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3.00 Credits
3 HOURS, 3 CREDITS Seminar and research project addressing a selected contemporary or historical issue of signifi cance in African-American Studies. Research paper utilizing basic research methodologies required. Prerequisites: ENG 102 or ENG 201, six credits in African-American Studies, and junior standing or above, or permission of the section instructor.
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3 HOURS, 3 CREDITS An introduction to problems of contemporary race relations in major urban areas with particular emphasis on the impact of race and racism on the interactions between the African- American community and other racial or ethnic groups.
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3.00 Credits
3 HOURS, 3 CREDITS An introduction to the origins and development of urban African- American communities. An exploration of the historical eff ects of racial isolation on community building and examination of selected contemporary socioeconomic issues with respect to such areas of concern as housing, education, welfare, the African-American family, crime and the criminal justice system.
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3 HOURS, 3 CREDITS Examination of the various perspectives on the nature of police roles in urban African-American communities including perceptions of police as law enforcement agents and as preservers of social order. Functional analysis of crime and of police roles in the ghettoization of communities. Prerequisites: ENG 101, and AAS 110 or AAS 121
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3 HOURS, 3 CREDITS A critical examination of policies and informal practices of organizations and institutions and of laws and regulations that have adversely aff ected social and economic opportunities and outcomes for African-Americans. Forms, impacts and responses to racism in such areas as the design and implementation of social programs, the criminal justice system, education, employment and business. Prerequisites: ENG 101, and one of the following: ETH 123, AAS 110, AAS 121 or SOC 101
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3 HOURS, 3 CREDITS Comparative study of cultures, or ways of life, of people around the world, with emphasis on non-Western, preliterate cultures. Examples may include Native American peoples, South American tribal peoples, the Amish, Gypsies, and the Inuit (Eskimos) of northern Canada and Alaska. Analysis of major aspects of culture, including language; marriage, birthing and child rearing; family and kinship; law, government, and social control; and religion.
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3 HOURS, 3 CREDITS An overview of drug substances and drug abuse as considered from various approaches, including types and patterns of drug abuse, symptoms, causes, treatment modalities and other related factors. Specifi c drug substances are discussed, along with resultant psychological and physiological eff ects. Attention is paid to legal, cultural and educational factors as they relate to drug abuse prevention. Consideration of the relationship between urban living and drug use.
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3 HOURS, 3 CREDITS Th e basic concepts and perspectives of anthropology are used to examine the many diff erent subcultures and groups that make up the urban environment, both in the United States and in other complex societies. It examines how these groups both confl ict and cooperate with each other, as they compete for urban space and urban resources. Th e course includes examination of deviant behavior, as it exists within the context of the urban environment, and the ways in which the special characteristics of cities relate to the emergence and maintenance of a great diversity of lifestyles and subcultures. Prerequisites: ENG 101 and sophomore standing or above.
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3 HOURS, 3 CREDITS Study of behavioral and psychological diff erences between males and females in the light of contemporary theories of social structure, social learning and individual development. Emphasis on the examination of contemporary theoretical issues in cross-cultural perspective. Prerequisites: ENG 101 and sophomore standing or above.
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3.00 Credits
3 HOURS, 3 CREDITS Consideration of past, present and future applications of anthropology and fi eldwork techniques in such areas as criminal justice, education, mental health, demography, medicine and areas involving change. Prerequisites: ENG 101 and ANT 101
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