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3.00 Credits
Broidy, Lyons, Tiano Survey of major forms of norm-violating behavior in American society, such as drug and alcohol abuse, mental illness, criminal behavior and sexual deviance. Discussion of sociological explanations of the causes of, and attempts to address, these behaviors. Prerequisite: 101. {Fall, Spring}
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3.00 Credits
Gonzales, Lopez The study of prejudice and discrimination, including their historical and contemporary sources and prospects for their reduction, with applications to American institutions. Prerequisite: 101. {Fall, Spring}
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3.00 Credits
Hood Comparative analysis of contemporary family and household forms such as dual-worker, single-parent and homosexual couple households. Focus on links between large-scale social changes and changing family composition and interaction patterns. Meets New Mexico Lower-Division General Education Common Core Curriculum Area IV: Social/ Behavioral Sciences (NMCCN 2213). Prerequisite: 101. {Spring}
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3.00 Credits
The social psychology of personalities, relationships, small groups and organizations. Prerequisite: 101. {Offered upon demand}
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3.00 Credits
Coughlin The development and operation of the U.S. social welfare programs (Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid), unemployment insurance, workers compensation, public assistance, and political ideologies shaping the public debate and attitudes toward social programs. Prerequisite: 200. {Fall}
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3.00 Credits
Coughlin, Fiala Examination of the social bases of political behavior. Major topics include the character and expansion of the state, the social bases of various forms of political rule and political change in the contemporary world. Prerequisite: 101. {Offered upon demand}
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3.00 Credits
Examination of humans and the environment from an ecological perspective. Focus on industrial and economic growth, natural resources development, environmental values and movements, resource management, and comparative perspective on people's relationship to the environment. Prerequisite: 101.
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3.00 Credits
Descriptive and theoretical study of the social situation of older persons in contemporary industrial societies; the impact on societal institutions of an increasing percentage of older citizens. Prerequisite: 101. {Offered upon demand}
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3.00 Credits
Broidy, Lyons, Wadsworth, Wood A survey of criminological theories exploring why some people are more likely to engage in crime than others and why crime rates vary over time and space and across social groups. Attendant policy issues will also be discussed. Prerequisite: 205 or 213. {Fall, Spring}
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3.00 Credits
Broidy, Lyons, Wood The study of informal and formal social control strategies for guiding and monitoring individual behavior and social interaction. Discussion of key social control agents and institutions, including the family, schools, peers, media, religion and the criminal justice system. Prerequisite: 205 or 213. {Fall, Spring}
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