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3.00 Credits
The nature of caste and class in societies. Topics include: theories of social differentiation and stratification; comparison of caste, estate-class, and class systems; social mobility; and structural change. Emphasis is given to local and national stratification systems in the United States. Prerequisites: PSYC 101, SOCI 101, or permission of the dean. (Offered regularly, but not every semester.)
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3.00 Credits
The development of sociological theory in Europe and the United States during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries from Comte to the present day. Emphasis is given to comparing and contrasting various schools of theoretical thought. Prerequisites: PSYC 101 and SOCI 101 or permission of the dean.
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An inquiry into the causes of juvenile delinquency and the social and psychological factors involved in the predictive studies and theories concerning the development of delinquency. Topics also include formation of youth gangs, methods of coping with gang activity, the types of crime committed by children and youths, narcotics problems, neglected and retarded children, the youthful offender and wayward minor, the operation of the Children's Court, crime prevention programs. Prerequisites: PSYC 101, SOCI 101, and CRIM 378.
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This course examines the social structure of health care service and the interplay of the various health-related professions. Special attention will be given to the institutional pattern of health care, including the social aspects of health, sickness, dying, types of practitioners, and the social organization of therapeutic settings. Prerequisite: 12 credits of BES courses.
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This course will discuss the nature and various dimensions of power in society, with emphasis on some of the ideas of Karl Marx and Max Weber. It will survey the theoretical and empirical material dealing with power structures on a national and community level. Prerequisites: PSYC 101 and SOCI 101.
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An examination of crime and theories of crime causation. Topics include: the white collar criminal, the professional criminal, and the structure of organized crime. The criminal-justice process is analyzed, including the role of the police, the criminal courts, the probation officer, correctional services, and the re-entry of the offender into society. Prerequisites: PSYC 101 and SOCI 101.
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3.00 Credits
A theoretical and empirical analysis of the development and implementation of social policies relating to health, education and welfare. Examination of the socioeconomic, legal, and political contexts within which social policy is formed. Analysis and evaluation of the present social service system and possible changes for the future. Prerequisites: PSYC 101 and SOCI 101.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the various approaches and orientations to the general field of social work. Consideration is given to case work, group work, and community organization as well as to the interrelationship of psychology, sociology, and anthropology, with the social work profession, (with accompanying field placements). Prerequisites: PSYC 101 and SOCI 101.
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3.00 Credits
This is the second social work course open to students who have completed SOCI 410. It is designed to meet the dual purpose of providing students with a framework for assessing and understanding the range of policy issues posed in the current organization, financing, and delivery of social services in the United States, and for evaluating proposals being made in the arenas of public policy for more comprehensive systems of social service. Emerging models of social service delivery systems will be reviewed. Prerequisites: PSYC 101, SOCI 101, SOCI 410.
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3.00 Credits
Drill in pronunciation, essentials of grammar and basic vocabulary. Reading of basic text.
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