But, it is an interesting area of research with interdisciplinary possibilities that attempts to understand the relationships and interaction between society and our bodies. I taught the course as a discussion and writing emphasis course and that will be the way the course will be conducted. I can assure you that once you take a sociological trip through the body, your body will never be the same. The goal of Soc 405 is to help students prepare for the career specialty of their choosing. The course teaches students to apply the sociological knowledge and research expertise to real social problems or policies that exist in society.
Students conduct their own research project in an area of society that they choose.
Each student who completes the course will have a master's style paper on a specific subject to present to prospective employers. Well, here's your chance to work on the first part of that slogan. For example, you might find yourself comparing changes in the family in Iran and China or examining the consequences of the international drug trade. Language and Culture explores human communication and language through an evolutionary and comparative framework. The Anthropology of War examines bio-cultural processes in human evolutionary history as well as forces in the cultural present that contribute to war and institutionalized violence.