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