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0.25 Credits
J. Benson, M. Loe This course takes the human life span as the primary unit of analysis. Individuals live their lives within contexts supplied by an existing social framework. It is this framework that orders transitions between the various stages of life, constructs the various roles that individuals will occupy over the course of their lives, and provides the set of historical conditions, ideas, and institutions by which individuals give meaning to their existence. Human lives are characterized by both continuity and change, and each human must negotiate the path of his or her life through a web of institutional frameworks. These pre-existing frameworks through which we travel are subject to the constraints of the past but are also open to possibilities created by each new generation. Understanding this complex relationship can not only broaden our notion of what it means to be human, but take our humanity to new heights as well. In some terms students must also register for SOAN 333L, a required 0.25-credit field learning/lab component. Prerequisites: SOAN 101 and SOAN 102, or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
N. Ries In this course, students explore diverse aspects of Russian culture, past and present: folklore, folk beliefs, and religion; language and the symbolic structuring of Russian identity; the family and gender relations; economic and power relations; class and structures of social hierarchy and prestige; authoritarianism and utopianism in Russian history; ideas about work, wealth, and collective prosperity; war, militarism, and Russian/Soviet imperialism. The class devotes specific attention to pre-revolutionary peasant society, the 1917 revolution, the Soviet period, perestroika, and post-Soviet Russia, examining the complex social and cultural forces that produce both change and continuity. Not open to first-year students. This course is crosslisted as RUSS 335.
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3.00 Credits
C. Hsu What does "globalization" mean, and what does it mean for societies and people facing the onslaught of global corporations This course examines the phenomenon of globalization from a variety of theoretical perspectives, ranging from neo-liberal economics to cultural anthropology. It analyzes how each of these works defines the causes of globalization and its effects on traditional cultures, community relationships, economic wealth and justice, and political institutions. To put these theoretical works in perspective, interspersed with them will be actual case studies of real people and real communities, ranging from Chinese cities to West African villages, interacting with the forces of globalization. These case studies will allow students to test the abstract analyses and see which theories fit reality. No first-year students are admitted.
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3.00 Credits
C. Henke This study of the organization of work in industrialized societies includes the following topics: technology and work; hierarchy and control in the workplace; women, minorities, and work; worker discontent; and the professionalization of work. Special attention is given to the topics of skill and technology, especially with regard to workplace democratization. No first-year students are admitted.
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3.00 Credits
L. Prisock This course examines the social, cultural, and political underpinnings of economic constructs such as money, the market, consumption, and finance. The course explores how a sociological perspective complements and challenges traditional economic theories. The focus of the class is on the economics of everyday life - consumption, saving, and investing. No first-year students are admitted.
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3.00 Credits
L. Prisock This course studies a segment (upper-class) of American society that is both admired and held in contempt by other Americans. Grounding the analysis in the works of various sociologists and other scholars, the course examines the various social factors that have allowed some Americans to achieve high levels of financial worth, the different institutions the wealthy utilize to maintain their wealth and power, and mechanisms, such as inheritance, used by the wealthy to socially reproduce themselves. The course investigates the similarities and differences between Americans who are identified as having "old money" origins and those who are considered "new money" or "nouveau riche." This course also analyzes the differences between the super wealthy, the rich, and those who fall in the contemporary category of "working-class millionaires." Finally, through an in-depth analysis of the African American elite and upper-class women, the course explores how such identity markers as race and gender impact the experience of being wealthy. No first-year students admitted. Prereq uisite: SO AN 101. Students are advised to take one of the following courses befo rehand: SOAN 204, 312, o
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3.00 Credits
P. Lopes Popular culture is an important site for the expression of cultural identity and cultural conflict in America. This course views popular culture as embedded in the cultural politics of American society that involves the formation of ideas, identities, pleasures, and even desires. Theoretical texts are read that place popular culture and mass media in their social, economic, and political contexts. From conflicts over high art and popular art, to leisure and social class, to race and ethnicity, to film and the spectacle, to sexuality and deviance, to the post modern, this course explores the rich history of American popular culture over the last 150 years. This course is open to juniors and seniors. Prerequisites: SOAN 101 and SOAN 102, or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
J. Kerber This course traces the development of pre-Columbian Indian adaptations and cultures across North America. Students address topics covering a wide range of issues, such as the peopling of the New World, the human role in massive animal extinctions 10,000 years ago, the development of horticulture and settled village life, and archaeological methods of excavation and analysis. In addition, specific pre-Columbian Indian remains from various regions of the continent are examined. The course highlights the reconstruction of diverse subsistence strategies and settlement patterns from an ecological perspective. No first-year students are admitted.
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3.00 Credits
J. Kerber This course provides students with hands-on experience in procedures archaeologists employ in collecting, processing, and reporting data. The course revolves around two basic premises: learning about archaeology includes doing archaeology, and doing archaeology involves more than just digging. Training in archaeological fieldwork and data processing is based upon an ongoing research project in Central New York. Each student has the opportunity to participate in various aspects of this research from excavation and field recording to cataloguing and analysis. The culmination of the course is a detailed report based upon research conducted during the semester. Class size is limited to 15 students. Prerequisite: SOAN 103 or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
A. Aveni This course begins in Mexico between the fall and spring terms with guided visits to and lectures on one of Mexico's museums of anthropology, the ruins of Teotihuacan, and other sites. Students then participate with a team of archaeologists and anthropologists from other institutions in survey work at sites near the Mexican ruins. Of particular interest is determination of the placement of ancient architectural benchmarks used to lay out cities and ceremonial centers. Returning to campus, students work with data collected in the field and present an oral as well as a written paper on a specialized research subject relating to the field experience. Additional cost to students - $1,500. Prerequisites : ASTR 253 or SOAN 253 , and permission of instructor. This course is offered in the spring only, in alternate years.
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