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3.00 Credits
All humans are thought to have it. Philosopher John Stuart Mill thought living beings possessed dignity in proportion to their higher (or cognitive) faculties. Legal or human rights are thought to protect it. A terminal illness or nursing home stay is thought to threaten it. We speak both of living with and dying with dignity. But what is dignity The philosopher and legal scholar, Ronald Dworkin refers to it as "a vague but powerful idea." It has been variouslydescribed as "a capacity to assert claims,"or "a capacity to choose my roles and identities for myself." How then does dignity differ from the related concepts of self-respect and autonomy This course will be devoted to the study of dignity and related concepts. We will consider the notion of human dignity as it features in current controversies in bioethics: genetic engineering, disability rights, and physician-assisted suicide. Our texts will be legal, philosophical, historical, fictional works, and film. Our method will be conceptual and critical analysis. (M. Teresa Celada)
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3.00 Credits
An overview of the theory, methodology, and conceptualizations of the discipline of sociology. Offers opportunity to develop an understanding of American society. Diversity course.
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3.00 Credits
See ENVR 221.
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2.00 Credits
The sociopsychological study related to all phases of human sexual behavior. Presented within a Christian value framework, the course provides a sociocultural context for connecting the private and personal to public issues and concerns. (2 credits)
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3.00 Credits
An in-depth seminar focusing on major concerns of society, such as: problems of youth, the elderly, AIDS, homelessness, human rights, prison reform, and toxic waste. (2)
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3.00 Credits
See PSYC 241.
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2.00 Credits
Origins, implications, and effects of gender roles; gender socialization via family, education, media, and religious influences. Critique offered from biblical perspectives. (2 credits)
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3.00 Credits
Consideration of economic, political, cultural, and demographic forces that cause human modifications of the natural world, the resulting social and environmental problems and public controversies, including public policy implications of such issues as global climate change and environmental justice. Prerequisite: SOC 115 or consent of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Sociohistorical and cultural aspects of race and ethnicity in America. Through class discussion, films, and research about minority cultures, students explore and examine such sociological concepts as assimilation, conflict, and pluralism. The emphasis of the course is on an applied perspective with a policy orientation. Prerequisite: SOC 115 and sophomore standing or above or consent of the instructor. Diversity course.
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2.00 Credits
This course is a sociocultural examination of corporeal (individual/experiential) and corporate (social/organizational) meanings and practices surrounding sickness, sorrow, and death. The course explores the implications for communities, churches, health care institutions, and social policy when meanings and practices conflict. Key ethnographies, readings, and films will inform our subject. Diversity course. (2 credits)
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