Private Prisons Selected research and facts about privately operated prisons , published by Professor and Associate Head of sociology at the University of Connecticut. http://www.ucc.uconn.edu/~logan/
Commission On Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education, U.S. National Resear Areas of investigation and analysis include anthropology, child development, demography, economics, education, geography, history, law, linguistics, political science, psychology, social psychology, sociology, and statistics. http://www4.nas.edu/cp.nsf/Projects _by _Unit?OpenView&Start=1&Count=30&
Courses Course listing with description and representative syllabus. http://www.sociology.ccsu.edu/courses.htm
Extractions: Courses Sociology at Central Connecticut State University Home Courses Faculty Requirements Mission ... CCSU links Sociology links SOC 110 Introductory Sociology Major theoretical models and research methodologies used by sociologists in examining the institutions of societies and the everyday lives of individuals. Topics include social stratification, ethnic relations, race, poverty, gender roles, the family, population, and urban/suburban communities. Study Area III. Click for a representative syllabus. or a second or a third SOC 111 Social Problems Conditions or patterns of behavior that are considered to be harmful to society or its members, about which it is considered that something should be done. Included as possible topics are sexism, physical and mental health, drug and alcohol abuse, inequality, discrimination, environmental problems and abuses of power. Study Area III. Click for a representative syllabus. SOC 210 Sociological Inquiry Prereq. SOC 110. Exposes students to the sociological imagination, the link between theory and methods, how evidence is assembled to produce explanations of social phenomena, and the impact of sociological knowledge on public policy and culture. Click for a representative syllabus or a second.
FDU Press Publishes books in literary studies, history, sociology, religion and other fields. http://www.fdu.edu/newspubs/fdupress.html
Extractions: Search all new releases and back list titles Since its establishment in 1967 as the first of the Associated University Presses consortium, the FDU Press has produced well over 1,200 books on a wide variety of subjects. Approximately 40 new books are issued each year. The Press has particular strengths in literary studies, world history and politics, biography, film, ethnic studies, sociology, the Civil War, art, religion, local history, and urban studies. Press books are reviewed regularly in leading academic meetings. Each year, between 150,000 and 200,000 brochures are mailed to announce the publication of new works. To contact the Associated University Presses visit the website http://www.aupresses.com/ A printed catalog of FDU Press books is available by writing to
Department Of Religious Studies Department of Religious Studies. The academic study of religion at CSU, Chico, focuses on a) historical studies of Eastern and Western religious traditions; b)textual studies of the sacred writings in religious traditions; c) methodological studies which seek to understand and interpret religious traditions and cultural symbols; and d)cognate studies which relate religion to aspects of culture such as literature and the arts, ethics and law, psychology, sociology, and philosophy. http://www.csuchico.edu/rs/
Extractions: Email: rs@csuchico.edu Welcome to the Department of Religious Studies at CSU, Chico. Religious Studies is an interdisciplinary field that examines religious ideas, symbols, practices, and institutions from the perspectives of history, textual studies, philosophy, anthropology, sociology, psychology, and other disciplines. Our program is cross-cultural and comparative, and highlights the complex relationship of religion to other areas of culture. In addition to courses exploring the development of all the major religious traditions of the world, we offer courses that probe the role of religion in ethics and law, gender constructs, literature, the visual arts, and a variety of contemporary social and political issues. The Department has grown from its establishment in 1974 to a Department of 13 active scholars working in many areas of the discipline. We offer programs of study leading to a BA or minor in Religious Studies, and a minor in Ethics. Browse our website for information on courses, faculty, on- and off-campus resources, and information about careers and graduate school in Religious Studies. Our award-winning faculty consistently earn the highest marks for quality teaching and student-faculty encounters. We invite you to drop by the Department for a meeting with the academic advisor or any member of the faculty. They will be happy to talk with you about what they teach and what excites them about our field.
Visual Sociology At Wheaton Information about the visual sociology program at Wheaton College (MA). The program encourages students to use visual imagery in their sociological research and analysis. http://www2.wheatonma.edu/Academic/AcademicDept/SociologyAnthro/Sociology/vissoc
Consultant Sociologist fax 208556-0288 ron@roizen.com link to my e-notebook, Areas of past ongoinginterest medical sociology, sociology of alcohol drugs, deviance, sociology http://www.roizen.com/ron/
Extractions: Recent publications: Howard " (In Memoriam), March 3, 2004. [SNRC Science Committee,] " TAG funds not going to be made available Shoshone News-Press , Wednesday, March 3, 2004. Roizen R, "How does the nation's 'alcohol problem' change from era to era?" pp. 61-87 in Sarah W. Tracy and Caroline Jean Acker (eds.), Altering American Consciousness: The History of Alcohol and Drug Use in the United States, 18002000 , Amherst and Boston: University of Massachusetts Press, 2004. Ron Roizen, " De-Listing Lake Coeur d'Alene Don't Hold Your Breath Shoshone Terrapin , April, 2003. Roizen, R, " Christopher Columbus: Magnificent Bungler Shoshone News-Press , Oct. 12, 2003. Roizen, R, " Hero Science No Thanks! EPA Science Read as a Morality Play Shoshone Terrapin , Mar. 26, 2003. Fillmore KM, Roizen R, Farrell M, Kerr W, Lemmens P, "Wartime Paris, cirrhosis mortality, and the ceteris paribus assumption," Journal of Studies on Alcohol full c.v. available
Extractions: Tony Fitzgerald 'Imagining Society' New to sociology? Then you need to discover the sociological imagination. Click on the bubble for more. Timelines SociologyOnline contains a major reference resource for students. The SociologyOnline 'Timelines' provide historical information on politics and postmodernism . Useful for contextualising your studies Politics There is a section devoted to the study of politics and sociology: political sociology. It contains an introductory guide to the study of political sociology as well as a number of discussions of the field.
