# Sociology (SOC) courses

San Jose City College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 5 courses

Source: https://catalog.sjcc.edu/course-descriptions-information/course-descriptions/soc/

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027.

### SOC 010 — Introduction to Sociology

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 3
- **C-ID:** SOCI 110
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Summer 2026, 1 section (/c/san-jose-city-college/schedule/summer-2026/soc.md); Fall 2026, 6 sections (/c/san-jose-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/soc.md); Spring 2027, 7 sections (/c/san-jose-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/soc.md)
- Repeatable: No
- Grading: L
- Cal-GETC: 4 District GE: 4
- Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None
- Degree Applicable: AA/AS

Students use a sociological approach in the study of human behavior that includes a variety of perspectives. Students explore important concepts and principles in sociology, including culture, social structure, socialization, social institutions, groups, social interaction, social inequality, collective behavior, and social change in human societies.

### SOC 010H — Honors Introduction to Sociology

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 3
- **C-ID:** SOCI 110
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/san-jose-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/soc.md)
- Repeatable: No
- Grading: L
- Cal-GETC: 4 District GE: 4
- Advisory Level: Read: 4 Write: 4 Math: None
- Degree Applicable: AA/AS

Students use a sociological approach in the study of human behavior that includes a variety of perspectives. Students explore important concepts and principles in sociology, including culture, social structure, socialization, social institutions, groups, social interaction, social inequality, collective behavior, and social change in human societies. Honors section stresses rigorous analytic reading and writing. Students write a minimum of 8,000 words.

### SOC 011 — Social Problems

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 3
- **C-ID:** SOCI 115
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Summer 2026, 1 section (/c/san-jose-city-college/schedule/summer-2026/soc.md); Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/san-jose-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/soc.md); Spring 2027, 4 sections (/c/san-jose-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/soc.md)
- Repeatable: No
- Grading: L
- Cal-GETC: 4 District GE: 4
- Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None
- Degree Applicable: AA/AS

Students will explore sociological perspectives on contemporary social problems in the United States. Students examine the social processes through which issues come to be viewed as social problems and the dynamics through which groups attempt to respond to and solve these problems.

### SOC 017 — Sociology of Marriage and Family

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 3
- **C-ID:** SOCI 130
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/san-jose-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/soc.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/san-jose-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/soc.md)
- Repeatable: No
- Grading: L
- Cal-GETC: 4 District GE: 4
- Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None
- Degree Applicable: AA/AS

Students will analyze and evaluate the family as a historical and present day institution. Students will examine the formation of marriage and family, its structure and function, and the socio-cultural and economic influences that have shaped this institution. Students will explore family identity, same sex marriage, mixed race marriages, and other forms of modern family formation.

### SOC 098 — Directed Study in Sociology

- **Units:** 0.5-9
- **Hours:** Lab Hours: 2.07
- **Prerequisite:** SOC 010 or SOC 011 with C or better
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- Repeatable: Yes
- Grading: K
- Cal-GETC: None District GE: None
- Advisory Level: Read: 4 Write: 4 Math: None
- Degree Applicable: AA/AS

Individual or small groups of students, with previous course work in the discipline, who would benefit from independent Study under the direction of faculty members in specific or related disciplines may develop individualized learning contracts designed to enhance their individual instructional programs. The students and faculty member will develop appropriate learning outcomes and activities. The number of units to be earned will be determined by the faculty and Division Dean. Instructions and Learning Contract forms are available in the division office. Repeatable to a maximum of 9 units across all disciplin.