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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
1 semester, 3 credits Family patterns and processes in selected societies. Uniformities and variations in structures are considered.The family is analyzed as a social institution and as a form of intimate behavior.Various alternatives to the family are explored, and issues related to human sexuality and gender- role behavior are examined.
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3.00 Credits
1 semester, 3 credits Theories of deviance are explained. Brief surveys of various forms of deviant behavior with an emphasis on the socio-cultural determinants of, and reactions to, such behavior are reviewed.
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3.00 Credits
1 semester, 3 credits What was it like to be a part of the 1950s and 1960s U.S. civil rights movement Examines why people join social movements, how they are organized, why they occur when they do, and why they succeed or fail, and offers a critical evaluation of current theories of social and political movements. Same as BLS 304.
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3.00 Credits
1 semester, 3 credits ( Social Science Core) An analysis of race and ethnic relations in America with special emphasis on the historical and contemporary experience of Native Americans, Latinos, Asian-Americans, African-Americans, and European-Americans. Sociological theory and data are used to examine the structural sources and effects of racism, prejudice, and discrimination. Same as BLS 305.
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3.00 Credits
1 semester, 3 credits Identifies the extent of, and reasons for, such urban problems as poverty, crime, and homelessness in cities such as Providence, NewYork, Boston, and Chicago. In generating explanations and developing solutions, the course draws on the theories of urban sociologists and on the personal experience of those who confront urban problems. Same as BLS 307.
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3.00 Credits
1 semester, 3 credits ( Social Science Core) Sociolinguistics examines how language allows individuals to project their identity, controls all social interactions, reveals ethnic and other cultural behaviors, and affects the law,medical encounters, and education. Bilingualism, dialects, gender issues, and paralanguage, including body motion also are discussed, as is the accuracy of using language data to uncover social divisions within communities. Same as LIN 308.
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3.00 Credits
1 semester, 3 credits Explores the social-psychological processes involved in human behavior. Psychological and social interactional processes are analyzed as forms of symbolic interaction.
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3.00 Credits
1 semester, 3 credits ( Social Science Core) The main objective is to determine who succeeds and who fails in school and beyond, and why.We study the effects of schooling with attention to cognitive and affective outcomes, the problems of providing equal educational opportunity, the determinants of educational attainment, the controversial issue of tracking, and the effects of nonschool related factors upon student achievement.
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3.00 Credits
1 semester, 3 credits With the fall of socialist states, capitalist markets, economic relations, and consumerism have become truly global. Examine the political, cultural, and economic origins, consequences, and responses (with specific concern for the prospects for social justice, democracy and equality) in the rich and poor countries of the world; the impacts on workers; the ecological, resource, and environmental implications; and anti-corporate globalization resistance movements. Same as AMS 318, GST 318, and WMS 318.
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3.00 Credits
1 semester, 3 credits ( Social Science Core) Explores the social aspects of health and illness, the relationship of illness to the organization of society, and the organization of medical care-the distribution of correlates of mortality and morbidity, attitudes toward illness, the sick role, the organization of therapeutic settings, the economics and politics. Health delivery systems are evaluated cross-culturally and proposals for change in the American health system are critiqued.
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