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3.00 Credits
This course attends to the basic theoretical issues in sociological theory, including an analysis of the key theorists Marx, Weber and Durkheim. This course also provides an overview of modern social theories such as conflict, structural functionalism, symbolic interactionism, and postmodernism. Prerequisite: SO 122.
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The Iranian Revolution of 1979 and establishment of an Islamic Republic opened a new chapter in the church-state relationship, particularly in the Muslim world. Subsequent Islamic movements in Egypt, Algeria, Lebanon, and other Muslim and Arab countries have further involved public interest in what is dubbed by the Western media as "Islamic fundamentalism." This course will criticallyexamine Islam as a holistic religion which integrates faith, law, philosophy and social commitment to build communities; the rise and development of Islam as a social movement; the historical roots of the Shii-Sunni split; and a growing conflict between traditional Islamic and modern western cultural values. Prerequisite: SO 122.
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Within a historical context this course explores the way social, economic, and political forces shape the cities and affect urban development both at national and global levels. Earlier analyses of cities and urbanization by Marx, Engles, and Weber; the ecological approach of the Chicago School of Urban Sociology; and more recent analyses by neo-Marxists and urban political economists will be discussed. Several social issues such as rural-urban migration, suburbanization, neighborhood deterioration and urban plight, stratification, and effects of a changing global economy on urbanization in the U.S., Third World countries, as well as socialist nations will be studied. Students also will work on a mini project dealing with an urban-related issue in the Cedar Rapids area. Prerequisite: SO 122.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides students with an historical and comparative approach to the sociology of sex/gender and gender inequality. Students will learn how sex/gender is socially constructed as well as its effect on the lives of individuals, on social institutions and society. Selected social institutions where sex/gender inequality is constructed, maintained and/or changed, such as family, education, work and the economy, will also be studied. Because gender identities are constructed will be studied to reveal that variety of roles and their consequences for different societies. Prerequisites: SO 122 or PS 101 or SO 183 or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course enables the student to analyze the social structure of work in the broadest sense. Topics include the study of major theoretical issues involved in the explanation of changes in the workplace, impact of technological changes, the global economy, the decline of labor unions, the feminized workplace, and the influence of economic values on leisure. Prerequisite: SO 122. (Offered alternate years).
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3.00 Credits
The student will be exposed to the major theoretical issues regarding social change. Particular attention will be given to the transformation of societies by scientific and technological innovations, and the impact such changes have on enduring human arrangements, such as religion, the family, and the community. Prerequisite: SO 122. (Offered alternate years).
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3.00 Credits
This course includes an in-depth examination of major conceptual views and theoretical perspectives on race and ethnicity. Within a critical historical and comparative framework, the course will trace the roots of modern race relations in the United States as well as in other countries, including Canada, Brazil, Northern Ireland, Palestine and Israel, and South Africa. Recent theories of race relations that link colonialism and capitalist development to racism, prejudice and discrimination also will be discussed. Prerequisite: SO 122.
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3.00 Credits
This course will focus on the relationship between religion and social-political institutions, one of the most interesting and troubling relationships throughout history. In addition to mastering some important facts about religion and society, the course will explore more interpretive issues as well, using sociological theory to guide the inquiry. Prerequisite: SO 122. (Offered alternate years).
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3.00 Credits
This course will expose students to a variety of topics of sociological significance which are not usually discussed in regular departmental course offerings. Topics may very and include: sociology of war, peace, and justice; movies and society; popular culture; the political economy of modern architecture and planning; and sociology of development and underdevelopment. Students may complete more than one topics course in consultation with an academic advisor. Prerequisite: SO 122.
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3.00 Credits
This course presents a historical and comparative analysis of revolutionary movements and social change throughout the world by examining: socio-economic and political roots of the modern civil rights movement in the U.S., the breakup of the Soviet Union and the democracy movement in China; applying critical theories of revolution to revolutionary situations; and exploring the role of colonization in galvanizing nations and social classes and perpetuating social inequalities at the global level. Classic cases of revolutions in Germany, France, Russia, and China, as well as more contemporary examples in Cuba, Nicaragua, and Iran will be discussed. Prerequisite: SO 122. (Offered alternate years).
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