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3.00 Credits
Survey of structure and activities of the national government: bases of present political system, pressure groups, political parties, elections, Congress, the President, the Supreme Court, and the protection and deprivation of individual rights. Corequisite: ENG 02 or RDL 02 if required.
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3.00 Credits
How the American states and localities govern themselves. Relationships with the national government; governors, legislators, and judges; finances; metropolitan and local governments; public policy issues. Attention on special situations of New York City and State. Prerequisites: POL 11 or permission of the department.
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3.00 Credits
(3 rec 3 Cr.)
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3.00 Credits
Politics and government of the American city: municipal political institutions, suburban and metropolitan government, relations with the state and federal governments, racial and ethnic politics, planning, crime and the police, public education. Prerequisite: POL 11 or SOC 11 or permission of department.
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3.00 Credits
Permission of Instructor required * Not offered on a regular basis. Course descriptions available upon request.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to social psychology, focusing upon the nature of aggression and violent behavior; role of social influence in determination of deviant and conformist behavior, attitude change and decision making, affiliation, primary and group relationships, social norms and interrelationship of personality and culture. Prerequisite: PSY 11.
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3.00 Credits
Major forms of psychological disorders, such as neuroses, psychoses, psychosomatic disturbances and character disorders; their origin, development and treatment. Prerequisite: PSY 11.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to complex human motivation; emphasis on interaction of conscious and unconscious motives, inner conflict, and adaptive and maladaptive coping techniques. Applications to relevant contemporary problems, such as child rearing, psychotherapy, education and drug addiction. Prerequisite: PSY 11.
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3.00 Credits
This course enables students to understand human growth and development, from conception through late adulthood, in varied contexts and cultures. The emphasis is on the interaction between biological, cognitive and social changes over time, within families and within communities. Research data and key ideas, not only from psychology and sociology, but also from neuroscience, genetics, economics, and anthropology are included. The goal is to provide students with a solid understanding of the causes and manifestations of human behavior. Prerequisite: PSY 11.
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3.00 Credits
Study of development from adolescence to adulthood with regard to implications for self-realization, love, marriage, vocation, parenthood, retirement and aging. Changing attitudes and values about sex, drugs, aging and politics are explored in regard to different stages of adult development. Prerequisite: PSY 11.
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