- Social Sciences 1 Society, Culture, and Personality

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Shimer College

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This course concerns the relationship of the individual human being to the society of which he or she is a member. By critically studying this relationship, we ask whether the individual is really free or is determined by society's norms, and whether these norms themselves might be a product of individual or social creation. Other considerations in the course include the development of personality and the role of culture. (Prerequisite: Integrative Studies 1) ?Reading List Ruth Benedict, Patterns of Culture Sigmund Freud, New Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis Jean Piaget, The Moral Judgment of the Child Lawerence Kohlberg, "Moral Stages and Moralization" Nancy Chodorow, "Family Structure and Feminine Personality" W.E.B. DuBois, The Souls of Black Folk Carol Gilligan, In a Different Voice émile Durkheim, Suicide Karl Marx, selections Max Weber, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism

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3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.shimer.edu

Phone Number:

(312) 235-3500

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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