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3.00 Credits
The goal of this course is to introduce students to the science of population, demography. The course will include formal demography, which studies births, deaths, and migration. . It also examines population structures and characteristics such as size, distribution, age, gender, and changes in these structures. In addition, this course will examine how population has impacted various aspects of society and culture. Specifically, it explores the radical change in the status of women and family, aging, the rise of terrorism, the growing degradation of the environment, and globalization,.
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3.00 Credits
This course will focus on community organization and the theories social scientists use in examining community change. Students will be introduced to the structural mechanisms that influence individuals within communities and patterns of interaction that exist between organizations within different community forms. The structural mechanisms to be examined range from local economic organization to national political structures. Community case studies are used extensively.
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3.00 Credits
This course is intended as an introduction to the sociological study of law via examination of the legal system and the social nature of legal decision-making, at all levels of that process. The course will focus primarily on the legal history of the United States, but will also involve a comprehensive overview of civil and criminal law in a cross-cultural context. We will also consider questions of power and resistance and the construction of conflict and morality by examining several aspects of the relationship between social forces and law, such as: how law reflects dominant race, gender and class ideologies; how deviance is constructed, understood and pursued; and the interplay between legal change and social reform. To address these and other questions, in addition to focusing on the evolution of modern legal systems, students will also review classical readings on the nature of law as well as examine theoretical movements of Critical Legal Thought and Critical Race Theory
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3.00 Credits
Using psychological and sociological perspectives, the course broadly examines behaviors that deviate from what is considered "normal" or typical. Deviant behaviors to be studied include mental illness, crime, suicide, and sexual deviance. Third-year status or consent of instructor required.
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3.00 Credits
An ecosystem model of health is introduced and used to explore social and cultural factors involved in health, disease, and health care in both developed and developing nations. Illustrative topics to which the model is applied include infant mortality rates in the Third World and among the poor in the U.S., traditional and scientific medicine, chronic diseases in the developed nations, health of minorities in the U.S., and comparisons of health care systems in various modern societies. Third-year status or permission of the instructor required.
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3.00 Credits
This course will cover systematic investigation of each step of the design and implementation process of sociological research in the field including qualitative and quantitative approaches. Selected techniques of data collection and analysis are pursued including statistical methods. Training for participant observation in the manner of anthropology or Chicago style sociology will also be studied. Students will write and discuss field notes and relevant issues. Field notes will be a basis for individual research paper. Meet pre-requisite or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Globalization and international development jointly define one of the central opportunities of our time. Globalization can be a powerful engine for international development, but in many developing countries globalization has instead meant rising poverty and inequality. This course explores the process of international development in the world today, particularly from the perspective of the United States. International development is defined as a process undertaken by countries and communities with assistance from other nations' governments and communities, from international non-governmental organizations (such as charities) or from intergovernmental organizations such as the United Nations the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Students will explore various models and methods of international development with particular emphasis on the benefits and problems of each.
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1.00 - 15.00 Credits
The internship is designed for advanced students to actively participate in the community organization or agency of their choice (as available) for 120 hours per 3 credit course. The primary goal of the internship experience is to continue to allow the student an opportunity to learn experientally while also gaining great professional proficiency in an area. This will provide them with another opportunity to apply theoretical and technical skills gained in the classroom setting to actual work in the community. Internship sites include local schools, juvenile centers police departments, and community actions agencies. Students are expected to develop a working understanding of the issues and social dynamics of working within a community setting. Meet restriction requirement or consent of instructor and the completion of prerequisite.
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1.00 - 15.00 Credits
The internship is designed for advanced students to actively participate in a community organization or agency of their choice (as available) for 120 hours per 3 credit course. The primary goal of the internship experience is to continue to allow the student an opportunity to learn experientially while also gaining great professional proficiency in an area. This will provide them with another opportunity to apply theoretical and technical skills gained in the classroom setting to actual work in the community. Internship sites include local schools, juvenile centers, police departments, and community action agencies. Students are expected to develop a working understanding of the issues and social dynamics of working within a community setting. Meet restriction consent of the instructor required and the completion of prerequisites.
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3.00 Credits
An advanced course for the detailed analysis of major issues relating to sociology. Topics and readings to be determined yearly by the teaching faculty.
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