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College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences
Department of Sociology
Women's Studies (see separate section)
Social Research (Undergraduate)
Fumiko Hosokawa, Department Chair
Ricky Bluthenthal, Dexter Edward Bryan, Richard B. Hovard, Kanghu Hsu, Matt Mutchler, Katy Pinto, Jose Prado, John C. Quicker, Alan Ryave, Sohaila Shakib, LaTanya Skiffer, Sharon Squires, Clare Weber, Kara Zugman
Jennifer Agatep, Administrative Coordinator
Department Office: SBS B-334, (310) 243-3431
Sharon Squires, Graduate Program Coordinator
Emeriti Faculty
Faye Arnold, William R. Blischke, Alan Bomser, Jeanne Curran, Robert M. Christie, Harold Charnofsky, F. Donald Laws, Herman J. Loether
Program Description
With the increasing complexity of contemporary life, sociology plays an important role in helping governments, corporations and citizens to cope better in a rapidly changing world. The methods and knowledge developed by sociologists and the diverse subjects they study reflect the complexity of human behavior and social life. The newly emerging patterns of social change continue to alter our life, making the effective applications of social analysis more important than ever before in solving problems of human organizations.
The Department of Sociology is committed to providing sociological skills to people entering a wide variety of careers and professions. The department is composed of a diverse, innovative and stimulating faculty who teach and pursue research in a variety of areas that are important in today's changing world. The Sociology Program educates students for many different careers in both public and private sectors, which increasingly recognizes the relevance of sociological training for a broad range of professions and organizations. The sociology faculty offers undergraduate and graduate programs with several emphases that respond directly to the needs of today's students.
Graduate students as well as undergraduate majors and minors may concentrate their studies in a variety of applied fields such as social work, law and society, social research and computer applications, clinical and community studies or criminology. In addition, students may extend their research training and receive a Certificate in Social Research, either graduate or undergraduate.
Undergraduates majoring in sociology may elect to concentrate their studies in any of the areas mentioned above or in any of several other areas that best fit their academic or professional goals. Students majoring in other disciplines or professional programs may tailor a minor in sociology to complement their major field of study. Sociology Minors are offered to complement a wide range of majors, including psychology, political science, computer science, liberal studies and many others. Graduate students often plan their studies in the context of more specific career and professional goal, or to augment their current professions.
Student Internships
Student internships are made available in subject areas in the Sociology Department such as law and society, clinical and community sociology, criminology, education and society, and others where faculty research and professional practice provide such opportunities. Interested students should talk with faculty involved in such areas.
Graduate Studies in Sociology
The Department offers an established graduate program leading to the Master of Arts in Sociology. The program is designed to provide all students with a strong foundation in sociological theory and research methodology. The graduate program is designed to allow for a substantial degree of student choice. Students may choose a macro- or micro-based program of study and select from several areas for further specialization or experience. These areas include, but are not restricted to, such concentrations as social research and computer applications; sociology of education; community and clinical sociology; law and society; criminology and deviance; and general sociology. Students are expected to select a major advisor who can best facilitate their specific interests in the program. Dr. Sharon Squires, the graduate program coordinator, provides students with detailed information about the program, its options and current faculty interests and concerns. Finally, students may choose one of the following options to complete their program of graduate study: comprehensive exam, thematic project or thesis. Students with an interest in teaching and administrative applications of the degree are encouraged to complete the degree via examination. Those with research interests or who may wish to pursue advanced graduate study toward a doctoral degree are encouraged to opt for the thesis or thematic project options.
The Department of Sociology has an established record of success in graduate education. Many of the department's graduates have found careers in research, teaching and a wide range of other fields. Special emphasis is placed upon the acquisition of practical and policy-relevant research through community participation by graduate students in the Urban Community Research Center. Students are encouraged to take an active role in the department, the discipline and the wider community. Students may apprentice in one or more of the many advanced forms of social scientific research, including evaluation research, social impact analyses, ethnographic field research, etc. Students who wish to pursue advanced study beyond the M.A. degree may elect to take additional work necessary to acquire the Graduate Certificate in Social Research.
Academic Advisement
Sociology faculty provide advisement for majors, minors and graduate students in sociology, and also provide general education advisement for sociology majors. Faculty are available for both daytime and night students.
Students interested in law and society should contact LaTanya Skiffer; for advisement in criminology and deviance, contact John Quicker; for clinical and community programs, contact Matt Mutchler, Clare Weber or Kara Zugman; for gerontology, contact Fumiko Hosokawa; for education and society, contact Dexter Ed Bryan or Richard Hovard; for research and computer applications and the certificate programs in social research, contact Ricky Bluthenthal or Kanghu Hsu. For graduate advisement, Sharon Squires should be contacted. For general sociology advising, call 243-3431. Students are advised to contact an advisor early, in order to take the best advantage of opportunities offered by the Department.
High school students contemplating a major in sociology are encouraged to take the college preparatory courses, including English, mathematics and social sciences. Courses in computers, logic and life science also are recommended.
Students planning to transfer from community college should consult with their counselor or advisor to assure that appropriate lower division courses are completed before the transfer.
Career Possibilities
The Sociology Department's programs are designed to prepare students for graduate study in sociology and for professional positions and careers in a variety of fields in federal, state and local agencies as well as for jobs in private business and non- profit institutions. They also may complement technical and administrative programs by broadening students' understanding of social behavior and social organization. The following brief descriptions cover some typical areas of employment for sociology students.
Sociologists work as researchers and data analysts in many different types of employment settings. Some examples are: research in law enforcement agencies, federal, state, and local government agencies; non-profit social change organizations; organizational research in corporations; marketing and site selection research for banks; census research; program evaluation research; legal research; prison research; human factors research for "high-tech" industries; and applied social research in areas such as worker morale, voter preferences and the social environment of business. Contact the director of the Urban Community Research Center for further information, (310) 243-3500.
Students may prepare for a career in teaching science at the secondary level (junior high or high school) by completing an approved "Subject Matter Preparation Program." Completion of such a program is the first step in meeting the state requirements for a teaching credential. As the program requirements for the "Subject Matter Preparation Program" in science have changed recently, interested students should consult the departmentally designated advisor for current information.
An undergraduate degree in sociology with an emphasis in theory and research prepares one for advanced study at the master's and doctoral degree levels, necessary for teaching at the college and university levels. For information concerning social science and elementary school teaching careers, a special advisor is available, Dexter Edward Bryan (243-3431).
Clinical and Applied Practice
The sociology student may find careers in agencies and departments that address social and interpersonal problems by developing programs and employing professionals to assist their employees in overcoming a wide range of life problems. Some enter marriage, family and child counseling ; others become independent consultants to management for corporations or government, or even private investigators. Some graduates have started their own agencies in these fields. For further information, contact the Department of Sociology at (310) 243-3431.
Public Services
A great number of public agencies and community organizations employ sociology graduates in their social services programs. Some examples include social case worker, children's services specialist, police officer, parks and recreation worker, probation and parole officer, city planning and environmental policy positions, agency-community liaison worker, ombudsman, special agent for the FBI or Secret Service, human resources and personnel managers, disabled services specialist, veterans affairs specialist, community redevelopment director and adoption agency head. Contact the Department of Sociology for career information or other questions, (310) 243-3431.
Student Organizations
The department has a chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta, International Sociology Honor Society, for students who meet honor society requirements. Contact the Department of Sociology Office for details, (310) 243-3431, or email Dr. Sharon Squires at email@example.com.
Graduation with Honors
An undergraduate student may be a candidate for graduation with honors in Sociology by meeting the following criteria:
1. A minimum of 36 units in residence at CSU Dominguez Hills;
2. A minimum GPA of at least 3.5 in all courses used to satisfy the upper division requirements in the major;
3. Recommendation by the Sociology faculty.
Total Course Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree
See the "Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree" in the University Catalog for complete details on general degree requirements. A minimum of 40 units, including those required for the major, must be upper division.
Elective Requirements
Completion of elective courses (beyond the requirements listed below) to reach a total of a minimum of 120 units.
General Education Requirements (55-62 units)
See the "General Education" requirements in the University Catalog or the Class Schedule for the most current information on General Education requirements and course offerings.
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement
See the "Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement" in the University Catalog.
Minor Requirements
Single field major, no minor required.
Major Requirements (39 units)
The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required of all candidates for this degree.
