Several socio-economic factors are examined. Development issues are broadly conceptualized within economic, demographic, and cultural dimensions. These variables are viewed as overlapping forces influencing development. This course focuses on the relationship between individuals and groups. It includes an examination of the impact of groups on individuals, and the impact of individuals on the groups to which they belong.
Topics covered include friendship, leadership, influence, personal growth, prejudice, and morality.
Focuses on the consequences of status differences on small group interaction and on factors affecting decision making. The course examines the classical and recent research on this social behavior. This course focuses on the way our experiences interacting with others in the family, school, and at work shape our personalities while preparing us to become a part of society. A reflection on images and practices of family life in American society. The research and perspectives of historians, sociologists, and cultural critics are examined.