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  • USSO 232: Economic Challenges

    3.00 Credits
    Case Western Reserve University

    This course examines economic challenges from a wide array of perspectives including philosophical, historical, psychological and practical. This course provides an avenue for a non-analytical yet economic and intellectual discourse on some of the most challenging present day economic issues, such as welfare reform, technological progress, changes in privacy norms, globalization, efficiency and the role of religion. We will explore these challenges through diverse readings from both classic economic thinkers such as Marx and Smith and modern academic scholars and journalists; analyzing the validity of their views for timely issues such as environmental questions, minimum wage laws, redistribution and educational policies. The seminar style in-depth discussions and flexible reading and project choices will provide students with an opportunity to examine and share knowledge related to their particular interests. We will also regularly discuss topical news items related to the class themes. Prereq: Passing letter grade in a 100 level first year seminar in USFS, FSSO, FSCC, FSNA, FSSY or FSCS. Prereq or Coreq: FSTS 100.
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  • USSO 233: The Pursuit of Equity and Quality in Public Education

    3.00 Credits
    Case Western Reserve University

    Public schools are regularly excoriated at the hands of the press, politicians, taxpayers, parents, employers, and just about every other segment of the general public. Yet our system of public education has long been regarded as the gateway to the American Dream and is (arguably) what has made our country (arguably) great. What is the status and future of this original American institution? The stakes are high: nothing less than the future of 90% of our country's children, the fabric of our society and the strength of our nation. This seminar will explore current challenges facing public schools, such as resegregation, the impact of high-stakes testing, the "achievement gap," and the political, moral, legal, and public policy issues surrounding the quest for equity and adequacy in funding and programming. We will discuss various visions for reform including pedagogical and legislative "solutions." Our discussions will be informed by some historical and authoritative sources, but we will also give attention to continuously unfolding local and national events. Prereq: Passing letter grade in a 100 level first year seminar in USFS, FSSO, FSCC, FSNA, FSSY or FSCS. Prereq or Coreq: FSTS 100.
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  • USSO 234: Questions of Identity

    3.00 Credits
    Case Western Reserve University

    Who we are informs the ways in which we act in the world. How we respond to society in the individual, local, and global community is impacted by the way we see ourselves, the way others see us, and the way we see others. Who am I? How do I look at myself in relationship to others? How does the way in which society views me affect the way I think of myself? How have writers, historians, and philosophers dealt with the challenges of self and group identity? We will explore these issues through readings from the Civil Rights Era, the Holocaust, and the period of decolonization in Africa. Prereq: Passing letter grade in a 100 level first year seminar in USFS, FSSO, FSCC, FSNA, FSSY or FSCS. Prereq or Coreq: FSTS 100.
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  • USSO 236: What is a Nation? Reinventing China for the Modern World

    3.00 Credits
    Case Western Reserve University

    What makes a nation a nation? Is it a common history traceable to a primordial antiquity? Must a nation retain racial commonality? Does representative democracy mark "legitimate" nationhood? The history of modern China is used as a template against which we will ponder these questions: what is a nation, what is modernity, how did we come to assume certain characteristics of nationhood, and is there only one model for all the nations? We will study these issues by examining the views held by different Chinese figures on the meaning of China's modern nationhood: old and young, northerners and southerners, politicians and students, and people from the heartland of China to the peripheries. We will examine the tension between the nationalist rhetoric of unity and cohesion versus the political and military reality of disunity and fragmentation. This seminar will explore the interactions between notions of democracy and dictatorship, military and civil discourse, economic development, diplomacy and geo-politics, and political parties and ideologies and how they influenced and detracted from stated nationalist objectives. Prereq: Passing letter grade in a 100 level first year seminar in USFS, FSSO, FSCC, FSNA, FSSY or FSCS. Prereq or Coreq: FSTS 100.
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  • USSO 238: The First Amendment

    3.00 Credits
    Case Western Reserve University

    The First Amendment to the United States Constitution states that "Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech." In this seminar we will explore what this right has meant in America and how it has been limited throughout American history. We will discuss the importance of free speech in a democratic society and how the government balances the freedom of speech with other government interests. This course is also designed to give you a glimpse of law school and what being a lawyer is like. Prereq: Passing letter grade in a 100 level first year seminar in USFS, FSSO, FSCC, FSNA, FSSY or FSCS. Prereq or Coreq: FSTS 100.
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  • USSO 239: Change Agents: Past, Present, and Future

