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Sociology, Anthropology, and Crime and Justice Studies

Sociology, Anthropology, and Crime and Justice Studies Courses

These courses are all currently offered in the Sociology/Anthropology/Crime and Justice Studies Department. Some are offered every year, some only in alternate years, and others more intermittently. If you need to know when a particular course will be offered, check with the Department Chair. Please check the specific degree requirements for sociology major; sociology major/anthropology option; crime and justice studies major to see which courses fulfill which degree requirements. Check with your academic advisor to discuss which courses best meet your interests and needs. (Note: The list of Departmental courses in the University catalogue does not include recent changes to the curriculum.)

See the university course catalog for information on courses in other departments.

Course Number Major Type Credit Amount Course Name
101 SOC 3 Introduction to Sociology
102 SOC 3 Social Problems
110 ANT 3 Introduction to Physical Anthropology
111 ANT 3 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
113 SOC/ANT 3 Introduction to Social and Cultural Behavior
160 SOC/ANT 3 Social and Cultural Evolution
164 SOC/ANT 3 Environmental Controversies
177 SOC/ANT 3 Introduction to Sex, Marriage, and the Family
190 CJS 3 Introduction to Crime and Justice Studies
200 SOC 3 Introduction to Sociological Thought
241 CJS/SOC/ANT 3 Crime and Justice across the Life Span - Juveniles
242 CJS/SOC/ANT 3 Crime and Justice across the Life Span - Adults
257 CJS 3 Justice and Society
261 ANT 3 Introduction to Method and Theory in Archaeology
262 ANT 3 Introduction to World Prehistory
270 CJS 3 Criminal Law and Procedure
274 CJS/SOC 3 Victimization
298 SOC/ANT/CJS 1-6 Experiential Learning
300 SOC/ANT/WMS 3 Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Identity and Culture
Cross-listed as WMS 301
301 SOC/ANT 3 Work and Society
302 SOC/ANT 3 The Sociology of Art
305 SOC 3 Political Sociology
306 SOC/ANT 3 Cultures of Contemporary Portugal
307 SOC/ANT 3 The Ideal Society and the State
308 SOC/ANT 3 Religion in Social and Cultural Context
Cross-listed as REL 308
310 SOC/ANT 3 Social Movements
Cross-listed as AAS 310
314 CJS/SOC 3 Social Control/Crime Control
315 SOC/ANT 3 Health and Healing
316 SOC/ANT 3 Research Methods
319 SOC/ANT 3 Gender variation and Sexual Orientations Across Cultures
Cross-listed as WMS 319
323 SOC/ANT 3 Morality and Society
325 SOC/ANT/WMS 3 Sex, Marriage and Family
Cross-listed as WMS 325
327 SOC/ANT 3 Witchcraft, Magic, and Religion
Cross-listed as REL 327
329 SOC/ANT 3 Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East
331 SOC/ANT/AAS 3 Race and Ethnicity
Cross-listed as AAS 331
332/532 SOC/ANT 3 Portuguese in the Americas
334 SOC/ANT 3 Sociology of Food
336 SOC/CJS/WMS/PST 3 Women and Social Policy
Cross-listed as PST 355 and WMS 336
337 SOC/ANT 3 Comparative Ethnic Relations
Cross-listed as AAS 337
338 SOC/ANT 3 Population, Environment, and Culture
339 CJS/SOC 3 Racism, Crime and Justice
Cross-listed as AAS 339
340 CJS/SOC 3 Law and Society
342 CJS 3 Organization of Criminal Behavior
344 SOC/ANT 3 Cultures of Memory
345 ANT 3 Human Evolution
347/547 SOC/ANT/AAS 3 Colonialism and Cultures
Cross-listed as AAS 337
Offered as SOC/ANT 547 for graduate students
348 SOC/ANT 3 Catholic Culture in America
150/250/350 SOC/ANT/CJS 3 Readings in Sociological and Anthropological Literature
354 ANT 3 Anthropological Theory
354 SOC 3 Sociological Theory
356 SOC/ANT/LST 3 Wealth, Status, and Power in America
Cross-listed as LST 356
358 CJS 3 Criminological Theory
359 SOC/ANT/WMS 3 Men and Masculinities
Cross-listed as WMS 359
364 SOC/ANT/WMS/AAS 3 Race, Class, Gender, and Ethnicity in the Media
Cross-listed as AAS 364 and WMS 366
365 CJS/SOC/ANT/WMS 3 Female Crime and Deviance
Cross-listed as WMS 365, MPP 565 and PST 366
366 CJS/PST 3 Crime, Justice, and Policy
Cross-listed as MPP 566
366 SOC/ANT/AAS 3 Religion and Music of the African Diaspora
Cross-listed as CJS/PST/MPP 366
367 SOC/ANT 3 Culture, Power, and inequality in a Globalized World
373 ANT/CJS 3 Forensic Anthropology
381 SOC 3 Social Impact of Science and Technology
382 CJS/ANT 3 Advanced Theory in Crime and Justice
400 CJS 3 Contemporary Topics in Justice
407 SOC/ANT/CJS 3 Field Inquiry - I
408 SOC/ANT/CJS 3 Field Inquiry - II
420 SOC/ANT 3 Senior Seminar
450 SOC/ANT 3 Internship
450 CJS 3 Internship
492 SOC/ANT/CJS 3 Thesis Research - I
493 SOC/ANT/CJS 3 Thesis Research - II
495 SOC/ANT/CJS Variable Independent Study
196,296,396,496 SOC/ANT/CJS Variable Directed Study

