SOC 99    Workplace Success: A Sociological Map to Succeeding in the Workplace (Same as HCD 99)    3 Units

Prerequisite: None
Hours: 108 hours LEC
Description: This course teaches students how to use the sociological perspective to reconceptualize the workplace and develop the interpersonal and organizational skills it requires. It is a non-transferable course designed for students in need of strategies to help them attain success in the workplace.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 19-May 21
TTh          04:15PM-05:35PM   LEC   T.Torres              TBA TBA             22044
Students who enroll in this class will have the opportunity to gain additional units through a Work Experience 198 class that will be created for SOC 99 students. Placements will be found for students who do not already have jobs or volunteer placements. The class will meet on Thursdays from 5:40-6:30 pm, immediately following the HCD/SOC 99 class.
On-Campus

SOC 300    Introductory Sociology    3 Units

Prerequisite: None
Advisory: ENGWR 100 and ENGRD 110 or ESLW 340 and ESLR 340, with a grade of C or better.
General Education: AA/AS Area B1
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: This course examines the elements and experience of social life. Analysis and discussion of social structure, culture, deviant behavior, social institutions, stratification, inequality, and social change will be explored within a domestic and global framework.

Schedule: 16 Week, Jan 28-May 21
T            05:30PM-08:40PM   LEC   M.McGibbon           West Sac WSO 182     24529
First class meeting is Tuesday, January 29, 2008.
Off-Campus - West Sacramento Center, 1275 Halyard Drive, West Sacramento.

Schedule: Eight Week - Second, Mar 24-May 15
TTh          02:30PM-05:40PM   LEC   R.Anzini-Varesio     SCC MAIN RHN 267     21284
On-Campus

SOC 301    Social Problems    3 Units

Prerequisite: None
Advisory: SOC 300 plus ENGRD 310 and ENGWR 100 or ESLW 340 and ESLR 340, with grades of "C" or better.
General Education: AA/AS Area1 B1
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: This course examines current social problems at the global, national, regional, and local level, from a sociological perspective.

Schedule: 16 Week, Jan 28-May 21
F            05:30PM-09:00PM   LEC   M.McGibbon           West Sac WSO 182     24530
First class meeting is Friday, February 1, 2008.
Off-Campus - West Sacramento Center, 1275 Halyard Drive, West Sacramento.

SOC 305    Critical Thinking in the Social Sciences    3 Units

Prerequisite: Completion of ENGWR 300 with a grade of "C" or better, or the equivalent.
General Education: AA/AS Areas B1, D2
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: This course examines the definitional and contextual nature of social issues. It develops a "critical thinking" approach, which integrates interdisciplinary principles and incorporates a comparative framework utilizing literary criticism, logic, argumentation, and persuasion to analyze and compare the content and validity of social problems. This course specifically explores how the media and scientific community collect, interpret, and report social data. Combining critical thinking techniques with the sociological perspective will help students to question the "taken-for-granted" assumptions that surround social phenomena and influence human behavior.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 19-May 21
TTh          04:00PM-05:20PM   LEC   N.Miller             SCC MAIN RHS 263     24367
On-Campus

SOC 310    Marriage and the Family (Same as FCS 320)    3 Units

Prerequisite: None.
Advisory: ENGRD 110 and ENGWR 100; or ESLR 340 and ESLW 340; and ESL 114; and LIBR 318 with grades of "C" or better.
General Education: AA/AS Areas B1, E2
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: This course is designed for the student to examine the social, psychological, historical, and economic factors relating to changing family, marriage, remarriage, and significant relationship patterns. Exploration of changing gender roles, the meaning of love and sexuality, dating, communication skills, and parenting are included. (Credit may be awarded for either SOC 310 or FCS 320.)

SOC 312    The Child, the Family and the Community (Same as ECE 314 & FCS 314)    3 Units

Prerequisite: None.
Advisory: ENGRD 110 and ENGWR 100; or ESLR 340 and ESLW 340 and ESL 114; and FCS 312; and LIBR 318 with grades of "C" or better.
General Education: AA/AS Areas B1, E2
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: The course is designed for students to examine the child in the family and community. Influences on growth and development including media, social class, gender, sexual orientation, racial/ethnic groups, and their relationship to family behavior will be studied. Students will identify and evaluate personal family dynamics and consequences. Additionally, students are given the opportunity to research and review the diverse community activities and resources available to support the child and the family. (Credit for ECE 314 or FCS 314 or SOC 312; choose only one.)

