Professors: Paul R. Camacho, A.B., Ph.D. Boston College; Daniel W. Chambers, B.S. Notre Dame, A.M., Ph.D. Maryland; Charles Derber, A.B. Yale, Ph.D. Chicago; Judge James Menno, Probate and Family Court, A.B., J.D. Boston College; Anna Nielsen, A.B. Boston College, M.S., Ph.D. Illinios Urbana-Champaign; Eve Spangler, A.B. Brooklyn, A.M. Yale, M.L.S. Southern Connecticut, Ph.D. Massachusetts; James Woods, S.J., A.B., M.A.T., S.T.B. Boston College, Ed.D. Boston University.

SC 07202  Inequality in America
SC07202 Syllabus
Examines class inequity in American society. It not only describes how the rich, the poor, and the middle class live, but also how they relate to one another. Includes the strategies used by the rich for maintaining the status quo, the hopes cherished by the middle class for improving their position, and the obstacles that keep the poor in their place.
Spring, Tues 6:30–9, Jan 17–May 8
Professor Spangler

SC 12101  Professional, White Collar and Organized Criminal Activity
SC12101 Syllabus
Wall Street executives, corporate and government officials, high tech computer wizards give a new focus to white collar crime. Course identifies the various frauds and swindles utilized by professional criminals as well as the rackets and methods of operation conducted by organized crime. Critical readings of Sutherland, Cressey, Ianni and others are contrasted with the more recent perspectives which focus on illegal developments and corporate violations such as corporate dumping and insider trading.
Spring, Wed 6:30–9, Jan 18–May 2
Professor Camacho

SC 20003  Statistics
SC20003 Syllabus  
Introductory course in inferential statistics covering description of sample data, probability, binomial and normal distributions, random sampling, estimation, and hypothesis-testing. Illustrated by applications to behavioral sciences.
Spring, Wed 6:30–9, Jan 18–May 2
Professor Chambers

CLOSED SC 21201  Methods of Social Research
SC21201 Syllabus
This introductory course in research methodology examines issues underlying research from a theoretical and practical point of view. It explores the basic concepts and problems encountered in designing and conducting research and develops the practice of critically thinking about resources located in the research process. Focus is on the tenets of sound research practice to enable students to make reasonable judgements about research read and undertaken.
Spring, Tues 6:30–9, Jan 17–May 8
Professor Nielsen

SC 21501  Sociological Theory
Development of sociological theory from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the present. Major theorists and emerging models are compared and analyzed. A survey of the field offers perspective for further developments.
Spring, Tues & Thurs 10:30-11:45, Jan 17–May 3
Professor Spangler

SC 35701  Social Change in Action
SC35701 Syllabus
Competitive and globally interconnected climates demand new competencies. Successful organizational leaders know how to tap people’s capacity to learn. They develop a vision for transforming the way people work, learn and interact and understand how patterns developed in one context can be adapted in others. Course explores techniques which expand an organization’s capacity to create the future. It examines learning styles, behavior and the drive for success, and explores the impact of decisions that affect career, family and financial security. Presents a variety of frameworks for maximizing personal and professional growth. Readings include Organizing Genius, Bennis and Biederman; A Hope in the Unseen, Suskind; Sari, Pio; Understanding Men's Passages, Sheehy; Class Matters, New York Times; Disrupting Class, Christensen; Outliers, Gladwell; Life Entrepreneurs, Gergan and Vanourek.
Spring, Sat, 9–3:30, Jan 21–Mar 3
Professor Woods, S.J.

SC 36501  Law and Society
SC36501 Syllabus
Radical changes in the basic social fabric that dictate how people live, interact, communicate and work with one another create new demands for a legal system obligated to interpret and establish law. Examines emerging challenges to freedom of expression, public and private communication: cyberspace, bullying, the disparity of access to resources, family protection, national security and individual rights, and different ways of representing justice. It also explores how the balance of emotion and reason in our idea of justice “shifts” over time, corporate responsibility/irresponsibility, new definition of guilt and innocence, what is just/unjust social behavior, can citizens depend on the legal system, what holds society together.
Spring, Mon 6:30–9, Jan 23–May 7
Professor Menno