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3.00 Credits
3 credits An exploration of the spread of humans on earth; racial variations and their significance; cultures in less complex societies and industrial societies across the world; and the impact of these cultures and societies on one another.
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3 credits An analysis of the law as a social process in historical and comparative perspectives, in particular historical legal traditions such as the British common law, the Napoleonic code, and some other legal systems.
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3 credits Core: Powers: Numbers This course introduces students to statistical analysis for social sciences: Presentation and interpretation of data, descriptive statistics, theory of probability and basic sampling distribution, statistical inference including principles of estimation and tests of hypotheses, introduction to correlation and regression, and first principles in the construction and critique of quantitative arguments for research questions in the social and behavioral sciences and public policy.
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3 credits In this course, students learn about the principles of data analysis using statistics, with emphasis on developing critical thinking skills and performing analyses on real data sets. After completing this course, students will be able to design and analyze basic statistical studies, to understand and criticize statistical methods in research projects and the media, and to appreciate the power and utility of statistical thinking. Examples and methods are drawn primarily from the behavioral, natural, and social sciences, and from public policy. The course will cover the following topics: database design, survey and experimental design, exploratory data analysis, and modeling. (Prerequisite: SOC 301 or permission of instructor)
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3 credits The study of the influence of society and culture, as mediated by the social group, on the social, cultural, and personal behavior of the individual.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits A study of the founding, transformation, and disbanding of organizations, the pace of organizational evolution in modern societies as well as the sources of change and stability in contemporary organizations in the U.S. and in other societies, particularly organizational structures, processes, environments, culture, innovation, and effectiveness.
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3 credits An analysis of the structure of social stratification and the impact of globalization and economic restructuring on structured inequality in the United States and in the world, using the structural perspective and the world system theory.
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3 credits An introduction to the sociology of health, healing and health care, and to social epidemiology. Examines the relationship between health-care providers and their patients, with special attention to alternative health-care providers and bioethics. Analyzes the health-care systems in the United States and in some developed and developing countries.
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3 credits A study of the basics of contemporary sociological theory and its classical roots, with an emphasis on helping students apply theoretical thinking to everyday life events.Prerequisite: SOC 150.
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3 credits An examination of the dynamics of social change and of specific social movements such as the environment justice movement, the civil rights movement, the women's movement, the health movement, and others.
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