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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SLN 101 or the equivalent course with C or better. Development of proficiency in speaking, understanding, reading, and writing Slovenian with contextual cultural information.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the sociological perspective, forms of social relationships, groups, institutions, and societal organization. Required for majors.
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3.00 Credits
Survey of major theoretical approaches to race, class and gender; examination of empirical evidence regarding the extent of these kinds of inequality, the ways in which they are produced and reproduced and their consequences. Attempts to overcome the harmful consequences of race, class, and gender inequality, both through the affirmation of identity and difference and through efforts to reduce and/or eliminate these forms of stratification will be reviewed.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Honors standing or permission of university Honors Program. This course introduces students to major sociological approaches to the study of race, class and gender in contemporary American society. Students will survey the major theoretical approaches to race, class and gender and will examine empirical evidence regarding the extent of these kinds of inequality, the ways in which they are produced and reproduced, and their consequences. Consideration will also be given to the complex interaction among race, class and gender in American society.
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3.00 Credits
Analysis of the evolution and significance of poverty in the United States, the characteristics of the poor and the experience of poverty, competing explanations for poverty, and evaluation of the impact of social policy on the poor and society as a whole.
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3.00 Credits
Explore the diversity of the Third World by examining the experiences of several specific countries and regions. Will consider the characteristics, problems, and dynamics they have in common. Special attention will be given to the origins of social conflict in the Third World and to the prospects for social change.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOC 101 or permission of instructor. Analysis of major social systems and dominant themes in contemporary American culture and society.
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3.00 Credits
Patterns of exploitation, survival, conflict, accommodation, and cooperation between white majority and black minority in a changing society.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an overview of the field of criminology, including an examination of the causes, types, and distribution of crime in American society. Students are also introduced to the major components of the criminal justice system. Explores the collection and interpretation of crime data and contemporary issues relating to crime.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of deviant behavior in American society. Topics covered are definitions and theories of deviance as well as various types of deviant behavior, including drug use and alcoholism, mental illness, crime, prostitution and other forms of sexual deviance.
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