Sociology
16 courses · Santiago Canyon College · 2025-2026 Catalog
Classes: Summer 2026
SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
The scientific study of human societies and behavior focusing on the process of social construction, social location, social interaction, patterns of social inequality, and the influence of social institutions on individuals as members of social groups. Special emphasis provided to explain factors promoting social stability and social change. Field trips may be required.
SOC 100H Honors Introduction to Sociology
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
A seminar-style, content enriched course to provide a critical and extensive exploration of the sociological perspective, methods, and theories of social interaction, stability, change, social construction, social institutions, and social location. Focuses on the importance of sociology for understanding individual and group behavior in a social context and provides a comprehensive understanding of and scientific way of thinking about society. Field trips may be required.
SOC 101 Introduction to Ethnic Studies
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 contact hours total
- Advisory
- Anti-Requisite: ETHN 101 (Introduction to Ethnic Studies)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This introductory course will take an intersectional and interdisciplinary approach to the examination of the cultural, economic, educational, and political issues that impact the four historically racialized groups (Native Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, and Latinx Americans) within the United States. This course will analyze how racial formations have been constructed and contested, as well as, provide theories and tools to understand and combat racism across multiple relations of power.
SOC 115 Death and Dying
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course includes various perspectives on death, both cross-cultural and historical. Examines beliefs, traditions, rituals and practices surrounding death; health care systems (the hospital and the dying patient, hospice, etc.); death and the process of dying; bioethics – dying in the technology age; euthanasia, suicide, funerals, grief, and bereavement; the law and death, including living wills, organ donation, and autopsies; and life after death – old and new meanings. Field trips may be required.
SOC 116 Social Problems
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
An extensive survey of contemporary social trends and problems through an intersectional sociological analysis concentrating on their contributing factors, complexities, consequences, and possible solutions. Special emphasis will be placed on the U. S., with consideration of the global perspective. Field trips may be required.
SOC 120 Introduction to Sociological Research Methods
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- SOC 100 (Introduction to Sociology) or SOC 100H (Honors Introduction to Sociology)
- Advisory
- STAT C1000 (Introduction to Statistics) or STAT C1000H (Introduction to Statistics - Honors) or STAT C1000E (Introduction to Statistics)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course introduces students to the principles of sociological research and design. Students will examine the roles of variables, hypotheses, and sociological theory in research, and discuss issues of ethics in research. It will review quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection, analysis, and reporting, including survey, observational, and experimental research methods. Optional field trips may be offered.
SOC 125 Introduction to Statistics in Sociology
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Completion of any mathematics course at the Intermediate Algebra level or above with a grade of "C" or better. OR Qualifying profile from the mathematics placement process.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
An introduction to the basic statistical methods and analyses commonly used in sociological and social justice research. Topics include: descriptive and inferential statistics usually include levels and types of measurement; measures of central tendency and dispersion; normal, t, and chi-square distributions; probability and hypothesis testing; correlation and regression. Applications of statistical software to sociology and/or other social science and social justice data required.
SOC 125H Honors Introduction to Statistics in Sociology
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Completion of any mathematics course at the Intermediate Algebra level or above with a grade of "C" or better. OR Qualifying profile from the mathematics placement process.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
An introduction to the basic statistical methods and analyses commonly used in sociological and social justice research. Topics include: descriptive and inferential statistics usually include levels and types of measurement; measures of central tendency and dispersion; normal, t, and chi-square distributions; probability and hypothesis testing; correlation and regression. Applications of statistical software to sociology and/or other social science and social justice data required.
SOC 130 Relationships, Marriages, and Family Dynamics
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
In-depth examination of the sociological study of the process of developing intimate relationships leading to committed partnerships and marriages with emphasis on the intersectionality of communication, understanding relationship dynamics, parenting and reproduction, diverse family systems, familial conflict and stress, and changing familial structures. In addition, this course will determine the role of social institutions in establishing cultural norms around the development of relationships, marriages, and families. Fields trips may be required.
SOC 160 Introduction to Criminology
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course is a study of theories of crime and criminal behavior, including an explanation of crime, socio-historical contexts of crime, crime as a social construct, correlative factors of criminal activity, and how crime is measured. Major sociological and social science theories will be explored surrounding the issues of crime and criminal behavior including a critical intersectional approach to the analysis of institutional and interactional experience with crime and criminality. Optional field trips may be offered.
SOC 210 Sociology of Medicine
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course analyzes the social contexts of health, illness, medicine, and medical care. Through empirical research and theory, changing concepts of health, illness and medical practice are examined through their socio-historical, interactional, institutional, and intersectional contexts. Topics include: social epidemiology, the biomedical and social construction of health/illness, the medical model, the experience of illness, the transformations of health professions including the health work force, inequalities of and access to health care, medical technology, and global comparisons of health care and health care reform. Optional field trips may be offered.
SOC 220 Introduction to Gender and Sexualities
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course applies sociological theory and method to the study of gender and sexuality from a cross-cultural perspective. It includes historical and contemporary analysis of masculinities and femininities and their relationship to social institutions, such as the family, schools, the military, religion, mass media, and popular culture. It examines the impact of economic and political change on sexuality, and gender expectations and practices. The approach uses macro-level analysis of institutional effects on gender construction and sexuality, and micro-level analysis of socialization and "doing gender." It considers how the intersecting axis of race, class, gender, and sexuality shape individual and group experience. Field trips may be required.
SOC 230 Drugs and Society
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course introduces concepts, theories and perspectives associated with the sociological analysis of drugs and alcohol, including an examination of historical trends in drug consumption, the creation and enforcement of Illicit substances, legal drugs, psychedelic drugs, the war on drugs, discrimination, as well as addiction and harm reduction. Empirical findings along with institutional, intersectional, and interactional analysis will be used with the sociological perspective. Optional field trips may be offered.
SOC 240 Introduction to Social Psychology
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 contact hours total
- Advisory
- Anti-Requisite: PSYC 240 (Introduction to Social Psychology)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
A sociological exploration of the interlocking dynamics of the individual and society. Through an examination of the power of the situation, social interaction, and social groups, topics include: aggression, prejudice, attraction, attitudes, group dynamics, self-development and social cognition. Field trips may be required. (No credit if student has taken Psychology 240.)
SOC 240H Honors Introduction to Social Psychology
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 contact hours total
- Advisory
- Anti-Requisite: PSYC 240 (Introduction to Social Psychology)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
A sociological exploration of the interlocking dynamics of the individual and society. Through an examination of the power of the situation, social interaction, and social groups, topics include aggression, prejudice, attraction, attitudes, group dynamics, self-development, and social cognition. Field trips may be required. (No credit if a student has taken Psychology 240.)
SOC 286 Introduction to LGBTQ Studies
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
The Introduction to LGBTQ Studies offers an intersectional examination of issues related to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer experience. Taught from the sociological perspective, this course includes historical and contemporary analyses of the LGBTQ+ community and their relationship to social institutions, and institutional power. The Introduction to LGBTQ Studies also surveys political, legal, and cultural values and actions with a focus on social justice. Field trips may be required.