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3.00 Credits
An examination of the impact of modern communications technology upon traditional lifestyles and world views, particularly entertainment during the 20th century.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1240 or SOAA 1020. An introduction to the information-gathering techniques and strategies employed by modern anthropologists, folklorists, and qualitative sociologists- including interviewing, recording, photography, transcription, and data analysis. Practical applications and cultural situations are also stressed.
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3.00 Credits
Traditional and developing food cultures of the Mountain South. Topics include: the historical roots of Appalachian cookery; food and class in Appalachia; Native American and African influences on mountain cuisine; immigrant cooking in the mountains; the rituals of the mountain table; the products of the land and larder; traditional food preservation techniques and beliefs; and the emergence and viability of sustainable agriculture and aquaculture.
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3.00 Credits
Sociology is the systematic study of social behavior. Topics include interaction, culture, inequality and social class, the changing society, socialization, subcultures, crime and deviance, family and religion, among others.
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3.00 Credits
An overview of the effects of societal change on marital and nonmarital relationships. Topics include premarital dynamics, singles, dual career families, family violence, and divorce.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite( s): SOAA 1020. Sociological study of major current problems confronted in American society and the beliefs that compound them.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): SOAA 1020 or permission of instructor. Study of the social construction of gender and its consequences for individuals and society. Examination of our cultural assumptions about gender identities, roles, behaviors, and the social processes that reproduce gender inequality.
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3.00 Credits
Study of the concepts, theories, and methods of medical sociology with particular emphasis on the analysis and application of the findings of contemporary research in medical sociology.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): SOAA 1020. Examination of the relationships between dominant and subordinate racial, ethnic, and other groups in the U.S., the theoretical perspectives, the processes that create or maintain institutional discrimination, and current issues concerning intergroup relations.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): SOAA 1020. Processes of urbanization and the urban impact on rural life. the structure of the metropolis, segregation, slums, suburbs, mobility, disorganization, and cultural change.
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