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One unit. An introduction to the New Testament writings that are most helpful in illuminating the origin and development of the early Christian church. The course focuses on the discovery of the earliest church in the Book of Acts, Paul as the fi rst Christian theologian and molder of Christian thought, and the expansion of the church as depicted in the Pastoral letters, Catholic letters, and the writings of John. Offered as required.
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One unit. Discussion of one or more areas of current research in religious studies not covered in other courses offered by the department. Content varies with interests of students and departmental faculty and is specifi ed in an announcement when the course is offered. Offered periodically.
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One unit. The purpose of this course is to acquaint students with the primary sources for the historical Jesus and some representative literature of the "lives of Jesus. Offered spring semester of odd-numbered years.
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One unit. A program offered to undergraduate students with special needs and showing strong capacity to do independent work. Consent of the department chair is required.
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One unit. An examination of the forms and functions of courtship and marriage patterns in relationship to individual and social needs. Analysis of sexrelated roles and the changing patterns of these roles in marriage and courtship. Offered fall semester.
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One unit. This course examines the promises and the dangers of the genetic revolution. The decoding of the Human Genome, the biological modifi cation of human, animal and plant life, and advances in reproductive technology, cloning and stem cell research, have opened up a Pandora's box. The ethical, legal and social implications (the "ELSI") of what we "can do" with the genomic research and biotechnoloand what we "ought to do" need to be addressed. This course examines the profound changesthis biomedical revolution may have on family structure, life expectancy, quality of lives, health and medical expectations, the nature of privacy, criminal justice policy, and the way food is grown. Topics addressed include eugenics, genetic discrimination, behavioral genetics, DNA databanks, reproductive technology, cloning, stem cell research, gene therapy, and genetic enhancements. Offered Spring Semester as required
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One unit. This course explores what it means to grow up female in the United States. We will consider differences and similarities in the experiences of girls across lines of class, race and sexual orientation. We will examine how gender defi nes girls' experiences and how some girls resist these defi nitions. Sigmund Freud once called work and love the central arenas of human life. We will examine what it means to grow up and be female in these two areas, together with an examination of the representation of women in the larger culture. We will make use of a variety of texts in exploring cultural notions of female "nature" and so-called women's work, the expectations "experts" have of girls and womthe representation of girls in the mass media, and girls' own stories about their lives, romances and sexuality. Offered as required.
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One unit. Ranging from pre-colonial Nigerian to contemporary United States culture, "Sexualities and the Social" will examine the diverse wayshuman beings think about and experience sexuality, sex and gender roles, intimacy and love, marriage and other forms of intimate human relationship, parenting, and domestic and sexual labor. The course will explore how both the experience and ideological meanings of human sexuality have changed in different social and historical contexts, and how sexuality permeates the social division of labor. It will investigate how the ways humans think about and organize sexuality are related to the material realities of the political economy and people's everyday lives and work. Special attention is given to differences and similarities in the experience of sexual relationships across lines of gender, sex, class, race, and sexual orientation. "Sexualities and the Social" makes use of sociological, anthropological and literary sources on sexuality, sex and gender roles including for example the following: Igbo society before and during British colonization; an early nineteenth-century British novelist's exposé on sex and love;an American sex researcher's exploration of human sexuality in the 1940s; second-wave feminist and conservative thinking on marriage and divorce; a late twentieth-century gay man's autobiographical story about his partner's death; and contemporary sociological research on domestic and sexual labor.
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One unit. This course provides an introduction to the logic and skills of scientifi c research. Topics that will be covered include: the essence of science, scientifi c theory, explanation and prediction, research design, operationalization, survey, research, random sampling, and descriptive statistics. Offered fall and spring semesters.
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One unit. This course provides training in basic statistics for social sciences including: level of measurements, descriptive statistics, normal distribution, confi dence interval, hypothesis testing, ANOVA, linear association, and the use of personal computers for the statistical analysis of real data. Prerequisites: Sociology 233. Offered fall and spring semesters.
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