SOC 101 three credits D
Introduction to Sociology
A survey of the fundamental principles of sociology and the factors shaping social behavior.

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SOC 102 three credits
Social Problems

A survey of various social problems in the contemporary world. Special emphasis is placed upon analysis of social problems in American society.

 

ANT 110 three credits
Introduction to Physical Anthropology

A survey of the physical evolution of the human species, comparative investigation of the behavior of currently existing primates, and interdisciplinary exploration of questions such as the evolution and nature of aggression, hierarchy, and dominance.

 

ANT 111 three credits G
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

An introduction to anthropology and the comparative study of ways of life in societies from different areas of the world. May include a brief introduction to physical anthropology and archaeology.

 

SOC 113 or ANT 113 three credits
Introduction to Social and Cultural Behavior

A combined introduction to anthropology and sociology and the comparative study of societies in the United States and different areas of the world.

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SOC 160 or ANT 160 three credits
Social and Cultural Evolution

Looks at a variety of societies and cultures ranging in complexity from hunting and gathering bands to complex states and empires. This course explores how human societies differ and what theoretical alternatives exist for explaining the development of new forms from older ones.

 

SOC 164 or ANT 164 three credits E
Environmental Controversies

An introduction to controversial environmental issues of relevance nationally and globally. This course explores the increasingly problematic relationship of humans to our natural world.

 

SOC 177 or ANT 177 three credits E
Introduction to Sex, Marriage, and the Family

Explores basic human patterns of bonding and reproduction, with a focus on controversial issues surrounding sex, marriage, and family in contemporary America.

 

CJS 190 three credits
Introduction to Crime and Justice Studies

Prerequisites: SOC 101, ANT 111 or SOC/ANT 113
This course is designed to familiarize you with the basic history, structure, function, and problems associated with the American criminal justice system. We will examine a variety of general and specific controversies associated with the contemporary criminal justice system in order to develop a critical perspective on the nature of justice and society's response to criminal behavior.

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SOC 200 three credits
Introduction to Sociological Thought

Prerequisite: SOC 101 or ANT 111, or SOC/ANT 113, Majors only.
Introduces students to the ideas of classic social philosophers who shaped modern social thought including writers such as Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Smith, Burke, Wollstonecraft, Toqueville, Marx, Durkheim, and Weber. Explores the questions, problems, and intellectual tasks of theorizing about society and our social lives as well as some of the most important competing ways in which previous social theorists have gone about this task.

