Course Descriptions

Term: Campus: Subject:

Courses

Subj	Number	Course Title

SOC	1003	Introductory Sociology
SOC	2003	Introduction to Criminal Justice
SOC	2023	Sociology of the Ozark-Ouachita Region
SOC	2033	Social Problems
SOC	2043	Crime and Delinquency
SOC	2053	Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
SOC	2063	Research Design for the Behavioral Sciences
SOC	2073	History of Social Thought
SOC	2083	Sociological Theory
SOC	3013	Psychosocial Aspects of Death and Dying
SOC	3023	The Family
SOC	3033	Environment and Society
SOC	3063	Communities
SOC	3083	Social Deviance
SOC	3093	Sociology of Education
SOC	3103	The Juvenile Justice System
SOC	3113	Social Movements and Social Change
SOC	3133	Self and Society
SOC	3153	Prison and Corrections
SOC	3163	Introduction to Social Research
SOC	3173	Social Gerontology
SOC	4003	Minority Relations
SOC	4013	Drugs in Society
SOC	4023	Sociology of Gender
SOC	4043	Social Psychology
SOC	4053	Sociology of Health and Illness
SOC	4063	Social Stratification
SOC	4073	Sociology of Religion
SOC	4143	Seminar in Sociology
SOC	4206	The Law in Action
SOC	4283	Sociology Capstone
SOC	4951	Undergraduate Research in Sociology
SOC	4952	Undergraduate Research in Sociology
SOC	4953	Undergraduate Research in Sociology
SOC	4954	Undergraduate Research in Sociology
SOC	4991	Special Problems in Sociology
SOC	4992	Special Problems in Sociology
SOC	4993	Special Problems in Sociology
SOC	4994	Special Problems in Sociology

Description

SOC4206: The Law in Action

Cross-listed: CJ 4206

Offered: Summer only

Prerequisites: SOC/CJ 2043, 9 hours of Criminal Justice coursework, senior classification, and instructor permission.

An examination of sociological theories of law and main currents of legal philosophy is followed by participant observation of actual community legal agencies, including police, courts, and others as available.