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3.00 Credits
An inquiry into the concept of culture as applied to both simple and complex societies; the ethnology of pre-literate peoples with emphasis on social, economic, and political organization. Prerequisite: SOC 1000. 3 credits. Offered as needed.
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This course examines primary and secondary communication systems; language in socialization, social organization, and social control; theories of communication; modern mass communication media; and structure, content, and effects. Prerequisite: SOC 1000. 3 credits. Offered as needed.
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This course traces the development of rights of the child in relation to parental rights; explores the methods of care of dependent and neglected children in their own homes, foster homes, and institutions; and reviews the adoption process and the social trends toward integration in family and child care. Prerequisite: SOC 1000. 3 credits. Spring semester. ? ?his course will not count as a liberal arts elective."
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The course analyzes interactions among racial, ethnic, and religious groups in the U.S., including the study of the structure, dynamics, and problems in this topic. Prerequisite: SOC 1000. 3 credits. Every semester.
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This seminar course applies theories of conflict resolution to case studies of interpersonal and inter-group conflicts; surveys major traditions of non-violence, and studies approaches to conflict resolution, with an emphasis on methods of mediation. Prerequisite: SOC 1000. 3 credits. Offered as needed.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the structure and functions of the family; comparison of families in primitive and industrial societies to demonstrate the nature of problems associated with institutional change and civilization processes. Prerequisite: SOC 1000. 3 credits. Offered as needed.
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A systematic survey of the growth of sociological theory; a study of influential individuals and representative schools from Auguste Comte to the present day. Prerequisite: SOC 1000. Junior or senior standing. 3 credits. Fall semester.
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3.00 Credits
A sociological approach to the institution of religion. The role, development, and emergence of religions are critically analyzed. Special emphasis is given to conversion and religious consciousness in industrialized and modernized cultures. Prerequisite: SOC 1000. 3 credits. Offered as needed.
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3.00 Credits
The course examines ways the structures and processes of business, government, social welfare, education, medicine, voluntary, and other organizations contribute to dynamics such as power and conflict, leadership and decision-making, communication and change. Prerequisite: SOC 1000. 3 credits. Offered as needed.
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3.00 Credits
The societies of the English-, French-, and Dutch-speaking Caribbean are the outcome of mass movements of population through slavery, indenture, and migration. This course examines important aspects of the complex cultural variants that have resulted against the background of the economic, social, and political forces that produced them. Another focus is on issues that form contemporary Caribbean society, such as the impact of tourism, poverty, emigration, links with America and Europe, problems of ethnic and racial identity, and pressures on women and the family. Prerequisite: SOC 1000. 3 credits. Offered as needed.
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