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A survey of urban workers from colonial times to the present. Among the topics covered are changing standards of living, the experiences of industrial work, labor organizations, and working-class politics. (OC). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture CASL - Administration Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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This course will examine the history of technology from a comparative perspective; studying the development and impact of technology in different societies during various historical eras. Topics include: irrigation control and the rise of ancient empires; technology's role in the industrial revolution; technological innovation and the pace of social change. Current issues and various analytical perspectives in the history of technology will also be examined. (OC). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture CASL - Administration Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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Examination of problems and issues in selected areas of Science and Technology Studies. Title as listed in the Schedule of Classes will change according to content. Course may be repeated for credit when specific topics differ. (OC). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture CASL - Administration Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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This course will explore some of the social, political, legal, and technological issues associated with the use of new media technology to move ideas and information in a democratic society. Examples of areas to be explored include the Internet and World Wide Web, privacy, the future of the mass audience, and the meaning of the First Amendment in the 21st Century. (AY). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Internet/E-mail CASL - Administration Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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This course provides and advanced undergraduate introduction to the topic of human growth and shows how human growth can be a reliable measure of the psychological, social, economic and moral conditions of a society. A major theme will be the interplay of biology and culture in shaping the patterns of human growth and, consequently, the health of populations and individuals. (OC). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture CASL - Administration Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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Darwinism represents a challenge to the traditional view of human life as radically separate from the rest of the natural world. This course will examine the philosophical implications of this world view. It will address questions such as these: Is Darwinism compatible with traditional religion? Does Darwinism imply that human life and the cosmos are without purpose? Can human life be meaningful if it is the result of evolution and natural selection? Does Darwinism require us to change our view of nature? What are the ethical implications of a Darwinian view of life and the universe? (OC). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture CASL - Administration Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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Theoretical analysis and empirical studies of the nature and operation of labor markets. Includes theories of wage determination and income distribution, the nature of unemployment, the impact of collective bargaining on the economy, the extent and economic effects of discrimination, and the nature and effects of government wage and employment policies. ECON 321, Labor in the American Economy, is valuable background to this course, although it is not a prerequisite. (OC). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture CASL - Administration Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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A comprehensive examination of how culture mediates processes of illnesses and healing. Comparative materials examined, which provide a context for an anthropological analysis of modern biomedicine. (YR). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture CASL - Administration Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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The American auto industry is examined in its relationship to the economic and political structures of 20th-century U.S. This includes a focus on the social history of the industry as well as a discussion of the nature of auto work. Proposals for changing social relations at work are also examined. The course concludes with an examination of the impact of the industry on a local community (Detroit). (F,W). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Audio/Video Tape, Lecture, Internet/E-mail CASL - Administration Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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The study of work roles in modern society. The impact of industrialization, professionalization, and unionization on the conditions of work, worker motivation, and job satisfaction. Career choice processes and career patterns, occupational status and prestige, and occupations associations are among the topics to be considered. (YR). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture CASL - Administration Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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