Sociology

• SOC 227: Race and Ethnic Relations
• SOC 335: Marriage and the Family
• SOCI 101: Sociological Perspectives
• SOCI 112: Social Interaction
• SOCI 122: Race and Ethnic Relations
• SOCI 123: Crime and Deliquency
• SOCI 130: Family and Society

SOC 227: Race and Ethnic Relations

Self-paced Correspondence

This course is temporarily closed to enrollment. Designed to introduce the student to minority relations as a field of study, provide a perspective in which to view contemporary race and ethnic relations, and challenge the student to rely upon disciplined and scientific inquiry into this subject, this course places major emphasis upon the power relationships that exist between a large dominant group and a smaller minority group.

• Instructor: Charles Daniel Fisher, PhD
• Credit-granting Institution: UNC-Greensboro
• Meets UNC-Greensboro General Education requirements
• Credit Hours: 3
• Submitted Assignments: 10
• Prerequisite: one course in sociology or ATY 212 or permission of the instructor
• View a sample course syllabus.

Required Texts

• Farley, Majority-Minority Relations, 4th edition (2000)
• Anson, Best Intentions (1987)
• Jacobs, Race Manners
• Griffin, Black Like Me (1960)
• Able, Hate Groups, revised edition (2000) Note: This book is not available from Friday Center Books & Gifts. Students must be able to obtain this book on their own in order to enroll in this course. Two possible sources are bookfinder.com and studentshopper.com.

You may purchase the textbooks (except for Hate Groups) at Friday Center Books & Gifts in person, online, or by mailing or faxing in the book order form. Refer to the online ordering site for current book prices.

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SOC 335: Marriage and the Family

Self-paced Correspondence

In this course, the student will be introduced to the sociological perspective on the American family. Both theoretical literature on family and the research process are covered, but the primary focus of the course is on encouraging critical thinking skills in studying and reading about family. Contemporary novels and articles assist students in learning to interweave the emotional experience of family (their own) with the scientific analysis of family (a social institution).

• Instructor: Charles Daniel Fisher, PhD
• Credit-granting Institution: UNC-Greensboro
• Credit Hours: 3
• Submitted Assignments: 12
• View a sample course syllabus.

Required Texts

• Edelman, The Measure of Our Success (1992)
• Edgerton, Raney (1985)
• Munsch, Love You Forever (1986)
• Munsch, The Paper Bag Princess (1980)
• Rubin, Worlds of Pain (1992)
• Sanders, Clover (1990)
• Tannen, You Just Don't Understand (1990)
• Tyler, Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (1982)
• SOC 335 Coursepack

You may purchase the textbooks at Friday Center Books & Gifts in person, online, or by mailing or faxing in the book order form. Refer to the online ordering site for current book prices.

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SOCI 101: Sociological Perspectives

Self-paced Correspondence

This course introduces the essentials of contemporary sociology. It asks two basic questions: (1) What holds society together? and (2) How are individuals related to society? The course explores answers to these questions through the study of the specific substantive fields of sociology.

• Instructor: Andrew Payton, MA
• Credit-granting Institution: UNC-Chapel Hill
• UNC-Chapel Hill perspectives/requirements fulfilled: The Office of Undergraduate Curricula has links to information about which perspectives this course fulfills under the “Pre-2006 Curriculum” and which requirements it fulfills under the new curriculum (see “2006 Curriculum”).
• Credit Hours: 3
• Submitted Assignments: 12
• View a sample course syllabus.

Required Texts

• Schwalbe, The Sociologically Examined Life, 4th edition (2008)
• SOCI 101 Coursepack

You may purchase the textbooks at Friday Center Books & Gifts in person, online, or by mailing or faxing in the book order form. Refer to the online ordering site for current book prices.

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SOCI 112: Social Interaction

Self-paced Correspondence

SOCI 112 is designed to provide you with a broad introduction to the study of human interaction. The course introduces students to social psychological theories and research to provide you with new ways of looking at your own behavior, as well as the behavior of others.

• Instructor: Jennifer Ashlock, MA
• Credit-granting Institution: UNC-Chapel Hill
• UNC-Chapel Hill perspectives/requirements fulfilled: The Office of Undergraduate Curricula has links to information about which perspectives this course fulfills under the “Pre-2006 Curriculum” and which requirements it fulfills under the new curriculum (see “2006 Curriculum”).
• Credit Hours: 3
• Submitted Assignments: 12
• View a sample course syllabus.

Required Text

• Cahill, Inside Social Life, 5th edition (2007),
  ISBN 978-0-19-533241-4

You may purchase the textbook at Friday Center Books & Gifts in person, online, or by mailing or faxing in the book order form. Refer to the online ordering site for current book prices.

