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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Special Course in Anthropology/Sociology
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0.00 Credits
Anthropology & Sociology Transfer Meets: NOS
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20.00 Credits
(XL: POLS 228) The purpose of this course is to deepen our understanding of the causes and consequences of war, violence, and conflict and of the means of conflict resolution and management. The course will explore the different approaches taken by the social sciences in the study of conflict resolution and management. Students enrolled in the course will engage in a service learning project that will involve mentoring area high school youth in a peace and conflict studies curriculum developed in collaboration with PeaceJam, an international educational organization established in 1996 by 12 Nobel Peace Prize winners. Working for a total of 20 hours outside the classroom, students will have the opportunity to compete for membership on a team that will attend a youth conference where they will meet a Nobel Peace Prize winner and will learn more about peacemaking. (Note: Course satisfies major and minor requirements in Political Science, but does not satisfy major or minor requirements in Anthropology/Sociology.) PRQ: None. Scheduled: Spring yearly. Meets: SNO in Political Science, C.
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3.00 Credits
Special Topics in Anthropology/Sociology
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0.00 Credits
Anthropology & Sociology Transfer Meets: NOS
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3.00 Credits
The study of the family as the basic social institution and its important functions of procreation and socialization. Emphasis on the permanence and pervasiveness of this social institution and the fact that there is no human society in which some form of the family does not appear; nor, so far as we know, has there ever been such a society. Cross-cultural description and analysis of family forms; major focus on the family in the United States. PRQ: ANSO 100 or 150. Scheduled: Spring, odd years. Meets: SNO.
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20.00 Credits
Any situation which a significant number of the members of a group regard as a threat to one or more of the groups' basic values and which they believe to be remediable by collective action is a social problem. This course focuses particularly on those social problems experienced within urban environments. After reviewing classical statements on the urban community from Weber, Simmel, Redfield, Jacobs, Warren and Mumford, and alternative approaches to studying urban problems, problems such as crime, poverty, homelessness, violence, and drug abuse will be analyzed. Students will have the opportunity to engage in a service learning project, of 20 hours out-of-class duration, in cooperation with a community-based agency to develop a fuller understanding of a particular urban problem addressed in the course. PRQ: ANSO 100 or 150. Scheduled: Spring, even years. Meets: SNOC.
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3.00 Credits
Analysis of causes and consequences of criminal behavior in terms of behavior systems rather than legal classification. Topics include maturation in crime, criminal associates, police roles and practices, and functioning of courts. Emphasis on theoretical approaches, criminal typologies, and empirical research. PRQ: ANSO 150. Scheduled: Spring, even years. Meets: SNO.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the history, causes, and consequences of juvenile misbehavior. Development of a conceptual scheme for classifying delinquency research. Discussion of institutional efforts to control, treat, rehabilitate, and prevent juvenile deviance. PRQ: ANSO 150. Scheduled: Spring, odd years. Meets: SNO.
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3.00 Credits
Study of various programs, social structures, and administrative organizations for treating criminal offenders, as well as evaluation of their effectiveness. Analysis of criminal justice and social processes; punishment and treatment techniques; probation; parole; diversion; and correctional institutions of the future. PRQ: ANSO 150. Scheduled: Fall, odd years. Meets: SNO.
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