John Jay College Of Criminal Justice | The City University of New York

The Sociology minor considers the following areas in the study of modern society: social groups, social organization, the sociology of institutions such as law, the courts, the family, the process of interaction, social disorganization and change.  Topics such as violence, delinquency, deviant behavior, social control, and ethnic, race and class relations are central to the minor concentration.  Issues of culture, personality and urbanization are studied.

Minor coordinator. Professor Douglas Thompkins, Department of Sociology (212.484.1118, dthompkins@jjay.cuny.edu)

Requirements: Students wishing to minor in Sociology must complete 18 credits (six courses) at the 200-level or above.  No more than half of these credits may be used to satisfy credit requirements in the student’s major.

                                                     Subtotal: 18 credits

Sociology 201  Urban Sociology
Sociology 202/Psychology 202 The Family: Change, Challenges and Crisis Intervention
Sociology 206 The Sociology of Conflict and Dispute Resolution
Sociology 209 Sociology of Work and Jobs
Sociology 213/Psychology 213 Race and Ethnic Relations
Sociology 215 Social Control and Gender: Women in American Society
Sociology 222 Sociology of Mass Communication
Sociology 232 Social Stratification
Sociology 240  Social Deviance
Sociology 275 Political Imprisonment
Sociology 278  Political Sociology
Sociology 290  Selected Topics in Sociology
Sociology 302  Social Problems
Sociology 305  Sociology of Law
Sociology 314  Theories of Social Order
Sociology 354 Gangs and Transnationalism
Sociology 401  Problems of Minority Groups
Sociology 251 Sociology of Human Rights
Sociology 346 Sport in Global Perspective
Social Science Research 325  Research Methods in the Behavioral Sciences

                                                      Total: 18 credits