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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
An empirical examination of individuals and institutions in U.S. society, with a focus on quantitative data. Teaches students about existing data sources, such as the U.S. Census and the General Social Survey, and how to analyze them. Provides preparation for work in policy analysis, organizational consulting, survey or market research, and other social science careers. Prerequisite: SOCI 300.
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4.00 Credits
An analysis of the origin, development, dynamics, and application of power in human interaction, social organizations, and institutions. Problems of ensuring a balance of power and fairness in the exchange of needed services, benefits, and rewards will be emphasized.
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4.00 Credits
A consideration of the problems created by pressures to punish and control criminals, the politics of control strategies. The use and misuse of probation and parole, the concept of correction, and alternatives to incarceration. Cross-listed as CJA 450.
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4.00 Credits
A survey of issues concerning the structure of education in contemporary society, such as the social organization of the classroom, grading practices, political influences on schools, the contribution of education to the maintenance of capitalist society, teacher unionization, and student rights. Prerequisite: SOCI 300.
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4.00 Credits
A dual focus on the social organization of health care and the social psychology of illness. Analyses of the structure of care, patient-practitioner relationships, and treatment ideologies. Emphasis on the patient’s experience of illness, intimate relationships, and self-images. Cross-listed as GERN 452. Prerequisite: SOCI 300.
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4.00 Credits
The history of social welfare and social services in modern society. Comparison of government social services with nonprofit or private social services. Overview of major social service issues such as mental health, senior services, and aid to families. Recommended for anyone considering social work, counseling, or human service administration.
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4.00 Credits
Political, economic, social, and psychological analyses of administrative structures. The role of formal and informal organization, ideology in bureaucracy, decision-making, morale, and conflict. Prerequisite: SOCI 300.
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4.00 Credits
A theoretical and empirical analysis of work in American society, examining the types of jobs open to women and men today, the rewards and dissatisfactions of these jobs, and how work has changed historically or may evolve in the future. Prerequisite: SOCI 300.
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4.00 Credits
The relations among major social institutions and the environment, and between national and global social inequalities and environmental degradation are examined. Differences in class, race, and gender mean that some people are disproportionately burdened by consequences of environmental degradation. Socioenvironmental perspectives and practical alternatives to our acknowledged ecological crises are explored, including environmental social justice movements, critical social analysis, and alternative socioeconomic approaches to consumption and employment that foster ecologically sustainable societies.
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3.00 Credits
Using the tools of comparative historical methodology, students analyze the sociological factors typifying genocide and genocidal processes. Examination of the causes and consequences of the Holocaust and the characteristics of pre-20th century genocide; the Armenian, Rwandan, and contemporary genocides are considered, as well. Prerequisite: SOCI 300.
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