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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Examination of the interconnected aspects of globalization, gender and ecology in Central America, in the light of the conceptions of biblical and social justice. Prerequisite: SO 307. Every third spring semester in Central America.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the emergence of sociology and sociological thought, focusing on the men and women who developed sociology and how their questions and perspectives were shaped by philosophical and social contexts. The course will assess the sociological tradition, explore how it helps us understand contemporary society, and relate it to faith perspectives. Prerequisite: SO 120. Fall semester.
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1.00 Credits
Preparatory readings. Prerequisite: SO 120. Fall semester.
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3.00 Credits
This study-abroad program explores the significance of the Holy Land for Jews, Christians, and Muslims throughout the ages. Special emphasis is on 20th-century Palestinian-Israeli strife and current peace efforts. Students will experience Jewish, Arab Christian and Arab Muslim cultures in their natural settings. Prerequisite: SO 120. Jan Term.
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3.00 Credits
Designing, conducting and interpreting research is an essential skill required of many modern occupations. In this class in organized curiosity, students receive experience in social research by participating in the design and implementation of a class research project. Students will gain valuable skills in problem-formulation, research design, measurement, questionnaire-construction, interviewing, and data-collection and -analysis as they encounter these issues in our class research project. Prerequisites: SO 120 and two other sociology courses. Fall semester.
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3.00 Credits
Learn how to use the computer to do statistical analysis. Become familiar with some basic statistical procedures, and develop skills ranging from simple tasks of data entry, data-management, data-transformation, defining data files and file-editing to more complex tasks of univariate, bivariate and multivariate statistical-data analysis. Hands-on experience using SPSS software. Prerequisite: SO 120. Spring semester.
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4.00 Credits
A service-learning and field-development experience with agencies such as the Center for Christian Development, World Vision, Habitat for Humanity and others in Central America. Prerequisite: PO 307. Every third spring semester in Central America.
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4.00 Credits
Sociological methods and concepts will be used in a comparative study of Central American and U.S. society and culture. Ethnography will be a beginning place for developing cross-cultural understanding. The field setting will make it possible for tentative explanations of behavior to be tested and modified (and, perhaps, discarded) on a daily basis. Openness to a wide variety of points of view and to contradictory data will require the development of critical-thinking skills. Every third spring semester in Central America. Prerequisite: SO 307.
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3.00 Credits
Work experience with agencies such as Habitat for Humanity and exposure to a wide variety of underdeveloped communities will provide a basis for examining Central American development. We will explore the impact of institutions such as religion, politics, economic institutions, education, the arts, and leisure as well as public and private agencies and foreign aid. Examine the impact of development on the individual, the family, the community, the municipality, the nation and the region. Prerequisite: SO 307. Every third spring semester in Central America.
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3.00 Credits
Explore different approaches to understanding urban life. Includes theories and patterns of urban development, ways in which race, class and immigration interact to shape urban experience, the processes of suburbanization, gentrification, community attachment and urban planning. Read empirical studies of the city and conduct research on local neighborhoods. Prerequisite: SO 120.
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