Moffett Center, Room 2120
(607) 753-2726
E-mail: richard.kendrick@cortland.edu
www.cortland.edu/sociology/

School

Arts and Sciences

Faculty

Richard Kendrick (Chair), Jamie Dangler, Herbert Haines, Stephen Halebsky, Kassim Kone, Craig Little, Ellis McDowell-Loudan, William Skipper, John R. Sosa, Sharon Steadman, Stuart Traub, Anne Vittoria, Mark Worrell, Tiantian Zheng

Adjunct Faculty

For a listing of adjunct faculty see the Faculty and Administration section.

Programs Offered

Bachelor of Arts in Criminology
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
Bachelor of Arts in Adolescence Education: Social Studies and Sociology (7-12)

Majors Offered

Criminology
Sociology
Adolescence Education: Social Studies and Sociology (7-12)

Concentrations Offered

Criminology
Social Gerontology

Minors Offered

Sociology
Social Gerontology

Description

Sociology is a way of understanding human behavior. The discipline's central premise is that the behavior of individuals is a function of social context: We live our lives as we do because we live among particular others in a particular place at a particular time. Proceeding scientifically and holistically, Sociology attempts to understand how, broadly speaking, culture and social structure (the economy, politics, family, religion, etc.) shape the lives of those who participate in them; the ultimate goal of that understanding being to improve the quality of those lives.

The sociology program offers a curriculum designed to help students develop their analytical skills and ability to understand conceptual and theoretical material. Courses encourage students to think creatively and flexibly and to broaden their perspectives on the world around them. Sociology majors acquire an educational background that is useful in careers relating to counseling, gerontology, human services, law, law enforcement, probation work, public administration, management and international relations, among others.

The major also prepares students for a variety of careers in the private and public sectors that require an understanding of race and ethnic relations, cross-cultural settings, contemporary social problems, and demographic and social transformations in contemporary society.

Students are encouraged to take pre-career internships and research experiences for academic credit. Students who are interested in teaching may combine study in the sociology major with professional courses leading to a qualification for initial certification in adolescence social studies (grades 7-12).

Special Features

• Internships
• Study abroad opportunities
• Exchange program with Griffith University, Australia
• National honor society in sociology (Alpha Kappa Delta)
• National honor society in criminology (Alpha Phi sigma)
• National honor society in gerontology (Sigma Phi Omega)
• Sociology/Anthropology Club
• Teaching certification for adolescence social studies

Requirements

1. Degree Requirements listed here apply to all sociology majors.
2. Liberal Arts Requirements – 90 credit hours

Programs

I. Major

• •  Criminology [CRIM]
• •  Sociology [SOC]
• •  Sociology: Concentration in Criminology [SOC/CRIM]
• •  Sociology: Concentration in Social Gerontology [SOC/SGRT]

II. Dual Major

• •  Dual Major in Adolescence Education: Social Studies and Sociology (7-12) [SST and SOC]

III. Minor

• •  Social Gerontology Minor [SGRT]
• •  Sociology Minor [SOC]

Courses

• •  CRM 303 - The Criminal Justice System
• •  CRM 333 - The Police
• •  CRM 345 - Drug Policy
• •  CRM 348 - Gun Control: Crime, Law, Policy
• •  CRM 365 - Sociology of Violence
• •  CRM 373 - Deviant Behavior
• •  CRM 375 - Sociology of Law
• •  CRM 377 - Crime and Criminal Law
• •  CRM 380 - White-Collar Crime
• •  CRM 383 - Race, Class, Gender and Crime
• •  CRM 462 - Juvenile Delinquency
• •  CRM 463 - Criminology
• •  CRM 464 - Corrections
• •  CRM 477 - Social Control
• •  CRM 485 - Capital Punishment
• •  CRM 498 - Seminar in Criminology
• •  SOC 100 - American Society
• •  SOC 129 - Special Topics in Sociology
• •  SOC 150 - Introduction to Sociology
• •  SOC 220 - Introduction to Social Gerontology
• •  SOC 229 - Special Topics in Sociology
• •  SOC 230 - Prejudice and Discrimination
• •  SOC 235 - Sociology of Globalization
• •  SOC 315 - Development Sociology
• •  SOC 322 - Sociocultural Study of AIDS
• •  SOC 329 - Special Topics in Sociology
• •  SOC 330 - Religions of Asia
• •  SOC 333 - The Police
• •  SOC 335 - Technology and Society
• •  SOC 340 - Environmental Sociology
• •  SOC 345 - Drug Policy
• •  SOC 350 - Civil Society
• •  SOC 351 - The Community
• •  SOC 352 - U.S. Ethnic Identity and Conflict
• •  SOC 355 - Gender and the Life Course
• •  SOC 360 - Self and Society
• •  SOC 365 - Sociology of Violence
• •  SOC 366 - Sociology of International Conflict
• •  SOC 369 - Population and Society
• •  SOC 370 - Sociology of Consumer Society
• •  SOC 371 - Sociology of Medicine
• •  SOC 373 - Deviant Behavior
• •  SOC 375 - Sociology of Law
• •  SOC 377 - Crime and Criminal Law
• •  SOC 380 - White-Collar Crime
• •  SOC 383 - Race, Class, Gender and Crime
• •  SOC 385 - Sociology of Work
• •  SOC 400 - Field Practicum
• •  SOC 401 - Sociology of Sex and Gender
• •  SOC 420 - Issues in Gerontology
• •  SOC 425 - Sociology of Aging and the Life Course
• •  SOC 429 - Special Topics in Sociology
• •  SOC 430 - Social Welfare Institutions
• •  SOC 451 - Social Stratification
• •  SOC 461 - Urban Sociology
• •  SOC 462 - Juvenile Delinquency
• •  SOC 463 - Criminology
• •  SOC 464 - Corrections
• •  SOC 465 - Political Sociology
• •  SOC 470 - Sociology of the Family
• •  SOC 475 - Sociology of Religion
• •  SOC 477 - Social Control
• •  SOC 485 - Capital Punishment
• •  SOC 486 - Collective Behavior
• •  SOC 487 - Sociology of Education
• •  SOC 492 - Sociological Theory
• •  SOC 493 - Methods of Social Research I
• •  SOC 494 - Methods of Social Research II
• •  SOC 498 - Seminar in Sociology
• •  SOC 529 - Special Topics in Sociology
• •  SOC 596 - Independent Study in Sociology