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4.00 Credits
Prereq.: SOCI 101. Education majors are exempt from the prerequisite. Focuses on the contributions of sociological theories and research applied to an understanding of the structure and functions of educational systems in contemporary society. Topics include such areas as education and social stratification, the student subculture, the school and classroom as a social system, and the functions of higher education in industrial societies. London.
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Prereq.: SOCI 101 or consent of the instructor. Examines diverse ways organized sports reflect and influence the values and social structures of society. Analyzes major political, economic, and social functions of sports in historical and cross-cultural contexts. Topics include women and sports, violence, race and sports, and the changing functions of collegiate and professional athletics. London.
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Prereq.: SOCI 101 or consent of the instructor. International relations majors are exempt from the prerequisite. Explores sociological aspects of the emergence of global markets and ways local forms of culture negotiate with and resist such changes. Topics include the history of the emergence of global markets, transnationalization, the politics of dependent development and industrialization, environmental issues, womens wage labor, aspects of cultural resistance, and transnational diasporic communities. Puri.
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4.00 Credits
Prereq.: SOCI 101. Examines main theoretical schools of thought in sociology, such as functionalism, social behaviorism, and conflict theory. Emphasizes application of socio-logical theory to selected social issues and personal social behavior. Brinkley, Puri.
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Prereq.: SOC 101 and WST 100. Examines the scope and variety of violence in the family from an interdisciplinary perspective that includes: (a) a theoretical framework of economics, law, public policy, psychology, and sociology; (b) a cross-cultural understanding of family and violence against girls and women; and (c) an exploration of the sociopolitical, legal, and cultural response to family violence. Discussion of the theories used to describe and research family violence that include violence against women, children, intimate partners, and elderly family members. Thomas.
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Prereq.: SOCI 101 or SOCI 241 or consent of the instructor. Examines the current U.S. health system and health policies focusing on interests of individuals, groups, and organizations as clients, providers, and citizens. Explores the impact of policy and systems on the health of various populations. Describes the evolution of the U.S. health system and uses organizational concepts and theories to explain and predict its form and functions; the influence of organizations on the definition of health, illness, and healing; and the application of organizational analysis to health policy issues. Leiter.
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4.00 Credits
Offers a multicultural social history of antiracism in the U.S. from the 1950s to the present with particular focus on white activists' contributions and limitations within the civil rights and black power movements, multiracial feminism, Central America solidarity work, multicultural education, and prison activism. Thompson.
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4.00 Credits
Prereq.: Consent of the instructor. Directed study addresses coursework required for the major or degree not being offered formally that semester. Students work under the close supervision of a faculty member. Consent is required for a directed study, which does not count toward the independent learning requirement.
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4.00 Credits
Prereq. : Consent of the department
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