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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOCI 102 and SOCI 290; or consent of instructor Many societies have been shaped by and continue to be affected by a politically diverse array of social movements. In the United States, social movements focusing on temperance, abolition, labor, civil rights, women’s rights, fundamentalism and environmental issues have played major roles. This course provides an overview of social movements and their effects on cultures, societies and individuals. Topics covered include the structures and stages of social movements, and theories of the emergence of social movements.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOCI 102 and SOCI 290; or consent of instructor This course recognizes and examines childhood as a social construction that differs within various historical. economic, social and cultural contexts. Topics covered will include socialization; peer culture; the institutionalization of childhood; the racial, cultural, economic and gender dimensions of childhood; and the emergence of adolescence. Alternate spring semesters.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOCI 102 and SOCI 290; or consent of instructor This course provides a critical examination of adolescence in North American societies, focusing on the causes and consequences of the lengthened period in which the transition to adulthood occurs. It provides a brief history of adolescence research identifying a select set of topics, themes and research problems that guide current research on adolescence and youth. These themes include, but are not limited to, peer group relations, biological influences on adolescence, employment experiences, increased autonomy, racial and gender differences, youth culture, dating patterns, family and education. Special emphasis will be placed on the relationship of adolescents’ social roles to processes of social change and stability. Offered alternate years.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOCI 102 and SOCI 290; or consent of instructor This course will focus on aging in America as a social problem. Topics covered will include reasons for the view of aging as a problem, the impact of aging on individuals and society, sociological theories of aging and proposed ways of alleviating or eliminating aging as a problem. Spring semester.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOCI 102 and SOCI 290; or consent of instructor Principles of mass communication and public opinion will be discussed from the point of view of the source of a message, the message itself, the audience, the channel through which the message proceeds and the effect of the message. Offered once every three years.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOCI 102 and SOCI 290; or consent of instructor An analytical study of the relation of sex to power and influence in society. Differentiation in sex roles as affected by the economy and reinforced by other institutions. New alternatives for women. Spring semester.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOCI 102 and SOCI 290; or consent of instructor Analysis of the emergence, structure, function, culture and social significance of complex organizations. Emphasis will be placed upon the results of research in hospitals, schools, prisons and military and industrial organizations. Attention will be given to informal associations and organizational change. Spring semester.
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1.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOCI 102 and SOCI 290; or CRJU 201; or consent of instructor Broadening the definition of crime, this course will study behavioral systems involved in the commission of white collar crimes in complex structures such as government bureaucracies, multi-national corporations and underground systems. The modern institutional factors – political and social – permitting or restricting the commission of such crimes will be investigated. Specifically, the performance of the criminal justice system will be examined. Spring semester.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOCI 102 and SOCI 290; or consent of instructor This course will use game theory to study how legal rules affect the way people behave. Game theory as a tool of analysis offers powerful insights into how people make decisions. This course conveys the concepts and methods of game theory through analysis of legal problems, including criminal law, torts, contact law, antitrust, bankruptcy and civil procedure, etc. The applications emphasize the ways to restructure institutions to encourage mutually advantageous outcomes. (CQUR; CSOC)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOCI 102 and SOCI 290; or CRJU 201; or consent of instructor This course focuses on guns and lethal violence in society. Drawing on both criminal justice and sociological theory and research it examines the causes and consequences of lethal violence with special attention to the role of firearms. Topics covered include the definitions and causes of violence, the extent to which guns intensify violence, guns and lethal violence, in comparative perspective, the American gun culture, the Second Amendment, the politics of gun control, the legal regulation of guns, the relationships between gun prevalence and gun violence, and the costs of gun violence. Fall semester.
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