A. Lower Division Required Courses (7 units)
SOC 101. The Individual in Society (3) or
SOC 102. Understanding Social Relationships (3)
SOC 220. Analytical Statistics for Sociology (4)
B. Upper Division Requirements (32 units)
1. Required Courses (14 units)
SOC 305. Methods of Sociological Research (4)
SOC 311. Social Organization (3)
SOC 340. Social Psychology: Sociological Perspectives (3)
SOC 355. Modern Sociological Theories (4)
2. Electives (18 units): Select six additional upper division courses in sociology with the assistance of an advisor.
Basic Areas of Study
The Sociology Department recommends that each student select an area for the major or minor. At least six elective courses should be taken from that chosen area of study (Upon consultation with an advisor a student may elect to substitute another course for one in his/her specialty).
The basic areas of study are as follows:
o Criminology and Justice Studies
o Community Studies
o Social Change in Global Contexts
o Social Inequalities
o Applied Research
Criminology and Justice Studies
This area of study utilizes a social scientific lens to examine various institutions associated with the criminal justice system. Specifically, this area explores criminological theories regarding the etiology of crime, juvenile delinquency, ganging, and deviant behavior as they relate to policing, courts, corrections, and laws. The courses will delve into issues such as social inequality and power relations between correctional institutions and communities. With an emphasis on social justice, this area will give students the tools to analyze these topics from feminist, global, and critical race theory perspectives, preparing students for graduate school, law school, or government employment. Additionally, students educated within a social justice framework are prepared to contribute to the justice professions through evaluation, research, ethical practice, and dedicated service.
SOC 331. Minority Racial and Ethnic Relations
SOC 362. Gangs and Adolescent Subcultures
SOC 364. Corrections
SOC 365. Deviant Behavior
SOC 367. Sociology of the Law
SOC 368. Criminology
SOC 369. Juvenile Delinquency
SOC 380. Urban Sociology
SOC 381. Field Studies in Urban Problems
Community Studies
The area of community studies uses multiple methodologies to explore social justice issues in diverse communities. It is designed to provide students with an overview of different approaches to the field. Classes address theories of community, issues in community studies, ethics, and data analyses. Many of the classes include practical fieldwork requirements such as Internships, service learning, and research with community partners. This area will prepare students for careers in research, program evaluation, social work, non-profit management, urban planning, and public policy among others.
SOC 302. Workshop in Social Research
SOC 306. Program Evaluation
SOC 326. Sociology of Medicine
SOC 331. Minority Racial and Ethnic Relations
SOC 334. Women in Society
SOC 335. Social Movements
SOC 340. Social Psychology: Sociological Perspective
SOC 341. Seminar in Small Groups
SOC 362. Gangs and Adolescent Subcultures
SOC 363. Sociology of Alcohol and Other Drug Use
SOC 380. Urban Sociology
SOC 381. Field Study in Urban Problems
SOC 383. Black Communities, Class, Status and Power
SOC 384. Resistance, Inequality and Communities
SOC 503. Seminar in Ethnography Analysis in Sociology (at instructor's discretion)
Social Change in Global Contexts
This area of study focuses on the relationship between global processes (political, economic, and cultural) and social institutions and communities. Students will develop analytical skills that pertain to the changing social environments on a local, regional, and global level. This area highlights how collective and individual social actors shape and are shaped by the shifting conditions brought about by globalization. The goal of this area is to prepare students for further study in the area of global studies as well as careers in which knowledge of the global dimensions of social life are required. Topics included but are not limited to: the social impact of immigration, the environment, labor issues, race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, human rights, and new forms of citizenship and governance.
SOC 311. Social Organization
SOC 321. Sociology of Education
SOC 315. Sociology of Work
SOC 326. Sociology of Medicine
SOC 334. Women in Society
SOC 335. Social Movements
SOC 384. Resistance, Inequality and Communities
Social Inequalities
This area of study focuses on forms of racial formation, the social construction of gender and inequality, class and domination and subordination. Students will develop the skills to critically understand the intersections of race, class, gender, sexualities, citizenship and inequalities that shape social lives. Furthermore, students will acquire an understanding of resistance and social movements aimed at addressing inequalities. The study of social inequalities prepares students for a wide range of careers where sensitivity to diversity and advocacy are called for.
SOC 311. Social Organizations
SOC 321. Sociology of Education
SOC 322. Sociology of Medicine
SOC 331. Minority Ethnic Relations
SOC 334. Women in Sociology
SOC 335. Social Movements
SOC 362. Gangs and Adolescent Subcultures
SOC 381. Black Communities
SOC 384. Resistance, Inequalities and Communities
Applied Research
The applied research area emphasizes practical skills needed to conduct research projects in diverse social settings. Courses cover such topics as statistical analysis, research methods, feminist methods, program evaluation, and ethnographic data analysis. The goal of the area is to provide students with hands-on research experiences from a sociological perspective. Students will gain many of the technical skills needed to conduct community research, program evaluation, and data analyses projects. These skills are increasingly important in non-profit agencies as well as in large university and private research centers.
SOC 220. Analytical Statistics for Sociology
SOC 302. Workshop in Social Research
SOC 303. Qualitative Methods
SOC 304. Computer Applications in the Social Sciences
SOC 305. Methods of Sociological Research
SOC 306. Program Evaluation
SOC 408. Survey Research
SOC 503. Seminar in Ethnographic Analysis in Sociology (at instructor's discretion)
Five courses selected upon advisement (a maximum of three lower division units may apply toward the minor). The department also provides advisors who pay particular attention to the professional needs of students working in the technical, administrative and business fields. Minor areas may be "tailor-made" to meet the specific educational interests and career needs of students (see previous academic advisement section).
The Undergraduate Certificate in Social Research is designed to qualify recipients to participate fully in all phases of research projects from the initial conceptualization to the final report writing. To qualify for the certificate candidates must demonstrate their competence in conceptualization, research design, sampling design, instrument design, data collection, data analysis and report writing. This program is open to non-sociology majors.
A. The following required courses may be applied to the major in Sociology (29 units):
SOC 220. Analytical Statistics for Sociology (4)
SOC 303. Qualitative Methods (3)
SOC 304. Computer Applications in the Social Sciences (3) or
SOC 307. Micro
Computer Data Base Applications
in Social Science (3)
SOC 305. Methods of Sociological Research (4)
SOC 355. Modern Sociological Theories (4)
SOC 381. Field Studies in Urban Problems (3) or
SOC 306. Program Evaluation (3)
SOC 401. Inferential Statistics for Sociology (4)
SOC 402. Multivariate Analysis in Sociology (4)
NOTE: Appropriate courses from other disciplines may be substituted with the assistance of an advisor.)
B. The following course must be taken in the Urban Community Research Center (12 units):
SOC 302. Workshop in Social Research (3,3,3,3)
Admissions Requirements and Procedures
To be considered for admission to the Sociology Graduate Program, applicants must complete the appropriate forms and pay the established fees through the Office of Admissions. Successful applicants must possess a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and a grade point average of 3.0 in the last 60 semester units (90 quarter units) of upper division undergraduate course work (excluding units earned in extension studies). The applicant should have two letters of recommendation forwarded to the program coordinator. Applicants not possessing the above qualifications may apply directly to the Sociology Graduate Committee for special consideration.
Only those applicants who show promise of success and fitness will be admitted to the graduate program, and only those who continue to demonstrate a satisfactory level of scholastic competence and fitness shall be eligible to continue in the program.
Requirements for Classified Standing
To become classified in the Sociology Graduate Program, a student must demonstrate a background in social science theory and methods. This usually entails a theory and a methods course taken at the undergraduate level. Students in need of this exposure will be required to take appropriate undergraduate theory and/or methods course(s) in order to be classified. Students eligible for classification should contact the graduate coordinator.
Requirement for Advancement to Candidacy
Candidacy status denotes the successful completion of a major portion of the graduate academic program.
To be advanced to candidacy students must have completed the following:
1. Meet graduate writing assessment requirement;
2. The
following core courses with a minimum grade of "B"
in each course:
SOC 505. Seminar in Sociological Research (3)
SOC 506. Laboratory in Sociological Research (1)
SOC 511. Seminar in Social Organization (3) or
SOC 550. Seminar in Interaction Processes (3)
SOC 555. Seminar in Sociological Theory (3);
3. Completion of two additional graduate seminars in sociology with a minimum grade point average of 3.0;
4. Approval of the student's eligibility for the comprehensive exam by the graduate coordinator; or
5. Approval of a thesis or thematic project proposal by a committee consisting of at least two members of the full-time faculty of the sociology department. Proposals are submitted in writing and the title is registered with the department.
