We study crusades mounted to solve problems in these parts of our lives, and use images from our mass media to illustrate lecture points. Recommended for those who like popular culture. We study both reasons for breaking rules AND reasons for making them in the first place. Beginning with evolutionary theory and ending with a look at white collar crime in the electronic workplace, we take an explicit and often shocking look at many forms of deviance and the advantages that people gain by accusing each other of evil. In short, we study who gets what jobs, how much they make, how much status they have, why, and what people are doing to change it.
Some people draw more respect, and others endure more shame.
We study who, why, and what that means for their lives. We study the ways in which society and nature don't always work in perfect harmony. The course will cover such topics as ecological sustainability, economic development, environmental destruction and crises. We read documents central to the emergence of environmentalism, take field trips relevant to problems, and study concepts relevant to finding solutions. We depend upon family to socialize our kids and give us havens from a rough world.