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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Three hours per week. An exploration and explanation of people's beliefs and behaviors in various cultural contexts, in all their diversity and complexity. This includes an examination of premodern and postmodern cultures in various tribal and peasant, as well as industrial, societies. The course promotes a critical and comparative, yet also practical and appreciative, understanding of ourselves and others, as we view who we are and what we do through each other's experiences and perspectives.
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Three hours per week. A critical, topical consideration of many of the most serious problems besetting society today. The course examines causes, consequences, interconnections, and solutions to various social problems from diverse points of view. The emphasis may vary according to current issues and student interests. Common themes include: inequality and poverty; morality and sexuality; community and criminality; abuse of persons and substances; mental and physical health and care; population and ecology; changes in age, gender, class, and race relations.
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Three hours per week. A critical, comprehensive examination of the causes and consequences of crime, the operations of the criminal justice system, and the effectiveness of crime policies. The course includes: critical analysis of research on crime and victims; consideration of biological, psychological, and sociological explanations of various kinds of crime; and comparisons of crime, law, and justice in diverse historical and cultural contexts. Through class projects, students probe inside their own and others' criminal behavior, as well as outside the classroom into the community's police, courts, and correctional facilities.
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3.00 Credits
Cross listed with GEOG 311. Three hours per week. A study of spatial variations among culture groups. Focus is placed upon examining and analyzing the aspects of traditional culture (language, religion, customs) and popular culture (landscapes, recreation, ethnicity). Credit cannot be awarded for both SOC 311 and GEOG 311.
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Three hours per week. A study of the dynamics of prejudice and intergroup relations in our society. The course promotes understanding of the experiences of racial and ethnic groups, as well as the views of the white majority. It examines the impact of minority status and fosters an appreciation of difference and others' views. The course also provides knowledge regarding the role of race as a major stratifying factor in our society.
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Cross listed with GEOG 425 and POL 425. Three hours per week. This course will familiarize the student with the major components of survey research including sampling, questionnaire design, data collection, and data processing. The students will conduct an actual public opinion survey and analyze the data they collect. Credit will be awarded for only one (1) course selected from SOC 325, GEOG 425, or POL 425.
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Three hours per week. Prerequisite: PSYC 201 or SOC 203. Cross-listed as PSYC 333. Examines the cultural and historical context of drug use and abuse, their causes and consequences, treatment and prevention, from sociological, psychological, and pharmacological perspectives.
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Three hours per week. A survey of the principles and methods of social work with particular emphasis on social casework, group work, community organizations, and social research.
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Three hours per week. The course will focus upon contemporary family systems and patterns of behavior in the U.S. Subjects considered will include: parenting, family crises, the future of the family, variant family forms, dual-income families, and contemporary issues affecting families. Attention will be given both to family theory and research findings.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours per week. A study of gender and gender issues in our society. This course will examine the various ways in which men and women are different and alike. This will include consideration of behaviors, attitudes, and life experiences. Both causes and effects of the differences and similarities will be explored. The students will be made aware of the benefits and liabilities attached to the changes in traditional gender roles.
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