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Anthropology: ANT 150 CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY   Basic principles of cultural anthropology. Survey of human adaptation to and adjustment of the environment by means of culture; comparison of ways of life among peoples of the world for inferences toward understanding human behavior. Required for anthropology minors. ANT 300 EVOLUTION OF PEOPLE AND CULTURE   Survey of human biological and cultural evolution from prehuman ancestors to settled city-states. Consideration of contemporary peoples at various levels of social complexity. ANT 306 CULTURE AND POWER   Exploration of how culture and power are intertwined in the process of transformation of cultural beliefs and practices around the world. Focus on the ways in which anthropologists have studied modern state formation, and the attendant cultural politics, in local, regional, national, and international contexts. ANT 310 CULTURE AND PERSONALITY   Survey of studies investigating the relationship between cultural environment and the individual. Material drawn from both literate and nonliterate societies. ANT 315 LANGUAGE AND CULTURE   Introduction to the scientific study of language and its relationship to other aspects of human behavior. ANT 320 ANTHROPOLOGY OF CHILDHOODS   Survey of anthropology research on issues related to children and childhood. Cross-cultural comparison of changing conceptions and varied experiences of the developmental stage known singularly as 'childhood', with a special emphasis on children as social agents and childhoods as lived experiences. ANT 325 ANTHROPOLOGY OF HUMAN RIGHTS   An overview of anthropological approaches to human rights, weighing human rights universals against situations of cultural particularity. ANT 335 URBAN ANTHROPOLOGY   Survey of anthropology research on urban issues. Considers how cities arose and how urban people make a living, organize, and think. Considers urban futures. ANT 352 CULTURES OF LATIN AMERICA   Origin and development of ancient civilizations including the Aztec, the Maya, and the Inca. Survey of contemporary cultures, with special emphasis on peasant life. ANT 356 CULTURES OF AFRICA   Examination of Africa through the lens of anthropology. Exploration of late colonial and postcolonial eras, with a focus on gender, kinship, ethnicity, politics, religion, and prospects for the future. Consideration of the production of knowledge about and dominant representations of Africa. ANT 360 CULTURES OF SOUTH ASIA   Examination of South Asia through the lens of anthropology. Explores the postcolonial era, South Asia's dynamic religious traditions, the study of caste, "Bollywood" and popular cultures, Hindu nationalism, and the South Asian diaspora in the West. ANT 368 IMMIGRATION AND IMMIGRANTS   Perspectives on immigration and ethnicity. Studies of social and economic adaptation of new immigrants and the second generation in communities, cities, and societies. Ethnic change, conflict, and contemporary national and international issues, with an emphasis on human rights. (Same as SOC 368.) ANT 392 SPECIAL TOPICS IN ANTHROPOLOGY   Intensive examination of current thematic, theoretical, or methodological issues from the viewpoint of anthropology. May be repeated as topics change. ANT 449 ANTHROPOLOGICAL FIELD WORK   Formulation and carrying out of a research design in archaeology, physical anthropology, linguistics, or cultural anthropology ANT 477 HONORS THESIS PROJECT   First of two courses leading to the selection, design, investigation, and completion of an independent, original Honors Thesis project under the guidance of a faculty research advisor. Restricted to students in the University Honors Program with permission of the program director and departmental chairperson. Students pursuing an interdisciplinary thesis topic may register for three semester hours each in two separate disciplines in consultation with the department chairpersons. ANT 478 HONORS THESIS PROJECT   Second of two courses leading to the selection, design, investigation, and completion of an independent, original Honors Thesis project under the guidance of a faculty research advisor. Restricted to students in the University Honors Program with permission of the program director and departmental chairperson. Students pursuing an interdisciplinary thesis topic may register for three semester hours each in two separate disciplines in consultation with the department chairpersons. ANT 497 SERVICE LEARNING EXPERIENCE   Supervised community research or service experience that complements a specific upper division course in Anthropology. Repeatable up to three semester hours. ANT 498 INDEPENDENT STUDY   Research problems or readings of special interest investigated under the guidance of an anthropology staff member. Social Work: SWK 201 SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE AND PROFESSION   Study of the historical and theoretical underpinnings of the social work profession. Study of social work practice theory and technique. SWK 303 COMMUNITY PRACTICE AND RESEARCH   Study of the design and implementation of community research, including needs assessment and program evaluation in the social service system. (Same as SOC 309.) SWK 305 SOCIAL SERVICES IN THE HEALTH FIELD   The role of social services in health care facilities and governmental health programs. U.S. health care policies and programs; methods of social work intervention in medical settings. SWK 307 MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES   Study of historical perspectives, deinstitutionalization, the community mental health movement, inpatient care, and innovative approaches. Policy and practice implications are examined. SWK 310 LAW AND HUMAN SERVICES   Orientation to the legal system as it affects the provision of human services and the profession; social legislation and court decisions as they affect child welfare, public assistance, mental health, housing, and probation and parole services. SWK 325 CHILD ABUSE   Comprehensive study of child abuse: its history, scope, causal factors, indicators for detection, treatment resources and modalities, and community responsibility. SWK 327 PARENTING: SOCIAL WELFARE