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Collins, Gibson. A review of theoretical perspectives developed since the second half of the 20th century. Includes micro-sociological perspectives of phhenomenology, ethnomethodology, symbolic interactionism, and neo-Durkheimian interaction ritual theory; social behaviorism and exchange theory; neo-Weberian and neo-Marxian perspectives on power, conflict, andclass; and attempts at synthesis by Havermas, Luhmann and Giddens. Recurring themes include the micro-macro connection, the relationship between subjectivity and behavior, and the structure-agency problem.
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Hannum . This course provides an introduction to basic demographic concepts, data, indictors, and techniqies. The course emphasizes hands-on applications of these techniques in the analysis of population dynamics in the U>s> and elsewhere. Students will learn about the main sources of demographis data, including censuses, surveys, and vital statistics, and methods to estimate demographic processes ( e.g., country, city). Students will leave the course eith a solid grounding inulation composition, and how to apply these measures to study demographic structure and change in human populations.
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Staff. Topics vary from semester to semester. Some which have been offered in the past include Race in the City; Africian Urbanization; Sociology of Jewry; Law & Social Change; Tourism, Culture & Society.
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3.00 Credits
Society Sector. All classes. Aiken, Lake. Health and Social Policy is an interdisciplinary course examining health care and social policy from domestic and international perspectives. The course is designed to engage students in critical thinking about social determinants of health, the organization and outcomes of health care systems and institutions, global health priorities and challenges, and the implications for public policy. Topics include the social inequalities and health; how organizational context of health care impacts outcomes; management of human resources in health nationally and globally; analysis of medical error, its causes, and consequences; review and critique of public policies in U.S. health care; and global health priorities and international health policy. Issues of current public debate in health and health care will provide a context for learning. There are no prerequisites. The course is intended for generalists as well as for those planning careers in health care.
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Distribution Course in Society. Class of 2009 & prior only. Bosk, Fetni. Recommended for sophomores, juniors, and seniors. After introducing students to the major theoretical concepts concerning law and society, significant controversial societal issues that deal with law and the legal systems both domestically and internationally will be examined. Class discussions will focus on issues involving civil liberties, the organization of courts, legislatures, the legal profession and administrative agencies. Although the focus will be on law in the United States, law and society in other countries of Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America will be covered in a comparative context. Readings included research reports, statutes and cases.
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Society Sector. All classes. Grazian, Wilde. Also fulfills General Requirement in Arts & Letters for Class of 2009 and prior. This course relies on a variety of sociological approaches to media and popular, with a particular emphasis on the importance of the organization of the culture industries, the relationship between cultural consumption and status, and the social significance of leisure activities from sports to shopping. Specific course topics include the branding of Disney, Nike and Starbucks; the glovalization of popular culture; the blurring of entertainment and politics; and the rise of new media technologies in the digital age.
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Collins. General theory of social conflict, with an emphasis on violent conflict. Specific applications include fights, riots, combat, and gang violence; tribal and modern war; abuse of the weak; domestic conflict; sexual conflict and rape; homicide; social movements and moral crusades; conflict management and social control; state breakdowns and revolutions; ethnic conflict and genocide.
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Staff. Throughout modern times groups of people have come together in an attempt to change their social world. Their successes and failures teach us about society, organizations, and individuals. This course will examine case studies of historical and contemporary social movements. Using these case studies, this course will evaluate different approaches to understanding social movements, and investigate what these different approaches suggest about individuals, the society in which they live, and the potential for social change.
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3.00 Credits
Various Faculty. Permission of Instructor needed. Directed reading and research in areas of sociology not listed elsewhere in the undergraduate offerings of this department.
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3.00 Credits
Society Sector. All classes. Sherman, MacDonald. This course examines the causes and consequences of the millions of decisions made annually by the legally empowered decision-makers of the criminal justice system. The course places students in the role of one decision-maker after another, emphasizing the decisions they would make with all the scientific research on these decisions at their disposal. Research on 15 different decision-makers is examined, from crime victims to police, prosecuters, jurors,judges, wardens, probation and parole officers. Using a medical model of evidence-based practice, the course asks students to consider how the results of criminal justice could more effectively reduce the sum of human misery.
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