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4.00 Credits
Explores development of jazz as a popular art form, the influence of American culture (e.g., race, class, gender relations, religion and moralism, and the dominance of commercial values) on the shape of this art form, its performance and enjoyment, and the reciprocal influence of jazz on American culture. Course Information: Same as MUS 335. This course fulfills a general education requirement at UIS in the area of Social and Behavioral Sciences.
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4.00 Credits
Survey of sex, gender and sexuality in production, reception, and content of contemporary U.S. popular culture. Themes: definitions, approaches, and functions of pop culture; race, class, gender, and sexuality in production and reception of media; representation and stylization of the body; masculinity and media violence; strategies for resisting media messages. Course Information: Same as WGS 338. Previous WGS coursework recommended, but not required. This course fulfills an Engaged Citizenship Common Experience requirement at UIS in the area of U.S. Communities or ECCE Elective.
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4.00 Credits
Addresses the complexity of "Third World" women's lives including development and structural adjustment, reproductive rights and other health issues, violence against women, and highly effective activism. Course Information: Same as WGS 353. This course fulfills an Engaged Citizenship Common Experience requirement at UIS in the area of Global Awareness or ECCE Elective.
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4.00 Credits
Covers the prehistoric cultures of North America from their arrival to the period of contact with European Americans. Includes both lecture and hands-on experience with artifacts from the collections of the Illinois State Museum. Course Information: Held off campus at the Illinois State Museum Research and Collections Center in Springfield.
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4.00 Credits
In-depth study of classical social theorists (Marx, Weber, Durkheim, Mead) and their answer(s) to the central question of sociology, "Where does order come from?'' Course Information: Prerequisites: At least one upper-division sociology and one upper-division anthropology course, or permission of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
What would a good society be like? We will discuss a range of feminist theories with different views on the good society, including liberal, radical, socialist, post modern, and global feminisms. These theories offer different solutions to such social issues as division of labor in the home and beyond, reproductive rights, and sexuality. Through the experience of the course, each student will work to develop his or her own view of a good society. Course Information: Same as PHI 411, PSC 433, and WGS 411. Prerequisite: WGS 301 is recommended but not required. This course fulfills a general education requirement at UIS in the area of Social and Behavioral Sciences.
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3.00 Credits
A seminar for SOA majors in their final year. Builds and further develops students' sociological/anthropological research, writing, and analytical abilities through application of these skills to a senior essay topic. Focus on the senior essay topics will derive from intense examinations of how sociological/anthropological knowledge can be applied to at least four issues facing society. Seminar discussions will be evaluated for content and presentations, and two senior essays will be the culmination of the course. These essays will be reviewed by all program faculty and will constitute the assessment in the major for each SOA graduate. Course Information: Prerequisite: SOA major, and permission of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Interdisciplinary survey of social science research methods in cultural anthropology and sociology. First-hand experience carrying out class research projects. Critiques of social science research and methods, ethics in social research, generating research questions, operationalization through appropriate qualitative and quantitative methods, data entry, and strategies of data analysis.
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4.00 Credits
Students from all backgrounds learn to use research tools developed by anthropologists, musicologists, folklorists, linguists, historians and others to cultivate an understanding and appreciation of musical styles, aesthetic views, and socio-cultural functions of music in differing U.S. sub-cultures. Course Information: Same as MUS 419. No prerequisites. This course fulfills an Engaged Citizenship Common Experience requirement at UIS in the areas of U.S. Communities or ECCE Elective.
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3.00 Credits
Classical and modern theories of crime; social and economic factors in criminal behavior, crime formation, and control; exploration of the justice system; and evaluation of treatment of offenders. All elements of criminology viewed critically. Course Information: Same as CRJ 421. Prerequisites: CRJ 315 and CRJ 345, submission of communication skills portfolio (CRJ majors only).
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