HSSS 102 - Economic Reasoning and Social Issues

Institution:

Catholic University of America

Subject:

Honors Sequence Social Science

Description:

The course utilizes a variety of contemporary and classic readings from social psychology, economics, and political science to explore the question of human community from diverse perspectives in the social sciences. Nature and the purpose of community, the types and historical forms of community, and the normative implications of community are discussed. Special attention is given to the situation of community in the contemporary world. Authors include: Max Weber, Ferdinand Tonnies, Nicholas Lasch, Anthony Downs, Robert Nisbet, Robert Putnam, Francis Fukuyama, and others.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.cua.edu

Phone Number:

(202) 319-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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