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3.00 Credits
The single most powerful force transforming the world in which we live is the accelerating process of globalization.Information á la the Internet, ideas, technology, products, services (and even people, the slowest to move) are all moving within and across national boundaries every hour of every day.As Joseph Stiglitz, former chief economist for the World Bank, puts it, "Globalization is like a giant wave that can either capsize nations or carry them forward on its crest."The goal of this course is to begin to understand the complex causes and effects of globalization.What's driving it and what kind of future is it likely to bring Three credit
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This course examines the major societal changes occurring in developing countries, seeking answers to two basic questions: To what extent are the current modernization efforts of Third World nations comparable to the earlier experience of the United States and Western Europe How do existing inequalities and dependencies between developed countries and Third World nations affect their chances of modernizing Students complete a semester-long Web-based study of a particular country. This course meets the world diversity requirement. Three credits.
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This overview of the social work profession emphasizes the knowledge base, theories, values, and skills that underlie generalist social work practice with individuals, groups, families, and communities.Students consider a range of social problems and social policy concerns as well as the impact of these issues on diverse client populations.The course also conducts a related exploration of the role of the social worker in agency settings and the various fields of practice.Three credits.
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The course explores the development of the social work profession within the context of the evolution of social welfare in the United States, emphasizing the political, economic, social, and philosophical forcesthat have forged social welfare policy and helped shape the social work profession.Exploration of the importance of divisions in American society regarding social justice and issues of class, race, ethnicity, and gender provide a framework through which to view current controversies such as welfare reform and the feminization of poverty.Three credits.
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This course provides a basic introduction to the role of statistical analysis in understanding social and political data, with an emphasis on actual data analysis using the University's computer facilities.It uses an extensive social and political data archive including 1980 Census data, political polls, and national survey data for computer analysis.(Prerequisite: SO 11) Four credits.
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This course examines the nature and function of scientific methods as applied to the field of sociology, emphasizing survey research design and secondary analysis of existing data.Student teams design and conduct research projects as part of the course assignments.(Prerequisite: SO 11) Four credits.
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For this course description, see SO 151 in the sociology section of this catalog.Three credits.
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This seminar explores in detail the workings and problems of the criminal justice system in the United States.In addition to investigating the sources of criminal behavior, the course focuses on the arraignment process, probation, the trial, sentencing, prison reform, and parole.Three credits.
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2.00 Credits
This first of a two-course sequence in sociological theory concentrates on the writings of Marx, Durkheim, Weber, and Martineau, placing their theories in the context of the social, economic, political, and intellectual turmoil of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.The course includes a focus on the development of sociology as a discipline and the enduring concerns of the perspective.(Prerequisite: SO 11) Three credits.
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2.00 Credits
This second of a two-course sequence in sociological theory focuses largely on American sociology and its development during the 20th century, examining critical social theory, structural functionalism, symbolic interactionism, ethnomethodology, feminism, world systems theory and social constructionism.Contem-porary application is a central concern in the course.(Prerequisite: SO 11, ) Three credits.
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