PSY 3830 - Social Behavior

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SUNY at Purchase College

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Description:

4 credits. Special topic (offered irregularly) In this course, social behavior is studied through ethnomethodology, a phenomenologically based form of social analysis. Students read sociological theory and conduct investigations aimed at examining the methods people use to construct a social world. Topics include: performing gender, defining death, interpreting IQ, understanding contradictory versions of events, creating credibility, and making sense of communications. Prerequisite: PSY 1530 or one philosophy or sociology course

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.purchase.edu

Phone Number:

(914) 251-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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