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3.00 Credits
Darwinism represents a challenge to the traditional view of human life as radically separate from the rest of the natural world. This course will examine the philosophical implications of this world view. It will address questions such as these: Is Darwinism compatible with traditional religion? Does Darwinism imply that human life and the cosmos are without purpose? Can human life be meaningful if it is the result of evolution and natural selection? Does Darwinism require us to change our view of nature? What are the ethical implications of a Darwinian view of life and the universe? (OC).
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3.00 Credits
Theoretical analysis and empirical studies of the nature and operation of labor markets. Includes theories of wage determination and income distribution, the nature of unemployment, the impact of collective bargaining on the economy, the extent and economic effects of discrimination, and the nature and effects of government wage and employment policies. ECON 321, Labor in the American Economy, is valuable background to this course, although it is not a prerequisite. (OC).
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3.00 Credits
A comprehensive examination of how culture mediates processes of illnesses and healing. Comparative materials examined, which provide a context for an anthropological analysis of modern biomedicine. (YR).
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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 U.S. 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. The course concludes with an examination of the impact of the industry on a local community (Detroit). (F,W).
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3.00 Credits
The 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 occupations associations are among the topics to be considered. (YR).
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3.00 Credits
This course will provide an overview of the field of human factors, including two major components: (1) a background in specific content areas of psychology that have direct relevance to the field and (2) a survey of direct applications of these areas to real-world problems. The content areas include research methods, sensory and perceptual processes, learning and memory, human information processing, decision making. (YR).
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3.00 Credits
A critical study of the foundations of the sciences, natural and social, with emphasis on the following topics: the nature of scientific method, theories and explanation, probability and determinism, the unity of the sciences. (OC).
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3.00 Credits
An interdisciplinary study of the ways in which the relationship between "nature" and humankind has been represented in literature and other forms of cultural expression. Emphasis on American and British texts of the 19th and 20th centuries, but assigned materials may include readings from other cultures and historical periods. (OC).
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3.00 Credits
Course examines in detail the cash and accrual accounting rules for income tax purposes, including inventory accounting, and the uniform capitalization rules. Time value of money principles and imputed interest matters are examined in connection with the original issue discount rules.
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3.00 Credits
This course will survey several fundamental areas relating to the income taxation of property transactions. Topics will include noncash receipts and payments, introduction to basis, realization and recognition concepts, transactional losses including bad debt expense, limitations on transactional loss deductions cost recovery procedures, the general effect of debt on basis and amount realized calculations, and characterization issues. The planning and business aspects of these topics are emphasized.
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