SOCIOLOGY

Introduction to Sociology

Course: Sociology (SOC) 134, XW

Credit: 3 undergraduate credits

Tuition: $693 undergraduate, plus $100 delivery fee

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Dates: 5/19-7/11/2008

   Social interaction and group behavior with emphasis on contemporary U.S. society, including issues relating to socialization, inequality, and changing rural and urban communities. Analysis of relationships among institutions of family, religion, political participation, work, and leisure. (Ames area students will need to complete a Proctor Information Form to take exams at a local site.)

Computer Requirements: Internet and e-mail access

Note: May be applied toward Bachelor of Liberal Studies

Instructor: Dan Krier

For information visit: www.lifelearner.iastate.edu/courses/disciplineSummer08.html or call Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. toll free (800) 262-0015.

To Register visit: http://www.lifelearner.iastate.edu/courses/register.htm

Social Class and Inequality

Course Number: Sociology (SOC) 331, XW

Credit: 3 undergraduate credits

Tuition: $693 undergraduate, plus $100 delivery fee

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Dates: 5/12-6/6/2008

Registration Deadline: 4/27/2008

   Social stratification and processes resulting in social and economic inequalities; implications of status, class, and poverty for people of different races, ethnicities, and gender. This course is for off-campus students only.

Recommended Prerequisites: Soc 130 or 134

Computer Requirements: internet access and e-mail capabilities

Instructor: Betty A. Dobratz

For information visit: www.lifelearner.iastate.edu/courses/disciplineSummer08.html or call Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. toll free (800) 262-0015.

To Register visit: http://www.lifelearner.iastate.edu/courses/register.htm

Topical Studies in Criminal and Juvenile Justice: Ethics in the U.S. Criminal Justice System

Course Number: Sociology (SOC) 484, XW

Credit: 3 undergraduate credits

Tuition: $693 undergraduate, plus $100 delivery fee

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Dates: 6/16-8/8/2008

Registration Deadline: 7/10/2008

   This course will be an introduction to many of the ethical problems addressed in the daily routines of working members of the criminal justice system. Students will address the strengths and weaknesses of the criminal justice system and how they impact interpersonal social interaction. Students also will address morality, ethics, and human behavior, how to determine moral behavior, the differences between justice and the law, issues in retributive justice, the ethics of social control, system corruption and the "Code", ethics and law enforcement practices, ethics and legal professionals, ethical issues for prosecutors and judges, the ethics of punishment, ethics for correctional professionals, and the ethics involved in the application of criminal justice policy.

Recommended Prerequisites: CJST 240, Soc/CJST 241

Computer Requirements: high speed internet connection, email capabilities

Note: May be applied toward Bachelor of Liberal Studies, Criminal Justice Studies

Instructor: Peter Conis

For information visit: www.lifelearner.iastate.edu/courses/disciplineSummer08.html or call Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. toll free (800) 262-0015.

To Register visit: http://www.lifelearner.iastate.edu/courses/register.htm

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