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Examines the concept of work from a variety of perspectives. Students will study the literature on work from ancient to modern times. They will become acquainted with the seminal social science research on work. The viewpoints will come from the disciplines of sociology, anthropology, economics, history, and psychology. The second aspect of this course is more practical. It focuses directly on work experience. Students will look at how jobs are organized and administered, how work affects the quality of people's lives, and how people affect the workplace.
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Reviews and critiques classical and contemporary perspectives and research with an interest in a critical examination of theories and mechanisms related to collective behavior, mass movements, modernization and social revolution.
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Investigates poverty as a product of a complex social system and theories and strategies for its alleviation.
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Examines the development and continuity of social thought concerning the nature of society and the individual within it. Major 19th and 20th century theorists are covered.
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Examines the powerful role played by the media in American and world societies. Topics include television and politics, stereotypes and role models in movies and violence in television programming.
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Examines socio-cultural, group and interpersonal influences on behavior. Topics include attitudes, communication, persuasion, mind control, social learning, psychic trauma, aggression, altruism, attraction, prejudice and applications of psychology to the courts.
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Involves the study of the history of ethnic, cultural and religious subgroups in present day societies; inter-group relations as they are influenced by competition, conflict and prejudice; the significance of these relationships to the structure of society.
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3.00 Credits
Examines theories of inequality, social ranking, and the distribution of resources and opportunity as they affect individuals and groups in social institutions, lifestyles, value systems, and quality of life. Variables of power, power elites, class consciousness, alienation, class mobility, and stratification criteria will be explored.
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Examines American dating, marriage, and family patterns with emphasis on the family life cycle, parenting and family disorganization.
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Examines major topics in the sociology of medicine including socio-cultural concepts of health and disease; consequences of illness; the social context of health care; and problem areas such as mental illness, ethical issues and the high costs of health care.
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