 

CJS 241 or SOC 241 or ANT 241 three credits
Crime and Justice across the Life Span
- Juveniles
Prerequisites: SOC 101 OR ANT 111 OR SOC/ANT 113 OR CJS 190
Brings together aspects of the anthropology and sociology of resistance and social control, social constructions of deviance, and psychological and social development to consider how and why behaviors may change through the life span. Gender, ethnicity and class are among elements that may be considered in understanding developmental changes and influences on behavior, as well as responses to social contextual stressors and other factors. Part I: Juveniles addresses development and behaviors of the child/adolescent population.

 

CJS 242 or SOC 242 or ANT 242 three credits
Crime and Justice across the Life Span
- Adults
Prerequisites: SOC 101 OR ANT 111 OR SOC 113 OR CJS 190
Brings together aspects of the anthropology and sociology of resistance and social control, social constructions of deviance, and psychological and social development to consider how and why behaviors may change through the life span. Gender, ethnicity and class are among elements that may be considered in understanding developmental changes and influences on behavior, as well as responses to social contextual stressors and other factors. Part II: Adults addresses adult development, aging, crime and deviance.

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CJS 257 three credits
Justice and Society

Prerequisites: SOC 200; CJS 190.
Focuses on developing an understanding of justice both in theory and in application. We will begin by studying theorists' construal of justice and the relationship of justice to society. In the process it is expected that we will begin to refine our own understanding of justice. This will provide us with a framework for applying concepts of justice to contemporary social issues.

 

ANT 261 three credits
Introduction to Method and Theory in Archaeology

An introduction to the concepts and analytic approaches archaeologists use to discover and interpret the human past. Students explore the methods of archaeological practice, as well as how archaeologists recognize and interpret patterns in the material evidence from the human past.

 

ANT 262 three credits G
Introduction to World Prehistory

Explores the archaeological record of the human past in order to better understand and explain the major social and economic transformations from foraging to farming to urbanism.

 

CJS 270 three credits
Criminal Law and Procedure

Prerequisite: CJS 190.
Studies criminal law and procedure as defined by the constitution and the courts. This course is designed to familiarize students with the law as it pertains to the work of the criminal justice system and exposes students to case law. Written case briefs are used as an instructional method.

 

CJS 274 or SOC 274 three credits
Victimization

Explores historical and contemporary criminological perspectives regarding victimization. Special emphasis is placed on the inter-relationships that exist between victims and offenders. The course deals with victimization theories and address the role victim interest groups play in the implementation of socio-political criminal justice policies. Specific forms of victimization are discussed to illustrate the strengths and weakness present in how criminology and the criminal justice system have addressed violence.

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SOC 298 or ANT 298 or CJS 298 one to six credits
Experiential Learning

Prerequisites: At least sophomore standing; permission of the instructor, Department Chairperson, and College Dean
Work experience supervised for academic credit by a faculty member. Conditions and hours to be arranged. Graded CR/NC. For specific procedures and regulations, see section of catalogue on Other Learning Experiences.

 

SOC 300 or ANT 300 three credits
Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Identity and Culture

Prerequisites: Junior or Senior standing
Explores lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans-sexual identity, history, and culture, sexual roles, homophobia, heterosexism, the gay liberation movement, and cross-cultural experiences. Family, health, religious, economic, racial, political and legal issues will be explored.
Cross-listed as WMS 301

 

SOC 301 or ANT 301 three credits
Work and Society

Prerequisites: Sophomore, Junior, or Senior standing
Analysis of work in contemporary society and how labor/management relations have shaped our lives over time.

 

SOC 302 or ANT 302 three credits
The Sociology of Art

Prerequisite: either SOC 101, SOC 111, SOC/ANT 113, or History of Art; or permission of instructor.
Explores the relationship between society and art and artists.

