Gender Roles A course designed to introduce students to the sociology of sex and gender, placing contemporary U.S. norms in their biological, historical and cross-cultural contexts. Emphasis is placed on female gender roles, but male roles, work, and family are also discussed. This course is designed to explore in depth issues of special interest to the faculty which are not otherwise offered as regular courses. The theme of each course is announced in advance. This course is designed to give the student an appreciation of the scientific method in general, and knowledge of the techniques used by psychologists and sociologists in particular.
Students become involved in small-scale empirical research projects.
Required of health psychology majors. The student is introduced to the principles and techniques of behavior modification as they are currently applied in the classroom, the hospital ward and the psychotherapy situation. This course is designed to investigate the relationship between environmentally induced stress and illness. This course discusses the socio-cultural context within which drug use and abuse occur. Students become familiar with personal patterns of use, as well as societal patterns of intervention, treatment and punishment.