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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
(see PHYS 2000)
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3.00 Credits
3 cr. 3 hr. The course encourages the student to analyze critically the social world, which they inhabit. Major theoretical orientations and major concepts of the discipline are reviewed. Social institutions such as family, education, and medicine are examined, and different research techniques used by sociologists are introduced. This course is a prerequisite for all other sociology courses. B, C
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3 cr. 3 hr. The course introduces students to varying cultures. Attention is given to hunting and gathering, pastoral, horticultural, agricultural and industrial societies. Cultural change imposed by industrialization and technological revolution in both third world and modern societies is also analyzed and discussed. The intent of the course is to give students knowledge about the development and variability of cultures, living styles, and values, so that they are prepared to tackle elusive questions of the capabilities, limit and future of human societies. B, C
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3 cr. 3 hr. This course examines the socially defined age, the aging process and aging societies. It considers such topics as age roles, the status of the elderly across cultures and across history, and the downward mobility of the elderly in American society. B
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3 cr. 3 hr. This course provides a survey of urbanization and the various problems associated with contemporary urban life. Computer-assisted analysis of large-scale data sets helps students explore the issues in planning development. A cross-cultural and historical approach to American urban life is emphasized. B
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3 cr. 3 hr. This course provides a comparative, historical and interdisciplinary introduction to interactions between racial and ethnic populations in the U.S. and other societies. Students explore social attitudes and consequences of racial and ethnic difference, and examine how such differences affect the lives of American people. Consideration is given to the political, economic, legal and socio-cultural experiences of various minority groups. B, I, C, IDIS
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3 cr. 3 hr. A survey of the peoples and cultures of Africa is the major focus of this course. This course examines the social and cultural systems of groups including the Ibo, Yoruba, Hausa-Fulani, Kpelle, Bantu Tiriki, Ganda, Jie, Rwanda, Swazi and Pastoral Somali. B, C
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3 cr. 3 hr. In this course, students explore sociological issues revolving around drug and alcohol use and abuse in the American society. Topics of discussion include the socio-historical origins of drugs and alcohol use from a cross-cultural perspective; effects of formal organizations such as drug rehabilitation and alcoholic centers on drug users; and push factors such as family, work, and economic pressures, as they relate to chemical dependency. Also investigated are society's drug problems in terms of legal and illegal drug use; medical versus recreational use of psychoactive drugs, alcoholic beverages, and tobacco; and definitions and classifications of psychoactive substances. B
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3 cr. 3 hr. This course provides a survey of the socioeconomic characteristics and features of the developing societies in the context of historical and contemporary experiences of those societies. One of the primary objectives of the course is to critically analyze how the socioeconomic characteristics of the less developed societies affect and are affected by their relationships with developed Western societies and their implications for development. The role of women in development and the impact of development on women also are examined. I, B, C, IDIS
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3.00 Credits
3 cr. 3 hr. The course emphasizes the structure and function of religious organizations, beliefs and practices. Current issues in American religion are also explored. B
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