Degree Requirements
1. Required Core Courses (10 units)
SOC 505. Seminar in Sociological Research (3)
SOC 506. Laboratory in Sociological Research (1)
SOC 555. Seminar in Sociological Theory (3)
SOC 511. Seminar in Social Organization (3) or
SOC 550. Seminar in Interaction Processes (3)
2. Classified students are required to take SOC 505, Seminar in Sociological Research, and SOC 555, Seminar in Sociological Theory, during their first year in the program.
3. 20 additional units from sociology course offerings (a maximum of nine units may be taken from 300 or 400 level courses and only with the consent of the graduate coordinator).
4. Completion of the comprehensive exam, thesis or thematic project.
5. Of the 20 units taken under "3", at least three should be graduate seminars, those students selecting the thesis or the project may include five units of SOC 599. Those students selecting the comprehensive examination option must include two units of SOC 599.
6. An overall grade point average of 3.0 or better with no grade lower than a "B" in the core courses.
1. Prerequisites
The following courses are prerequisites and must be completed before classified standing in the program will be granted.
SOC 304. Computer
in the Social Sciences (3) or
SOC 307. Micro
Computer Data Base
Applications in Social Science (3)
SOC 402. Multivariate Analysis in Sociology (4)
NOTE: This option will also satisfy requirements for the Graduate Research Certificate.
2. Core Courses (10 units)
SOC 505. Seminar in Sociological Research (3)
SOC 506. Laboratory in Sociological Research (1)
SOC 555. Seminar in Sociological Theory (3)
SOC 511. Seminar in Social Organizations (3) or
SOC 550. Seminar in Interaction Processes (3)
3. Required Courses (20 units)
SOC 503. Seminar
in Ethnographic
Analysis in Sociology (3) [I]
SOC 502. Graduate
Workshop in Research
and Theory (3) or
SOC 302. Workshop in Social Research (3)
SOC 598. Directed Research (2, 3)
NOTE: A total of 12 units of SOC 502 and SOC 302 must be taken and at least 9 units must be in SOC 502.)
4. Serve as project director (or co-director) of a selected Urban Community Research Center sponsored project for the minimum of one term and the submission of an approved written report of the project.
5. A grade point average of 3.0 or better in graduate study.
Master's Requirement
In addition to the major requirements, students must meet all university requirements for the master's degree. Students should consult the section of the catalog entitled "Graduate Degrees and Postbaccalaureate Studies."
Outdated Coursework
Students usually complete the program within two or three years. However, some students do not maintain continuous attendance and, hence, take considerably longer. Students must complete the entire program within seven years. Courses taken in the eighth year are subject to a validation process. According to California State University policy courses taken more than eight years before the student graduates must be repeated. Consult the general regulations regarding "outdated coursework" elsewhere in the catalog.
The Graduate Certificate in Social Research is designed to qualify recipients to supervise researchers in all phases of research projects from the initial conceptualization to the final report writing. To obtain the certificate, candidates must demonstrate their competence to teach and supervise researchers in conceptualization, research design, sampling design, data collection, data analysis and report writing. Note: The student in the certificate program must meet the admission requirements for the Sociology Master's Degree Program and must maintain a 3.0 ("B") average.
A. The following required courses may be applied to the master of arts degree in Sociology (20 units):
SOC 304. Computer Applications in the Social Sciences (3) or
SOC 307. Micro
Computer Data Base Applications
in Social Science (3)
SOC 402. Multivariate Analysis in Sociology (4)
SOC 503. Seminar
in Ethnographic Analysis
in Sociology (3) [I]
SOC 505. Seminar in Sociological Research (3)
SOC 506. Laboratory in Sociological Research (1)
SOC 555. Seminar in Sociological Theory (3)
SOC 598. Directed Research (3)
NOTE: Appropriate courses from other disciplines may be substituted with consent of advisor.
B. The following courses must be taken in the Urban Community Research Center (12 units):
SOC 302. Workshop in Social Research (3) or
SOC 502. Graduate Workshop in Research and Theory (3)
NOTE: A total of 12 units must be taken from B, including at least 9 units of SOC 502.
Course Offerings
The credit value for each course in semester units is indicated for each term by a number in parentheses following the title. For course availability, please see the list of tentative course offerings in the current Class Schedule.
Lower Division
SOC 101 The Individual in Society (3).
An introduction to the study of self, socialization, and social interaction. Interpersonal relations and the structure of social roles; deviance and normality in everyday life.
SOC 102 Understanding Social Relationships (3).
Dynamics of the basic units of society, such as marriage and family groups, associations, and bureaucracy. Study of work, class and mobility, conflict and cooperation, crime, delinquency and social control.
SOC 220 Analytical
for Sociology (4).
Prerequisite: Algebra I is recommended.
Statistical techniques for the description and analysis of sociological data. Tabular, graphic, and parametric analytical proce- dures. Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory per week.
Upper Division
SOC 302 Workshop in
Social Research (3).
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor is required; SOC 220, SOC 305, SOC 355 are recommended.
Workshop in research methods and theory applied to actual research projects culminating in public reports. Repeatable course. Six hours of workshop per week.
SOC 303 Qualitative Methods (3).
Use and application of unstructured, structured, and participant observation methods to sociological phenomena. Unobtrusive and non-reactive procedures of research.
SOC 304 Computer Applications in the Social Sciences (3).
Prerequisite: SOC 220 or its equivalent is recommended.
Applications of computers in the Social Sciences; data processing, modeling, simulation, data base management, bibliographic searches. On-line and batch applications. One hour of lecture and four hours of activity per week.
SOC 305 Methods of Sociological Research (4).
Prerequisite: SOC 220.
Examination of methods employed in the investigation of sociological phenomena. Consideration of the research process as a whole, including quantitative and qualitative techniques. Includes supplemental workshop. Three hours of lecture and two hours of activity per week.
SOC 306 Program Evaluation (3).
Emphasis on the role of program evaluation in decision making, improvement, and accountability. Students will become involved in evaluation activities.
SOC 307 Micro
Data Base Applications in Social Science (3).
Exploration of individualized data base systems for social science. Creation and management of data base files, both user generated and commercial software. Emphasis on the usefulness of the microcom-puter in storing, accessing and analyzing social science data, report generation and accessing mainframe archives. One hour of lecture and four hours of activity per week.
SOC 311 Social Organization (3).
Forms of organizing. Contemporary social systems: the family, the political system, the economy, religion and education.
SOC 315 Sociology of Work (3).
Sociological analysis of work in industrial society. Examination of the labor force, industrial organization, occupational roles, and careers. Consideration of impact of technological change.
SOC 316 Sociology of
Adult Life
and Aging (3).
Prerequisite: SOC 101 or SOC 102 is required.
The developmental processes occurring throughout the life-cycle with special focus on problems and issues surrounding middle and old age. Utilization of demographic, cross-cultural, family, community, and societal studies to explore the social dimensions of aging.
SOC 320 The Family (3).
Study of the social processes and structural patterns affecting contemporary family life in American society.
SOC 321 Sociology of Education (3).
Examination of the organization and functions of educational institutions, comparison of American educational systems with educational systems in industrial and developing nations. Special attention given to the impact of schools on the life choices of culturally diverse groups.
SOC 322 Social Environment of Education (3).
An integrative study of socialization factors of the young child from various backgrounds and patterns of relationships between the teacher, parent, and community figures in culturally diverse situations.
SOC 326 Sociology of Medicine (3).
Social and cultural aspects of health, health behavior, and health organizations. Research on the distribution of disease in society, organization of health professions, social change, health care, stress and disease. Examination of social and cultural factors affecting utilization and structure of health services.
SOC 328 Social
Practice and Power (3).
Study of the sources of power and the practical function of social agencies evaluated in their social context and for their impact upon the individual.
SOC 331 Minority Racial and Ethnic Relations (3).
Investigation of current American racial and ethnic problems in world-wide and historical perspective.
SOC 334 Women in Society (3).
