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3.00 Credits
This course traces the history of cities and urban development. It examines urban areas as dynamic centers of opportunity and social change on macro and micro levels. Incorporating insights and theories drawn from sociology and related disciplines, it looks at the impact of the global environment on cities of today. Prerequisite: SO101 Introduction to Sociology.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines current and persistent social issues confronting human society. Emphasis is placed on analysis of the history, causes, and dimensions of social issues such as population, the urban environment, consumer concerns, poverty, cri me and criminal justice, racism, sexism, and drug and alcohol abuse. Prerequisite: SO101 Introduction to Sociology.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores racial and ethnic subcultures that exist in American society.The emphasis is on those values and behaviors that contribute to the social boundaries of the group, provide a structure for interaction with outside groups, and maintain the groups integrity as a minority subculture.The adaptive strategies employed by minorities as well as dimensions of disadvantage experienced by minorities within American society are explored. Prerequisite: SO101 Introduction to Sociology.
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3.00 Credits
This course assumes that human life is gendered and that gendered social expectations limit and enrich individuals and groups.Theories of sex and gender development, the history of social movements related to gender equity, and the impact of intersecting systems of stratification are emphasized.The influence of social forces including biology, religion, family, sexuality, education, the polity, economics, media, law,medicine, social sciences, social policy, and systems of
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3.00 Credits
Using the sociological perspective,major world religions are analyzed historically and cross-culturally.The relationship between religion and society, the social origins of world religions, their tenets and practices, and the impact of these belief systems on the world are explored.No one religious belief system is emphasized; the sociological functions of religion and how religions serve these functions within their cultural context are compared and contrasted. Prerequisite: SO101 Introduction to Sociology.
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3.00 Credits
Societies throughout the world address issues associated with the aging, including how societies define the role of the elderly and how social institutions adapt to changes in the elderly population, in a variety of ways. Historical developments, cross-cultural adaptations, societal problems, and issues related to health and well-being of aging populations are explored in this course.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces aspects of deaf culture and the deaf community. The distinctions between the two are reviewed and characteristics of both are identified.The language, norms of behavior, values, traditions and possessions (materials) of the deaf are covered. The evolution of a pathological view of the deaf to a cultural one is analyzed from a historical and sociological perspective. Intercultural issues relating to the role of hearing people within the deaf community are covered.
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4.00 Credits
Independent Study In Sociology Cr
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3.00 Credits
This sequence teaches the fundamentals of Spanish, including the essentials of reading,writing, speaking, and listening within a cultural context. Prerequisites:No previous Spanish instruction, or fewer than three years of Spanish instruction more than twoyears ago.
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3.00 Credits
Specialized courses serve special avocation or professional language needs and provide insights into the ways another culture communicates and lives.The courses include an introductory study of pronunciation, basic grammatical structures, the specialized vocabulary, and aspects of the culture.These elements are practiced by communicating in the language mainly through listening and speaking.The use of the language laboratory is required in certain courses.
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