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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
An analysis of the complex relationships between law and morality. Includes a consideration of contemporary controversies related to the use of law to regulate morality in the United States.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the social correlates of human aging, with a concentration on adulthood and old age. Presents multiple perspectives on the myriad interrelationships between aging and society, drawing on studies in biology, psychology, history, anthropology, political science, economics, and sociology. Particular attention will be given to comparisons of aging experiences across race/ethnic, sex, socioeconomic, cultural, and national lines. In addition, students may pursue a service-learning activity benefiting elder members of the local community.
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3.00 Credits
Multidisciplinary examination of the complex interplay between mass communication and social life. Explores the diverse ways that flows of information shape and are shaped by various levels of social organization- encompassing individuals, families, communities, corporations, nations, and world systems. Students will critically engage all forms of mass media, ranging from traditional print, radio, and television media to the new information technologies.
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4.00 Credits
An examination of inequality in opportunity, educational and occupational attainment, wealth and power, and its effects on individuals, groups, and societies. Will be analyzed by interdisciplinary readings from historical and contemporary sources and analyses of computerized data comparing social indicators by gender, race, and class. Diverse perspectives on the quest for equality of different social groups.
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4.00 Credits
An examination of the origins and character of contemporary relations among ethnic and racial groups in the United States. Applications of sociological concepts and theories to contemporary issues such as affirmative action, immigration, and racial/ ethnic stratification.
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4.00 Credits
An analysis of health and sickness in American society, with comparison to other cultures. Overview of how behavior is defined as disease, rates of disease, responsibility for health, health care training, health care systems and access. May not be taken by students who have received credit for SOC 421.
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4.00 Credits
A consideration of the development of gender identity and gender socialization in a social context; how notions of femininity and masculinity are shaped within various social institutions-family, work, media, education-and how these social definitions change across the life course. Emphasis on how gender relations vary across communities- race and ethnicity, sexuality, age, socioeconomic class, and nationality.
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4.00 Credits
Focuses on a sociological understanding of the definition, recognition, treatment and causes of mental illness. Particular emphasis will be placed on the social factors associated with mental health and illness, especially those related to social class, race and ethnicity, and gender. Examines the processes through which the family, community, and mental health care institutions respond to problems in living and the historical interpersonal processes that shape these responses. May not be taken for credit by students who have received credit for SOC 422.
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3.00 Credits
The social position of youth in today's society; comparisons with the past and other cultures. Special focus on youth subcultures, social problems confronting youth, and institutions which socialize and control youth.
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4.00 Credits
Assessment of the most central and controversial topics in the institution of sport. Subject matter addresses the intersection of sport with politics, gender, ethnicity, and education, both in North America and other countries.
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