Analysis of the changing role of women in different historical and cultural settings. Emphasis on the conflict women face from the value and belief systems of their cultures, those of their broader society and their social identity as women. The course will draw on material from diverse cultures, including both industrialized and developing countries.
SOC 335 Social Movements (3).
A study of major social movements with varying specific emphasis on topical problems or relevant issues from semester to semester. For example, a specific semester may be devoted to Social Movements: Black Awareness; or Social Movements: Utopias. Repeatable course.
SOC 384 Resistance, Inequality and Communities (3).
Study and project of community change. Analysis of the global context of local community organizing, including economic restructuring, environmental justice, immigration and the role of the state. Theories of community engagement and multi-cultural alliances, with an emphasis on women's roles.
SOC 340 Social Psychology: Sociological Perspective (3).
The reciprocal influence that individuals and groups exert on one another from a sociological perspective. Focus on language and other symbolic processes, role taking and role playing, and the importance of the self-concept in interpersonal behavior.
SOC 341 Seminar in Small Groups (3).
Study and discussion of social interaction in small groups. Historical and theoretical background, research findings, leadership, and the small group as a social system. Classroom exercises in group dynamics. Three hours of seminar per week.
SOC 355 Modern
Theories (4).
Analysis of contemporary sociological theories with attention to historical origins. Relationship of theory to research and theory construction. Includes supplemental theory building workshop. Three hours of lecture and two hours of activity per week.
SOC 362 Gangs and Adolescent Subcultures (3).
Examines gang phenomena nationally and regionally. Focus on organizational, behavioral, etiological, and preventive factors associated with development and perpetuation. Street, motorcycle, prison, ethnic and other subcultural formations are examined.
SOC 363 Sociology of Alcohol and Other Drug Use (3).
Introduction to drugs and alcohol as a contemporary social problem. Sociological analysis of drug use and abuse. Course includes systematic review of policy implications and therapeutic applications of sociology of drug use, especially chemical dependency and alcoholism.
SOC 364 Corrections (3).
Analysis of various sociological aspects of correctional operations: correctional settings, institutional life, types of correctional programs, rehabilitation, recidivism, alternatives to prisons, probation and prevention, the adjudicative process, and theoretical and empirical considerations of correctional systems.
SOC 365 Deviant Behavior (3).
Consideration of deviant behavior. Study of the forms and processes of deviance, and the distribution of its occurrence. A systematic analysis of particular kinds of violations of normative rules as related to general processes of interaction in everyday social activities.
SOC 367 Sociology of Law (3).
The social context within which legal systems function, the effectiveness of law as a mechanism of social control, the relationship between law and social change, and the social basis for the administration of justice and punishment.
SOC 368 Criminology (3).
Theories of the genesis of crime: patterns
of criminal behavior; nature of criminal organizations; analysis of relationship of crime to the social structure; criminal statistics and crime rates: police and the criminal justice system.
SOC 369 Juvenile Delinquency (3).
Social context, definition, implications, and causes of juvenile delinquency as a social phenomenon; analysis of factors associated with delinquent behavior. Problems of adjustment of delinquents and factors in treatment and in post-treatment adjustment.
Sociological Approach
to the Law: Moot Court (3).
Prerequisites: Fulfillment of EPT and ELM requirement; POL 304 and THE 120 are recommended.
Training course of the Stanley Mosk Moot Court
Competition. Case study of a selected problem and its progress through the
legal system. Emphasis on difference between social and legal solutions.
Students argue case before attorneys and judges. Repeatable course for up to
three times.
Two hours of lecture and two hours of activity per week.
SOC 380 Urban Sociology (3).
This class examines the general courses, processes, and consequences of urban development. Interdisciplinary perspectives and research methodologies for studying urban settings will be reviewed.
SOC 381 Field Studies
Urban Problems (3).
Field experiences in the urban setting, with special
emphasis upon investigation and understanding of the human and social
dimensions of urban problems. Two hours
of lecture and two hours of activity per week.
SOC 386 Sociology of
the Helping
Professions (3).
Analysis of the importance of social and environmental factors within the helping context. Particular emphasis on variety of settings for helping, and on issues of social ethics and cultural sensitivities.
SOC 383 Black Communities: Class, Status and Power (3).
An analysis of the structure of the Black community: class, economic and political power, the role of leadership, and the conditions for social development.
SOC 395 Special
in Sociology (3).
Intensive sociological analysis of a topic of special interest to both the faculty member and students. Repeatable course.
SOC 401 Inferential
for Sociology (4).
Prerequisites: SOC 220 or its equivalent is required; algebra is recommended.
Inferential statistical techniques as tools for analysis of sociological data. The logic of statistical inference. Parameter estimation and hypothesis testing. Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory per week.
SOC 402 Multivariate
in Sociology (4).
Prerequisites: SOC 220 or its equivalent is required; SOC 401 is recommended.
Consideration of the integral involvement of statistics in research, with special emphasis on multivariate techniques. Criteria for selection of appropriate techniques. Three hours of lecture and three hours laboratory per week.
SOC 408 Survey Research (3).
Recommended Prerequisite: SOC 220.
Emphasis on the skills of survey research in decision making, improvement, and data collection. Students will become involved in survey research activities.
SOC 494 Independent Study (1-3).
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
A reading program of selected topics conducted under the supervision of a faculty member. Repeatable course.
Graduate standing or consent of the graduate program coordinator is prerequisite to enrollment in graduate (500 level) courses.
SOC 502 Graduate Workshop in Research and Theory (3).
Practicum in theory and research culminating in preparation of a public report. Entire experience is based on professional research projects in the Social Systems Research Center. Student is expected to assume some supervisory responsibility. Repeatable course. Six hours of workshop per week.
SOC 503 Seminar in Ethnographic Analysis in Sociology (3).
Ethnographic fieldwork and analysis in Sociology.
Theories and techniques of field observations and methods of analysis of
observational data, including field notes, documents, and audio-visual records.
Concentration on methods of doing sociology so as to extrapolate principles
of social behavior from observation of
on-going activities in organized settings. Three hours of seminar per week.
SOC 505 Seminar in
Sociological Research (3).
Prerequisites: SOC 305 or equivalent are required; SOC 401 or SOC 402, SOC 403 and SOC 407 are recommended; concurrent enrollment in SOC 506 required for Sociology graduate students, recommended for all others.
Advanced study of sociological research techniques and strategies. Consideration of research design and analysis as they relate to theory testing. Three hours of seminar per week.
SOC 506 Laboratory in
Sociological Research (1).
Co-requisites: SOC 505 is required for Sociology graduate students and recommended for all others.
Laboratory exercises in the application of research techniques, including formulation of the research problem, case selection, instrument design, observation, data reduction and processing, analysis, and interpretation. Three hours of laboratory per week.
SOC 511 Seminar in
Organizations (3).
An examination of the basic forms of social organization in historical and comparative perspective. The basic social scientific conceptions of social organization will be compared and contrasted in terms of methodological and policy implications. Three hours of seminar per week.
SOC 518 Seminar in
and the Family (3).
A sociological examination of contemporary social issues and changes affecting marriage and family life in American society. Normative and alternative family and marital life styles will be explored. Three hours of seminar per week.
SOC 529 Seminar in
Gerontology (3).
A detailed sociological discussion and presentation
of theoretical and methodological issues and problems in the field
of social gerontology. Fieldwork will be conducted. Three hours of seminar per week.
SOC 550 Seminar in
Processes (3).
Experience in both the theoretical and practical study of microsociology. Stress on the small group, with specific concern for problems such as communication, leadership, decision-making, gamesmanship, equilibrium, and change. Relevant research literature reviewed, and laboratory experiments in interaction processes conducted. Three hours of seminar per week.
SOC 555 Seminar in Sociological Theory (3).
Prerequisite: SOC 355.
A detailed examination of classical and contemporary sociological theory. Three hours of seminar per week.
SOC 560 Seminar in
the Sociology
of Racial and Ethnic
Relations (3).
A systematic inquiry into the experience of racial and ethnic minorities in the United States. Analysis of the sociological literature on interethnic relations, ethnic stratification and inequality. Implications for social policy. Three hours of seminar per week.
SOC 561 Seminar in Aging: Minorities and Special Groups (3).
Analysis of the situation of the elderly within
selected population groups including the black aged, Mexican-American aged, the
aging woman, the rural and urban poor aged. Community resource persons will
be invited to participate. Three hours of seminar per week.
