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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Alternate years ( Fall) The second half of a two-course survey of Western political thought. Themes characteristic of the last 500 years of political theory include liberalism, feminism, nationalism, and revolution. Theorists typically read are Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Mill, Marx, and a 20th-century theorist.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Special topic (offered irregularly) An examination of the media’s impact on political life in the U.S. and its role in shaping public opinion. Both electronic and print media are surveyed and analyzed in terms of their impact on power, legal rights, and ethical obligations. Attention is also given to the media’s influence on political parties and how it shapes political attitudes and influences elections.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Special topic (offe red irregularly) The Dominican Republic was repeatedly invaded by Haiti in the 19th century, occupied by the U.S. in the 1910s and 1920s, and ruled by a brutal dictator for a generation. Today it is building the institutions of a democratic society. This course is divided into three parts: (1) Dominican history, from colonization to the 1980s; (2) contemporary issues like relations with Haiti, human rights, and economic development; and (3) Dominican migration and the U.S.
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3.00 Credits
See ENV 2510 in the Environmental Studies section for description.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Alternate years The judicial process and the function of the courts in a modern democratic system. Using Supreme Court cases, documents, and readings from academic journals, the course examines how judges, lawyers, and litigants act and react to create both law and public policy.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits. Alternate years Examines American social and political history during the last half of the 20th century. Three distinctive and overlapping periods are scrutinized: the Cold War era, the civil rights and cultural revolutions of the 1960s, and the post-New Deal era of the Reagan and Clinton years. Each period is examined through readings and the prism of films, often made contemporaneously with or shortly after the events portrayed. Also offered as SOC 2610.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Fall Examines the values, structures, and policies that shape the political attitude and behavior of women and toward women in developing countries. Women’s contributions to social and political change, as well as the impact of such changes on their lives, are discussed with reference to specific historical and contemporary cases. The primary goals are to develop insight into the lives of women in developing countries and to understand the determinants of their problems and achievements. Also offered as WOM 3000.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits. Special topic (offered irregularly) Modern technology and labor-saving devices depend on the power released from burning hydrocarbons, while electricity is central to ending poverty in less developed countries. However, the poisonous byproducts of hydrocarbon combustion compromise the planet’s present health and future sustainability. This course examines legal and economic issues implicated in a hydrocarbon society’s dilemma: oil politics, regulatory limitation, and environmental legislative activism. Also offered as ENV 3020. Recommended prior course: An introductory course in environmental science or law.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Spring Drawing on several historical cases and theoretical works, the course examines in detail the underlying causes of revolution, revolutionary strategies, and the aftermath of revolutions in the Third World.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Spring Though people think of health as having biological roots, health and illness actually have social and political origins. This course examines women’s health policy, the women’s health movement, and the differences between the health care needs of men and women. Topics like access to the health care system, poverty, Medicaid/Medicare, managed care, breast cancer, women and violence, HIV/AIDS, and medical research are investigated. Also offered as SOC 3045 and WOM 3045.
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