Course Listings/Descriptions SYP - Social Processes

SYP 3520 Sociology of Crime and Delinquency . . . . . 3(F,S,SS)
Theories of genesis of delinquency and crime; factors in organization of delinquent and criminal behavior from points of view of person and group; delinquent and criminal behavior system.

SYP 3630 Popular Culture . . . . . 3(CALL DEPT)
Analysis of the social foundations and cultural ramifications of mass culture with primary reference to American society.

SYP 3641 Sociology of Leisure and Sports . . . . . 3(S)
Social-structural and social-psychological analysis of leisure and sports in the modern industrial society.

SYP 4000 Social Psychology . . . . . 3(CALL DEPT)
Sociological theories of relationship between social structure and personality development. Cultural, structural and situational determinants of social character. Consequences of language for social behavior. Socialization as acquisition of motives and roles from a pre-existing social context.

SYP 4153 Sociology of Sex Roles . . . . . 3(F,S)
Changing sex roles in American society with particular attention to socialization and sex-differentiated roles in social institutions.