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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Any PY100- or PY200-level course or any SC100- level course, or SC210 or equivalent. A sociological perspec- tive is used to examine human sexuality, focusing on how sexuality reflects the societies in which we live. Although it is often assumed that sexual attitudes and behaviors are biologically based, they are strongly shaped by society. This course examines the history of sexuality in Western society, the acquisition of sexuality, and alternative forms of sexuality. Counts toward Gender Studies minor.
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3.00 Credits
The social construction and intersection of race, social class, and gender is examined. Particular attention is paid to privilege, economics, historical and legal con- texts, and systems that act to perpetuate these catego- ries. Counts toward Gender Studies minor.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on religious beliefs and practices and how they interact with political, economic, and social dimensions of people's lives. While emphasis is place on Christianity in modern America, other reli- gious traditions (including the nonreligious), historical eras, and societies also are considered.
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An anthropological overview of magical and religious beliefs and practices around the world. This overview includes examples from the many small-scale and fewer large, complex societies-both contemporary and ancient-and shows how social science has attempted to understand and account for such beliefs and prac- tices. The relation of magic and religion to science also is explored.
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3.00 Credits
Students are introduced to Czech culture and society. Although based primarily on the disciplines of sociology and political science, the course uses an interdiscipli- nary perspective to examine Czech history, art, literature, music, architecture, and film. Class consists of lectures and discussion as well as experiential components. Taught as part of the Loyola summer program in Prague, Czech Republic. (Summer only)
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3.00 Credits
Exploration of issues related to the child welfare (social service) system which responds to children who have service needs as a result of a dysfunctional family or from experiencing traumatic events in their childhood. Issues addressed include child abuse and neglect, foster care, adoption, impact of chemical dependent or men- tally ill caretakers on childhood development, impact of family violence on childhood development, and teen suicide. Highlights the role of the social worker and response by child welfare agencies and the juvenile court for each topic discussed.
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3.00 Credits
Historical, economic, and political contexts of immi- gration; the relations between immigrants and existing ethnic/racial groups; and American political, cultural, religious, and economic institutions, and the changing processes of incorporation and ethnic/racial formation.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the relationship between deviance and social control, including how and why certain forms of behavior come to be defined as deviant, the nature of formal and informal response to deviance, and the interaction of different social control institutions. An overview of general theories of deviance and the par- ticular forms it takes, with special attention to issues that cut across the whole range of deviance. Counts toward American Studies minor.
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3.00 Credits
An historical and contemporary overview of the nature of crime and the causes of criminal behavior. Examina- tion of the measurement of crime and crime trends. Counts toward American Studies minor.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the field of juvenile delinquency. Covers the history of juvenile crime and its treatment, major developments in the law, trends in youth crime and victimization, theories of causation and the current status of treatment programs. Counts toward American Studies minor.
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