2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog

SO 373 Applications of Sociological Theory

Emphasis is on sociology as an applied discipline that provides scientific explanations of important social issues. Students review several existing sociological studies framed within the various theoretical approaches studied in SO 372 Sociological Theory. Students are expected to identify the theoretical framework used by the researcher in each study; to explain the impact of the theoretical framework on the methodology used in the study; and to propose another theoretical framework that could have been used and its impact on the selection of a research method to study the social phenomenon covered in the study. This course helps students understand the relationship between theory and method and provides a critical foundation for the design and development of their senior thesis. 

A prerequisite to SO 398

Credits

3

Prerequisite

SO 372 Sociological Theory and SO 382 Methods of Social Research

Corequisite

SO 383 Applications of Social Research