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3.00 Credits
This course investigates the social structural hierarchical positions groups hold relative to the economic, political, social, and cultural resources of the society. PREREQ: SOCI201.
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3.00 Credits
Comparative study of the family in various societies provides a background for the analysis of family organization in modern America. PREREQ: SOCI201 or SOCI203 or SOCI209.
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3.00 Credits
Overview of the many contributions medical sociologists have made to our understanding of the determinants of health, the organization and implications of medical care, the roles of doctors and patients, and the intersections between social change in society and in medicine.
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3.00 Credits
Covers writings of Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, Max Weber and related current approaches. Focuses on theoretical perspectives concerned with social development, social conflict, solidarity, social class and gender. PREREQ: SOCI201.
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3.00 Credits
This course will explore major concepts and measurements within mental health research, contemporary mental health services and treatments, the role of stigma and the social context of mental illness, as well as practices within positive psychosocial well-being .
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3.00 Credits
This course takes a sociological view of childhood and children's lives, including topics such as: historical development and variability of the category of childhood, inequality among children, educational systems, children's experiences with social institutions and childhood peer relations.
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3.00 Credits
Survey of sociology of Latin America, with sections on geography, population, urbanization, history, politics, family, religion, economy, and education and on race, class, and gender relations.
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3.00 Credits
Analysis of forms of behavior in relatively unstructured situations such as crowds, panics, riots and demonstrations; and processes of interaction: susceptibility, contagion, polarization and communication. PREREQ: SOCI201
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3.00 Credits
Focuses on how individuals, organizations, and government agencies assess various types of risk and act with respect to those assessments. Topics include: risk perception, risk assessment, risk management under conditions of scientific uncertainty, and public debates about safety.
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3.00 Credits
Overview of the development of emergency management in the United States, including the formation of the profession, integration of formal and informal organizations, crisis response, and perceptions of crime and deviance during emergencies.
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