SOC 563 Seminar in
the Sociology
of Alcohol and Other
Drug Use (3).
Social scientific approach to chemical substance use, misuse and dependency. Analysis of contemporary and historical definitions of alcohol and drug use. Origin, maintenance and transformation of patterns of drug use. Social responses to abuse and politics of use and abuse. Three hours of seminar per week.
SOC 568 Seminar in Criminology (3).
Analysis of specific issues in criminology. Issues that may be considered include the following: causative theories, major types of crime, formal crime control agencies, and prevention and control. Three hours of seminar per week.
SOC 569 Seminar in Juvenile Delinquency (3).
Investigation of the causes, nature and consequences of Juvenile Delinquency from a sociological perspective. Reading and discussion of theoretical studies and empirical research. Three hours of seminar per week.
SOC 595 Special
in Sociology (3).
A course designed to consider sociological analysis of a variety of special interest topics. The repeatable nature of the course makes it possible for students to work with more than one instructor on a topic of particular interest to the student. Course may be repeated once for a total of 6 units. Three hours of seminar per week.
SOC 596 Practicum in
Teaching Sociology (3).
Prerequisite: Classified graduate standing.
Supervised experience in teaching Sociology. Techniques and skills appropriate to instruction at the college level. Instructional and valuative experiences under supervision of sociology faculty. Repeatable for credit for a maximum of six units.
SOC 597 Directed Reading (1-3).
Independent reading under direction of supervising faculty member in Sociology. Repeatable course.
SOC 598 Directed Research (1-3).
Independent research under direction of supervising faculty member in Sociology. Repeatable course.
SOC 599 Graduate
in Sociology (1-5).
Prerequisites: SOC 505, SOC 555, SOC 511 or SOC 550 and Advancement to Candidacy in Sociology Graduate Program is required.
Supervised thesis, special project, or comprehensive examination in sociology. Repeatable course.
SOC 600 Graduate
Continuation Course (0).
Graduate students who have completed their
coursework but not their thesis, project, or comprehensive examination,
or who have other requirements remaining for the completion of their degree, may maintain continuous attendance by enrolling in this course. Signature of graduate program coordinator required.
Infrequently Offered Courses
The following courses are scheduled only on a "demand" basis. Students should consult the department office for information about the next scheduled offering.
SOC 309 Writing
in Sociology (3).
Introduction to basic research and presentational skills of sociology and social and behavioral sciences. Skills development in research and writing, using library and other data sources, organizing projects, writing reports. One hour of lecture and four hours of activity per week.
SOC 325 Sociology of Religion (3).
Study of religion from sociological perspective: how religions are enacted and expressed as social and cultural events; the relation of religion to social structures; emphasis of the awareness of religion as an aspect of complex multiethnic society.


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The Brevard College Women's Tennis team began the BC Mountain Invitational Tournament this afternoon, hosting teams from Carson-Newman, Pfeiffer, Gardner-Webb, Georgia Southern, North Georgia College and West Virginia.
Beginning the match in the singles A draw, Lindsay Hostetter fell to WVU's Cardenas 6-3, 6-0, while Lindsay Shaeffer advanced to the second round to face GSU's Kegereis after defeating Carson-Newman's Cappadona 6-0, 6-3.
In the B draw, Jennifer Nyman advanced to the second round after receiving a bye. Kayley Duval fell to Brooks from Carson-Newman, 6-0, 6-3.
From the C draw, Kim Dixon fell to WVU's Blaskovicova 6-0, 6-1. Merek Slagle also lost to Carson-Newman's Sorah, 6-2, 6-3.
Starting off the doubles matches, in the A flight, Hostetter and Shaeffer won their first match over Burton and Plisbury of WVU. In their second match though, they fell to the team from Carson-Newman, Barlett and Snead, in a closely fought battle, 9-8.
In the Doubles B flight, Dixon and Nyman fell to Brooks and Cappadona from Carson-Newman in the first round, 8-3.
The Doubles C flight team of Duval and Slagle dropped their match against Blaskovica and Pantovic, the duo from WVU, 8-0.
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You're in a house, and there is lamp upstairs that is off. In the basement are three switches. One of the switches turns on the lamp, the other two do nothing. From the basement there is no way to observe whether the lamp upstairs is on or off. You are allowed to flip two switches, after which you must be able to say with certainty which of the three switches turns the lamp on/off. What do you do?
Answer (select grey block with your mouse to view):You flip the first switch on, wait 10 minutes, then flip it off again. Then you flip the second switch on and go upstairs. If the lamp is on the correct answer is the second switch. If the bulb is warm the correct answer is the first switch. Otherwise it's the third switch.
What logic riddles do you know?
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I like it
I thought he shot helicopters down with police cars.
The first riddle is misleading because I didn't figure out you could actually go upstairs after flipping the switches.
This one is one of my mum's favourites, which I sometimes say to my students and they look at me blankly, even after explaining it:
Pour 3 litres into the 5 litre, then pour 2 litres from the 3 litre into the 5 litre so that its full. There will be 1 litre left. Empty the 5 litre, pour the 1 litre in, then pour a full 3 litres in.
I was chuffed to have figured it out before Bruce Willis. I mean... the guy shoots down helecoptors with PLANES.
Oh...wait... you mean it wasn't real? :eek:
Here's another one (those of you who've seen Die Hard will know the answer).
You have two bottles. One can hold 3 gallons of water, the other one can hold 5 gallons. You have no scales, or other ways of measuring, and you need to get exactly 4 gallons of water in the 5 gallon bottle. You have an unlimited supply of water. What do you do?
- Fill 3 gallon bottle- Pour water of 3 gallon bottle in the 5 gallon bottle- Fill 3 gallon bottle- Pour water of 3 gallon bottle in 5 gallon bottle until it's full. There is now one gallon left in the 3 gallon bottle- Empty the 5 gallon bottle- Pour the 1 gallon from the 3 gallon bottle in the 5 gallon bottle- Fill 3 gallon bottle- Pour water of 3 gallon bottle in the 5 gallon bottle, which now contains 4 gallons of water
I didn't too. Thought about it for several hours before someone gave me the answer
Yeah, I saw the answer. I just didn't figure it out.
Select the grey area with your mouse to read the answer. It's grey text on a grey background, which becomes visible when you select it
Another one from the same Die Hard movie:
As I was going to St IvesI met a man with seven wivesEach wife had seven sacksEach sack had seven catsEach cat had seven kitsKits, cats, sacks, wivesHow many were going to St Ives?
1, only the narrator is known to be heading to St Ives, fore the rest where they set out from or where they are heading to is unkown
It's on the North Pole; My Physics teacher asked us that one once. Actually in his version he said, "A big bear walks up. What colour is the bear?"
I didn't figure out the first one.
I didn't figure out the first one.
An easy one:
In a house, all the windows face south. The house is square and all the walls have windows. How can this be?
It's on the North Pole


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WASHINGTON—Lawrence Summers pulled out of the contest to succeed Ben Bernanke as chairman of the Federal Reserve after weeks of public excoriation, forcing President Barack Obama to move further down the list of contenders to head the central bank.
One leading candidate is Janet Yellen, the Fed's current vice chairwoman, who has garnered substantial support among Democrats in Congress and among economists. But the public lobbying on...


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SLE251 - Research Methods and Data Analysis
Unit details
|2017 unit information
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2 x 1 hour class per week, equivalent of up to 1 class per week delivered online via CloudDeakin, 5 x 2 hour practicals per trimester.
Data is everywhere in the world. Without knowing how to interpret or use information from the data it would be difficult to understand its meaning. Scientific methods are techniques for investigating a phenomenon, acquiring new knowledge or correcting and integrating previous knowledge. In most scientific inquiry, statistics is used as both a method and a tool for interpreting information, testing hypotheses and analysing the inferences people make about the real-world. SLE251 aims to aid students develop knowledge in using statistics to summarise, describe and interpret scientific data and perform statistical inferences. In this unit, students will develop knowledge of the fundamentals of scientific research methodologies and analytical techniques for answering real-world questions. Students will be required to use statistical software and calculators to analyse data and interpret results for experimental and sampling designs, tests on population means and proportions, chi-square tests, correlation and linear regression, and one-way ANOVA.
