CATALOG 1952-1953


 SY. 321. (Formerly SY. 421).-Rural Sociology. 3 hours. 3 credits. Pre-
requisite: SY. 201. Offered 1.
 American rural life in the changing regions. Trends in rural social resources and
problems in the United States, the Southeast, Florida.
 SY. 322.-The Child in American Society. 3 hours. 3 credits. Prerequis-
ite: SY. 201. Offered 1, 3.
 The social adjustment of children in American society, with emphasis on the
normal child. Unadjusted children in family, school, community. Designed to supple-
ment similar courses in Education and Psychology.
 SY. 326. (Formerly SY. 426).-Urban Sociology. 3 hours. 3 credits. Pre-
requisite: SY. 201 or GPY. 204. Offered 2.
 The recent dominance of the city in American life. The social institutions in metro-
politan culture. The city as the center of social change. Sociological problems and
principles involved in city planning.
 SY. 343. (Formerly SY. 443).-The American Negro. 3 hours. 3 credits.
Prerequisite: SY. 201. Not offered 1952-53.
 Major aspects of racial problems in the United States. The cultural development
of the American Negro. Patterns and problems of interracial adjustment today.
 SY. 348.-Community Organization. 3 hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: SY.
201. Offered 2, 3.
 Patterns of social organization in the U. S. today. Techniques for developing
formal organization in the modern community. Community rating scales and survey
techniques. Problems of community organization in Florida and the Southeast.
 SY. 422.-Rural Social Organization. 3 hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: SY.
201 and SY. 321. For advanced undergraduates and graduate majors. Not
offered 1952-53.
 The structure of rural society. Man-land relationships and rural population. Farm
family, neighborhood and community patterns. Differentiations and stratification in
rural life. Structure and functioning of rural institutions.
 SY. 425.-Juvenile Delinquency. 3 hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: 6 hours
cf sociology, including SY. 201. For advanced undergraduates and graduate
majors. Offered 2.
 Social determinants of delinquency. Methods of detention, probation and parole,
court administration. Designed for teachers, social workers, and others concerned with
the practical problems of delinquency.
 SY. 430.-Individual Work. 3 hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: 6 hours of
sociology, including SY. 201. Offered 1, 2, 3.
 Designed to permit advanced students to do work in subjects not available to
them in currently offered courses.
 SY. 441.-History of Sociological Thought. 3 hours. 3 credits. Prerequis-
ite: 6 hours of sociology, including SY. 201. For advanced undergraduates
and graduate majors. Offered 1.
 The development of sociological thought. Sociological elements in ancient and
medieval thought and sociological theories in the renaissance and the early modern
period.


The statement "Offered 1" means offered first semester; 2, second semester; 3, summer session.