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Course Criteria
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
An introduction to the purpose, techniques, and organization of human services practice from a social systems perspective. The roles of social workers in a variety of contexts: family practice, community organizations, and public and private human service organizations.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
A critical introduction to issues in research design. Types of data analysis and collection covered include fieldwork, interview- ing, coding qualitative data, survey design/execution/analysis, and statistical analysis of numeric/coded data. Attention is also given to what inferences can legitimately be made from data.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
The anthropological and sociological study of human families from a cross-cultural perspective. Examines the origin of the human family and the nature of family life in a number of non-Western societies and in the United States.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
An examination of human behavior from a social interactionist perspective. The course focuses on an examination of how social norms, institutions, race, class, and gender structure social interaction. Prerequisite: sophomore standing or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
An introduction to the practice of archaeology. Provides a basic understanding of the ways in which archaeologists study and seek to understand past human behaviors.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
An examination of gender in various aspects of American culture through a cultural studies approach. Topics include family, media, health, beauty, sex, and popular culture. Offered occasionally.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
An examination of cultural evolution from the appearance of Homo sapiens until the rise of the first urban civilizations, with an emphasis on exploring the contributions made both by women and men to the process of human development, as well as on the nature of gender in the prehistoric past.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
The anthropology of human ecosystems examines the relationship between culture and environment. The course includes research and theory on how preindustrial societies adapt to their environments and on the ecologi- cal problems created by industrial societies. Prerequisite: SOAN 1000, SOAN 1100, or SOAN 1110, or permission of the instructor. Offered occasionally.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
A comprehensive study of language, society, and the social context of linguistic diversity. It brings together the perspectives of linguis- tics, anthropology, and sociology to examine multilingualism, social dialects, conversational interaction, language attitudes, and language change. Prerequisite: SOAN 1000, SOAN 1100, or SOAN 1110, or permission of instructor. Offered occasionally.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course will offer the students the opportunity to gain a deep and rich firsthand under- standing of life, history, economics, and culture in East Africa. This course will begin on the Millsaps College campus with a three-day introduction to Tanzanian history and culture as well as the Swahili language. However, the main component of the course will comprise a four-week study trip to Tanzania that will allow students to engage the contemporary realities of Tanzanian culture and economics. These experiences will be accented by various trips and ethnographic activities designed to further students' understanding of the rich and complex history of East Africa.
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