Apr 25, 2024  
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2021-22 
    
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2021-22 [Archived Catalog]

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SOC 4650 - Social Change


Dynamics and processes by which social change takes place; major theories of change; industrialization and modernization; social evolution and revolution; planned change; social impact of change.

Requisites: 9 Hours in SOC including 1000
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will develop critical and analytic abilities by applying theories to empirical cases in historical and comparative contexts.
  • Students will learn the major sociological theories of social change.
  • Students will learn to use sociological perspectives to explore the dimensions of social change.
  • Students will understand dynamics and impacts of change by learning how to assess change through sociological analysis.
  • Students will understand the causes and consequences of social change.



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