The Department of Sociology offers a program of study that emphasizes the interactive perspective on family, community, social problems and social services. In order to provide a focused course of study within this emphasis, the department offers a semi-structured program of courses and practical experience in the field of social welfare, the family, psychology and stratification.

The nucleus of the program includes three courses:

1. THE FAMILY - the history of cross-cultural perspectives of family life with attention to power relations within and beyond the family;
2. SOCIAL STRATIFICATION - the systems of social ranking, power, prestige, culture, styles of life, various social classes and social mobility; and
3. SOCIAL WELFARE - sociological analysis of the evolution and current organization of welfare functions in modern societies. This program provides a strong liberal arts education and adequately prepares students to work in the “diverse” social environment of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Twelve units within the area of race and ethnicity (including both lower and upper division) are required to complete the program. Students round out this program with courses chosen from areas of social issues, social interaction, gender, organizational behavior and methodology.

The Social Services program prepares students for a wide variety of careers including social services and counseling services, teaching, health care, community service management and academic careers. Students planning to do graduate work in counseling should consider Education 163, Psychology 142 and 168, and Human Development 12, and 100A-C.

Lower Division Required - Preparatory: 28 Units

A. Sociology 2, Self and Society

B. Sociology 3, Social Problems

C. Sociology 46A, Introduction to Social Research (Data Gathering) (Or equivalent PSC 41 or CMN 102)

D. Sociology 46B, Introduction to Social Research (Data Analysis) (Or equivalent STA 13)

E. Psychology 1, General Psychology

F. Ethnic Studies - Choose eight (8) units selected from:

• African American Studies 10, African American Culture & Society
• African American Studies 15, Intro to African American Humanities
• Asian American Studies 1, Historical Experience of Asian Americans
• Asian American Studies 2, Contemporary Issues of Asian Americans
• Chicano Studies 10, Introduction to Chicana/o Studies
• Chicano Studies 50, Chicana & Chicano Culture
• Native American Studies 1, Introduction to Native American Studies
• Native American Studies 10, Native American Experience
• Sociology 11, Sociology of Labor and Employment

Upper Division Required - Depth: 44 Units

A. Sociology 131, The Family

B. Sociology 140, Social Stratification

C. Sociology 185, Sociology of Social Welfare

D. PSYCHOLOGY – Choose four (4) units selected from:

• Psychology 140, Developmental Psychology
• Psychology 142, Social & Personality Development
• Psychology 151, Social Psychology
• Psychology 168, Abnormal Psychology

E. SOCIAL ISSUES – Choose eight (8) units selected from:

• Sociology 104, The Political Economy of International Migration
• Sociology 120, Deviance
• Sociology 122, Sociology of Adolescence
• Sociology 124, Sociology of Education
• Sociology 139, Corporations and Society
• Sociology 143A, Urban Society
• Sociology 144, Agriculture and Society
• Sociology 146, Sociology of Religion
• Sociology 150, Criminology
• Sociology 152, Juvenile Delinquency
• Sociology 153, Sociology of Childhood
• Sociology 154, Sociology of Health Care
• Sociology 155, Sociology of Law
• Sociology 160, Environmental Sociology
• Sociology 170, Population
• Sociology 171, Violence and Inequality

F. SOCIAL INTERACTION– Choose four (4) units selected from:

• Sociology 126, Social Interaction
• Sociology 127, Sociology of Death
• Sociology 128, Interracial Interpersonal Dynamics
• Sociology 135, Social Relationships
• Sociology 143B, Sociology of City Life
• Sociology 148, Collective Behavior
• Sociology 157, Social Conflict

G. RACE & ETHNICITY– Choose four (4) units selected from:

• African & African American Studies 100, Survey of Ethnicity in the U.S.
• Asian American Studies 110, Theoretical Perspectives in Asian American Studies
• Asian American Studies 111, Ethnicity, Culture & the Self
• Asian American Studies 150, Filipino American Experience
• Asian American Studies 150B, Japanese American Experience
• Asian American Studies 150C, Chinese American Experience
• Asian American Studies 150D, Korean American Experience
• Chicano Studies 110, Sociology of the Chicana/o Experience
• Community & Regional Development 176, Comparative Ethnicity
• Native American Studies 115, Native Americans in the Contemporary World
• Sociology 129, Sociology of Black Experience in America
• Sociology 130, Race Relations
• Sociology 134, Sociology of Racial Ethnic Families
• Sociology 137, African American Society and Culture, 1790-1900

H. GENDER– Choose four (4) units selected from:

• Sociology 132, The Sociology of Gender
• Sociology 133, Sexual Stratification & Politics
• Sociology 145B, Gender & Rural Development in Third World
• Sociology 172, Ideology of Class, Race & Gender

I. ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR– Choose four (4) units selected from:

• Sociology 151, The Criminal Justice System
• Sociology 180A, Complex Organizations
• Sociology 180B, Complex Organizations
• Sociology 181, Social Change Organizations
• Sociology 182, Experimental & Utopian Communities
• Sociology 183, Comparative Organizations

J. METHODOLOGy– Choose four (4) units selected from:

• Sociology 103, Evaluation Research Methods
• Sociology 106, Intermediate Social Statistics (or equivalent STA 103)
• Sociology 192/193, Internship & Research Practicum/Workshop in Field Research
• Sociology 194HA or 194HB, Special Study for Honors Students
• Sociology 195, Special Topics in Sociological Analysis

TOTAL FOR THE SOCIAL SERVICES EMPHASIS: 72 Unit

THE DEPARTMENT WILL CERTIFY THE COMPLETION OF A MAJOR ONLY IF A GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF AT
LEAST C (2.0) IS MAINTAINED IN UPPER DIVISION CLASSES TAKEN IN THE MAJOR PROGRAM.
STUDENTS WHO DO NOT MAINTAIN SUCH AN AVERAGE MAY BE DISMISSED FROM THE SOCIOLOGY MAJOR.