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SOC 305 three credits
Political Sociology

Prerequisites: SOC 101 or ANT 111 or SOC/ANT 113 or PSC 101 or PSC 102; or permission of instructor.
Sociological perspectives on the study of power relationships, political communities, political processes, and institutions. The course addresses questions such as: Who controls America's institutions? What is the relationship between political, ideological, and economic power? What are the rights and powers of ordinary citizens? How are decisions made about war and peace? How are resources distributed?

 

SOC 306 or ANT 306 three credits
Cultures of Contemporary Portugal

Prerequisites: Sophomore, Junior, or Senior standing
Explores contemporary Portugal through the work of anthropologists, sociologists, and historians. Focus is on key issues confronting Portuguese society such as: recent cultural and political transformations; the impact of Portuguese emigration and immigration on Portuguese society; changing patterns of expressive culture, ritual and religion; and development of European, regional, and national identities.

 

SOC 307 ANT 307 three credits
The Ideal Society and the State

Prerequisites: SOC 101 or ANT 111 or SOC/ANT 111 or PSC 101
What is an ideal society like? Explores from an anthropological perspective different political systems in an attempt to answer the following questions: 1) Are there just societies? 2) Why search for Utopia and what is the significance of utopian thinking? ) Where is the locus of political power and how does it change? 4) How do state societies evolve? 5) What is a nation?

 

SOC 308/ANT 308 three credits
Religion in Social and Cultural Context

Prerequisites: SOC 101 or ANT 111 and SOC 200/or permission of instructor
Examines the dynamic relationship between religion and social institutions, including family, community, and other social and cultural entities. Includes exploration of different religious traditions, religious theory and practice, and the relation between religious belief and historic and contemporary dimensions of race and ethnicity, gender, class, work, and governance.
Cross-listed as REL 308

 

SOC 310 or ANT 310 three credits
Social Movements

Prerequisite: SOC 101 or permission of instructor
A sociological analysis of the origin and development of social movements with an emphasis on detailed study of particular social movements.
Cross-listed as AAS 310

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CJS 314 or SOC 314 three credits
Social Control/Crime Control

Prerequisites: SOC 200 and Junior or Senior standing OR permission of the instructor
A critical examination of social control in contemporary societies. Employing the work of Foucault and others, this course connects the theoretical constructs of control with current practices of policing, imprisonment and crime control.

 

SOC 315 or ANT 315 three credits G
Health and Healing

Prerequisites: Sophomore, Junior, or Senior standing OR permission of the instructor
Exploration of how culture and systems of social inequality shape health and health care practices in different societies around the world. The course examines cultural concepts of health, illness, and healing; the nature of the therapeutic encounter; and the impact of differences in wealth, race, and gender on health and access to health care. This course is especially relevant for students with interest in health and social service fields.

 

SOC 316 or ANT 316 three credits
Research Methods

Prerequisites: SOC 101 or ANT 111 or ANT/SOC 113; SOC 200 or SOC 354 or ANT 354, AND Junior or Senior standing. For Soc and CJS majors only.
Introduces students to both quantitative and qualitative approaches to research design and analysis. The goal of the course is to help students become competent at conducting and critiquing social research.

 

SOC 319 or ANT 319 three credits G
Gender Variation and Sexual Orientation Across Cultures

Prerequisites: SOC 101 OR ANT 111 OR SOC 113
The social construction of sexual identity in various societies of the world, including the United States. Same gender, "third gender," and transgendered roles, relations, and ideologies are examined in ancient and modern societies.
Cross-listed as WMS 319

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SOC 323 or ANT 323 three credits E
Morality and Society

Prerequisites: Sophomore, Junior, or Senior standing
Inquiry into morality and its role in society and social change. This course will consider the origins and evolution of morality, looking at similarities and difference in the moral codes of different societies, as well as of different periods of Western history. Attention will also be given to sources of change and conflict involving moral issues in modern society.

