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3.00 Credits
Explores important substantive areas and concepts in the field of urban and regional planning and current urban planning and policy issues and debates. Topics include: forces that have historically guided and are currently guiding U.S. urbanization; land use, growth management, transportation and traffic congestion, economic development, housing and community development, environmental planning; legal, environmental, governmental contexts. (Same as GEOG 3377 and PA 3377) (3-0) R
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The nature of systems of differentiation and ranking in societies and their consequences; examination of how prestige, occupational skills, education, and economic assets are used to create class distinctions in the United States; the impact of class on life chances; concepts and processes of social mobility; and the influence of power inconsistencies on income, wealth, and status. Prerequisites: SOC 1301, 2319, or 3303. (3-0) Y
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An examination of the impact of gender, race, and class on the educational experiences of men and women. Considers the way educational institutions both empower individuals and reproduce social inequalities based on class, gender, ethnicity, and sexuality. Topics include Enlightenment discussions of gender and reason, co-ed vs. single sex education, curriculum transformation efforts to include the history of the experience of women and ethnic minotiries, feminist and critical pedagogies. (Same as GST 4311) (3-0) Y
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A survey of current ideas about the structures and dynamics of modern formal organizations. Considers such topics as technology, hierarchy, goals, information systems, control structures, power and politics, decision making, environments, and change. (Same as PA 4312) (3-0) T
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This course will address the basic concepts of the often overlooked trillion dollar nonprofit sector (also known as the Third Sector) that among others includes education, research, health care, art, religion, social services, advocacy, legal services, international assistance, foundations and mutual benefit organizations. This comprehensive course will provide a thorough introduction and understanding to the sector, such as the history of nonprofit organizations in America, qualifications for charitable groups, and international comparisons. It will also address voluntary sector dynamics such as board and volunteer administration and management. (Same as PA 4355) (3-0) R
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This course explores the role of technological innovation in macroeconomic performance and firm-level business activity. It highlights theoretical and research contributions from across the several social sciences, engineering, and management. Topics included all reflect on how technical advances emerge from - and have their impacts shaped within - markets and broader societal organization. The roles of domestic political institutions and public policy, as well as geo-political contexts, will be used to illustrate the broader implications of the technology-business relationship. Prerequisite: ECON 2302 or permission of the instructor. (Same as ECON 4348) (3-0) Y
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The analysis of political behavior, political institution formation and change, and the state, from a sociological perspective; voting behavior, political attitude formation, and the interaction of the state with other social institutions. (3-0) R
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3.00 Credits
The structure, causes, and consequences of change-oriented social movements. Historical and contemporary case studies, including the American labor movement, the civil rights movement, and the feminist movement. (Same as PSCI 4358) (3-0) R
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3.00 Credits
Explores the origins of social welfare institutions, programs, and services in American and European societies. Reviews critiques of social welfare policies from diverse ideological and political perspectives as well as recent studies of program implementation and effectiveness. Examines the politics of social welfare reform. (3-0) R
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3.00 Credits
Analyzes laws and legal institutions as forms of regulation and social control. Explores the links between legal decision making, social structure, and cultural knowledge systems. Theoretical perspectives on law and society, law and ideology, the relation of law to public policy, and legal change as a strategy of social reform are explored. (3-0) R
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