In fact, it fails to challenge either preconceived notions about the field. These arguments will be examined via an analysis of examples of each taken from a variety of eras. This course focuses on the analysis of a wide spectrum of selected minority groups and their relationship to the dominant society and culture. An introduction to American architecture, city planning and land use, and the forces that shaped them including aesthetics, geography, social movements, economics, etc. Students will learn how to read the landscape around them and how to participate in influencing their environments.
Coursework relies heavily on slides, maps, plans and other visual data.
Summer An introduction to scientific study of human social interaction with emphasis on societies, groups, organizations, social networks and communities as the units of analysis. Topics covered include culture, social structure, socialization, sex roles, groups and networks, organizations, deviance and social control, inequality and social stratification, race and ethnic relations and social institutions. This course provides an analysis of the effects of social institutions on family life, educational problems, political apathy, and economic dislocation. This course is designed to introduce the student to the general theoretical and methodological framework of the behavioral and social sciences via an integrated approach which utilizes micro-level practical research projects as a vehicle for achieving this integration and understanding. The point of departure for the projects will be the social organization of society as seen primarily but not exclusively from a sociological perspective.