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4.00 Credits
4 semester hours The course reviews issues related to urban development, the changing nature of cities, suburbs and rural areas, both from a global and local perspective. Analysis includes consideration of emerging metropolitan areas, the microstructure of local neighborhoods, suburbanization and the development of edge cities. The discussion focuses on social problems related to economic and political violence. The migratory movements, informal economy, and globalization, as well as the development of nationalisms, multinational corporate economy, and fragmentation, and the impact of these macro processes on everyday life in cities, suburbs, and rural areas are also taken into consideration. No prerequisites.
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4.00 Credits
4 semester hours The course focuses on the analysis of the biological, psychological, and social aspects of human sexuality and gender. Topics include human sexuality over the course of life, sex, love, and mate selection, sexual diversity, sexual violence, and the changing relationship between sexuality and various social institutions (e.g., family) and elements of culture (e.g., religion). The discussion also focuses on the interplay between sexuality and gender, on gender development across the life span, and across cultures, the changes in gender expectations over time, and gender in the context of various social institutions. The multicultural and global perspectives constitute the framework for the discussion. Prerequisite: SOC1100 or PSY1100.
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3.00 Credits
3 semester hours Cross-listed with PSY3450. For description see PSY3450.
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4.00 Credits
4 semester hours The course focuses on the trends in economic, political, social, and cultural globalization, hybridization, fragmentation, and on selected local/community phenomena related to thosemacro/global changes that occur in our times. Elements of world-systems theory and the theory of culture change, theories of social stratification, of the origin and perpetuation of inequalities in society and in the world, in combination with other current approaches to the explanation of human experience both on the macro and micro levels, will be explored. Questions related to ethics, human rights, individualization, consumerism, politics, and to growing awareness of the ambivalence of human experience will be debated. No prerequisites. Meets General Education "Knowing Ourselves and Others" Group A requirement.
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4.00 Credits
4 semester hours Cross-listed with PSY3500. For description see PSY3500.
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4.00 Credits
4 semester hours The course examines selected aspects of the situation of women and men in various countries of the world. Particular attention is given to the role that social structure, culture, and group membership play in the process of learning by men and women of their expected social roles and in establishing their respective positions in society. Students also examine the institution of the family from a historical, multicultural and cross-societal perspective. Current issues surrounding the evolving structure and functions of the family in different societies are explored. Selected social issues, such as gender inequalities, parenthood, domestic violence, and examples of family related social policies, are also included. No prerequisites.
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4.00 Credits
4 semester hours The course is an invitation to the field of sociology, with an examination of prevailing sociological perspectives and their relation to researchable questions. Readings from classical sociological theorists on selected topics build the foundations for students' individual research. Examples of the past conceptualizations of specific social and cultural issues broaden students' perspective of sociology as a discipline. Students explore research methodology including sampling and questionnaire construction. They select a research topic and conduct a review of relevant sociological literature, analyzing the literature in terms of sociological perspectives as well as content. They also prepare the tools necessary for the empirical part of their research. Prerequisites: SOC1100 and additional coursework in Sociology.
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4.00 Credits
4 semester hours The course is an invitation to the field of sociology, with an examination of prevailing sociological perspectives and their relation to researchable questions. Readings from contemporary and postmodern sociological theorists on selected topics build the foundations for students' individual research. Examples of the most recent conceptualizations of specific social and cultural issues broaden stu- dents' perspective of sociology as a discipline. Students conduct their research project initiated during the course of SOC4310, collect data, analyze and interpret them and write the final paper. Prerequisite: SOC4310.
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4.00 Credits
4 semester hours The course focuses on both domestic and international issues related to violation of human and/or civil rights, to various forms of intra- and international violence, and social injustice. Selected examples of economic, social and cultural victimization, wars, genocidal and terrorist actions are explored. The resulting health care challenges, such as malnutrition, HIV/AIDS, trafficking of humans and human organs are also included. Issues of nonviolent social change, peaceful conflict resolution, and possibilities for a "new world order" are analyzed. No prerequisites. Meets General Education "Knowing Ourselves and Others" Group A requirement.
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4.00 Credits
4 semester hours Students are individually placed with community organizations and agencies where they carry out research on topics of concern to those social entities. They utilize tools of participant observation and focused interviewing during their internships. Internship guidelines are provided. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
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