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This class is designed to introduce library patrons to the Windows operating system. It covers an introduction to the desktop and how to perform common tasks through the use of menus, toolbars and icons.Map
The class includes a demonstration of the basic features of the Windows operating system , along with guidance on how to maneuver through the menus and toolbars. The class includes step-by-step instruction on how to create, delete and rename folders and files.
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BALTIMORE (Stockpickr) -- When it comes to dividend stocks, bigger is generally better.
Bigger dividend payouts and bigger companies mean two things: heftier income and more stable payouts. That's especially true right now, when market conditions are anything but favorable for folks who are trying to earn income from their portfolios.
Right now, we're seeing a convergence of factors working against investors. For starters, retail investors are fleeing from equities en masse. In the last year, more than $170 billion has come out of equity mutual funds, instead making its way over to less risky (and less rewarding) bond funds at a time when interest rates are scraping against the bottom of historic lows.
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And let me remind you that the companies that make up the S&P 500 have more cash than ever before, have higher profits than ever before, and pay a bigger dividend yield than they have in the last two decades.
Clearly, something's off.
So today, we're scouring the stock market for a new group of big-name stocks that look ready to hike their dividend payouts in the coming quarter. In other words, these five firms are getting ready to boost dividends; they just don't know it yet.
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For our purposes, that "crystal ball" is composed of a few factors: namely a solid balance sheet, a low payout ratio, and a history of dividend hikes. While those items don't guarantee dividend announcements in the next month or three, they do dramatically increase the odds that management will hike their cash payouts, especially as investors start to get antsy about this mid-2012 rally.
Without further ado, here's a look at five stocks that could be about to increase their dividend payments in the next quarter.
Emerson Electric
First up is Emerson Electric (EMR), a $37 billion firm that owns a diverse portfolio of businesses, manufacturing electric motors, valves and switches, air conditioning compressors and tools. That positioning gives EMR hefty exposure to the cyclical industrial sector, a business that's been under pressure in the last few years as demand slows for manufactured goods.
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With a massive presence in factories around the world, Emerson has turned its focus to emerging markets to seek out growth going forward. As a burgeoning middle class drives up wages in countries with major manufacturing operations, the firm's expertise in process automation should help it to attract customers who want to keep human workers on tasks that machines can't do. Big investments in Emerson's power business in recent years should also help drive sales in the lucrative (and less cyclical) infrastructure projects taking place around the globe.
Emerson has a long track record of rewarding shareholders. Historically, the firm has paid out around 80% of free cash for dividends and share buybacks. The firm's 40-cent quarterly dividend payout gives EMR a yield of 3.2% right now, but this stock has all the markings of a firm set to hike its dividend later on in 2012.
Investors looking for industrial exposure in their portfolios should consider EMR a good core income holding right now.
So far, it's been a solid year for shareholders of Covidien (COV). In 2012, shares of the medical device and pharmaceutical firm have rallied more than 25%, besting the broad market by a wide margin. Covidien is a leader in most of the areas that it operates in, focusing on niche medical products (like bariatric bands and instruments for minimally-invasive surgery) rather than trying to compete with the industry's bigger names.
That's part of the reason why COV is spinning off its pharmaceutical business right now. Pharma has been under some significant pressures in the last couple of years, as investors cringe over the loads of patent cliffs plaguing drug revenues. By spinning off pharma, Covidien can shove any discount to its share price onto a new firm. At the same time, spin offs generally unlock considerable value for shareholders. That bodes well for folks who own COV right now.
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More permissive healthcare legislation here at home bodes well for Covidien. With more patients able to pay for the types of treatments that the firm focuses on, sales should move higher in COV's fastest growing segment (the U.S.).
COV currently pays out a 22.5-cent quarterly dividend. While only a 1.6% yield at current price levels, this stock looks capable of hiking its dividend in the next quarter.
Ecolab (ECL) built a $19 billion business on being clean. The firm is one of the biggest providers of sanitation products used by healthcare, food service, and industrial operations worldwide. The firm's reach is one of its biggest positive attributes -- because Ecolab is the standard bearer for the industry, it's able to capture favorable deals on reputation alone.
Sanitation is an attractive business for two reasons: it's absolutely critical, and it's relatively cheap. In other words, Ecolab's customers care a whole lot more about being sanitary (and avoiding the plethora of downside attached to a dirty restaurant or hospital) than they do about the minimal costs that high-quality cleaning supplies tack onto their income statements.
ECL is yet another stock with a lot riding on revenues abroad. There's considerable room for Ecolab to expand internationally, particularly in emerging economies, where sanitation mandates are only just starting to catch up with Ecolab's existing markets. If the company can spend the resources on growing its sales and distribution base internationally, that investment should pay off considerably in the next several years.
The company's 20-cent dividend marks a 1.2% yield, a payout level that's well below ECL's average yield on a historic basis. That leaves room for a dividend hike in 2012.
Pharmaceutical distributor AmerisourceBergen (ABC) is one of the biggest companies of its kind. Essentially, the firm is a middleman between pharmaceutical manufacturers and healthcare providers. By dealing with non- pharmaceutical operations -- like packaging, logistics, and inventory management -- ABC's clients can focus on their higher-margin core businesses.
Ultimately, AmerisourceBergen operates in a scale business. The overwhelming majority of hospitals, doctors' offices, and smaller pharmacies will never have the scale to handle their own drug distribution as efficiently as ABC can. For that reason, the firm operates in a business with big barriers to entry, even if margins aren't particularly compelling. ABC is all about volume.
AmerisourceBergen sports a net cash position on its balance sheet, a rarity for a business with thin margins and big scale costs. That dry powder (and a consistently huge source of free cash flows) should help to boost ABC's dividend payout in 2012. Currently, the firm offers investors a 13-cent quarterly dividend.
Eastman Chemical
In the 90-plus years since George Eastman started Eastman Chemical (EMN) to supply photo chemicals for his "main" business, Eastman has made some serious leaps and bounds over its sibling firm Eastman Kodak (EKDKQ). Today, Eastman Chemical is a major supplier of the chemicals used to make adhesives and coatings, as well as plastics and fibers. Its customers include everyone from automaker and construction firms to apparel manufacturers.
Commodities are poison to a firm such as Eastman, and management knows it. While margins have been squeezed lately by higher input commodity costs, Eastman's size and specialization mean that the firm has been better able to pass those costs onto customers (eventually) than many of its peers can. And more importantly, the firm has unloaded any businesses that produce commoditized chemicals that are subject to stiffer competition. If Eastman doesn't have an edge in a business, it's not interested.
Strong diversification (along with significant geographic diversification) is a big boon to EMN -- it means that the specialty chemicals that Eastman produces don't see sales as prone to the ebb and flow of a single industry.
That, combined with a healthy balance sheet, sets the stage for a dividend hike in 2012. Currently, EMN pays out 26 cents each quarter to investors, a 1.9% yield at current price levels.
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They swear by Allah that they said nothing, but they definitely spoke the word of kufr and returned to kufr after their Islam. They planned something which they did not achieve and they were vindictive for no other cause than that Allah and His Messenger had enriched them from His bounty. If they were to make tawba, it would be better for them. But if they turn away, Allah will punish them with a painful punishment in the dunya and the akhira, and they will not find any protector or helper on the earth. (Surat at-Tawba, 74)
Do you know what they did not achieve? Hypocrites, you may think that they are high fliers who want higher positions. He wants to be a great scholar, a prophet in his way of thinking, Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh). There is nothing like that actually. There are some ignorant types, with poor mentality. He wants to be a great scholar, he claims that he is prophet, he is Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh). A hypocrite sees himself above them all. He also does not like Allah (Allah is beyond this). This is their main goal in their subconscious.
They are revengeful, sick and have a psychopathic soul. "How I can have my revenge", this is his consideration. He works all day on, "How can I spread bad news against Muslims?". This is all that is in his mind. Eating, drinking, sleeping and this. Allah provides them wellbeing through the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) and they live in most beautiful places. But this increases their rage. He is living in a very clean and peaceful environment by the size of our Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace). There is no wrong talk, there is an environment which is trustful, full of love and compassionate, but this is not enough for him. He wants dirt, he wants living in dirt.