SOC 321    Race, Ethnicity and Inequality in the United States    3 Units

Prerequisite: None
Advisory: ENGWR 100 and ENGRD 110 or ESLW 340 and ESLR 340 with a "C" or better.
General Education: AA/AS Areas B1, F
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: This course examines patterns of ethnic relations. The course emphasis is domestic, but includes investigations of global concern. Topics include discrimination, prejudice, social stratification, inequality, racism, sexism, ageism, and related subjects. Students can take either SOC 321 or SOC 330 for credit, but not both.

SOC 341    Sex and Gender in the U. S. (Same as FCS 326)    3 Units

Prerequisite: None
Advisory: ENGRD 110 and ENGWR 100; or ESLR 340 and ESLW 340; and ESL 114; and LIBR 318 with grades of "C" or better.
General Education: AA/AS Area B1
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: This course provides a study of the changing roles of women and men in America. Theories of women's and men's "natures," gender role socialization, gender related inequalities, health and body issues, and current examination of the women's and men's movements will be explored. (Credit for FCS 326 or SOC 341.)

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 19-May 21
TTh          10:30AM-11:50AM   LEC   R.Anzini-Varesio     SCC MAIN RHS 273     21382
On-Campus

SOC 343    Women and Social Action    3 Units

Prerequisite: None
Advisory: Completion of ENGRD 110 and ENGWR 100 or ESLW 340 and ESLR 340 with a grade of "C" or better.
General Education: AA/AS Area B1
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: Women and Social Action examines the sociological underpinnings of social action and the unique contributions of women in various community revitalization and policy revision efforts. This course will provide an overview of the ways in which women engage in deliberative social action to change the conditions of their lives and of their communities. The work of various social activists, past and present, will be analyzed in the context of sociological theory as applied to issues related to the institutions of family, health, religion, employment, sexual harassment, housing, and interpersonal violence.

SOC 345    Global Women's Issues (Same as SOCSC 352)    3 Units

Prerequisite: None
Advisory: Eligibility for ENGRD 110 and ENGWR 100 or ESLW 340 and ESLR 340.
General Education: AA/AS Area B1
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: This course will provide an opportunity to learn about the lives of women from different cultures. This course will cover the impact of social, cultural, and political aspects of women's lives on an international scale. Additionally, this course will explore issues of health care, civil rights, international relations, poverty, motherhood, labor, safety, political participation, and globalization and their impact on the lives of women and the community at large. Students will critically analyze these issues with an emphasis on problem solving and policy development.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 19-May 21
Sa           09:00AM-12:05PM   LEC   T.Corrigan           SCC MAIN AUD 5       22562
On-Campus

SOC 375    Introduction to Community Development    3 Units

Prerequisite: None.
Advisory: ENGWR 100 or ESLW 340 with a grade of "C" or better.
General Education: AA/AS Area B1
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: This course explores the basic principles of community development. Students will analyze models of successful community practice and learn how to create social capital. Case study methods will be used to explore resource mapping, problem assessment, and strategies for funding nonprofit organizations.

SOC 382    Introduction to Casework in Social Services    3 Units

Prerequisite: None
Advisory: Completion of ENGWR 100 and ENGRD 110 or ESLR 340 and ESLW 340 with grades of "C" or better.
General Education: AA/AS Area B1
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: This course examines the socio-cultural context of the role of the case manager in contemporary American society. Exploration of the basic concepts of human behavior, exceptional and vulnerable populations, organizational structure and resource development, and case management principles, are included in the curriculum.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 19-May 21
TTh          01:00PM-02:20PM   LEC   K.Mechem             SCC MAIN BUS 223     24377
On-Campus

SOC 385    Practicum in Sociology    2-4 Units

Prerequisite: None
Advisory: ENGWR 100 with a grade of "C" or better.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 18 hours LEC ; 162 hours LAB
Description: Through assignments tied to internship placements, this course will link student work experiences to the structure and processes of organizations. Students will learn techniques to address common problems within organizations and will consider the issues of power, bureaucracy, and communication within wider social systems. Students can take a minimum of two units and will receive one unit of credit for every 60 hours of unpaid work or 75 hours of paid work, for up to four units of credit per semester. This course may be taken four times for a maximum of 16 units as long as there are new or expanded learning opportunities on the job. This course is offered in both face-to-face and online formats.

SOC 495    Independent Studies in Sociology    1-3 Units

Prerequisite: None
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: See Independent Studies.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 19-May 21
TBA          TBA               LEC   T.Hilligoss           TBA TBA             26471
On-Campus