UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA


 SY. 445.-The American Family. 3 hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: 6 hours
ef sociology, including SY. 201. For advanced undergraduates and graduate
majors. Offered 1, 3.
 The structure, function and development of the American family from colonial
times through the Victorian era. The organization and function of the modern family,
with emphasis on trends in the status of men and women and in family morals.
 SY. 447.-Social Research and Investigation. 3 hours. 3 credits. Prerequis-
ite: 6 hours of sociology, including SY. 201. For advanced undergraduates
and graduate majors. Offered 2.
 Current methods of research in sociology. Trends in methodology and research in-
terests here and abroad. Historical development of research methods.
 SY. 450.-Population and Public Affairs. 3 hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite:
6 hours of sociology, including SY. 201. For advanced undergraduates and
graduate majors. Offered 1.
 Social effects of population characteristics in the modern world. The problems
created by recent rapid population changes in the United States. Methods of studying
population trends and situations.
 SY. 451.-Comparative Sociology. 3 hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: SY. 201
and SY. 441, or equivalent. For advanced undergraduates and graduate ma-
jors. Offered 2.
 Twentieth century sociology in Europe and the Americas, with intensive study of
one or more major systematic sociologists.
 SY. 452.-American Culture Today. 3 hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: 6
hours of sociology, including SY. 201. For advanced undergraduates and
graduate majors. Not offered 1952-53.
 Regional patterns in American culture. Cultural factors affecting basic problems
of American life. Regional differentials in population, technology, and the social
institutions.
 SY. 464.-Peoples, Cultures and Social Institutions of Spanish America.
3 hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: 6 hours of sociology, including SY. 201. For
advanced undergraduates and graduate majors. Offered 1, 3.
 Sociological processes in Spanish America. The racial, ethnic and cultural elements
and their fusion. Characteristics and trends of Spanish American population. Land
settlement patterns, the structure and functioning of the social institutions.
 SY. 465.-Peoples, Cultures, and Social Institutions of Brazil. 3 hours. 3
credits. Prerequisite: 6 hours of sociology, including SY. 201. For advanced
undergraduates and graduate majors. Offered 2.
 Modern social trends in Brazil. Cultural, racial and ethnic groups in the develop-
ment of Brazilian culture. Population trends and pressures, the relations of the people
to the land, the structure and functioning of the social institutions.
 SY. 490.-The South Today. 3 hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: 6 hours of
sociology, including SY. 201. For advanced undergraduates and graduate ma-
jors. Not offered 1952-53.
 Social resources and challenges in the modern Southeast. Variant patterns of south-
ern culture. Population pressures and trends. The major problems of southern social
institutions. Programs and plans for the region.


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