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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite, SOC 101, or consent of instructor. Discussion and analysis of the relationship between culture, group life, social structure, and human behavior. Emphasis is on the dialogue between the individual and the social collective. Focus is on microsocial theory. (Offered every year.) 3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite, one year of college Spanish language studies or equivalent. This three-week course during January will immerse students in Costa Rican daily life and culture, and introduce them to a variety of ways in which Costa Ricans address social problems and issues, with an emphasis on the manifestation of trends of globalization and attendant aspects of Americanization in Costa Rica, such as so-called McDonaldization. The course includes four pre-sessions in November and December, as well as one session during the spring semester following the return from Costa Rica. (Offered interterm.) 3 credits
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3.00 Credits
(Same as ENG 347.)
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3.00 Credits
This course examines social constructions of gender difference and gender inequalities from a comparative, global perspective with an emphasis on developing countries. The course explores, from a gendered perspective, issues of globalization, social and economic development, the international division of labor, military and domestic violence, health and reproductive rights, women's citizenship, and global and local feminisms. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite, SOC 101. This interdisciplinary course examines the international political economy of production, distribution, and consumption of food. Students will look at the relationships between history,science, power, and food systems and how these relationships cut across issues of race, class, gender, nation and the environment. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite, SOC 101, or consent of instructor. The course examines meanings of racial and ethnic identities in the United States, the causes of discrimination and prejudice and the responses of minority groups to differential treatment. Focuses on study the economic, political, cultural and historical factors that shaped our historical era and how those factors influence our ethnic and race relations in the United States. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite, SOC 101. This course examines why societies label behavior as deviant and explores the distinction between behaviors considered "socially unacceptable" and those considered "criminal." Theories of deviance; the amount, distribution and patterns of deviance; political influence; social change; and selected types of deviant activity are discussed. (Offered every year.) 3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite, SOC 101. This class will examine the definition and causes of child abuse from sociological, cultural, and psychological perspectives and will provide an overview for the helping professions. The legal and child welfare systems will be studied in addition to treatment and prevention aspects of the child abuse issue. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
(Same as SOC 295,) Prerequisite, SOC 101, or consent of instructor. An examination of selected topics in sociology. Courses that treat different themes may be repeated for credit. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits.
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
(Offered as needed.) 1-6 credits.
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