 

Soc 325 or ANT 325 three credits E
Sex, Marriage and Family

Prerequisites: SOC 101 OR ANT 111 OR SOC 113 OR WMS 101
A survey of basic human patterns of bonding and reproduction in different cultures, through human evolution to modern times, focusing on an exploration of issues surrounding sex, marriage and family in contemporary society.
Cross-listed as WMS 325

 

SOC 327 or ANT 327 three credits
Witchcraft, Magic, and Religion

Prerequisite: ANT 111 or SOC/ANT 113 or SOC 101 or permission of the instructor.
Offers critical, cross-cultural and comparative perspectives on religion, magic and witchcraft and how people in different cultures conceive of the supernatural. Surveys how scholars have defined religion, symbol and myth and why some practices and beliefs come to be defined as "religions" while others are characterized as " myth," "sorcery," or " witchcraft."
Cross-listed as REL 327

 

SOC 329 or ANT 329 three credits
Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East

Prerequisites: Sophomore, Junior, or Senior standing
Overview of the contemporary Middle East (which includes nations in Southwest Asia from Afghanistan and Pakistan to Egypt). The study of kinship, marriage, social organization, ethnic group relations, and politics are all fundamental to the analysis of Middle Eastern peoples and societies, and central to the course. Emphasis is placed on understanding the diverse socio-cultural and political sensibilities found in the region.

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SOC 331 or ANT 331 three credits
Race and Ethnicity

Prerequisites: SOC 101 OR ANT 111 OR SOC/ANT 113 OR one AAS course
A study of the concepts of "race," the "ethnic group," and the role these concepts play in social interaction and social differentiation.
Cross-listed as AAS 331

 

SOC 332 or ANT 332 three credits D
Portuguese in the Americas

Prerequisites: Sophomore, Junior, or Senior standing
Explores the history and culture of Portuguese who have emigrated to the Americas. Compares the case of Portuguese-Americans with other settlements in the wider Portuguese diaspora and with the histories of other immigrant groups in the U.S.
Also offered as SOC/ANT 532 for graduate students

 

SOC 334 or ANT 334 three credits
Sociology of Food

Prerequisites: Sophomore, Junior, or Senior standing
A look at ancient and modern food production and its environmental impact. Diet and nutrition; population pressure and hunger; the politics of food; and, modern food processing and its implications are all subjects of study.

 

SOC 336 or CJS 336 three credits
Women and Social Policy

Prerequisites: SOC 101 OR SOC 113 OR WMS 101 OR OR PST 101 and Junior or Senior standing
Family policy issues in the U.S. such as childcare, family leave, job equity, and marriage and family relationships. U.S. public policy is compared with that of other countries.
Cross-listed as PST 355 and WMS 336

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SOC 337 or ANT 337 three credits D
Comparative Ethnic Relations

Prerequisites: SOC 101 OR ANT 111 OR SOC 113
A comparative analysis of interracial and interethnic relations in various areas of the world including the U.S., Latin America, Africa, and Europe. An examination of the causes of interethnic conflict, assimilation, ethnic solidarity, and changes in ethnic identity.
Cross-listed as AAS 337

 

SOC 338 or ANT 338 three credits
Population, Environment, and Culture

Prerequisites: SOC 101 OR ANT 111 OR SOC 113
Explores questions of how the adoption of agriculture, changing patterns of disease, industrialization, urbanization, and international migration have shaped the human life span, fertility and health. Course focuses on vital events in human life such as when and who we marry and sometimes divorce, how we pace and stop childbearing and why and when we die. The course will also examine the impact of consumption on environmental degradation and different paths to sustainability.

 

CJS 339 or SOC 339 three credits
Racism, Crime and Justice

Prerequisites: SOC 200 and Junior or Senior standing OR permission of the instructor
Overview and discussion of the themes and issues surrounding the relationship between racism, so-called "minority groups" and the criminal justice system. The course focuses on overt, institutional and subtle racism and structural discrimination and their relationship to social justice. Subjects may include personnel and organizational policies, policing, corrections, juveniles and the courts.
Cross-listed as AAS 339

 

CJS 340 or SOC 340 three credits
Law and Society

Prerequisites: SOC 200 and Junior or Senior standing OR permission of the instructor
A study of the role of law in societies and an investigation of problems in the sociology of law, lawmaking processes, and administration of justice. Comparative analysis of legal systems and their administration.

