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3.00 Credits
The American auto industry is examined in its relationship to the economic and political structures of 20th-century United States. 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. Concludes with an examination of the impact of the industry on a local community (Detroit). Students cannot receive credit for both SOC 441 and SOC 541. (F,W)
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3.00 Credits
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 occupational associations are among the topics considered. Students cannot receive credit for both SOC 442 and SOC 542. (YR)
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3.00 Credits
This course will investigate the development of gender roles in childhood and adolescence due to either innate physiological differences or sociological patterning, the effect of gender roles upon male-female relationships within our society, and the possibility of transcending sociological gender roles in alternate modes of living. Students cannot receive credit for both SOC 443 and SOC 543. (F,W,S).
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3.00 Credits
Professions are the hallmark of modern society, and the medical profession is a prototype of what is meant by a profession. This course will examine the nature and history of the American medical profession, how it developed and changed since the early 1800's. What is the nature of the profession today? What social forces have shaped it? What does the future hold? These are some of the questions the course will address. (W).
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3.00 Credits
The family as an institution shaped by other aspects of society, as a social system with its own dynamics, and as a primary group affecting the lives of its members. Historical and contemporary materials from the United States and other cultures. Students cannot receive credit for both SOC 445 and SOC 545. (F,W,S).
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3.00 Credits
Sociological analysis of problems encountered within the institution of marriage with particular reference to such issues as choosing a marriage partner, sexual adjustment, occupational involvement, conflict resolution, child rearing, divorce and readjustment. Students cannot receive credit for both SOC 446 and SOC 546. (YR)
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3.00 Credits
Sociological analyses of various forms of family violence which occur disproportionately in the lives of girls and women. Topics such as incest, sexual abuse, date rape, wife battering, and elder abuse will be situated within the social and cultural context of contemporary gender relationships. Social and political responses to the phenomena will be examined. Students cannot receive credit for both SOC 447 and SOC 547. (YR)
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3.00 Credits
An introduction and overview of the English, Swedish and People's Republic of China health care systems. Focus on cultural context and other organizational characteristics, unique features, approaches and ability to solve problems. Emphasis on how the three systems help us understand the American health care system. Students cannot receive credit for both SOC 448 and SOC 548. (YR).
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3.00 Credits
The African-American family is examined in relationship to the historical and contemporary forces that have shaped its characteristic patterns of family life. These forces include the influence of slavery, urbanization, racial discrimination and urban poverty. The patterns of family life include parental roles, family structure, kinship relations, and gender roles. (YR).
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3.00 Credits
Examines how society effects the distribution and exercise of power through analyzing linkages between power, participation, and perspectives. Studies of political participation and social organization, ideology and social conflict, as well as political socialization, represent some of the major parameters. Students cannot receive credit for both SOC 450 and SOC 550. (YR)
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