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3.00 Credits
Major concepts, theories, methodologies, findings, controversies, and history of sociology. Contributions of sociology to Christian life and thought.
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3.00 Credits
Cross-cultural and comparative analysis of theories and data used by social scientists to understand and explain criminal behavior and deviance in advanced industrial societies and non-Western societies, especially countries of the Global South. Study of ways in which the media and crime-control agencies shape our understanding of crime. Introduction to comparative criminal justice systems and the roles and functions of the police, the courts, and correction institutions in developed and developing societies.
Prerequisite:
[GES130; Contemporary Western Life and Thought (L) course; World Cultures (U) course] or [GES246; World Cultures (U) course].
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3.00 Credits
Case study approach to learning how social entrepreneurs throughout the world organize and mobilize people and resources to alleviate challenges faced by socially disadvantaged and disenfranchised people.
Prerequisite:
[GES130; Contemporary Western Life and Thought (L) course; World Cultures (U) course] or [GES246; World Cultures (U) course].
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3.00 Credits
Using multi-disciplinary perspective, the course explores the different ways and dimensions that businesses relate to society and the nature of reciprocal relationship (whether good or bad) between the two social entities. Examines contrasting ethical arguments in historical contexts about the role of business in society. Considerable time will be spent discussing ways that healthy relationships can be promoted between business and society for the benefit of both entities.
Prerequisite:
Christianity and Western Civilization; Western Humanities; World Cultures (U) course. (Carries cross-credit in reconciliation studies.)
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3.00 Credits
Exploration of the historical development of race and ethnicity as distinct but related social constructs. Analysis of the differential impact of race and ethnicity on groups and individuals. Appreciation of voices of peacemakers from both majority and minority groups. Prerequisites: [GES130; Contemporary Western Life and Thought (L) course; World Cultures (U) course] or [GES246; World Cultures (U) course].
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3.00 Credits
Cross-cultural and comparative study of selected perspectives on the social and cultural bases of religion in advanced industrial societies and non-Western cultures (e.g., Latin America; Africa; East, South, and Southeast Asia; and Eurasia). Characteristics of religious systems of myth, belief, practice, and ritual; the relationship between religious and other dimensions of social life; and the factors underlying the development, persistence, manipulation, and changing of religious organizations.
Prerequisite:
[GES130; Contemporary Western Life and Thought (L) course; World Cultures (U) course] or [GES246; World Cultures (U) course].
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3.00 Credits
Cross-cultural and comparative study of urban development, form, and heterogeneity in advanced industrial societies and countries of the Global South, Central and Eastern Europe, and Eurasia. Examination of the rise of cities, their growth in the United States and worldwide, and their functions. Study of housing, crime, gangs, governance, and other urban issues. Students visit various cities as part of course study.
Prerequisite:
[GES130; Contemporary Western Life and Thought (L) course; World Cultures (U) course] or [GES246; World Cultures (U) course].
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3.00 Credits
Cross-cultural and comparative study of unequal distribution of valued and scarce social resources in advanced industrial and non-Western cultures (e.g., East and Southeast Asia, Latin America, Africa, and Eurasia). Issues of power, social mobility, lifestyle, and life chances in reference to socioeconomic status in society.
Prerequisite:
[GES130; Contemporary Western Life and Thought (L) course; World Cultures (U) course] or [GES246; World Cultures (U) course].
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4.00 Credits
Overview of social work mission, core values, history, and fields of practice. Understanding dimensions of diversity, cultures, and structures that may oppress and marginalize people groups. Significant cross-cultural, community-based service learning in which students communicate and collaborate with diverse individuals. Consideration of social work as career choice.
Prerequisite:
Sophomore standing; major in social work or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the historical movements of social welfare responses to the poor and oppressed from the colonial period to the present with emphasis on economic, demographic, cultural, and political forces. Historical documents representing significant turning points in society are presented to gain appreciation of the linkage between past, present, and future reforms.
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