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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
(Also WMS 330, ANT 331) 4 hours; 4 credits The social and cultural constraints affecting women’s participation and attainments in the world of work. Conflicts between work role expectations and gender role expectations (e.g., femininity, nurturance, maternity). The effects of class background and race/ethnicity on women’s occupations, professions, and incomes. (p&d) Prerequisites: Any 100-level SOC or ANT course and any 200-level SOC or ANT course or permission of the instructor.
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4 hours; 4 credits Social, cultural, and historical factors affecting ethnic group experience and socioeconomic status, both in the United States and among immigrants in other societies. Comparison of immigrant groups of first, second, and third generations. The role of women in different ethnic groups. (p&d) Prerequisites: ANT or SOC 100 and a 200-level ANT or SOC course or permission of the instructor
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4.00 Credits
4 hours; 4 credits The psychosocial impact of disability, differential development, and social adjustment among disabled groups, friendships, intimacy, and sexuality. The changing role and status of the disabled in our society with particular emphasis on the issues of stigmatization and labeling. (p&d) Prerequisites: SWK 107 and SOC 100
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4.00 Credits
4 hours; 4 credits Analysis of the world of work and the separate world of leisure, and their social and economic pre-conditions and consequences. Theories of occupations and professions, career patterns, and their relationship to the social structuring of class, status, power, race, and gender. Prerequisites: ANT or SOC 100 and a 200-level ANT or SOC course or permission of the instructor.
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4.00 Credits
4 hours; 4 credits The social structure and culture of city life. Issues of urban politics, racial and ethnic relationships, housing, crime, cultural institutions, economics, communications, city planning and design. Historical origins of the city in the Western world; the future of cities worldwide. New York City as a case study. Prerequisites: ANT or SOC 100 and a 200-level ANT or SOC course or permission of the instructor.
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4.00 Credits
(Also COM 371) 4 hours; 4 credits An examination of the role of the mass media as cultural institutions that shape the images and self-images of marginalized groups. The course engages with definitions based on, but not limited to, age, disability, ethnicity, gender, race, and sexuality. (P&D) Prerequisites: COM 150 or a 100-level and a 200-level ANT or SOC course
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4.00 Credits
4 hours; 4 credits How leading social institutions (family, schools, mass media, government, and the economy) shape and control U.S. society. The role of racism, sexism, violence, and economic exploitation as forms of social control. Existing patterns of domination and subordination. Prerequisites: ANT or SOC 100 and a 200-level ANT or SOC course or permission of the instructor
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4.00 Credits
(Also COM 374) 4 hours; 4 credits Sociological analysis of the mass media: their comparative histories and organizations, and their political and social effects. Their persuasive role in propaganda and public opinion, and their function in providing information and entertainment for the common culture. Prerequisites: COM 150 and a 200-level ANT or SOC course
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4.00 Credits
4 hours; 4 credits Analysis of societal and cultural transformations. Leading theories of social change. Empirical case studies in interpersonal relationships and race relations as well as technological, economic, and political changes. The role of mass media, communities, and organizations. Prerequisites: ANT or SOC 100 and a 200-level ANT or SOC course or permission of the instructor
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4.00 Credits
(Also SWK 378) 4 hours; 4 credits Analysis of the underlying assumptions and values embedded in social policy with respect to such issues as poverty, homelessness, education, drug abuse, family violence, community development, human rights, and affirmative action. Cross-cultural models of social planning and the planning process. Prerequisite: SOC 274
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