
concise introduction
to the dynamics of
racial and ethnic
relations. After
summarizing key
concepts and
theories, the course
develops a simple
theoretical
framework that
guides the
presentation of data
on each of the
prominent ethnic
groups in America.
As a result, the
course examines each
ethnic group from
the same
perspective,
allowing students to
compare the dynamics
of discrimination
against African
Americans, Native
Americans, Asian
Americans, white
ethnics, and
Latinos. Moreover,
this framework
provides a way to
examine ethnic
relations around the
world and to compare
the dynamics in
other parts of the
world with those
operating in
America.
SOC111
Evolution of Drugs
into American
Society
The
course probes the drug
phenomenon in all
its social, cultural
and legal
complexity. It
covers the full
range of
psychoactive drug
use, from legal
medical and
prescription use to
criminal,
recreational use,
from casual use to
addiction. Emphasis
is placed on the
sociological
perspective,
explaining the drug
phenomenon using
sociological
concepts supported
by recent data from
a wide range of
sources. Topics
include the myths
and realities of
drug use and abuse,
exploring such as
marijuana as
medicine, crack
babies, and the CIA
and drugs, drug
panics,
"gendering"
drug use, and social
class differences in
use and abuse
SOC113
Demography of Social
Stratification
This
course provides a
comprehensive,
up-to-date
exploration of the
economic and social
divisions in human
societies. While
grounded in the
nature of social
stratification in
the United States,
the course maintains
a commitment to
keeping a global
perspective. To that
end, this course
includes detailed
timely information
on stratification
around the world,
addressing the ways
in which
governments,
corporations, and
workers cope with
milestone changes
such as greater
European unification
and an increased U.S
economic presence.
Extensive
comparative
information, as well
as an overview of
how, historically,
social
stratification has
changed and evolved,
gives students a
global perspective
on class conflict.
Topics include
material on the
cornerstones of
social
stratification; the
growing poverty
rate, the effects of
welfare reform on
gender and race
inequality, and the
status of global
attempts to relieve
social
stratification in
the wake of
continued changes in
the world system.
SOC115
Social Work and an
Aging Society
By
combining a sound
academic approach
with numerous
applications, the
course meets the
needs of those who
work with older
people and also
those who simply
want to know more
about growing older
and its personal and
social implications.
The course is
multi-disciplinary
in its scope and
acquaints students
with the
implications of an
aging population;
the theories of
aging; the physical,
social,
psychological, and
economic realities
of growing older;
the impact of
housing options; the
support systems
available; and the
public policy issues
of aging that affect
young and old alike.
SOC119
Social Exploration
of Groups
This
course takes an
interdisciplinary
look at eight
extraordinary groups
of people. Organized
around a
sociological
principle that is
illustrated by a
descriptive
explanation of the
lifestyles of these
groups. Topics
include, description
of Amish shift into
small businesses
other than the
family farm,
discussion of love
within the Oneida
community, research
on Gypsies after the
fall of European
communism, material
on the financial
situation of the
Church of Christ,
Scientist, coverage
of the death of
Rebbe Manachem
Mendel Schneerson,
discussion of women
within the Mormon
Church, and on
Jehovah's Witnesses
and their views on
medical treatments.
SOC120
Child and Adolescent
Development
Incorporating
a solid research
base with real-life
applications, this
course discusses the
cognitive, psycho
social, and physical
development of
children in the
context of today's
society. Topics
include the role of
adults in the lives
of children with
expanded discussions
of the applied and
practical
implications of
developmental
research for
parenting, teaching,
nursing, etc, also
coverage of the
social construction
of knowledge in the
context of
children's lives.
SOC121
Introduction to
Sociology
Introduction
to Sociology is
designed to orient
the student about
the personal choices
he or she may have
to make in the next
few years, such as
getting married,
education, pursuing
a career or raising
children. Sociology,
while it cannot make
those decisions
easier, does offer
the student a new
way of seeing them.
It allows the
student to step back
and look at the
social forces that
shape even the most
private aspects of
your life - not only
the big decision,
but everyday
concerns such as
your tastes,
political views, and
how you spend your
leisure time.
Sociology will aid
the student in
placing their
personal experience
into the context of
the world.
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