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SOCI 122: Race and Ethnic Relations

Self-paced Correspondence

This course is temporarily closed to enrollment. Designed to introduce the student to minority relations as a field of study, provide a perspective in which to view contemporary race and ethnic relations, and challenge the student to rely upon disciplined and scientific inquiry into this subject, this course places major emphasis upon the power relationships that exist between a large dominant group and a smaller minority group.

• Instructor: Anne Hastings, PhD
• Credit-granting Institution: UNC-Chapel Hill
• UNC-Chapel Hill perspectives/requirements fulfilled: The Office of Undergraduate Curricula has links to information about which perspectives this course fulfills under the “Pre-2006 Curriculum” and which requirements it fulfills under the new curriculum (see “2006 Curriculum”).
• Credit Hours: 3
• Submitted Assignments: 10
• View a sample course syllabus.

Required Texts

• Farley, Majority-Minority Relations, 4th edition (2000)
• Anson, Best Intentions (1987)
• Jacobs, Race Manners
• Griffin, Black Like Me (1960)
• Able, Hate Groups, revised edition (2000) Note: This book is not available at Friday Center Books & Gifts. Students must be able to obtain this book on their own in order to enroll in this course. Two possible sources are bookfinder.com and studentshopper.com.

You may purchase the textbooks (except for Hate Groups) at Friday Center Books & Gifts in person, online, or by mailing or faxing in the book order form. Refer to the online ordering site for current book prices.

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SOCI 123: Crime and Delinquency

Self-paced Online and Correspondence

Introduction to the sociological study of crime. This course concentrates on the social facts of crime, such as the criminal justice system and the structure of economic inequality, as well as social processes, such as the development of criminal identities through interactions with criminals. We also discuss the environments in which people are embedded, with particular attention to the disruptive settings of the American urban underclass. Finally, we discuss several important sociological theories concerning crime and their implications for public policy.

• Instructor: Kim Manturuk, PhD
• Credit-granting Institution: UNC-Chapel Hill
• UNC-Chapel Hill perspectives/requirements fulfilled: The Office of Undergraduate Curricula has links to information about which perspectives this course fulfills under the “Pre-2006 Curriculum” and which requirements it fulfills under the new curriculum (see “2006 Curriculum”).
• Credit Hours: 3
• Submitted Assignments: 15
• View a sample course syllabus for the correspondence course.
• View a sample course syllabus for the online course.

Required Text

• Barkan, Criminology: A Sociological Understanding, 4th edition (2008), ISBN 978-0132350068 

Optional Text

• Anderson, Code of the Street (2000), ISBN 978-0393320787

You may purchase the textbooks at Friday Center Books & Gifts in person, online, or by mailing or faxing in the book order form. Refer to the online ordering site for current book prices.

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SOCI 130: Family and Society

Self-paced Online and Correspondence

This course introduces students to the sociological perspective on the American family. Both theoretical literature on family and the research process are covered, but the primary focus of the course is on encouraging critical thinking skills in studying and reading about family. Contemporary novels and articles assist students in learning to interweave the emotional experience of family (their own) with the scientific analysis of family (a social institution).

• Instructor: Anne Hastings, PhD
• Credit-granting Institution: UNC-Chapel Hill
• UNC-Chapel Hill perspectives/requirements fulfilled: The Office of Undergraduate Curricula has links to information about which perspectives this course fulfills under the “Pre-2006 Curriculum” and which requirements it fulfills under the new curriculum (see “2006 Curriculum”).
• Credit Hours: 3
• Submitted Assignments: correspondence: 12; online: 10
• View a sample course syllabus for the correspondence course.
• View a sample course syllabus for the online course.

Required Texts

For correspondence version:

• Edelman, The Measure of Our Success (1992)
• Edgerton, Raney (1985)
• Munsch, Love You Forever (1986)
• Munsch, The Paper Bag Princess (1980)
• Rubin, Worlds of Pain (1992)
• Sanders, Clover (1990)
• Tannen, You Just Don't Understand (1990)
• Tyler, Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (1982)
• SOCI 130 Coursepack

For online version:

• Coontz, The Way We Really Are (1998)
• Edelman, The Measure of Our Success (1992)
• Edgerton, Raney (1985)
• Munsch, Love You Forever (1986)
• Munsch, The Paper Bag Princess (1980)
• Rubin, Families on the Fault Line (1995)
• Rubin, Worlds of Pain (1992)
• Sanders, Clover (1990)
• Tannen, You Just Don't Understand (1990)
• Tyler, Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (1982)
• Waite, The Case for Marriage (2000)

You may purchase the textbooks at Friday Center Books & Gifts in person, online, or by mailing or faxing in the book order form. Refer to the online ordering site for current book prices.

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