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common name: European corn borer
scientific name: Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
Distribution - Life Cycle and Description - Host Plants - Natural Enemies - Weather - Damage - Management - Selected References
Distribution (Back to Top)
First found in North America near Boston, Massachusetts in 1917, European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner), now has spread as far west as the Rocky Mountains in both Canada and the United States, and south to the Gulf Coast states. European corn borer is thought to have originated in Europe, where it is widespread. It also occurs in northern Africa. The North American European corn borer population is thought to have resulted from multiple introductions from more than one area of Europe. Thus, there are at least two, and possibly more, strains present. This species occurs infrequently in Florida.
Life Cycle and Description (Back to Top)
The number of generations varies from one to four, with only one generation occurring in northern New England and Minnesota and in northern areas of Canada, whereas three to four generations occur in Virginia and other southern locations. In many areas generation number varies depending on weather, and there is considerable adaptation for local climate conditions even within strains. European corn borer overwinters in the larval stage, with pupation and emergence of adults in early spring. Diapause apparently is induced by exposure of last instar larvae to long days, but there also is a genetic component. Moth flights and oviposition usually occur during June-July and August-September in areas with one to two generations annually. In southern locations with three generations, moth flights and oviposition typically occur in May, late June, and August. In locations with four generations, adults are active in April, June, July, and August-September.
Egg: Eggs are deposited in irregular clusters of about 15 to 20. The eggs are oval, flattened, and creamy white in color, usually with an iridescent appearance. The eggs darken to a beige or orangish tan color with age. Eggs normally are deposited on the underside of leaves, and overlap like shingles on a roof or fish scales. Eggs measure about 1.0 mm in length and 0.75 m in width. The developmental threshold for eggs is about 15°C. Eggs hatch in four to nine days.
Figure 1. Eggs, soon after being laid, of the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner). Photograph by USDA.
Figure 2. Eggs, which are about ready to hatch, of the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner). Photograph by USDA.
Larva: Larvae tend to be light brown or pinkish gray in color dorsally, with a brown to black head capsule and a yellowish brown thoracic plate. The body is marked with round dark spots on each body segment. The developmental threshold for larvae is about 11°C. Larvae normally display six instars. Head capsule widths are about 0.30, 0.46, 0.68, 1.03, 1.66, and 2.19 mm in instars 1 through 6, respectively. Mean body lengths during the six instars are about 1.6, 2.6, 4.7, 12.5, 14.5, and 19.9 mm, respectively. Young larvae tend to feed initially within the whorl, especially on the tassel. When the tassel emerges from the whorl, larvae disperse downward where they burrow into the stalk and the ear. Mortality tends to be high during the first few days of life, but once larvae establish a feeding site within the plant survival rates improve. Larvae in the final instar overwinter within a tunnel in the stalk of corn, or in the stem of another suitable host. Duration of the instars varies with temperature. Under field conditions development time was estimated at 9.0, 7.8, 6.0, 8.8, 8.5, and 12.3 days for instars 1 through 6, respectively, for a mean total development period of about 50 days, but this varies considerable from year to year according to weather conditions.
Figure 3. Mature larva of the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner). Photograph by John L. Capinera, University of Florida.
Pupa: Pupae usually occur in April or May, and then later in the year if more than one generation occurs. The pupa is normally yellowish brown in color. The pupa measures 13 to 14 mm in length and 2 to 2.5 mm in width in males and 16 to 17 mm in length and 3.5 to 4 mm in width in females. The tip of the abdomen bears five to eight recurved spines that are used to anchor the pupa to its cocoon. The pupa is ordinarily, but not always, enveloped in a thin cocoon formed within the larval tunnel. Duration of the pupal stage under field conditions is usually about 12 days. The developmental threshold for pupae is about 13°C.
Adult: The moths are fairly small, with males measuring 20 to 26 mm in wingspan, and females 25 to 34 mm. Female moths are pale yellow to light brown in color, with both the forewing and hind wing crossed by dark zigzag lines and bearing pale, often yellowish, patches. The male is darker in color, usually pale brown or grayish brown, but also with dark zigzag lines and yellowish patches. Moths are most active during the first three to five hours of darkness. The sex pheromone has been identified as 11-tetradecenyl acetate, but eastern and western strains differ in production of Z and E isomers. The preoviposition period averages about 3.5 days. Duration of oviposition is about 14 days, with oviposition averaging 20 to 50 eggs per day. The female often deposits 400 to 600 eggs during her life span. Total adult longevity is normally 18 to 24 days.
Figure 4. Adult male European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner), pinned specimen. Photograph by John L. Capinera, University of Florida.
Figure 5. Comparison between male (top) and female (bottom) European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner). Photographs by USDA.
Host Plants (Back to Top)
European corn borer has a very wide host range, attacking practically all robust herbaceous plants with a stem large enough for the larvae to enter. However, the eastern strain accounts for most of the wide host range, the western strain feeding primarily on corn. Vegetables other than corn tend to be infested if they are abundant before corn is available, or late in the season when senescent corn becomes unattractive for oviposition; snap and lima beans, pepper, and potato are especially damaged. In North Carolina, for example, potato is more attractive than corn at peak emergence of the first moth flight, and more heavily damaged. Other crops sometimes attacked include buckwheat, grain corn, hop, oat, millet, and soybean, and such flowers as aster, cosmos, dahlia, gladiolus, hollyhock, and zinnia. Some of the common weeds infested include barnyardgrass, Echinochoa crus-galli; beggarticks, Bidens spp.; cocklebur, Xanthium spp.; dock, Rumex spp.; jimsonweed, Datura spp.; panic grass, Panicum spp.; pigweed, Amaranthus spp.; smartweed, Polygonum spp.; and others. A good list of host plants is given by Caffrey and Worthley (1927).
Natural Enemies (Back to Top)
Native predators and parasites exert some effect on European corn borer populations, but imported parasitoids seem to be more important. Among the native predators that affect the eggs and young larvae are the insidious flower bug, Orius insidious (Say) (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae); green lacewings, Chrysoperla spp. (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae); and several ladybird beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Insect predators often eliminate 10 to 20% of corn borer eggs. Avian predators such as downy woodpecker, Dendrocopos pubescent (Linnaeus); hairy woodpecker, Dendrocopos villosus (Linnaeus); and yellow shafted flicker, Colaptes auratus (Linnaeus) have been known to eliminate 20 to 30% of overwintering larvae.
Exotic parasitoids numbering about 24 species have been imported and released to augment native parasitoids. About six species have successfully established. Among the potentially important species is Lydella thompsoni Herting (Diptera: Tachinidae), which may kill up to 30 % of second generation borers in some areas, but has disappeared or gone into periods of low abundance in other areas. Other exotic parasitoids that sometimes account for more than trivial levels of parasitism are Eriborus terebrans Gravenhorst (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), Simpiesis viridula (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), and Macrocentris grandii Goidanich (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). A comprehensive review of biological control agents imported in the first half of the 1900s was published by Baker et al. (1949).
Figure 6. Lydella thompsoni GHerting (Diptera: Tachinidae), a parasitiod of the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner). Photograph by Jim Kalisch and Tom Hunt, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Figure 7. Eriborus terebrans Gravenhorst (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), a parasitiod of the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis. Photograph by Jim Kalisch and Tom Clark, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Figure 8. Larva of Macrocentrus grandii Goidanich, a braconid parasitiod of the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner). Photograph by Jim Kalisch and Tom Hunt, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Figure 9. Adult Macrocentrus grandii Goidanich, a braconid parasitiod of the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner). Photograph by Jim Kalisch and Tom Clark, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Several microbial disease agents are known from corn borer populations. The common fungi Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae are sometimes observed, especially in overwintering larvae. The most important pathogen seems to be the microsporidian Nosema pyrausta, which often attains 30% infection of larvae and sometimes 80 to 95% infection. It creates chronic, debilitating infections that reduce longevity and fecundity of adults, and reduces survival of larvae that are under environmental stress.
