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3.00 Credits
3 hours, 3 credits. The function of communication in mass society, including media such as television, film, radio, and newspapers. Attention to the social process of public-opinion formation and the diffusion of ideas.
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3 hours, 3 credits. Theories and comparative analysis of the structure, functioning, and problems of organizations and bureaucracies, such as corporations, religious institutions, schools, and prisons.
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3 hours, 3 credits. A comparative analysis of the inequalities of class, race, ethnicity, religion, and gender in contemporary societies.
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3 hours, 3 credits. The social construction of reality. Relationships between culture, including knowledge, and social structure. The cultural and social bases of science. Science in totalitarian and democratic societies. Science in the university, in industry, and in government. The social process of scientific discovery. Selected ethical problems concerning science in modern society.
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3 hours, 3 credits.
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3 hours, 3 credits. The sources of modern sociological theories are explored in a systematic approach to the writings of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century sociologists, such as Comte, Spencer, Marx, Durkheim, Weber, and Simmel. PREREQ: SOC 246.
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3 hours, 3 credits.
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3 hours, 3 credits. Comparative study of recent trends in size, fertility, mortality, distribution, and composition of world populations. Social causes and consequences of such phenomena as industrialization and modernization. Critical analysis of population policies in various societies.
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3 hours, 3 credits. Reproductive issues from birth control and the medicalization of childbearing to fetal and neonatal health, infertility, and new reproductive and genetic technologies. Emphasis on the influence of gender and race on reproductive politics, ideologies, and practices.
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3 hours, 3 credits. An interdisciplinary course focusing on the substantive concerns of political science, which employs theoretical perspectives developed in sociology. PREREQ: POL 166 for POL 324.
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