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SOC 6244-Sociology of Death and Survivorship (3) The
sociological dimensions of death, bereavement, and widow-
hood; ritualistic customs and behavior associated with death
on both intra- and cross-cultural bases; contemporary issues
associated with death-related phenomena; social and environ-
mental factors affecting survivor adaptation.
SOC 6246-Social Gerontology (3) Social and personal con-
ditions of post-retirement years; family and housing patterns,
income, leisure, health, group processes, and evaluation of
institutional care of the aged.
SOC 6247-Sociology of the Aged (3) A survey of major
sociological issues and concepts relating to aging and the aged:
social stratification, family, social norms, social networks, com-
munity. Economic security, health, housing, and retirement are
also discussed.
SOC 6266-Occupations and Professions (3) Work as a human
activity. Occupations and professions as mediators between in-
dividuals and society. The occupational world. Work and its
organization in relation to power, deviance, health, aging, and
other social phenomena.
SOC 6312-Urban Ecology (3) Examines the main theoretical
frameworks used in understanding the dynamics of urban space
utilization; most recent methodological approaches applied in
studying urban space; practical consequences of urban spatial
patterns, neighborhood development, racial segregation, and
service delivery problems.
SOC 6315-Metropolitan Growth and Development (3) Prereq:
8 hours in social sciences. Examines the main facets of the
dynamics of urban growth/decline and how these affect the
social order of a given population: population factors, forma-
tion/deterioration of community ties, urban housing, social
control, transportation, and other subjects reflecting the com-
plexity of urban life.
SOC 6336-Latin American Societies (3) General introduction
to Latin America, its history, social structure, and overview of
the major political, economic, and social processes.
SOC 6337-Seminar in Contemporary African Societies (3)
SOC 6415-Social Inequality (3) The unequal distribution,
among individuals and groups of wealth, power, and prestige;
the effect of class systems upon society; the effect of class
membership on individuals; social mobility.
SOC 6426-Complex Organizations (3) The behavior of in-
dividuals and systems in formal organizations; bureaucratic
models; government, hospital, church, school, industry, as
manifestations of a common principle.
SOC 6435-Collective Behavior and Social Movements (3)
Panic, riot, crowd, mob, fad, fashion, audience, and public
opinion and mass behavior. Reform, protest, cult, revolution,
and other movements. Individual and societal implications.
SOC 6466-Latin American Development,(3) An analysis of
social and economic development in Latin America, with
emphasis on industrialization, the agrarian structure, the role
of the state and dependency.
SOC 6501-Methods of Social Research (4)
SOC 6506-Survey Research (3) Sampling, instrument devel-.
opment, interviewing, field supervision, and other crafts involved
in data collection and measurement in social sciences.
SOC 6520-Quantitative Research Methods (3) Prereq: STA
6126. Application of selected quantitative methods to socio-
logical research problems; extensive practice in application of
the methods.
SOC 6545-Qualitative Research Methods (4) Fieldwork,
observation, participant observation, and other qualitative data
collection and analysis techniques.
SOC 6606-Contemporary Sociological Theory (3) The study
of modern sociological theories, roughly 1930 to the present.
SOC 6625-Comparative Sociology: Theory and Methods (3)
Analysis of regularities and differences among societies. The
importance of cross-societal research for building sociological
theories.
SOC 6630-Theory Construction (3) How to build theories or
test their structural soundness. Emphasis on formal and mathe-
matical principles and practices.
SOC 6646-Development of Sociological Thought (3) Com-
parative study of the major ideas of the principal contributors
to the development of sociology. Emphasizes relevance of these
ideas to contemporary social thought and current social issues.
SOC 6647-Classical Sociological Theory (3) Study of socio-


logicaltheory from its inception in the early 19th century to
about 1930. Deals with the ideas of Comte, Spencer, Marx,
Weber, Simmel, Durkheim, Pareto, Mead, and others.
SOC 6748-Minorities (3) Seminar: Dominant group-minority
group relations, with particular reference to racial, religious, and
ethnic minorities in American society.
SOC 6808-Symbolic Interaction (3)
SOC 6832-Personality and Social Structure (3) The impact of
social structure upon the statuses and roles of individual human
beings. Personality development, role behavior, adult socializa-
tion, self-image, and self-evaluation; and the effects of assign-
ing persons to different social positions.
SOC 6905-Individual Work (1-4) Designed to permit work on
subjects not available in currently offered courses.
SOC 6910-Supervised Research (1-5) S/U.
SOC 6940-Supervised Teaching (1-5) S/U.
SOC 6941-Internship in Applied Sociology (3) Supervised
individual practicum in sociology.
SOC 6942-Applied Social Research Project (3) Supervised
individual or team applied research project.
SOC 6971-Research for Master's Thesis (1-15) S/U.
SOC 7235-Social Factors in Mental Health and Illness (3)
Differential prevalence of mental illness in the U.S., sociological
theories of mental illness, and organization and delivery of
mental health services.
SOC 7285-Research in Educational Sociology (3) Prereq: SOC
6630, or any one of the following: EDF 6401, or STA 3013 and
SOC 4500 or 6501, and specialization in sociology of education.
SOC 7657-Sociology of Knowledge (3)
SOC 7933-Special Study in Sociology (3; max: 9)
SOC 7935-Advanced Study in Sociology (3; max: 6) Prereq:
M.A. or equivalent degree in sociology.
SOC 7980-Research for Doctoral Dissertation (1-15) S/U.



SOIL SCIENCE
College of Agriculture
 GRADUATE FACULTY 1982-83
Chairman: C, F. Eno. Graduate Coordinator: B. G. Volk.
Professors: W. G. Blue; D. V. Calvert; V. W. Carlisle;
J. M. Davidson; C. F. Eno; P. H. Everett; J. G. A. Fiskell;
L. C. Hammond; D. R. Hensel; D. H.i Hubbell; M. C.
Lutrick; R. S. Mansell; D. L. Myhre; H. L. Popenoe; W. L.
Pritchett; F. M. Rhoads; D. F. Rothwell; W. H. Smith;
D. 0. Spinks; E. L. Stone; T. L: Yuan. Associate Pro-
fessors: D. A. Graetz; R. W. Johnson; G. Kidder; P. G.
Orht; P. S. C. Rao; K. R. Reddy; J. B. Sartain; J.J. Street;
B. G. Volk. Assistant Professors: R. B. Brown; M. E. Col-
lins; N. B. Comerford; R. D. Rhue; P. L. G. Vlek.
 The Department of Soil Science offers the Master of
Science and the Doctor of Philosophy degrees with em-
phasis on soil chemistry, soil genesis and classification,
soil microbiology, soil physics, soil fertility, forest soils
and environmental quality. The nonthesis degree Master
of Agriculture is also offered.
 The interests of the students and the facilities available
will determine the area of specialization for the research
problem. Students will present a thesis or dissertation in
their major field; however, Ph.D. candidates will be ex-
pected to qualify in all areas of soil science.
 Prerequisites: Students who expect to do graduate
work in the Department of Soil Science should present
the bachelor's degree from a recognized college of
agriculture with a major in soils or the equivalent in other
sciences. Their background should include at least one
course in each of the following: general soils, soil fer-
tility, soil genesis and classification, general bacteriology,
general botany, plant physiology, general field crops,
general inorganic chemistry, qualitative analysis, and
organic or biochemistry. Those not meeting the above