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5.00 Credits
An analysis of the major theoretical approaches to the study of delinquency. Emphasis is on the social factors involved in the emergence of delinquent behavior and the nature of the social responses to delinquency. Attention is given to delinquency as it relates to social order and social control.
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5.00 Credits
A broad introduction to the field of race and ethnic relations in the United States and around the world. Theories of race and ethnicity are compared. The historical experiences of various groups in the United States-European Americans, Native Americans, African Americans, Latinos, and Asian Americans-are discussed. Ethnic and racial relations in other countries are explored. The relationship between the social construction of gender, class, nation, race and ethnicity is analyzed. Other issues discussed include assimilation versus pluralism; ethnicity and migration; the nature of racism, prejudice, and discrimination; the changing structures of ethnic stratification. GRE
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An examination of the contemporary experiences of Chicanas/Latinas in the U.S. with a focus on theoretical issues related to bicultural identity, gender, race and class. Special emphasis is given to Chicana feminist thought in the analysis of social, economic and political forces that impact their lives. The course includes critical perspectives on the Chicana/o Movement, the Women's Movement and the role of Chicana self-determination in the struggle for equality and social justice in the United States.
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5.00 Credits
An examination of the historical, social, political, economic, and cultural experiences and conditions of Latinos in the United States. The groups studied include the Chicanos, the Puerto Ricans, the Cubans, the Dominicans, and the Central Americans. Their historic modes of incorporation, their continuing migration patterns, their experiences of racialization, their current demographic and socioeconomic condition, and the emerging Latino pan-ethnicity will be analyzed and discussed in the broader context of American nation-stateness, world-system's analysis, and diaspora studies. GRE
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5.00 Credits
An examination of the historical, social, political, economic, and cultural experiences and conditions of Asians and their descendants in the United States. The groups studied include the Chinese, Japanese, Filipinos, Koreans, Vietnamese, and Asian Indians. Their historic modes of incorporation and continuing migration patterns, as well as experiences of racialization will be discussed. The emerging Asian-American pan-ethnicity will be analyzed and discussed in the broader context of United States society, world-system's analysis, and diaspora studies. GRE
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5.00 Credits
An examination of the historical, social, political, economic, and cultural experiences and conditions of Africans and their descendants in the United States. Their historic mode of incorporation in a global diaspora; experiences of racialization; the social construction of African-American racial identity and culture; and acts of survival will be analyzed and discussed in the broader context of American nation-stateness, world-system's analysis, and diaspora studies. GRE
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5.00 Credits
An examination of the historical, social, political, economic, and cultural experiences and conditions of Native Americans and their descendants in the United States and other parts of the Western Hemisphere, such as Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, the Andean region, and the Amazon River Basin. Their historic mode of incorporation as conquered, exterminated, or marginalized peoples, their survival strategies, their settlement and migration patterns, their experiences of racialization, their current demographic and socioeconomic condition, and the social construction of Indian racial identity and culture will be analyzed and discussed in the broader context of New World nation-stateness, world-system's analysis, and diaspora studies. GRE
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This course examines issues involving multicultural diversity within the U.S. educational system, including the social processes and patterns of interaction operating within educational organizations, such as social relations, the roles of teachers, students and administrators, and the relationship of the educational system to broader issues of ethnic/racial stratification. Prerequisite: One of the following courses: SOC 100, SOC 366, PSYC 310, CAFS 350, or permission of instructor. GE T3
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5.00 Credits
A study of the social dimensions of religion, Eastern and Western. The various sociological theories of religion, including those of Durkheim and Weber, are examined. Such topics as religion and social change, the social aspects of religious experience, and religious institutionalization are studied, with particular attention to the function of religion in contemporary secular societies. Carries credit in either Sociology or Religious Studies. Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or equivalent with a C or better or consent of instructor.
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5.00 Credits
This course provides a critical analysis of the forms and social organization of knowledge. Throughout the course, attention will be given to various examples of knowledge including science, spiritual and transcendent knowledge, everyday knowledge, ideology, and popular culture. Emphasis is on the cultural and institutional consequences of different knowledge. GE T3
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