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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
A summary view of the problem of aging in modern industrial America, including the demographic basis of aging, the aging process, historical treatment of the aged and the sociology of aging. Special attention is given to the aged in the family, specific problem areas among the aged and state and community resources.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the social system, with special emphasis on the sociological prerequisites for democracy and, in turn, the consequences of democracy for the nature of the social structure and especially its hierarchical, power and stratification aspects, as these are reflected in the current patterning of social institutions.
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3.00 Credits
A study of racial and ethnic minority groups in modern America together with the social and cultural contributions of minority groups in American life. Problems of accommodation, assimilation, segregation and institutional racism as these affect minority groups and American culture as a whole.
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3.00 Credits
Social and economic changes that took place in American cities. Emphasis is placed on a detailed study of Baltimore as it exemplified changes taking place during the period.Major themes are industrialization, urbanization, immigration, social stratification and racial and ethnic diversification.
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3.00 Credits
A consideration and analysis of the various lifestyles of the elderly: living settings, economic constraints and value-change processes among the urban aged; the sociology, psychology and sexuality of aging.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the role that geography plays in the diverse economic development of the world. Emphasis on the distribution of urban settlements, their functional specialization and the spatial interrelations that bind them together into a complex, functional whole. Patterns in the residential, social and commercial areas, along with theories of urban land use.
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3.00 Credits
An analysis of principal research methods employed in the applied social sciences with particular emphasis on applications for the human services.Topics include research design, data collection and data analysis. Practical applications are required through student projects.
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3.00 Credits
A systematic comparison of societies and cultures of the world within a broad evolutional framework. Emphasis is placed on the human culture, history and social institutions of Africa,Asia and parts of South America, with specific concentration on the topics of kinship, social stratification, simple political institutions and the state and warfare.
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3.00 Credits
The family as a social institution, with special attention to family development within Western civilization. Contrasts between Asian and Western family systems.Types of social change and their effects on family structure and customs. Class and ethnic factors in family organization, the sociology of divorce and family disorganization.
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3.00 Credits
A study of causative factors from various disciplines including sociology, psychology, political science, law, economics and communications, as these reflect societal values.
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