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Provides the means for students to understand personal strengths and weaknesses in reading and studying. Facilitates development of techniques for efficient information acquisition and encourages appreciation of reading as a method of acquiring knowledge. Increases reading speed, vocabulary development, and awareness of other academic success strategies. Prereq: Placement based on college testing, SAT scores, high school background, faculty or admissions referral
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Introduces the major concepts and methods of sociology. Examines the elements of social organization, sociological approaches to the analysis of groups, and the relationships among the major institutions of society.
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Studies problems and disorganization in modern industrial society such as: poverty, racism, sexism, environmental pollution, militarism, and family issues. Prereq: SOCI 100 or a 100-level Self & Society course
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Explores contemporary American famlies (the forms they take, the functions they serve, the problems they face) within the context of families of other historical time periods, and other cultures. Presents an interdisciplinary examination of such topics as: gender roles, marriage, divorce, and blended families, nonmarital lifestyles, parenting, family policy, and technology's impact on family life. Prereq: SOCI 100 or a 100-level Self & Society course
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Examines the historical and cultural perspectives on the aging process, analyzes the connection between culture, environment, and behavior for the elderly as well as other age groups, and evaluates policies and programs developed for the elderly in the United States. Prereq: SOCI 100
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Analyzes social definitions of deviance, responses to deviance, and the explanations of the causes of deviance. Examines drug and alcohol use and abuse, mental illness, sexual difference, and other issues frequently treated as deviant. Prereq: SOCI 100
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Analyzes change in social institutions and societies. Focuses on social movements and revolutions in historical and comparative perspective. Considers how our understanding of social change helps us in predicting the future and making sense of issues that are likely to arise. Prereq: SOCI 100 or a 100 level Self & Society course
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Examines the ethnic and class history of North Adams, and Northern Berkshire, starting with the second half of the 19th century. Investigates the industrial development of the community, the experience of the Depression, and the growth of Sprague Electric company as the dominant employer. Concludes by reviewing the post-industrial changes in the area, the establishment of MASS MoCA and prospects for the future. Prereq: HIST 203 or HIST 204 or SOCI 100
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Explores the meaning of theory and its utility in the sociological enterprise. Examines the contributions of the classical theorists - Comte, Marx, Durkheim, Spencer, Weber, and Simmel - as well as the more contemporary contributions of Parsons, Merton, Goffman, Dahrendorf and the neo-Marxists to the development of sociological theory. Prereq: SOCI 100 and two sociology electives
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Studies religion as a social phenomenon in all its diversity in American culture. Emphasis will be placed on understanding religion in a post-modern world. Examines how sociology, distinct from theology, psychology and common sense approaches religion. Explores how religion is socially, culturally, and historically constructed. Prereq: SOCI 100
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