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4.00 Credits
The nature, causes, and consequences of urbanization are examined along with its changing scale and complexity, demographic and ecological city growth patterns, the quality of life in urban areas, processes of decision-making in cities, and the bearing of sociological investigation on public policy concerns in contemporary urban society.
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to the analysis of human population including fertility, mortality dispersion, sex distribution. Attention is focused on the effects of these variables on, e.g., over-population, social disorganization, and the stability of social institutions. ( VIII)
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisites vary. May be repeated for credit as topic varies.
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Briefly examines the history of different Asian American groups and provides an in-depth analysis of issues related to family composition, mate selection, changing gender roles, and intergenerational conflict. ( VII)
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4.00 Credits
Examines the social implications of the fundamental changes in the organization and structure of American mass media since World War II, including the demise of big-city newspapers, the rise of broadcast television, and the fragmentation of radio and magazine markets. Explores the potential implications of emerging technologies- cable, telecast, and direct broadcast satellite (DBS)-on American culture and institutions.
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4.00 Credits
A critical and personal examination of the varieties of religious and spiritual experiences human beings are undergoing in contemporary society. The role of conscious understanding and unconscious conditioning regarding religion and spirituality.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisites vary. May be repeated for credit as topic varies.
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4.00 Credits
Sociological theories and research on marriage, kinship, intimacy, and divorce. Emphasis on comparing family patterns in different social classes, ethnic groups, and societies, and on relating family life to the economy and other social institutions. Topics include gender roles, child-rearing, historical change. ( III)
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4.00 Credits
Focuses on racial and ethnic relations in the United States and compares them with those found in other societies. Analyzes the conditions that favor either cooperation and integration or rivalry, tension, and conflict. Appraises strategies for reducing and resolving conflicts. (VII)
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4.00 Credits
Analysis of the social psychology of family life: close relationships, courtships, marriage and family interaction in American society; examination of processes of preparation for marriage, role differentiation, communication, conflict, integration and socialization within the family: the psychodynamics of family life.
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