History & Sociology Of Science of graduate and undergraduate programs in History and sociology of Science, faculty list, course list, contact information. http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/hss/
Extractions: Most Popular Sites Admissions Office Apply Online Academic Departments Adult Learning Alumni Online Athletics Blackboard Courses Bookstore Career Development College Press Releases Computer Services Contact Directory Development Financial Assistance Human Resources Library Make a Gift Online Registrar's Office Salisbury/Piedmont Links Student Central Department of Sociology Welcome to the Department of Sociology. Discover more about what our department can offer you! 2300 W Innes St., Salisbury, NC 28144 Call us at 1-800-CATAWBA Comments? Questions? Tell us!
The Global Media And Cosmopolitism John Urry describes the postmodern desire to experience a sense of 'otherness'in global media systems. http://tina.lancs.ac.uk/sociology/soc056ju.html
Sociology Suffolk University Boston Massachusetts sociology Department. Goldberg Building 56 Temple Street Boston, MA02114. (617) 5738485 sbachi@suffolk.edu. In the shadows of the http://www.suffolk.edu/sociology/
Sociology At CCSU Offers degree programs and/or concentrations in sociology, and social work. The sociology major provides students with an understanding of the complex social structures and processes that connect their private lives and experiences to both their own society and the global society. Within either a general or honors track, students select courses from the following areas sociology and law, sociology and research methods, sociology and social services, sociology and health care, sociology and business, and social inequity. http://www.sociology.ccsu.edu/
Extractions: Sociology at Central Connecticut State University Home Courses Faculty Requirements Mission ... Sociology links "It is through the illusion of freedom from social determinants.. that social determinations win the freedom to exercise their full power... And so, paradoxically, sociology frees us by freeing us from the illusion of freedom, or, more exactly from the misplaced belief in illusory freedoms." Pierre Bourdieu (1930-2002), In Other Words T he Sociology Department is dedicated to the education of undergraduate students, the development of a greater understanding of the social world, and the cultivation of community participation. Have a look around our site. Faculty home pages: Stephen Adair Bruce Day Jessica Greenebaum , and John Mitrano. The Department of Sociology and Social Work at the retirement party for Mary and Lorraine and the departures of Tiffany and Keri in 2003. Back row from left to right: Stephen Adair, Lorraine Jurgilewicz, Keri Diggins, Renee White, John Mitrano and Mary Erdmans. Front row: Pat Hensley, Cathy Baratta, Mary Ertel, Jessica Greenebaum and Tiffany Hogan
Julian Dierkes' Sociology Links Note to Browsers who Dislike Frames. Turn to http//www.sociolog.com/links/mainframe.htmlif you don t like frames, though you will http://www.sociolog.com/links/
Extractions: The University Faculties Campuses Research ... Contacts School of Social Sciences Welcome The School offers a unique combination of disciplines of Sociology Anthropology Politics and Asian Studies . This makes it pre-eminent in the social sciences in Victoria. It has major strengths in Asian and International studies, Social theory and in Australian studies. At the undergraduate level the School makes a major contribution to the Bachelor of Arts degree in which the school offers majors in all four of its disciplines. In each discipline we offer a wide range of subjects from which students have considerable flexibility of choice. By bringing together teaching and research expertise in social theory, public policy and cultural and social analysis, and the study of Asian languages and cultures, we offer a broad program which is relevant to both future careers and academic work. In addition to teaching in Bachelor of Arts, the School also has primary responsibility for a number of other specialist degree programs. The highly successful
Sociology Central Home Page sociology web site offering free resources for sociology teachers and students. http://www.sociology.org.uk/
Section On Sociology Of Religion American Sociological Association Section on sociology of Religion. Sectionon sociology of Religion. The sociology of Religion Section http://www.asanet.org/section34/
Extractions: The Sociology of Religion Section encourages and enhances research, teaching, and other professional concerns in the study of religion and society. Through its various activities, it promotes communication, collaboration, and consultation among scholars in the field, as well as working to create links between sociology of religion and other sociological specialties. This Section: Sponsors invited panels, paper sessions, and refereed roundtables at ASA annual meetings. Publishes a newsletter that includes notices of recently published monographs, edited collections, texts, and other information for teaching and research, as well as news of the section. Publicizes the events and publications of kindred organizations, such as the Association for the Sociology of Religion, the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, the Religious Research Association, and the American Academy of Religion. Maintains an electronic listserv to assist members in communicating directly with one another.
Lancaster University Department of sociology; Science, Technology and Society program. http://www.comp.lancs.ac.uk/sociology/stshome.html
CCSU - Social Work Program Major which is a separate major and autonomous program within the Department of sociology and Social Work.Program leads to a BA degree in Social Work. http://www.sociology.ccsu.edu/socialwork/
Extractions: The Social Work major at Central Connecticut State University is a separate major and autonomous program within the Department of Sociology and Social Work. Our students receive a B.A. degree in Social Work at the end of four years. It has been our experience that graduates of the Social Work Program are well prepared for beginning social work jobs and admission into graduate schools of social work.
