Special emphasis is given to contemporary issues regarding change in femininity and masculinity roles in contemporary society. This course will cover the impact of technological change on various aspects of society. Topics will include such things as the effect of technology on work, privacy and computer technology, birth control and related technologies, and ethics and medical technology. Technology is seen as embedded in a social matrix and both the creations and users of technology are studied. Origins and relationships of extinct forms of nonhuman primates and man.
Special attention is given to a survey of the methods of archaeological investigation.
This course is designed to introduce the student to the logic and character of scientific and alternative means of social inquiry. Examines the function of observation, concept formation, proposition arrangement and testing of theory as components of the scientific process in sociology. Examines the human community in its ecological, cultural, and associational aspects. The folk, rural, and urban community considered from the standpoint of various sociological perspectives. Special attention is given to social change, including decision-making as it affects local life.