SOC 372 - Special Topics in Sociology
Department: Sociology
Description: This course addresses current topics of sociological interest. Multiple enrollments are allowed if content is different; maximum of 9 hours.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: SOC 106
Current Offerings
Fall 2025
- 001 - Lecture (In Person): M W 12:35 PM - 1:50 PM , Frank Beck 3.00 hour(s) , Majors Only
Dates: 08/18/2025 - 12/06/2025
Location: Edwards Hall 103 (EDW 103)
Instructor: Frank Beck
Course Specification: Majors Only
Class Notes: This course offers you the chance to see social life from a 30,000 foot view. You will: Become an intelligent observer of the physical and social environment with which people interact Understand how and why social scientists think about the role of physical space in social life See how technology, geography, demography, politics, economics, and culture shape our use of space and are shaped by physical space Begin to explore how communities can use mapping to promote community change Because gravity plants our feet to the ground, we can both see and not see the relationship between geography and our daily lives. Social scientists, especially sociologists in America, focus on interactions between people; yet we know there are social structures created by and impinging on our patterned interactions. Maps provide a novel way to view those patterns and resulting structures.
Textbooks have not been finalized for section.