364 Chabot College 2024-2026 CREDIT COURSE LISTING, SOCI SOCIOLOGY (SOCI) COURSES 1 Principles of Sociology 3 Units Designed to illuminate the way students see their social world. Uses a sociological perspective: scientific study of human interaction and society, with emphasis on impact of groups on social behavior. Includes the systematic examination of culture, socialization, social organization, social class, race, gender, deviance, social change and empirical methodology. These content areas are woven throughout the fabric of the course, particularly as they affect the lives of at least three of the following groups: African Americans, Latinx Americans, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, Native Americans, Arab Americans and/or women. Lecture: 54 hours 2 Social Problems 3 Units This course is an introduction and analysis of contemporary social problems from a sociological perspective. Major social problems will be analyzed by recognizing the role of power and ideology in the definition of social problems, their causes and consequences, evaluations of proposed solutions, and methods of intervention. Focus on modern American society. Lecture: 54 hours Strongly Recommended: SOCI 1 3 Introduction to Race and Ethnicity 3 Units Analysis of racial and ethnic relations in the United States. Includes race, ethnicity, racism, prejudice, discrimination and stereotyping, as well as theories and patterns of intergroup relations. Focus on: African Americans, Chicanx/Latinx, Asian Americans, and Native Americans. Lecture: 54 hours Strongly Recommended: SOCI 1 4 Marriage and Family Relations 3 Units This course introduces students to the sociological analysis of family as an institution, including historical and recent changes, present nature(s), and the socio-cultural and economic forces shaping these changes. Areas of focus in this course include the sociological perspective of the family including mate selection, marital roles, marital adjustment, sexual adjustment, reproduction, child rearing, marital dissolution, and problems associated with the family in modern industrial society. Lecture: 54 hours Strongly Recommended: SOCI 1 5 Introduction to Social Research Methods 3 Units This course introduces students to the fundamental elements of empirical research and the ways in which sociologists gather, evaluate, and critique social data. This course employs an integrative approach which includes an understanding of theory, sociological paradigms and scientific logic as these apply to the methodologies used in conducting empirical research. Focus will be on how social research is designed, conducted and analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively. Includes attention to the nature of theory, hypotheses, variables, and ethics of research. Students in this course will apply both qualitative and quantitative analytic tools including logic and research design, such as survey, observational, experimental, case study, and comparative historical research. Lecture: 54 hours Prerequisite: SOCI 1 6 Introduction to Gender 3 Units This course offers students a sociological analysis of the social construction of masculinity and femininity through history and cultures. Examines the debates on sex and gender and questions conventional gender assumptions and expectations. Students will have an opportunity to analyze the impact of economic and political change on gender expectations and practices. In this course students will analyze how institutions shape, enforce, and produce difference and inequality based on gender and sexuality, and they will also focus on how individuals are socialized and how they do and practice gender. In this course, students will also examine how the concept of gender changes as it intersects with race/ethnicity, class, and sexuality. Additionally, students are encouraged to incorporate their own sociocultural background and experiences to explain and analyze the influence of gender on their lives. Lecture: 54 hours 7 Women of Color in the United States: Introduction to Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (See also ES 7 ) 3 Units Critical examination of the historical and socio-cultural experiences of African American, Latinx/a, Asian American, Native American, Arab American, and Pacific Islander women through a feminist perspective. The course will study gender and how it intersects with race, ethnicity, nationality, class, sexuality, religion, and other systems of difference and power. The course will consider various issues related to how racism, capitalism, patriarchy, war, sexual violence and other systems of power intersect to influence the lives of women of color in the United States, as they may relate to work, family, politics, identity, resistance, and artistic expression. Students will also be introduced to Women’s Studies and the study of gender and sexuality. May not receive credit if ES 7has been completed successfully. Lecture: 54 hours
