SOCIOLOGY / 149 SYA 6407-Quantitative Research Methods (3) Prereq: STA 6126. Application of selected quantitative methods to sociologi- cal research problems; extensive practice in application of the methods. SYA 6605-Advanced General Sociology (3) Intensive study at an advanced level of the general principles of sociology. SYA 6655-Evaluation Research (3) Methods and issues in evalu- ation and applied research on social problems. SYA 6905-Individual Work (1-4; max: 12 including SYA 5905) Designed to permit work on subjects not available in currently offered courses. SYA 6910-Supervised Research (1-5; max: 5) S/U. SYA 6940-Supervised Teaching (1-5; max: 5) S/U. SYA 6941-Internship in Applied Sociology (3) Supervised indi- vidual practicum in sociology. SYA 6942-Applied Social Research Project (3) Supervised indi- vidual or team applied research project. SYA 6971-Research for Master's Thesis (1-15) S/U. SYA 7135-Sociology of Knowledge (3) Examination of variations in the social origin of knowledge and knowledge systems. SYA 7933-Special Study in Sociology (3; max: 9) SYA 7935-Advanced Study in Sociology (3; max:6) Prereq:M.A. or equivalent degree in sociology. SYA 7979-Advanced Research (1-9) Research for doctoral stu- dents before admission to candidacy. Designed for students with a master's degree in the field of study or for students who have been accepted for a doctoral program. Not open to students who have been admitted to candidacy. S/U. SYA 7980-Research for Doctoral Dissertation (1-15) S/U. SYD 6045-Population (3) Seminar in a review of theoretical approaches to the study of fertility, mortality, and migration. The relationship between population growth and socioeconomic development. Computer application of demographic research methods. SYD 6135-Demographic Processes and Methods (3) Advanced review of methods and materials of demographic analysis. SYD 6145-Population Policy (3) Review of past and current U.S. population policies. Formulation of policy in the light of numer- ous criteria and goals. Direct and indirect consequences of selected policies, their implementation and evaluation. SYD 6436-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 orderof a given population: population factors, formation/ deterioration of community ties, urban housing social control, transportation, and other subjects reflecting the complexity of urban life. SYD 6506-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. SYD 6635-Latin American Societies (3) General introduction to Latin America, its history, social structure, and overview of the major political, economic, and social.processes. SYD 6636-Latin American Development (3) An analysis of social and economic development in Latin America with empha- sis on industrialization, the agrarian structure, the role of the state and dependency. SYD 6705-Minorities (3) Seminar: dominant group-minority group relations, with particular reference on racial, religious, and ethnic minorities in American society. SYO 6107-The American Family (3) The impact of rapid social changes upon families: racial, class, and ethnic variations. The liberation of women and changing family roles. Alternative life styles and the future of the family. SYO 6126-Family Theories (3) An examination of historical and contemporary developments related to family theories. Focuses on conceptual frameworks utilized in family analyses, the con-' struction of family theories, and their application to subareas within the field of sociology. SYO 6135-Comparative Family Systems (3) An intercultural and historical analysis of the family. Emphasizes development of the Western family. U.S. kinship system within the historical and' intercultural context. SYO 6175-Family Research (3) Seminar in the major empirical approaches to the analysis of family relationships. SYO 6305-Socidlogy of Politics (3) Analysis of the social foun- dations of political behavior and political institutions. SYO 6375-Occupations and Professions (3) Work as a human activity. Occupations and professions as mediators between individuals and society. The occuational world. Work and its organization in relation to power, deviance, health, aging, and other social phenomena. SYO 6405-Medical Sociology (3) General overview of health and illness behavior, health care delivery, social epidemiology, and health services utilization. SYO 6406-Social Factors in Health and Illness, (3) Social- psychological examinations of illness behavior, issues in the definition of health and help seeking, doctor-patient relations, and social effects of disease. SYO 6415-Sociology of Mental Health (3) Differential preva- lence of mental illness, and organization and delivery of mental health services. SYO 6425-Health Services Organization (3) Organization of. health care delivery system in U.S., with emphasis on evaluation and planning. SYO 6535-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. SYO 6545-Complex Organizations (3) The behavior of indi- viduals and systems in formal organizations; bureaucratic mod- els; government; hospital, church, school, industry, as manifes- tations of a common principle. SYO 6556-Comparative Sociology: Theory and Methods (3) Analysis of regularities and differences among societies. The importance of cross-societal research for building sociological theories. SYO 7256-Research in Educational Sociology (3) Prereq: SYA 6205 or any one of the following: EDF 6401, STA 3013, SYA 4300,.or 6305, and specialization in sociology of education. SYP 6006-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 assigning persons to different social positions. SYP 6065-The Sociology of Human Sexuality (3) Social sources and social consequences of ideas concerning human sexuality as they emerge from sociological study of Western and non-West- ern thought. SYP 6115-Seminar in Symbolic Interaction (3) A sociological perspective on the self, with special emphasis on the role of language, symbols, and culture in relation to identity, socializa- tion, and social structure. SYP 6355-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. SYP 6515-Deviance (3) Advanced study of various forms and types of deviant, criminal, and delinquent behavior. SYP 6517-Theories of Crime and Deviance (3) Review and critique of major social and behavioral theories of crime, delin- quency, and deviance. SYP 6525-Criminology (3) Nature and causes of crime, criminal, ity, and criminal careers. Research in crime and delinquency. Sociological analysis of criminal law, criminal justice, rehabili- tation, punishment, prevention, and deterrence. SYP 6535-juvenile Delinquency (3) Causes and explanations of juvenile delinquency and youth crime. Types of delinquents, sociological analysis of the juvenile justice system, treatment, and prevention. SYP 6545-Sociology of Law (3) A sociological perspective on law and control in society, development of law, operation of the legal system, the legal profession, social change, power and conflict, and impact of law and legal sanctions and society. SYP 6735-Sociology of Aging and the Life Course (3) Social and personal conditions of post-retirement years; family and housing patterns, income, leisure, health, group processes, and evalu- ation of institutional care of the aged. SYP 6736-Sociology of the Aged (3) A survey of major sociologi- cal issues and concepts relating to aging and the aged; social stratification, family, social norms, social networks, community. Economic security, health, housing, and retirement are also discussed. SYP 6745-Sociology of Death and Survivorship (3) The socio- logical dimensions of death, bereavement, and widowhood; ritualistic customs and behavior associated with death on both intra-and cross-cultural bases; contemporary issues associated with death-related phenomena; social and environmental factors affecting survivor adaptation.