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Prerequisites: SOC 101 or ANT 111 or SOC/ANT 113 or PSC 101 What is an ideal society like? Explores from an anthropological perspective different political systems in an attempt to answer the following questions: 1) Are there just societies? 2) Why search for Utopia and what is the significance of utopian thinking?) Where is the focus of political power and how does it change? 4) How do state societies evolve? 5) What is a nation? Cross-listed as SOC 307
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Prerequisites: SOC 101, or ANT 111, or SOC/ANT 113, or permission of instructor Examines the dynamic relationship between religion and social institutions, including family, community, and other social and cultural entities. Includes exploration of different religious traditions, religious theory and practice, and the relation between religious belief and historic and contemporary dimensions of race and ethnicity, gender, class, work and governance. Cross-listed as SOC 308, REL 308
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Prerequisites: SOC 101, or ANT 111, or SOC/ANT 113, or permission of instructor A sociological analysis of the origin and development of social movements with an emphasis on detailed study of particular social movements. Cross-listed as SOC 310, AAS 310
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Prerequisites: SOC 101, or ANT 111, or SOC/ANT 113, or CJS 190 Brings together aspects of the anthropology and sociology of resistance and social control, social constructions of deviance, and psychological and social development to consider how and why behaviors may change through the life span. Gender, ethnicity and class are among elements that may be considered in understanding developmental changes and influences on behavior, as well as responses to social contextual stressors and other factors. Part I: Juveniles addresses development and behaviors of the child/adolescent population. Cross-listed as SOC 311, CJS 311
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Prerequisites: SOC 101, or ANT 111, or SOC/ANT 113, or CJS 190 Brings together aspects of the anthropology and sociology of resistance and social control, social constructions of deviance, and psychological and social development to consider how and why behaviors may change through the life span. Gender, ethnicity and class are among elements that may be considered in understanding developmental changes and influences on behavior, as well as responses to social contextual stressors and other factors. Part II: Adults addresses adult development, aging, crime and deviance. Cross-listed as SOC 312, CJS 312
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Prerequisites: Sophomore, Junior, or Senior standing or permission of the instructor Exploration of how culture and systems of social inequality shape health and health care practices in different societies around the world. The course examines cultural concepts of health, illness, and healing; the nature of the therapeutic encounter; and the impact of differences in wealth, race, gender on health and access to health care. This course is especially relevant for students pursuing careers in health and social service fields and who are interested in understanding culture and cultural diversity. Cross-listed as SOC 315
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Prerequisites: SOC 101 or ANT 111 or ANT/SOC 113; SOC 200 or SOC 354 or ANT 354 (may be taken simultaneously), AND Junior or Senior standing. For Soc and CJS majors and SOC and ANT minors only. Introduces students to both quantitative and qualitative approaches to research design and analysis. The goal of the course is to help students become competent at conducting and critiquing social research. Cross-listed as SOC 316
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Prerequisites: SOC 101, or ANT 111, or SOC/ANT 113 The social construction of sexual identity in various societies of the world, including the United States. Same gender, “third gender,” and transgendered roles, relations, and ideologies are examined in ancient and modern societies. Cross-listed as SOC 319, WMS 319
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Prerequisites: Sophomore, Junior, or Senior standing Inquiry into morality and its role in society and social change. This course will consider the origins and evolution of morality, looking at similarities and difference in the moral codes of different cultures, as well as of different periods of Western history. Attention will be given to sources of change and conflict involving moral issues in modern society. Cross-listed as SOC 323
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: SOC 101 or ANT 111 or SOC/ANT 113 or WMS 101 A survey of basic human patterns of bonding and reproduction in different cultures, through human evolution to modern times, focusing on an exploration of issues surrounding sex, marriage and family in contemporary society. Cross-listed as SOC 325, WMS 325
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