Figure 10. European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner), infected with the fungus Beauveria bassiana. Photograph by Jim Kalisch and Tom Clark, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Life table studies conducted on corn borer populations in Quebec with a single annual generation perhaps provide insight into the relative importance of mortality factors (Hudon and LeRoux 1986c). These workers demonstrated that egg mortality (about 15%) was low, stable and due mostly to predators and parasites. Similarly, mortality of young larvae, due principally to dispersal, dislodgement, and plant resistance to feeding was fairly low (about 15%) but more variable. Mortality of large larvae during the autumn (about 22%) and following spring (about 42%) was due to a number of factors including frost, disease and parasitoids, but parasitism levels were low. Pupal mortality (about 10%) was low and stable among generations. The factor that best accounted for population trends was survival of adults. Dispersal of moths and disruption of moth emergence by heavy rainfall are thought to account for high and variable mortality (68 to 98%, with a mean of 95%), which largely determines population size of the subsequent generation. Overall generation mortality levels were high, averaging 98.7%.
There are many reports that weather influences European corn borer survival. Heavy precipitation during egg hatch, for example, is sometimes given as an important mortality factor. Low humidity, low nighttime temperatures, and heavy rain and wind are detrimental to moth survival and oviposition. However, during a 10-year, 3-state study, Sparks et al. (1967) reported no consistent relationship between weather and survival.
This is a very serious pest of both sweet corn and grain corn, and before the availability of modern insecticides this insect caused very marked reductions in corn production. Young larvae feed on tassels, whorl and leaf sheath tissue; they also mine midribs and eat pollen that collects behind the leaf sheath. Sometimes they feed on silk, kernels, and cobs, or enter the stalk. Older larvae tend to burrow into the stalk and sometimes the base of the corn ear, or into the ear cob or kernels. Feeding by older larvae is usually considered to be most damaging, but tunneling by even young larvae can result in broken tassels. The presence of one to two larvae within a corn stalk is tolerable, but the presence of any larvae within the ear of sweet corn is considered intolerable by commercial growers, and is their major concern. European corn borer is considered to be the most important sweet corn pest in northern production areas, and second-generation borers are the principal source of ear damage. Heavily tunneled stalks of grain corn suffer from lodging, reducing the capacity for machine harvesting. Lodging is not a serious threat to sweet corn. Boring by corn borers also allows several fungi to affect corn plants.
Figure 11. Corn stalk and ear shank cut open to show European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner), larvae and damage caused by their feeding. Boring in shank causes ear to break off and drop to ground. Photograph by USDA.
In crops other than corn, the pattern of damage is variable. European corn borer larvae damage both the stem and fruit of beans, pepper, and cowpea. In celery, potato, rhubarb, Swiss chard, and tomato, it is usually the stem tissue that is damaged. In beet, spinach, and rhubarb, leaf tissue may be injured. Entry of borers into plant tissue facilitates entry of plant pathogens. The incidence of potato blackleg caused by the bacterium Erwinia carotovora atroseptica, for example, is higher in potato fields with stems heavily infested by corn borers. Direct damage by corn borers to potato vines, however, results in negligible yield loss.
Management (Back to Top)
Sampling. Moths can be sampled with blacklight and pheromone traps, and catches by these traps are correlated. Pheromones attract only males, whereas both sexes are captured in traps with a blacklight. Blacklight traps tend to be more reliable, but light traps can capture large numbers of other insects, necessitating a great deal of sorting. Pheromone-baited water pan traps seem to be the most efficient method of adult monitoring. Trap catches are usually used to initiate intensive in-field scouting for egg masses, as moth catches are only roughly correlated with density.
Techniques other than adult capture can be used to estimate borer phenology. Plant phenology can be used to predict corn borer development. Thermal summations are also highly predictive. Moths seek shelter during the daylight hours in dense grass and weeds near corn fields. Flushing moths from such habitats gives an estimate of population densities. Eggs can be sampled by visual examination, but this is a very time-consuming effort.
Insecticides. Liquid formulations of insecticide are commonly applied to protect against damage to corn, particularly from the period of early tassel formation until the corn silks are dry. Recommendations vary from a single application prior to silking, to weekly applications. Liquid applications are usually made to coincide with egg hatch in an effort to prevent infestation. If corn borers are present in a field, however, the critical treatment time is just before the tassels emerge, or at tassel emergence from the whorl. This plant growth period is significant because the larvae are active at this time and more likely to contact insecticide. A popular alternative to liquid insecticides is the use of granular formulations, which can be dropped into the whorl for effective control of first generation larvae because this is where young larvae tend to congregate. Insecticide is more persistent when applied in a granular formulation. In grain corn, insecticide applications for suppression of second generation corn borers can be made outside the corn fields in areas of thick grass, or action sites, where adults tend to aggregate. This approach has not been assessed for sweet corn. For borer suppression on potato, a single application of insecticide timed to coinide with the presence of first instar larvae provides optimal yield.
Insect Management
Guide for field crops
Insect Management Guide for vegetables
Insect Management Guide for ornamentals
Cultural practices. Destruction of stalks, the overwintering site of larvae, has long been recognized as an important element of corn borer management. Disking is not adequate; plowing to a depth of 20 cm is necessary for destruction of larvae. Mowing of stalks close to the soil surface eliminates greater than 75% of larvae, and is especially effective when combined with plowing. Minimum tillage procedures, which leave considerable crop residue on the surface, enhance borer survival.
Early planted corn is taller and attractive to ovipositing female moths, so late planting has been recommended, but this is useful mostly in areas with only a single generation per year. If a second generation occurs, such late planted corn is heavily damaged.
Host plant resistance. Extensive breeding research has been conducted, and resistance has been incorporated into grain corn, especially against corn borer populations with only a single annual generation. A principal factor in seedling resistance to young larvae is a chemical known as DIMBOA, which functions as a repellent and feeding deterrent. It has proven difficult to incorporate the known resistance factors into sweet corn without degradation of quality.
Pepper cultivars differ in their susceptibility to corn borer. Hot pepper cultivars are most resistant, and most green bell peppers are susceptible.
Biological control. Biological control has been attempted repeatedly in sweet corn and other vegetables susceptible to European corn borer attack. Bacillus thuringiensis products can be as effective as many chemical insecticides, but often prove to be less effective than some. Most single-factor approaches, with the exception of newer formulations of Bacillus thuringiensis, have proven to be erratic. Release of native Trichogramma spp. (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae), for example, provides variable and moderate levels of suppression.
Selected References (Back to Top)
- Baker WA, Bradley WG, Clark CA. 1949. Biological control of the European corn borer in the United States. USDA Technical Bulletin 983. 185 pp.
- Beck SD. 1987. Developmental and seasonal biology of Ostrinia nubilalis. In Russell GE (ed.). Agricultural Zoology Reviews, Vol. 2. Intercept, Wimborne, Dorset.
- Caffrey DJ, Worthley LH. 1927. A progress report on the investigations of the European corn borer. USDA Bulletin 1476. 154 pp.
- Capinera JL. 2001. Handbook of Vegetable Pests. Academic Press, San Diego. 729 pp.
- Hudon M, LeRoux EJ. 1986a. Biology and population dynamics of the European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis) with special reference to sweet corn in Quebec. I. Systematics, morphology, geographical distribution, host range, economic importance. Phytoprotection 67: 39-54.
- Hudon M, LeRoux EJ. 1986b. Biology and population dynamics of the European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis) with special reference to sweet corn in Quebec. II. Bionomics. Phytoprotection 67: 81-92.
- Hudon M, LeRoux EJ. 1986c. Biology and population dynamics of the European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis) with special reference to sweet corn in Quebec. III. Population dynamics and spatial distribution. Phytoprotection 67: 93-115.
- Hudon M, LeRoux EJ, Harcourt DG. 1989. Seventy years of European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis) research in North America. In Russell GE. (ed.). Agricultural Zoology Reviews. Vol. 3. Intercept, Wimborne, Dorset, UK.
- Nault BA, Kennedy GG. 1996a. Timing insecticide applications for managing European corn borer (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) infestations in potato. Crop Protection 15: 465-471.
- Nault BA, Kennedy GG. 1996b. Sequential sampling plans for use in timing insecticide applications for control of European corn borer (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in potato. Journal of Economic Entomology 89: 1468-1476.
- Nault BA, Kennedy GG. 1996c. Evaluation of Colorado potato beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) defoliation with concomitant European corn borer (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) damage on potato yield. Journal of Economic Entomology 89: 475-480.
- Sparks AN, Chiang HC, Triplehorn CA, Guthrie WD, Brindley TA. 1967. Some factors influencing populations of the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner) in the north central states: resistance of corn, time of planting and weather conditions Part II, 1958- 1962. Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station Research Bulletin 559. 103 pp.


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