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CJS 342 three credits
Organization of Criminal Behavior

Prerequisites: CJS 358 or permission of instructor
Sociological approaches to the study of crime typologies. Criminal behavior is best explained when broken down into types. After discussing the construction of types of crimes, there will be an exploration of the systems within which criminal behavior develops.

 

SOC 344 or ANT 344 three credits G
Cultures of Memory

Prerequisites: Sophomore, Junior, or Senior standing
Explores how shared understandings of the past are created and continually shaped by the politics of the present. Students investigate how collective memories are fashioned in various sites such as movies, memorials, museums, schools, family stories, and how they continually shape our personal, ethnic, and national identities and what we do, think, and feel. A key questions is why some aspects of a nation's past are celebrated and widely known while others are ignored or actively repressed. Case studies include controversial events in the national histories of the U.S. as well as other countries around the world.

 

ANT 345 three credits
Human Evolution

Prerequisite: SOC 101 or ANT 111 or ANT 113
A systematic and multidisciplinary approach to the origin and evolution of the human the nonhuman primates, ethnography, fossils, and archeology so as to gain insights into the origins and evolution of human social behavior and our distinctive cultural adaptation.

 

SOC 347 or ANT 347 three credits
Colonialism and Cultures

Prerequisites: Sophomore, Junior, or Senior standing
Focuses on the Afro-Atlantic cultural exchanges that developed as a result of Portuguese colonialism in West Africa, Cape Verde and Brazil. Engages central questions in the anthropology of colonialism and Lusophone area studies such as: How did Portuguese colonialism transform African cultures and societies? How was race constructed throughout the colonial experience? How has the colonial legacy and Christianity shaped notions of sexuality, gender and stratification across the Portuguese Afro-Atlantic? How do we compare past and present conceptions of the Lusophone world in light of contemporary politics of migration and identity?
Cross-listed as AAS 347. Offered as SOC/ANT 547 for graduate students

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SOC 348 or ANT 348 three credits
Catholic Culture in America

Prerequisites: Sophomore, Junior, or Senior standing
Social and cultural overview of Catholic America, and characteristics that distinguish Catholicism in belief and practice. Course examines social controversies surrounding the Catholic Church and its teachings.

 

SOC 150, 250 or 350 or ANT 150, 250 or 350 or CJS 150, 250 or 350 three credits
Readings in Sociological and Anthropological Literature

Directed readings and analysis in selected sociological topics.
Cross-listed as WMS 350 with appropriate topic

 

ANT 354 three credits
Anthropological Theory

Prerequisites: SOC 101 OR SOC/ANT 113; one upper-level sociology or anthropology course; and Junior or Senior standing
Introduction to the past and present theoretical debates amongst anthropologists and the continuing influence of major social thinkers such as Marx, Durkheim, and Weber. Focus is on developing a critical understanding of anthropologists' efforts to understand the nature of culture and society and assessing the explanatory power of key theoretical paradigms.

 

SOC 354 three credits
Sociological Theory

Prerequisites: SOC 101 OR SOC 113 OR SOC/ANT 113; and one upper-level sociology course.
Explores the history and development of key debates in sociological theory and engages students in the critical assessment of theoretical paradigms in sociology.

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SOC 356 or ANT 356 three credits
Wealth, Status, and Power in America

Prerequisites: SOC 101 OR ANT 101 OR SOC/ANT 113
Explores the dimensions and causes of social inequality in the U.S., focusing on class, race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation
Cross-listed as LST 356

 

CJS 358 three credits
Criminological Theory

Prerequisites: SOC 200; CJS 190.
The study of theories on crime provides an understanding of the field and allows for an assessment of the eras in which diverse theories emerged. A review of the principal forms of explanation in the social sciences, including the classical, positivist and critical schools of thought will be presented. The historical and contemporary application of these approaches will be studied in conjunction with criminal justice institutions and approaches taken towards defining and dealing with delinquency and deviance.

