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3.00 Credits
This course examines the inter-relationships among science, technology and society. Students will explore the differences between science and technology and understand the symbiotic relationship between them. Changes in social organization resulting from the acceleration of scientific knowledge and new technology will also be investigated. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the study of religion as a social institution. Topics may include the major classical and contemporary sociological theories on religious organization, experience and practice; the relationship between religious organizations and other social institutions; and the structure and change in the religious landscape in contemporary American society. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..
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3.00 Credits
An overview of classic and contemporary understandings of political relations from the sociological perspective. This course focuses on the nature of power including sources of authority, political elites, functions of the state, political culture, political socialization, community power structures, patterns of political participation and social movements. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..
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3.00 Credits
Sociological thinking about organizations in contemporary society and their impact on our lives. Emphasis on exploring the range of frameworks to think about and explain organizational structures in a global context, the relationship between individuals in organizations, between individuals and organizations, and between organizations. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..
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3.00 Credits
An intensive examination of some special topics in social organization. Formulation of specific subject matter for the course will reflect both student and faculty interest. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..
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3.00 Credits
A critical analysis of the distribution of class, power and privilege in the United States, theories of class, power and mobility, and the implications of a global economy. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..
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3.00 Credits
An in-depth sociological consideration of children as a minority group and of inequalities between different categories of children, with attention to issues such as child care, education, health, youth employment, poverty, child maltreatment, foster care, and adoption both internationally and domestically. Special attention will be given to describing and evaluating societal attempts to deal with these issues. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..
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3.00 Credits
The study of the sources, patterns, and consequences of social change in various social structures, social institutions and across historical and/or global contexts. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..
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3.00 Credits
A survey of topics in the sociology of gender. Emphasis placed on the economy, family and state as gendered social institutions, and how changes in the cultural notions of gender take place within social institutions. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..
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3.00 Credits
This course analyzes music as a social phenomenon with special attention to race, class, gender, ethnicity, technology and social change. It looks at how musicians and their music influence society, and vice versa, using macro and micro sociological perspectives, embedded within various historical and cultural themes. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..
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