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3.00 Credits
Semester Hours: 3 Periodically Analysis of the effects of globalization on the social, economic and political institutions of developing nations. Theories of international development will be compared with the actual experiences of developing societies. The course will examine case studies in selected areas to highlight the impact of globalization. Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: (Formerly Society and Culture in Developing Nations.)
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Semester Hours: 3 Periodically Analysis of large-scale social change in the past and present. The emphasis of the course will be on the examination of the dynamics of contemporary globalization. It will include an introduction to theories of social evolution, revolutionary transformation, and the sociological analysis of the "world-system."Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: Forrmerly Social Change and Social Evolution.)
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3.00 Credits
Semester Hours: 3 Periodically Survey of communication theory and research with special emphasis on the analysis of the ways in which various forms of communication, oral, written, and electronic, influence content, consciousness and culture. In addition, the course addresses communication on both the interpersonal and mass level in order to shed light on how changes in one affect the other.
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3.00 Credits
Semester Hours: 3 Once a year This course analyzes the ramifications of being born female or male (biological sex) and the ways in which gender is socially constructed and maintained by social, economic and political institutions. Also explored is gender as a power system and the consequences of recent shifts in the meaning of masculinity and femininity. The course examines how gender roles and relations are contested by social movements and social change. Students develop an understanding of the basic concepts of gender, gender roles and the gender system.
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3.00 Credits
Semester Hours: 3 Once a year Social organization of the United States legal structure and de- facto processes; societal values and the social bases of law. Empirical studies of the legal profession, juries and judicial decision-making models. The capacity of law to affect social behavior.
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3.00 Credits
Semester Hours: 3 Fall, Spring Deals with loneliness, human sexuality (both heterosexual and homosexual), changing sex roles, changing structure of the family, sexual dysfunction, aging, illness and death. Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: Credit given for this course or New College SSG 1, not both.
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3.00 Credits
Semester Hours: 3 Every other year Internal and external relations of the postadjudicative phase of the criminal justice system in the United States. Probation, courts, parole, prisons and other total institutions are discussed, analyzed and visited, whenever practicable. Alternatives to present practices in corrections are explored. The political economy of capitalism and the prison is emphasized.
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3.00 Credits
Semester Hours: 3 Fall, Spring Introduction to the major theoretical currents in 19th century sociological thought. The classical tradition in sociological theory is examined with special attention to the contributions of Comte, Spencer, Marx, Weber, Simmel and Durkheim. Specific questions addressed in the work of these individuals include: Can the study of society attain objectivity Is human equality a utopian dream How did capitalism evolve What is the nature of religion and can there be a nonreligious society
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3.00 Credits
Semester Hours: 3 Periodically Examination of the historical transformation of the roles of Asian and African women in relation to the different modes of socioeconomic organization of their respective societies. Critical assessment of the impact of social, religious, economic and political systems in defining the status of women in these societies. Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: Credit given for this course or AFST 32 or ANTH 32, not both.
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3.00 Credits
Semester Hours: 3 Once a year This course focuses on the critical analysis of the social and political construction of ethnicity and ethnic identity. The specific emphasis is on the United States, but appropriate comparative evidence from other societies is also examined. This course looks at the historical position faced by immigrant and indigenous minority groups. The experiences of such groups as Native Americans, Latin Americans, and European Americans are considered. In addition, contemporary instances of ethnic and minority group conflicts in the global context are examined.
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