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An examination of aging as a social process and what it means to grow old in this society. The course connects the structure of society to the demographic characteristics of the aging population and American values and attitudes to public and private behavior toward the old. Special attention will be given to the experience of aging by social category (gender, ethnicity, and race) in terms of the physical, social, psychological, and economic health of the elderly and the stresses which surface in social relationships. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social Science & Human Srv College Sociology Department Course Attributes: GE TOPICS SOCIAL SCIENCE, SS-Sch Core-Consc & Society
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The idea of "development" has had a major influence on the formation of economic and political institutions in modern India. This course will trace the social career of this important idea in the west, in India and the third world. Beginning with independent India, how "development" was institutionalized through centralized planning apparatuses, such as large scale programs to increase agrarian and industrial production, will be studied. The course also surveys later phases of Indian development, from the "mixed economy" approach to the recent "liberalization" and integration of the economy into the global economy. The course concludes with an analysis of the rise of the non-governmental sector in India and their critiques of the dominant paradigms of development. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social Science & Human Srv College Sociology Department Course Attributes: GE-INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
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An examination of the changing nature of work in modern society, including the dilemmas of white collar employment and the rise of part-time, unprotected labor and the "informal" sector. Domestic conditions will be related to the internationalization of production and distribution via transnational corporations who contract branded products via maqila assembly plants that hire young women. The course will also discuss the search for meaningful work, and the battle over international labor standards and trade. Students will review their own work histories and recommend improved forms of work organization. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social Science & Human Srv College Sociology Department Course Attributes: GE-INTERNATIONAL ISSUES, MJ-INTL-Intl Compare- Non-West
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This course studies inter-group relations. We will look at the increasing diversity of U.S. society which has resulted from major historical and contemporary processes (i.e., colonization, slavery, and immigration). The question of who has fared better in the U.S., and why some groups are more successful than others, have been central concerns in the sociology of race relations. Does social class of origin among immigrants help or hinder their adjustment to a new society Does religion make a difference today Is color important Many think it matters the most. Finally, the course will examine how we, as a society, have historically constructed "the other", to justify economic and other kinds of exploitation. Our theoretical framework will include the study of structural and attitudinal factors which contribute to discrimination, prejudice, and general intolerance. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social Science & Human Srv College Sociology Department Course Attributes: MN-AFR AMER STD-Social Science, MJ-AMER-Multicultural Studies, GE-INTERCULT NORTH AMERICA, MJ-LAWS-Law & Society Elective, SS-Sch Core-Consc & Society
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This course is an introduction to the role of social movements in the contemporary world. It will begin with an assessment of sociological theory on social movements and address the old forms of collective action from which this literature springs. Then, the course will interpret the emergence of the "new social movements" of feminism, peace and ecology, and how they image the overcoming of the current ecological and socio-economic crisis. Special attention will be given to the claim that all these actions are part of a global movement for a new economic order. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social Science & Human Srv College Sociology Department Course Attributes: GE TOPICS SOCIAL SCIENCE
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A critical examination of social problems that have resulted from social changes and social controls in contemporary America. The thoughts of leading sociologists on these problems will be examined. Each student will select a social problem and explore it from a theoretical perspective and from available research. Lab Fee. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social Science & Human Srv College Sociology Department Course Attributes: SS-Sch Core-Consc & Society
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A sociological examination of the family and marriage in the United States, both as a social institution and as a set of intimate relationships in the context of historical change and development in the West. The course will explore the changing roles of women, men, and children within the family as they are affected by economic and social forces. Special attention will be given to the function of the contemporary family within the larger social structure. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social Science & Human Srv College Sociology Department Course Attributes: GE TOPICS SOCIAL SCIENCE
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Third world societies in Africa, Asia, and Latin America offer tremendous potential for development, but the pressure is toward uncontrolled "modernization" and indebtedness rather than balanced self-determination. Either repression or revolution can result. This course critically examines the theories and models that affect various forms of development, including dependency theory, Marxist conceptions of imperialism, world-system theory and economic sustainable programs. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social Science & Human Srv College Sociology Department Course Attributes: GE-INTERNATIONAL ISSUES, MJ-INTL-Intl Compare- Non-West, SS-Sch Core-Sustainability
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The Black family, like all families, faces a crisis as we approach the 21st century. Not only are we faced with a growing number of unemployed family members, but we are also witnessing an ever increasing number of single never-married households. Less than half of all Black children are raised in two-parent families. Many of these children are poor because their mothers are poor. Middle class Black families are confronted with run away inflation. Many of them are finding it difficult to maintain middle class status on the salary of two working partners. The survival of Black people depends on the strength of their families. This course will discuss the African and Southern roots of the Black family. It will look at the Black family from an historical perspective in order to understand the contemporary issues confronting its existence. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social Science & Human Srv College Sociology Department Course Attributes: MN-AFR AMER STD-Social Science, MJ-AMER- African-Amer Studies, GE-INTERCULT NORTH AMERICA, SS-Sch Core-Consc & Society
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An analysis of theories of criminal behavior and the social forces that have contributed to formulations of criminal law and rehabilitation policy. Actual functions of the criminal justice system will be explored, with an emphasis on prisons. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social Science & Human Srv College Sociology Department Course Attributes: MJ-LAWS-Law & Society Elective
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