    3.00 Credits
    Case Western Reserve University

    Though it is often said that we are living in a time of constant change, surprisingly few people take the time to understand who makes change happen and how. This seminar will explore the phenomenon of change on multiple levels. We begin by looking at change through an historical lens, examining social movements in the 1960's. We will then investigate organizational turnarounds of the late 20th century and today. In each instance, we will consider the role of the individual, groups, and organizations as change agents, and examine the influence of environmental factors on change processes. Throughout this course, we will study the dynamics of effective change , identify change strategies, and move to develop a personal understanding of how each one of us can initiate change. In addition to diagnosis and analysis, we will engage in creative thinking and writing about our own capacity to become change agents. We will apply what we read and learn to our current and future lives. Prereq: Passing letter grade in a 100 level first year seminar in USFS, FSSO, FSCC, FSNA, FSSY or FSCS. Prereq or Coreq: FSTS 100.
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  • USSO 243: The Art of Fact

    3.00 Credits
    Case Western Reserve University

    As evidenced by the tragedy that unfolded in New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, we ignore the consequences of endemic poverty at our peril. How do you evacuate a city filled with thousands of people too poor to own cars? Where do you house them after they've been rescued from their drowned neighborhoods? Although Cleveland won't likely be erased by flood, it's one of the poorest big cities in the nation making it vulnerable to disaster in times of crisis and an incubator for a host of thorny social problems. Often, it's up to journalists to bring attention to these issues, give voice to the voiceless and force policymakers to come up with solutions to seemingly intractable problems. In this seminar, we'll read and dissect the works of journalists who've written stories about complex social problems and have done so using many of the conventions employed by writers of fiction. Writer Ben Yagoda described this literary journalism as "making facts dance." We'll spend our time researching numerous social issues and learn to write about them in a clear and compelling voice. Prereq: Passing letter grade in a 100 level first year seminar in USFS, FSSO, FSCC, FSNA, FSSY or FSCS. Prereq or Coreq: FSTS 100.
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  • USSO 253: A Widening World

    3.00 Credits
    Case Western Reserve University

    This course introduces students to globalization debates. It begins with a broad overview that addresses core questions: What is globalization? Is it occurring? Is it novel, and what are its effects? The course then turns to contrasting perspectives on the relationships among markets, political units, culture and individuals, and the causes, extent, effects and desirability of economic globalization. Students use these theoretical lenses to develop arguments of their own and debate contentious contemporary and historical issues. Topics include: foreign economic strategies for the United States and poor countries; the origins of and solutions to financial crises; fair prices for basic commodities; intellectual property rights of medicines; workers rights and sweatshops; disputes over 'frankenfoods;' film wars; and the environment. The course is writing intensive. Prereq: Passing letter grade in a 100 level first year seminar in USFS, FSSO, FSCC, FSNA, FSSY or FSCS. Prereq or Coreq: FSTS 100.
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  • USSO 254: Global Health Issues and Culture

    3.00 Credits
    Case Western Reserve University

    In this course, we will explore health and medical issues across the globe from anthropological, biological, historical and economic perspectives. To begin this process, we examine the issues of cultural relativism and universal human rights. Then, we use this framework for our discussion and analyses of four key global issues in the health and medical sciences: (1) poverty, labor and public health in Latin America; (2) HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa; (3) the practice of female genital cutting; and, (4) ethical issues related to rapid developments in medical technologies (such as genetic cloning or stem cell research in the West). This course offers a "sampler" to students who think they may be interested in one of the health, medicine, or allied fields. This is a seminar course, and students will be evaluated based on their attendance, participation, three short papers and a final term paper. Prereq: Passing letter grade in a 100 level first year seminar in USFS, FSSO, FSCC, FSNA, FSSY or FSCS. Prereq or Coreq: FSTS 100.
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  • USSO 255: Hinduism

    3.00 Credits
    Case Western Reserve University

    This course will provide an introduction to Hindu thought and culture. We will read a wide range of texts and secondary sources. Two readings, the Ramayana and Samskara, will focus on issues of ethics and proper dharma. We will also be watching Deepa Mehta's Fire. There will be a visit to the Shiva-Vishnu Temple in Parma. Heavy emphasis on research and writing. Prereq: Passing letter grade in a 100 level first year seminar in USFS, FSSO, FSCC, FSNA, FSSY or FSCS. Prereq or Coreq: FSTS 100.
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