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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Examination of spontaneous, unstructured, and transient patterns of social action, such as mass hysteria, fads, rumors, crowds, riots, and revolutions. Special attention given to the nature of human communication in mass society (public opinion, propaganda, and rumor).
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3.00 Credits
Exploration of the social construction and dynamics of sex, gender, and sexuality; the conditions and events that shape men's and women's lives and consciousness; and theconsequences of these for individuals and society. Emphasizes women and men in contemporary U.S. society, but may consider historical, cross-cultural, biological, psychological, and social evidence to evaluate similarities and differences between women's and men's experiences, relationships, and socialstatuses. Analyzes the intersection of gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, and social class.
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3.00 Credits
Analysis of population trends and phenomena in relation to their social setting and the environment; fertility, mortality, migration as components of population change; problems of population growth.
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3.00 Credits
Exploration of the role of religion in human societies and how it is manifested in social behavior; examination of theoretical approaches from Weber and Durkheim to modern empirical studies. Focuses on the interrelation of religion, society, and culture; religion and social change; religion and social stratification.
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3.00 Credits
Analysis of social change, social movements, stratification, economic dependency, and political conflict in developing countries, with special emphasis on Latin America, Africa, and the African Diaspora.
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3.00 Credits
Analysis of the demographic, social, and cultural factors related to aging; the impact of aging members on the family, community, and larger society; intergenerational relations; problems of aging. Discussion of institutional services and social policies affecting the aged and crosscultural differences in the experience of aging.
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3.00 Credits
Consideration of the origin and growth of cities and the metropolitan community; nature of social relations in metropolitan areas; spatial organization of the urban community; community problems.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the uses of sociological and social science theory, methodology, and data for policy, planning, and evaluation applications in the community. Students will learn the roles of the social scientist as consultant, applied researcher, advocate, and change agent. Requirements include active participation in a community-based research project. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Examination of the social forces that shape and are shaped by formal education systems, including macrosociological relations between schools and society and microsociological perspectives on educational processes. Focuses on the structure and functioning of the contemporary U.S. educational system, with some emphasis on cross-cultural variation and the historical foundations and transformation of educational systems and with particular attention to the role of education in maintaining social stability and social inequality.
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3.00 Credits
Analysis of the social organization and meaning of work and of trends in occupational and industrial structures and the labor market; emphasizes contemporary U.S. society, with particular attention to issues of gender, race, ethnicity, and social class.
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