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crime, and the intersection between the two.
We will cover topics such as men and women
as offenders and as victims, domestic violence,
child abuse, and juvenile delinquency. Prerequisite:
SW200SO. (U)(3). Occasionally.
SO329, The Sociology of Racism: This course
is designed for students interested in understanding
how racism affects our social institutions
and interactions. We will take a close look
at understanding prejudices and myths about
race. A clear retrospective will be explored in
events that have influenced the establishment of
racist institutions and behaviors. Prerequisite:
SW200SO (U/G)(3). Occasionally.
SO331, Latin American Societies: This course
introduces the student to the culture and social
structures of Latin American societies and aims
at undermining the traditional stereotypes that
have long been a part of Latin American images
circulating throughout the United States. It
examines in particular Latin America in the
context of the globalizing of social life. Prerequisite:
SW200SO or any social sciences course.
(U/G)(3). Occasionally.
SO333, European Societies: This course acquaints
the student with the culture, economics
and politics of Western Europe and with the
general process of European integration. First,
it provides a general overview of contemporary
Western Europe and then emphasizes the
workings of the European Union, introducing
the student to the organization and functioning
of the different institutions of the European
Union and interpreting the meaning of this
process within the global context. Prerequisite:
SW200SO or any social sciences course. (U/G)
(3). Occasionally.
SO335, Global Societies: This course is about
the constitution of the global system, and the
processes, which are reproducing and transforming
the structures of globalization. The
course acquaints the student with the process
of worldwide economic, cultural and political
flows and provides an introduction to the organization
and functioning of the global society.
Prerequisite: SW200SO or any social sciences
course. (U/G)(3). Occasionally.
SO339, Violence, Media and Culture: This
course examines the topic of crime in popular
culture: crime as portrayed in print and
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electronic media, film and entertainment industries.
We will study the “popular” manifestation
of crime as it exists in the stories reported
by news media and in the cultural images
produced for mass entertainment. Prerequisite:
SW200SO. (U)(3). Occasionally.
SO341, Self and Society: The socialization of
the individual; the bearing of culture and social
structure on the formation of personality; and
group influences upon human response and
patterns of perception. Prerequisite: SW200SO.
(U/G)(3). Occasionally.
SO343, Popular Culture: An examination
of the role and function of popular culture in
generating and sustaining a common realm of
meaning and values in contemporary society.
Popular works of fiction, television, film, sporting
events, parades, etc. will be considered. Prerequisite:
SW200SO. (U/G)(3). Occasionally.
SO345, Deviance and Social Control: The
ways in which the discrepancies between social
reality and the individual experience generate
deviance, with emphasis on the roles of institutions
and counter-institutions in maintaining
or changing behavior patterns. Prerequisite:
SW200SO. (U/G)(3). Occasionally.
SO347, Urban Community: Urban origins,
the genesis of the modern city and the metropolitan
area and region — structure, ecology,
problems and programs for their control. Prerequisite:
SW200SO. (U/G)(3). Occasionally.
SO349, Social Movements: Analysis of
representative economic, political, religious and
other social movements, defining typical lines
of genesis, objectives, structures, leadership and
methods of operation. Prerequisite: SW200SO.
(U/G)(3). Occasionally.
SO351, Punishment and Society: Analyzes
the incidence of deviance and crime, and the
different approaches to social control and
prevention of crime. It offers an introduction to
penology and corrections and explores public
reaction to contemporary corrections.
Prerequisite: SW200SO. (U/G)(3). Spring only.
S0353, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency:
This course focuses on the topics of childhood
and juvenile justice from a sociological perspective.
We will examine how society provides a
framework for how we understand, interact