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Prerequisite(s): PS 132 or SO 132 This course explicates the basic principles of sociology in the context of an investigation of the sociocultural milieu within which drug use occurs. The aim is to locate patterns of drug use and abuse within a historical, legal and sociological context, to familiarize students with methods of intervention and treatment, and to develop a more accurate appreciation of the effect of various drugs on the individual.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): PS 132 or SO 132 Examines the growing social diversity of contemporary societies. Considers the changing nature and significance of minorities in historical and cross-cultural perspective. Minority status, ethnicity and race, group formation, structural disadvantage, migration and multiculturalism are among the key ideas considered. Other dimensions of social diversity, such as gender, age, class, disability and sexual orientation, will also be studied. Social policy implications of current issues in diversity and minority status will be addressed.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): PS 132 or SO 132 Examines the nature and significance of social problems in contemporary society. The specific problems addressed vary from year to year, but may include poverty, racism, youth alienation, illiteracy, gender-related issues, war and environmental crises. These concrete problems will be studied from a variety of sociological perspectives which address aspects of the social construction of problems, for example, processes through which problems are discovered, defined and publicized. Such processes and the problems they shape will be considered within the context of a sociological overview of historical and structural tendencies in modern societies.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): PS 132 or SO 132 This course examines the process of deviance in American society and other cultures, with a focus on sociological theories of deviant behavior and deviant groups. The origins, organization and societal reactions to forms of deviant behavior such as juvenile delinquency, drug abuse, prostitution, pool hustling, mental disorders, violence and white-collar crime will be examined and discussed. A further focus will be on the problems and possibilities of doing research on deviant groups.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): PS 132 or SO 132 Explores how our understandings and experiences of health and illness are socially conditioned. Also examines the different levels at which we are oriented to the possibility of illness in everyday life. Hence, studying the social meanings of health and illness provides for a deeper understanding of ourselves and the situations that we inhabit. Through readings from the social sciences, literature and philosophy, as well as films, class discussions and written exercises, we will explore a variety of issues related to understanding the phenomena of health and illness. Course evaluation will be based on written exercises, a final paper and class participation. D
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): PS 132 or SO 132 Analyzes the family as a social institution from a cross-cultural perspective. Places emphasis on courtship and mate selection, role relations within the family, parenthood, the family as an agent of socialization, and family crises such as illness, separation and divorce. Reflects current attitudes toward marriage and family and the traditional bases from which these ideas generate.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): PS 132 or SO 132 Emphasizes sociological principles as they relate to the industrial setting. Reviews traditional and contemporary theories of industrial societies and industrialization. Analyzes general features of the social system such as roles, statuses, values, strains and communication. Stresses the relationship between industry and other institutions in society.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): PS 132 or SO 132 Introduces students to the sociological study of the individual and their relations with society. The idea of "the self" and the nature of social identity will be examined with respect to socialization processes, interaction contexts and culture. Problems in knowing oneself and others will be considered. The relation of individual action and social structure will be studied in connection with a range of topics such as gender, ethnicity, age and social class. Emphasizes the role of communication in mediating relations between individuals and the society in which they live. D
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): PS 132 or SO 132 Examines how various forms of modern mass media represent the values and lifestyles of American culture, and how we experience the mass media in our everyday lives. We will look at forms of media in terms of their sociohistorical developments, and study how their histories have been shaped by, and helped to shape, the political-economic structure and cultural lifestyles of American society. The course centers largely on sociological analyzes of specific audiovisual examples. These analyzes will be conducted in class discussion and written exercises.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): PS 132 or SO 132 Explores cultural dimensions of social life associated with development of consumerism in contemporary societies. The emergence of a "consumer society" and corresponding cultural sphere will be outlined. General themes include the commodity basis of cultural practices, the social control of imagination and desire, and the nature of modernity. Specific topics include the rise of popular culture, advertising as a social institution, socialization and the consumer role, marketplace settings and rituals, consumer movements and critiques, and consumption-related environmental problems. Consumption contexts considered include shopping malls, the modern home, tourism and popular entertainments.
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