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3.00 Credits
(Cross-listed as Religion 143.) Religion as a cultural universal. Diversity in manifestation, organizational form, myth and ritual. Relationship between worldviews and socioeconomic conditions of religious communities. Social functions of religion. Organization, mission, and political agendas of religious groups in the United States. Prerequisites Sociology l This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Humanities Social Sciences
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3.00 Credits
Social organization of selected institutions and/or analysis of current issues. Prerequisites Sociology 1 or 10 or sophomore standing. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Social Sciences This course is offered during the following semesters: Spring Semester First Summer Semester Second Summer Semester
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3.00 Credits
Critical assessment of traditional approaches to the study of cities outside the wealthiest countries. New sociological frameworks to analyze urbanization and urbanism in Global South sites such as Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, Egypt, India, and China. Impact of politics, international finance, migration, gender, and the environment on new urban conditions. Prerequisites Sociology 103 or 113 or consent This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Social Sciences
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3.00 Credits
Advanced exploration of war and peace as social processes. Research into specific areas of student interest including role of gender, public opinion, Pentagon politics, peace movements, civil military relations, changing nature of war, nonviolent alternatives, media coverage, debate over the meaning of security , reconciliation and other forms of recovery from organized violence. Comparisons between the U.S. and other countries. Presumes prior introduction to relevant topics. Prerequisites SOC/PJS 120 or permission of instructor. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Social Sciences
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3.00 Credits
Newspaper and television presentation of crime news. Interaction between news media and criminal justice system. Crime themes in movies. Crime and the internet. Impact of media on criminal behavior. Group discussion of assigned readings and student presentation of papers. Prerequisites Two courses in Sociology. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Social Sciences This course is offered during the following semesters: Spring Semester
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3.00 Credits
Seminar on transnational, immigrant communities in host countries. Migration fields, transnational immigrant networks, ethnic and racial identity formation, and economic enclaves. Theories of migration, globalization, and transnationalism. Political and cultural remittances exchanged between host and sending countries. Fieldwork and projects focus on transnational businesses and religious and cultural developments within Boston's immigrant communities. Prerequisites Junior standing. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Social Sciences This course is offered during the following semesters: Spring Semester
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3.00 Credits
(Cross-listed as Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning 273.) Relationship of nonprofits to civil society, democracy, and active citizenship from local to global levels. Focus on public policy, advocacy, and community organizing and development. Collaboration and competition with government agencies and for-profit entities in education, arts and culture, environment, health, and social welfare. Prerequisites Senior or graduate standing or premission Of instructor, one sociology or related social science course, experience in a nonprofit organization. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Social Sciences This course is offered during the following semesters: Fall Semester
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3.00 Credits
Exploration of contemporary perspectives and critical issues in mass media studies. Specific topics covered will vary each semester but may include media organization; audience reception; news reporting; gender and race in media; history of mass media; and studies on film, television, music, print, radio, and new technologies. Emphasis on group discussion and student participation. Prerequisites Junior standing, Sociology 40, and permission of instructor. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Social Sciences This course is offered during the following semesters: Fall Semester
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3.00 Credits
(Cross-listed as Community Health 186.) Health-related dilemmas faced by nations in the postwar period. Strategies developed to deal with infectious diseases and comparison with those used to combat mortality and morbidity from chronic illnesses. Case studies may include such topics as heart disease, infant mortality, hazardous waste, and AIDS. Also analyzes the health-care system problems of access, quality, and cost. Focus on how resource allocation, political institutions, and cultural myths about health and illnesses affect policy construction. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Social Sciences This course is offered during the following semesters: Fall Semester
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3.00 Credits
Seminar on parents in host countries as labor migrants, migrant workers, refugees, sojourners and settlers accompanied or joined by children. Children born in host countries to immigrant parents. Incorporation of documented and undocumented immigrants and acculturation of immigrant children into receiving societies. Migration theories, policy and law. Racial and ethnic identity formation. Immigrant children and health, education, and language issues. Fieldwork and projects. Prerequisites Junior standing. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Social Sciences This course is offered during the following semesters: Fall Semester
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