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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course examines crime rates and crime trends in the U.S.Theories of criminal behavior are critically analyzed.It also explores victimless crime, white collar crime and organized crime.Societal responses to crime and criminals are addressed.Three credits.
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Based in the relationship of law and society, this course explores the meaning of law, civil disobedience, and other challenges, and law as an agent of social change.It takes as its major theme legal equality versus social inequality and analyzes this theme in terms of discrimination against the poor, women, and various racial groups.Students discuss the role of lawyers, the police, and the courts in American society in the second half of the semester.Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an in-depth analysis of capital punishment.The history of the death penalty and its contemporary status in the U.S.is explored.Public opinion and the decisions of the courts, prosecutors, and juries are addressed.Some of the questions raised include the following: Is the death penalty a deterrent Is it racially biased Does it victimize the poor Are the innocent ever convicted and executed What sociological factors influence clemency decisions How is the U.S.position on the death penalty perceived by the international community Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers epidemiological, public health, social scientific, and artistic responses to the AIDS crisis.Topics include the genesis of AIDS and its epidemiological shifts, the global impact of the disease, reproductive health, sexuality, community efforts to "fight AIDS," policy developments concerning the virus, and the ethical and political implications of such policies.The goal of this course is to address how various factions (politicians, social scientists, health care providers, activists, and so on) have grappled with HIV and AIDS.Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
The course examines the construction and use of public opinion surveys, explores their impact upon the American political process, and examines in detail the role of public opinion in a democratic system of government.It uses archive data drawn from private polls and the Gallup and Harris polls to illustrate the polling process and as a background to the substantive issues discussed.Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
Demography, the study of population, is the basis of this course.It examines the causes and consequences of population change.The course addresses global population problems and those faced by the United States.Students analyze real demographic data during weekly demographic techniques sessions. This course meets the world diversity requirement. Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the causes, processes, and concerns of international migration, which are explored through the use of case studies that include a wide range of countries from different world regions.These case studies include international migrants, such as refugees, labor migrants, and undocumented migrants.In addition to studying the migrants and the reasons for their international movement, participants have the opportunity to discuss opposing perspectives on the immigration policies of developed countries.Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
The single most powerful force transforming the world in which we live is the accelerating process of globalization.Information á la the Internet, ideas, technology, products, services (and even people, the slowest to move) are all moving within and across national boundaries every hour of every day.As Joseph Stiglitz, former chief economist for the World Bank, puts it, "Globalization is like a giant wave that can either capsize nations or carry them forward on its crest."The goal of this course is to begin to understand the complex causes and effects of globalization.What's driving it and what kind of future is it likely to bring Three credit
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the major societal changes occurring in developing countries, seeking answers to two basic questions: To what extent are the current modernization efforts of Third World nations comparable to the earlier experience of the United States and Western Europe How do existing inequalities and dependencies between developed countries and Third World nations affect their chances of modernizing Students complete a semester-long Web-based study of a particular country. This course meets the world diversity requirement. Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This overview of the social work profession emphasizes the knowledge base, theories, values, and skills that underlie generalist social work practice with individuals, groups, families, and communities.Students consider a range of social problems and social policy concerns as well as the impact of these issues on diverse client populations.The course also conducts a related exploration of the role of the social worker in agency settings and the various fields of practice.Three credits.
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