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Course Criteria
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Social welfare and the institutional approach to social work; a brief historical introduction to social services; social work values; an analysis of social welfare as a social system related to other systems; and an overview of settings in which social work is practiced. Fall.
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The nature and extent of crime and delinquency. Major sociological and non-sociological theories of crime causation; policy implications for criminal and juvenile justice systems. Spring.
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Explore the basic meanings of the term 'globalization.' Discuss increasingly globalsociety is produced by the logic of capitalist development. Examine the implications of globalization for democracy, culture, the natural environment, and domestic and international inequality. Prerequisites: Economics 101 and Sociology 101 or permission of instructor. Classes can be taken concurrently. Spring.
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Guided development of individual or team research projects, with class discussion of problem formulation, research design, the application of computers, analysis of data, and research reporting. Prerequisites: Sociology 101 and Statistics 101. Spring.
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Conditions which led to the origin and development of cities; approaches to the analysis of urban lifestyle, problems, housing, distribution systems, and urban redevelopment. Spring, even-numbered years.
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Basic principles underlying interpersonal relationships: interpersonal attraction, conflict and aggression, conformity, attitude change, attribution of responsibility, altruistic behavior and environmental psychology. Emphasis on practical application. Prerequisite: Psychology 101 or Sociology 101. Spring.
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Examine various schools of thought and theory on the relationship between society and the environment, such as Deep Ecology, Ecofeminism, Bioregionalism, as well as examine concepts such as environmental justice, 'ecological self' and a 'sense oplace.' Topics that may be covered are population, land and resource use, industrial growth, community change, environmental values and environmental movements. Students will engage in community-based hands-on learning. Spring.
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Study of the major criminal justice institutions in American society, including the law, law enforcement, courts, sentencing and corrections. Both theoretical and practical problems and issues in research, planning, and policy formation. Prerequisite: Criminal Justice 204. Fall.
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Systems approach to study of interaction of the individual and his environment in relation to families, groups, and larger social systems; the interrelationship between the biological and cultural characteristics of diverse groups and their life chances and life styles; the framework of social work practice which utilizes existing human and social resources in helping individuals and groups. Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or 102 or Social Work 203. Fall.
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The course will examine three key areas in the sociology of medicine: epidemiology and the social distribution of disease, the structure and organization of healthcare institutions and the distribution of healthcare, allopathic and holistic types of medicine. Some topics covered will be medicalization, new technologies, healthcare reform, inequality in healthcare distribution, ethics, and cross-national comparative analysis of healthcare systems. Prerequisites: Sociology 101, 102, Soc/Scwk 203. or permission of instructor. As needed.
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