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3.00 Credits
Examines the social, economic, and political bases of power in America. Emphasizes pluralist and elitist theories, class analysis, community power, social control, and structural approaches to studying power. Focuses on analysis of the American political system as a resource for change and an obstacle to change with particular reference to contemporary social movements.
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Discussion of basic aspects of law, analysis of selected public policy topics, and the effects of judicial decisions upon the formation of public policy.
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This course explores the relation between political culture, the political process, and policy-making and emphasizes women's rights not only as a legal question, but as a question of definition and justice. It also explores feminist legal theory as a framework of analysis, i.e., feminist perspectives on politics, crime, leadership, social change, and feminism.
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Examines the foundation and structure of the U.S. Constitution, the Supreme Court, and the evolving doctrines. Analyzes the Supreme Court decisions to examine civil liberties and due process issues in the context of changing public values and the adversarial system of justice in our society. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of instructor.
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Examines the processes by which United States foreign policy is formulated and implemented, including the role of public opinion, bureaucratic rivalry, and White House/State Department decision-making processes. The nature of American foreign policies with respect to both the major regions of the world and key functional problems is emphasized.
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3.00 Credits
The nature and measurement of public opinion, political communication, and its influence on elections, and political behavior in relation to the mass media are examined. Prerequisite: SOSC450.
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Examines theories and justification of elitism. Deals with comparative political elites, the interrelationship between recruitment, circulation, and democratic accountability in American politics.
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Examines the role of interest groups and parties as they affect American voter behavior. Emphasis will be placed on the recent interpretations of party realignments and dealignments in state and national elections and on the role and participation patterns of the various ethnic minorities in American politics from WWII to the present.
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Examines the North/South dichotomy and the contemporary changes in the Third World in global relations and development. Differentiation in and among the various regions in the Third World will also be analyzed. political and justice studies 311
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Explores the selection of problems appropriate for analysis through survey design and analysis, the method of cross- sectional analysis, diagnostics, tests of fit, significance, model specification, and writing the survey research report. The growing use of survey research by academics, mass media, business, interest groups, and political candidates will be highlighted. Prerequisite: SOSC450.
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