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3.00 Credits
This course examines a variety of ways in which sexuality becomes a focus of social conflict. We explore the questions of why and how some aspects of sexuality are brought into the public sphere. We analyze the social construction of sexuality as a personal and private matter but also as a subject for public concern and social regulation, thereby exploring the connections of gender, race, and class to the conflicts surrounding sexuality. Prerequisites: GS 100 and SOC 110, or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines how the laws of evidence affect the use of forensic evidence, the role of the judge and jury in evaluating expert forensic testimony, the role of police investigation work in generating forensic evidence, how to ensure that forensic testimony is both reliable and trustworthy, and inconsistencies in the judicial approach to different branches of forensic evidence. Prerequisite: LAH 201 or SOC 110 or SOC 170, or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the cultural evolution of the Caribbean: one of the world's most multiracial societies. This course will assess the human results of centuries of intermingling by Indian, European, African, Asian, and Middle Eastern peoples.
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3.00 Credits
An analytical study of the major culture areas of native North America. Selected representative groups of American Indians prior to 1600 are discussed and analyzed in terms of ecology, racial and linguistic affiliation, cultural similarities and differentiation, and social organization. The diffusion of culture traits from Mesoamerica, Oceania and Asia, as well as intro-diffusion, are examined along with the development of institutions.
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3.00 Credits
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the approaches that anthropologists use to gain knowledge about both the prehistoric and historic past. It is not a course about the prehistory of America but will use examples drawn from the past of both America and Europe to show current archaeological theory and methods. The course considers such topics as methods of survey and excavation, paleo-ecological analysis of prehistoric and historic settlements. Fieldwork experience usually is incorporated whenever the course is offered during a summer session.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the use of computers as a vehicle for analyzing data in social research. Students are acquainted with various library programs in the computer services, write their own programs, and use the computer in the analysis of actual research data from the General Social Survey series. Emphasis is placed on moving from ideas to research data and back, and on the writing of reports. The course assumes basic knowledge of research methodology and statistics. The statistical packages MINITAB, SPSS, and BMDP are used extensively throughout the course; hence, some knowledge of the computer and the VAX operating system is required. Prerequisites: CS 110 or CS 114, SOC 242, and SOC 343.
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4.00 Credits
An introductory course in statistics for students in the social and behavioral sciences and the humanities. The course will deal primarily with descriptive and associational statistics. Probability and statistical inference will be presented but not pursued in depth. This is not a mathematics course but is designed to prepare the student to deal with basic statistical concepts and procedures in relation to social data. Prerequisites: A course in algebra and SOC 242, or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
The relation of illness, both physical and mental, to social organization and social change; differences in seeking treatment and in response to it; the structure and functions of medical services, including the hospital. Prerequisite: SOC 110.
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3.00 Credits
Overview of the different approaches to the sociology of cities and urban society. Topics include the origin and evolution of cities, the functions of cities, the problems cities experience, planning strategies, and the future of cities. Prerequisite: SOC 110.
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3.00 Credits
Both collective behavior and social movements are examined. The examination of collective behavior focuses on such phenomena as crowds, riots, disasters, and panics. The examination of social movements focuses on the emergence, social significance, membership, ideology, and leadership of historical and contemporary movements. Specific case studies are chosen based on the interests of the class and instructor. Prerequisite: SOC 110.
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