 

SOC 359 or ANT 359 three credits D
Men and Masculinities

Prerequisite: SOC 101 or ANT 111 or SOC/ANT 113
The social construction of male identity and culture. Male sexualities, relationships, sports, health, work, violence, warfare, and changing male culture are explored.
Cross-listed as WMS 359

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SOC 364 or ANT 364 three credits
Race, Class, Gender, and Ethnicity in the Media

Prerequisites: SOC 101 or ANT 111 or SOC/ANT 113
An interdisciplinary exploration of how mainstream media in the U.S. - primarily "Hollywood" movies- have helped shape our understanding of who is (and, equally importantly, who is NOT) part of the "American" nation. Drawing upon anthropology, media studies, critical race studies and feminist theory, we will look at how cinematic representations of various ethnic and racial groups - blacks, " Indians," Asians, Jews, and most recently, Arabs and Muslims - both reflected and helped shape popular views and attitudes towards those groups. We will pay close attention to the intertwining of race, gender, class and sexuality. This is a blended class as on-line discussions will supplement classroom screenings and discussion.
Cross-listed as AAS 364 and WMS 366

 

CJS 365 or SOC 365 or ANT 365 three credits
Female Crime and Deviance

Prerequisites: CJS 190 and Junior or Senior standing
Female crime and deviance is examined as a continuum of behaviors among girls and women within the context of the criminal justice system as well as in a larger social context.
Cross-listed as WMS 365, MPP 565, PST 366

 

CJS 366 three credits
Crime, Justice and Policy

Prerequisites: SOC 200 OR PST 102; Junior or Senior standing; CJS 358 preferred
An exploration of public policy in a criminal justice context. The causes and consequences of public policy will be explored to demonstrate the complexity of the relationships between criminological knowledge, policy and practice.
Cross-listed as MPP 566

 

SOC 366 or ANT 336 three credits
Religion and Music of the African Diaspora

Prerequisites: SOC 101 OR ANT 111 OR SOC/ANT 113 OR AAS 101; Junior or Senior standing
A comparative and interdisciplinary survey of African-derived religious and musical practices in the Americas, beginning with Haitian vodou and ending with hip-hop. We will examine the historic conditions in which these cultural forms evolved, and discuss how popular attitudes towards African-derived music and religion--often associated with unruliness and loose morals--reflect larger national anxieties about race, class, and sexuality. Throughout, we will pay close attention to how different social actors (colonial regimes, the police, anthropologists and practitioners) have constructed African-based religiosity and music as witchcraft, folklore, heritage and roots.
Cross-listed as AAS 366

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SOC 367 or ANT 367 three credits
Culture, Power, and Inequality in a Globalized World

Prerequisites: SOC 101 OR ANT 111 OR SOC/ANT 113; Sophomore, Junior, or Senior standing
An exploration of anthropological approaches to globalization, and what globalization means for the future of anthropology. We start with definitions of and theories about globalization, touch upon "the globalization debates," and then turn to case studies of key issues such as gender and sexuality, migration and diaspora, the globalization of culture, the power of commodities, and political activism. Throughout , we will pay close attention to questions of power and inequality - seeing how the impact of globalization is shaped by race, nationality, class, gender and other vectors of difference.

 

ANT 373 or CJS 373 three credits
Forensic Anthropology

Prerequisites: ANT 111 OR CJS 190; Sophomore, Junior, or Senior standing
The application of anthropological knowledge and techniques in a legal context. This course involves detailed knowledge of skeletal anatomy and biology to aid in the identification and cause of death of skeletal remains, as well as the recovery of remains using archaeological techniques.

