Bulletin - John Jay College Of Criminal Justice - CUNY

Courses Offered
ANT 212 Applied Anthropology
3 hours, 3 credits
Consideration of past, present and future applications of
anthropology and fieldwork techniques in such areas as criminal
justice, education, mental health, demography, medicine and areas
involving change.
Prerequisites: ENG 101 and ANT 101
ANT 214 Spiritualism, Religion and Magic
3 hours, 3 credits
Cross-cultural study of religious beliefs and practices and the ways in
which they are related to other aspects of culture including deviance
and social control.
Prerequisites: ENG 101 and sophomore standing or above
ANT 224 Death, Dying and Society: A Life Crises
Management Issue
(Same course as PHI 224, PSY 224 and SOC 224)
3 hours, 3 credits
Death and dying will be viewed from the perspectives of a variety of
academic disciplines and applied fields. The course will deal with
the dying process: the different cultural practices and beliefs related
to this process; its impact on the individual and his or her family,
particularly in the areas of grief, mourning and restructuring of the
family; and it will examine the ways different occupational groups
are routinely involved with death and dying and the methods they
evolve to manage it for others and cope with it themselves. The
course will also explore different types of death, death at different
periods in the life cycle, euthanasia, abortion and ethical, religious
existential issues related to death and dying. The course will be
multidisciplinary.
Prerequisites: ENG 101, and an introductory course in sociology,
anthropology, philosophy, or psychology
ANT 228 Introduction to Language
(Same course as ENG 228)
3 hours, 3 credits
This course provides an overview of language analysis and general
linguistics, leading to an understanding of how language in the legal
process applies these principles. The course discusses the formal
properties of language, bilingualism, gender and language use,
language and culture, and linguistic issues within the criminal justice
system. Students will learn how to use the International Phonetic
Alphabet (IPA) to transcribe speech and discuss accents and dialects.
Prerequisites: ENG 102 or 201, and ANT 101, or PSY 101 or SOC
101 or CRJ 101
ANT 230 Culture and Crime
3 hours, 3 credits
An analysis of crime and its relation to other aspects of culture in
Western and non-Western societies. Topics include those who have
been labeled as bandits, criminals and rebels; women who have
turned to crime in an attempt to resolve the contradictions of their
position; and the impact of Western culture and colonization on crime
and justice in the non-Western world.
Prerequisites: ENG 101 and any social science course
ANT 310 Culture and Personality
(Same course as PSY 310 and SOC 310)
3 hours, 3 credits
The factors in and the effects of cultural conditioning on the
biological foundations of personality. A study, on a cross-cultural
basis, of the conditioning factors of childcare and training, group
values and attitudes, practices and culture forms, with reference to
basic personality formation.
Prerequisites: ENG 102 or ENG 201, junior standing or above, and
one of the following: ANT 101, PSY 101 or SOC 101
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