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3.00 Credits
3 credits Focusing on society in terms of essential human conflicts, pluralities, and other diversities, this course examines the ideological formulation of social problems, manifestations of human deprivation, brutalization, and torture, and confronts the critical issues of contemporary society in relation to energy systems, distribution and allocation of material resources, and political mobilization developed in response to conditioned social failures. The persistence of poverty, racial inequality, ethnic discriminatory policies, and the destruction of local communities by the leveling of mass society and culture are specifically investigated. Prerequisite: SOC 2101C. Offered: 2008 - 2010.
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3 credits This course examines the place of humans in the natural world and the interrelationships between society and the natural world. We will look at different social world views and various environmental ethics that arise from these views. In the modern world, the environment has value in terms of human and social interests. Accordingly, the environment is val ued as an agglomeration of resources to be extracted and molded into products of service to humans. In indigenous peoples' cultures, every thing in nature has intrinsic value: sun, water, air, earth, etc. are alive, have a spirit and, with humans, are part of the same family. Students will criti cally examine the environmental ethics of different societies and cultures, as well as their personal environmental ethic. There will be a number of experiential activities, affording class members an opportunity to gain insight into native peoples' deep connection to the natural world. The last section of the course will address the issues of social activism and the cre ation of a sustainable environmental ethic. Students will discuss social ideas and insights that can lead toward sustainable environmental ethics for a sustainable planet. Offered: 2008 - 2010.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Building on the important works of Durkeim, Marx, and Weber and other prominent 19th and 20th century social theorists, the course exam ines fundamental concepts such as social structure, social change, cultur al relativity, political economy, and social stratification, and includes spe cial emphasis on examining the social origins and development of mod ern capitalism, bureaucratic social organization, and other conditions of contemporary social systems. There is comparative study of political sys tems in relation to class, status, and power. The investigation of important social changes that mark the transition from traditional community forms of living to the complexities and cultural diversities of industrial society. Weber's discussion of rationalization and bureaucracy are reviewed. Students study the works of Mead, Goffman, and others in dealing with the development of the self, identity, and consciousness. Offered: 2008 - 2010.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course focuses on the basic social problems, issues, dilemmas, and conflicts of contemporary social life. Drawing on the important insights of 19th and 20th century social theorists, the course investigates the social contexts of the modern world as they relate to inequality, injus tice, and inhumanity. Specific topics include race relations, gender dis crimination, drug abuse, social disorganization, poverty, and the decline and transition of family life. Other forms of social pathology studied include mental illness, deviant behavior, violence, and crime in American society. Global issues such as environmental degradation, technological dehumanization, and bureaucratic insensitivity will also be examined. Offered: 2008 - 2010.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Theoretical approaches to the study of city and community, including historical, sociological, ecological, and demographic analysis of the devel opment of the city. Urban problems and their impact on cities and sub urbs. Emphasis on urbanism as a way of life. Prerequisite: SOC 1001A or 1002A or ANT 1002A or permission of the instructor. Offered: 2008 - 2010.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits The basic social institutions of the family in a comparative and his torical perspective. Topics include history and types of the family; social, economic, political, and religious bases of family life; modern family - its functions and dysfunctions; future of marriage and the family. Readings on various family types and marriage forms. Student participation in discus sions on the linkages between personal attitudes and behavior concerning love and courtship and the larger framework of economy, media, and tech nology. Prerequisite: SOC 1001A or 1002A or ANT 1002A or permission of the instructor. Offered: 2008 - 2010.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course uses sociological and social gerontological perspectives in order to analyze aging-related social issues. It examines the social forces that shape diverse experiences of aging for individuals and the social, economic, and political implications of an aging society. Topics include: demographic issues such as race and gender, stereotypes, family relationships, living arrangements, work, retirement, and policy issues, such as health care, social security, and death and dying, among others. (Students who take SOC 2116A cannot also take ASC 4115C. Prerequisite: SOC 1001A or ANT 1002A. Offered: 2008 - 2010.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Analysis of patterns of criminal behavior, the causes of crime, and the criminal justice system. Theories of crime are examined in light of recent challenges and controversies over crime and punishment. White collar crimes and the relationship between law and order are examined. Prerequisite: SOC 1001A or 1002A or ANT 1002A or permission of the instructor. Offered: 2008 - 2010.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Analysis of ethnicity and racism in their historical, socio-political, and economic contexts. Concepts of race, culture, religion, ethnicity, and nationality are examined in light of current research in sociology and anthropology, as well as new insights from genetics and biology. Different manners in which minorities react to the dominant groups-adaptation, integration, and militancy-are systematically analyzed. The questions concerning the American melting pot vis-Ã -vis new emphasis on cultural pluralism are critically discussed along with the case studies of new immi grants and concepts of "brain drain" and "brain gain." PrerequisitSOC 1001A or 1002A or ANT 1002A or permission of the instructor. Offered: 2008 - 2010.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits A sociological examination of the causes of fear in American society, including crime, terrorism, urban myths, conspiracy theory, environmental and health risks, and other issues are covered. The course will also focus on the "culture of fear" and the rise of Internet and emailhoaxes in socie ty since the September 11, 2001 attacks. Prerequisite: SOC 1001A or 1002A. Offered: 2008 - 2010.
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