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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the crises and challenges of the second most populous country in the world. It studies institutional changes such as the caste system, political leadership, and two of the major religions of the world- Hinduism and Buddhism. It also investigates the future prospects of India.
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3.00 Credits
This course compares and contrasts the ways different societies have attempted to provide basic human needs. The characteristics of various cultures are explored and compared.
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3.00 Credits
This course studies social problems in Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union-a rapidly changing industrial, urbanizing society in economic disarray. The course focuses upon the Russian approach to such problems as crime and juvenile delinquency, alcoholism, drug use, family disorganization, aging, physical and mental health, minorities and human rights, religion, and others. Russia's difficulties and proposed solutions are compared to American attempts to deal with similar problems are explored.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the development of students understanding of the concept of community and the theory of community. Function and structure of the community as a social system and the impact of the community on the individual are explored. Strategies for community organization are addressed.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the structure and goals of black organizations, informal social structure, leadership, gaps in organization and leadership, and the influences of external social forces on the black community and programs that deal with black community problems. The course involves field work.
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3.00 Credits
This is a contemporary community study in areas of the New World where African slavery once existed, such as Brazil, the West Indies, and the United States. Attention is given to reworking of African cultural elements under conditions of slavery and the post-emancipation period.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the various ways that health and illness intertwine with social organization and customs. Topics for discussion include social patterns that affect the health and health behavior of individuals, groups, and societies, body care as a system of social behavior, how illness is explained in various belief systems and the impact of disease on persons, groups and society. The course is useful preparation for careers in health businesses and agencies: social work, nursing, community planning, and teaching.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the nature of traditional and post-traditional societal types in non-industrial nations and the impact of western technology and European contact on selected social institutions.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines race, ethnicity and religion in minority-dominant group relations. After examining the interrelationships of these factors and immigration, the focus is on African Americans, Hispanics and Asians as minorities. Theory and research in the areas of prejudice and discrimination are examined.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the nature of crime, crime rates and trends, characteristics of offenders, patterns of criminal behavior, theories of crime causation, social forces affecting crime and criminal justice, and the operation of the criminal justice system.
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