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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course is about the development of New York City from colonial times to the present. It deals with changes in housing, transportation, immigration, politics, and social classes. The rise of New York City as a financial and cultural center will be discussed. New York City's current problems and future prospects will be assessed. The course includes a walking tour of old New York and a museum trip.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to psychological theories and issues relating to blacks in America. Emphasi ing the shift from rural to urban environments, it examines the impact of slavery and racism on blacks. With special reference to New York City, the course investigates the relationship between black personality and family, education, work, culture, and mental health. There will be field trips to Harlem and to a community mental health center.
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3.00 Credits
This course analyzes the relationship between the theory, form, and practice of American government. The course studies the strengths and weaknesses of the American political system. A major concern of the course is the nature of power in America and the options for reforming the American political system.
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3.00 Credits
This course will investigate the dynamics of international power politics. After an introduction to alternative forms of political organization, the class will study the problems of achieving a balance of power between nations, and the ultimate breakdown of that balance in war. It will examine the role of the superpowers, the impact of emerging nations, and the Third World as well as the function of alliances in world relations. The class will also evaluate the feasibility of various plans for international order and peace.
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3.00 Credits
This course will examine the major groups which seek power in Latin America and the Caribbean, and analyze the various strategies they use including revolution, populism, democratic reform, socialism and military authority. The prospects for modernization will be drawn from a variety of Latin American and Caribbean countries. The course includes discussion of the role of foreign nations in the politics of this area.
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3.00 Credits
This course deals with the purposes and problems of penal systems, old and new, national and international. The course will investigate the relationship between the criminal, punishment, society, and politics. Selected famous cases will be studied in detail as will the American criminal justice system and the issue of the death penalty.
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3.00 Credits
This course will focus on the legal aspects of human rights issues in America. Starting with the origins of democracy and the Bill of Rights, students will explore major Supreme Court cases and Constitutional amendments dealing with such topics as freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, the right to vote, equality before the law, and the rights of the accused. Controversial contemporary issues such as abortion, privacy, and gun control will also be discussed in a legal context.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the relationship between political ideas and practice. Political ideologies such as liberalism, conservatism, socialism, and liberation ideologies (feminist, black, and gay/ lesbian) are examined in their historical development. The relationship between their goals and the methods used to achieve them is analy ed and critici ed. The relevance of these ideologies for understanding current political issues is discussed. Readings include original theories of politics as well as commentaries upon them.
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3.00 Credits
This course offers students information and ideas with which to understand the social factors of human life. It places the study of social interaction, social processes, and social institutions in an historical context. It examines the human condition with particular reference to work, to culture, to personality, to ethnic, class, and gender relations, as well as to economic and political institutions. (SSB110 is the bilingual version of SSS100.)
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the political and cultural conditions and processes involved in the formation and functioning of social movements. Social movements are understood as the organized, collective efforts of people to influence the direction of social change. Against the background of a broad historical and cross-cultural perspective, emphasis will be on social movements in the USA, including the labor movement, the civil rights movement and the women's movement. There will be at least two field trips.
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