Concepts dealing with cultural relativity are stressed. This course is equivalent to CJ 214. The course may be repeated for credit if the topic varies. A study of complex organizations and their effects upon individuals in industrialized and post-industrialized societies. An examination of the influence of the city upon social relations, institutional life, and personality development.
Attention is given to both American and non- American areas.
The greater Springfield area is used as a laboratory for research. A review of the historical development of the family as the most fundamental institution in society, and the source of primary socialization. An analysis of social norm violations and group responses to deviant behavior. An examination of the relative socio-economic status of various social groups and of the relations among them. Selected cross-cultural studies are reviewed, but emphasis is on the United States.