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Course Info for SOCL - 342 - 01, Spring 2025
Class number: 3051 Title: Sociology of Religion Department: Sociology
Career: Undergraduate Component: Lecture Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: No Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 15 Current enrollment: 14 Available seats: 1
Start date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025 End date: Friday, May 9, 2025 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: MW: 8:30AM-9:45AM, LSC - 136 Instructor(s): Vickers, Mary Jane
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: C- or better in Sociology 101
Distribution Requirement: Meets Social Sciences Requirement
Course Description:
An examination of the significance of religion for social life, using major sociological theories of religion, supplemented by material from anthropology and psychology. The course focuses on how religious beliefs and practices shape the world views and behavior of humans and influence the development of social structure. The following topics are examined: the origins of religion, magic and science, rituals, religion and the economy, women and religion, and religions of Africans in diaspora.