Oh no. Sociology courses in some universities are so interesting! Check them out:
Ethnic Minorities in the United States
Did you know that a young, urban, black American male is less likely to live to the age of 40 then a young man in a Third World nation? Sociologists and other social scienctists are currently describing a disturbing amount of racial and ethnic inequality in the U.S. This course is an historical, theoretical, and ultimately, sociological exploration of American inequality through an examination of racial/ethnic groups and women in the United States.
Political Sociology
Distribution of power in society, power relations in nation-states, electoral politics, social movements, and relationships between power and the state.
Deviant Behavior and Social Control
Sociologists of the past saw the study of deviance as the study of "nuts, sluts, and perverts." Contemporary sociologists have a more nuanced and critical perspective on the subject. This course is an historical, theoretical, and ultimately, sociological exploration of the field of deviant behavior, describing and analyzing particular forms of socially defined deviant behavior including murder, rape, prostitution, and illegal drug use, among other topics covered.
Criminology (I like this!)
The objective of this course is to explore crime, its context, and its causes. Four major areas of criminology are explored: a foundation in criminology, theory of crime causation, typology of crime, and crime prevention efforts. Specifically, students will be introduced to the nature and extent of crime, the criminal justice system, various theories explaining why crime occurs, different types of crimes, and recent efforts to deal with and prevent crime.
Social Epidemiology
Methods and findings of the quantitative analysis of social factors in morbidity and mortality.
How I wish I can just spend all my time reading and learning all of these!
