Sociology Department

Department Faculty

Chris Robinson
Matthew Vos, Department Chair and Program Coordinator

Department Goals

The goals of the Sociology Department for general education students are:

1. To enable the student to develop a Christian perspective relating to humankind’s involvement in groups and in the larger society. This is accomplished in three main areas:
   1. studying the various principles of interaction that govern human relationship (social interactions),
   2. studying the various problems that face contemporary society (social concerns),
   3. studying the basic institutions of society and their interdependence (social institutions).
2. To provide students the necessary methodological tools whereby they may uncover social reality in a variety of contexts (survey research, participant observation and content analysis).
3. To demonstrate the practical relevance of the discipline by applying sociological insight and methodology to the work of God’s kingdom.

Programs

• Sociology
• Sociology, Family Studies and Social Work Concentration

• Sociology Minor

Courses

• SOC 141 Principles of Sociology
• SOC 201 Sociology of Sport
• SOC 229 Cultural Anthropology
• SOC 241 Social Problems
• SOC 242 Sociology of Emotion
• SOC 244 Social Psychology
• SOC 245 Sociology of Mission
• SOC 246 Crime and Delinquency
• SOC 247 Adolescence in Sociological Perspective
• SOC 249 Interpersonal Communication
• SOC 250 Introduction to Social Work
• SOC 299 Special Topics in Sociology
• SOC 317 Community Life and Social Structure
• SOC 341 The Family
• SOC 342 Sociology of Religion
• SOC 343 Sociology of Health
• SOC 344 Men, Women, and Society
• SOC 347 Relational Counseling
• SOC 348 Marriage and Family Counseling
• SOC 361 Methods of Social Research
• SOC 365 Qualitative Research Methods
• SOC 399 Independent Study
• SOC 402 Contemporary Social Thought
• SOC 419 Social Diversity & Inequality
• SOC 444 Practicum in Sociology
• SOC 445 Field Research Practicum
• SOC 490 Capstone Project in Sociology