 

SOC 381 three credits
Social Impact of Science and Technology

Prerequisites: Sophomore, Junior, or Senior standing
A look at the scientific and technological world views: the claim that tools are value-free, that knowledge (software, etc.) should be property; that natural and social reality should be quantified.

 

CJS 382 or ANT 382 three credits
Advanced Theory in Crime and Justice

Prerequisite: CJS 358
Advanced interdisciplinary theory course drawing on conceptual and theoretical frameworks from a variety of disciplines. The course emphasizes non-western traditions, across cultural and historical contexts.

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CJS 400 three credits
Contemporary Topics in Justice

Prerequisites: Senior standing; CJS majors only or permission of instructor. Selected topics of contemporary relevance in the field of Crime and Justice studies, such as intimate violence, juvenile delinquency, or the death penalty. Active discussions, mini-lectures, field simulations, student presentations, role-playing, guest speakers, and field observations will be utilized. May be cross-listed as WMS 400, MPP 567.

 

SOC 407 or ANT 407 or CJS 407 three credits
Field Inquiry I

Prerequisites: S0C 101 or ANT 111, or SOC/ANT 113; and one advanced course in social science; and permission of instructor.
Research problem formulation, study design, and the gathering and analysis of data in Sociology and Anthropology, with primary emphasis upon supervised field inquiry. Interested students should talk with the instructor about field work possibilities. Upon the approval of the instructor, students may register for 407 and 408 in a single semester or three semester hours in each of two successive semesters.
407 and 408 will receive separate grades. May be taken multiple times with different topics

 

SOC 408 or ANT 408 or CJS 408 three credits
Field Inquiry II

Prerequisites: S0C 101 or ANT 111, or SOC/ANT 113; and one advanced course in social science; and permission of instructor.
Research problem formulation, study design, and the gathering and analysis of data in Sociology and Anthropology, with primary emphasis upon supervised field inquiry. Interested students should talk with the instructor about field work possibilities. Upon the approval of the instructor, students may register for 407 and 408 in a single semester or three semester hours in each of two successive semesters.
407 and 408 will receive separate grades. May be taken multiple times with different topics

 

SOC 420 or ANT 420 three credits
Senior Seminar

Prerequisites: Sociology/Anthropology majors only; senior status or permission of instructor required.
Students will explore in depth a particular issue in sociology and anthropology. Topics will vary for each semester.

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CJS 450 three credits
Internship

Prerequisites: CJS 358; Senior standing; CJS majors only or permission of instructor. Students registering for this course are assisted in finding placements in relevant positions in the community, such as probation or parole office, community prevention or correction program, or an attorney's office, where their work will be supervised by an on-site sponsor working in conjunction with the faculty.

 

SOC 450 or ANT 450 three credits
Internship

Prerequisite: Senior sociology or anthropology majors only or permission of instructor. Students will work in relevant positions in the community where their work will be supervised by an on-site supervisor in conjunction with the faculty.

 

CJS 450 three credits
Internship

Prerequisite: Senior CJS majors only or permission of instructor. Students will work in relevant positions in the community where their work will be supervised by an on-site supervisor in conjunction with the faculty.

 

SOC 492 or ANT 492 or CJS 492 three credits
Thesis Research I

Research project under independent faculty supervision. By permission only. May be taken in sequence with 493 over two semesters for a total of 6 credits.

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SOC 493 or ANT 493 or CJS 493 three credits
Thesis Research II

Research project under independent faculty supervision. By permission only. May be taken in sequence with 492 over two semesters for a total of 6 credits.

 

SOC 495 or ANT 495 or CJS 495 variable credit
Independent Study

Prerequisites: Upper-division standing; permission of instructor and Director or Chair.
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area not otherwise part of the discipline's course offerings. Conditions and hours to be arranged.

 

SOC 196, 296, 396, 496 or ANT 196, 296, 396, 496 or CJS 196, 296, 396, 496 variable credit
Directed Study

Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor and Director of Chair.
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered.

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Contact Info:

Email: aklimt@umassd.edu - Department Chair