SOCI 220 Individual & Society

3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course

An examination how the individual person is related to society, considering the ways in which society is a separate reality that regulates and even defines the personality and identity of the individual person. After covering some introductory material on culture, definitions of situations, social location, socialization, and deviance, a few sociological works are examined in depth that discuss such subjects as street gangs, ethnicity, social mobility, suicide, morality instincts, and the nature of the self. How the individual can be free in the context of the constraints of society is a major issue addressed within the course.

Priority enrollment to Art Education majors, concentrations, and BFA/MAT students.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a critical studies elective or general elective requirement.