The concept of community as it operates and affects individuals and group behavior in rural, suburban, urban settings. Emphasizes characteristic institutions and problems of modern city life as well as the social psychology of urban living. As needed, Spring. The examination of the sociological and psychological causes of criminal behavior and discussion of the implications of those causes for effecting a criminal justice system compatible with the needs of society as well as the criminal offender. As needed, Fall.
Physical anthropology is one of the two main divisions of anthropology.
This course will explore the evidence of humanity's relationship to non-human primates, the general course of human evolution, the nature and causes of variation among contemporary populations, and how lessons from the evolutionary past might illuminate humanity's future. The course should offer students an enlarged understanding of the biological basis of human nature and of the relative contributions that heredity, environment, and culture make to contemporary peoples. As needed, Spring. This course examines the relationship between licit and illicit drug usage in society from a variety of sociological paradigms. From a sociological perspective, students will analyze how historical, legal, medical, economic and political forces shape our norms, values, beliefs and social institutions in relation to drug usage.