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2.00 Credits
2 Credits (2 Lecture 0 Lab 0 Shop) 2 Hrs/Wk (2 Hrs. Lecture) *15 wks
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4.00 Credits
4 Hrs/Wk (4 Hrs. Lab) This course will cover the fundamentals of hydraulic and pneumatics including energy, force, power, and pressure. Applications will employ flow principles, Pascal's Law, and Bernoulli's Principle. Laboratory exercises will be in support of the lecture. Prerequisite: MAT 122 or Faculty approval.
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3.00 Credits
3 Credits (3 Lecture 0 Lab 0 Shop) 3 Hrs/Wk (3 Hrs. Lecture) *15 wks This course is an introduction to the study of influences of social and cultural factors on human behavior. Among topics discussed are culture; conformity/non-conformity; equality /inequality of different races, sexes, and ages; social institutions; group processes; and how change occurs in society.
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3.00 Credits
3 Credits (3 Lecture 0 Lab 0 Shop) 3 Hrs/Wk (3 Hrs. Lecture) *15 wks This course will examine issues related to diversity between families, in workplaces and schools, and other societal settings. Topics related to race, age, gender, disability, and cultural background will be explored and how these affect minority and majority relations in the United States. Appreciation for different cultural backgrounds and how the global nature of business is affected by diversity today.
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3.00 Credits
3 Credits (3 Lecture 0 Lab 0 Shop) 3 Hrs/Wk (3 Hrs. Lecture) *15 wks This course surveys the biological, social psychological, and social aspects of the aging process. Students study aging as a developmental stage and explore current issues such as ageism, mandatory retirement, sex, crime, and intergenerational communications. Topics covered include social conditions, economics, and politics as they affect the aged, as well as community responses to the problems confronting the elder population. Students examine public, voluntary, and self-help (advocacy) programs and assess their ability to meet the needs of aging adults in such areas as recreation, income maintenance, retirement, housing, transportation, mental and physical health.
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3.00 Credits
3 Credits (3 Lecture 0 Lab 0 Shop) 3 Hrs/Wk (3 Hrs. Lecture) *15 wks This course will examine delinquency and crime in society. Discussions will include critical analysis of theories, causes, and treatment of delinquents and criminal offenders. Crime associated with modern technology and other white collar crime and their effect on society will be explored.
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3.00 Credits
3 Credits (3 Lecture 0 Lab 0 Shop) 3 Hrs/Wk (3 Hrs. Lecture) *15 wks This course will examine gender from a sociological perspective. Factors that affect gender relations, inequality and communication will be discussed, with special emphasis given to theoretical approaches, socialization, and power differentials. How gender is implicated in our social institutions such as the educational system, workplace, family, criminal justice system, and government will be explored. Additionally, how gender shapes more micro interactions and the relationship between gender in the macro setting of social institutions and micro setting of personal interactions will also be addressed. Topics will include: gender in education; gender and work; gender in intimate relationships; and gender, crime and justice.
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3.00 Credits
3 Credits (3 Lecture 0 Lab 0 Shop) 3 Hrs/Wk (3 Hrs. Lecture) *15 wks This course will examine traditional and current trends in families. The dynamics of social interactions within the family will be presented. The diversity of the modern family will be discussed. Further examination of how this diversity of families affects other social institutions, such as the economy (via business and workplaces) and education (via schools and other community agencies).
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3.00 Credits
3 Credits (3 Lecture 0 Lab 0 Shop) 3 Hrs/Wk (3 Hrs. Lecture) *15 wks This course deals with sex as it relates to the individual, family, group and society. Historical and cultural perspectives on contemporary American sexuality; knowledge, attitudes, and practices; sexuality over the life cycle, socialization; affection, interpersonal attraction; marriage, law, other institutions will be addressed.
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3.00 Credits
3 Credits (3 Lecture 0 Lab 0 Shop) 3 Hrs/Wk (3 Hrs. Lecture) *15 wks The students in this course will analyze selected topics in sociology. These topics will analyze various social patterns in contemporary society. The special topic analyzed is not a regular course offering of the social sciences department. Since the topic covered in this class differs from year to year, students should seek further information from the instructor before registering regarding the particular topic that will be analyzed. Possible areas to be analyzed include: family and life course, research methods, social change and development, social deviance and mental health, social organization, social psychology, social inequality, and general. Possible topics to be addressed include: gender roles, race and ethnic relations, aging, deviance and criminology.
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