ROLE   Comprehensive study of historical and contemporary perspectives on parenting, future of parenting (assessing trends and choices in family structure and function), cross-cultural comparisons, policy and legal aspects of parenting, societal influences on parenting. SWK 330 PERSPECTIVES ON AGING   An introduction to the field of gerontology. Focus on the major physical, psychological, and social dynamics of aging. Selected issues will be highlighted. (Same as SOC 330.) SWK 331 DEATH, DYING, AND SUICIDE   Study of the phenomena of death and dying. The role and responsibility of the professional in working with the dying and their survivors. Study of suicide in this society. SWK 335 SOCIAL WORK AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE   Study of the impact of environmental degradation upon individuals and communities and the role of social work in advocating for environmental justice. Topics include health, disasters, environmental degradation, human rights, and advocacy. SWK 392 SPECIAL TOPICS   Exploration of special topics related to the field of human services. Assessment of appropriate literature and research. May be repeated as topics change. SWK 401 COMMUNITY FIELD EXPERIENCE   Supervised field experience for students working in a micro or macro practice setting. Concurrent seminar includes intensive basic communication and interviewing skill development. Students spend 150 hours in the agency. SWK 465 INDEPENDENT STUDY   Individual research, study, and readings on specific topics and/or projects of importance to social work. Under individual faculty direction. SWK 477 HONORS THESIS PROJECT   First of two courses leading to the selection, design, investigation, and completion of an independent, original Honors Thesis project under the guidance of a faculty research advisor. Restricted to students in the University Honors Program with permission of the program director and departmental chairperson. Students pursuing an interdisciplinary thesis topic may register for three semester hours each in two separate disciplines in consultation with department chairpersons. SWK 478 HONORS THESIS PROJECT   Second of two courses leading to the selection, design, investigation, and completion of an independent, original Honors Thesis project under the guidance of a faculty research advisor. Restricted to students in the University Honors Program with permission of the program director and departmental chairperson. Students pursuing an interdisciplinary thesis topic may register for three semester hours each in two separate disciplines in consultation with department chairpersons. SWK 497 SERVICE LEARNING EXPERIENCE   Supervised community research or service experience that complements a specific upper division course in Social Work. Repeatable up to three semester hours. Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work: SOC 101 PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY   Study of social groups, social processes, and society; the individual's relationship to society, social structure, social inequality, ethnic minorities, cities and human populations, and social institutions such as the family, education, religion, and government. SOC 204 MODERN SOCIAL PROBLEMS   Course to familiarize nonsociology majors with contemporary problems in society; historical development, current status, and analysis of problems, using modern social theories. Content may vary from section to section. SOC 208 SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS   Study of the logic of research design, data-gathering strategies, types of measurement, and sampling techniques. Both inductive and deductive approaches. Participation in research projects. SOC 303 MODERN SOCIAL THEORY   Consideration of the works of modern theorists and major trends in the history of social thought. SOC 305 CRIMINOLOGICAL THEORY   Study of the major theories of crime; consideration of the implications of theory for the criminal justice system. SOC 308 DATA ANALYSIS   The analysis and interpretation of both quantitative and qualitative social science data. SOC 308L DATA ANALYSIS LABORATORY   Training in appropriate computer programs and computer analysis of social science data. SOC 309 COMMUNITY PRACTICE AND RESEARCH   Study of the design and implementation of community research, including needs assessment and program evaluation in the social service system. (Same as SWK 303.) SOC 321 THE SOCIOLOGY OF WORK AND OCCUPATIONS   Survey of the major features of work and occupations in industrial society. The meaning of work, occupational choice and recruitment, occupational socialization, career patterns, and occupational rewards. Unemployment, underemployment, sex-typing, automation and alienation. SOC 322 SEX ROLES AND SOCIETY   Research findings and major analytical approaches to study social and cultural influences on the development of personal sexual identity and relationships between men and women. Major social issues concerning human sexuality. SOC 323 JUVENILE JUSTICE   The environmental and internal factors that influence or determine delinquent behavior; roles of individual juvenile offenders, parents or guardians, school, church, police, business community, community agencies, and the juvenile justice and correctional system in preventing and treating delinquent behavior. SOC 325 DEVIANT BEHAVIOR   Description of various types of deviant behavior; for example, mental illness, alcoholism, drug addiction, the professional criminal. Study of explanations for the consequences and the role of deviant behavior in modern society. SOC 326 LAW AND SOCIETY   Study of the legal system and practices from a sociological point of view; the historical origin and role of the law in society, issues relating to the law as an instrument of social control and/or social change; analysis of the legal profession. SOC 327 CRIMINOLOGY   Social and cultural nature, origin, and development of law; criminal behavior; crime control. The influence of society in the creation and organization of legal and crime control systems. Biological, psychological, and sociological factors leading to criminal behavior. SOC 328 RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES   Study of the major immigrant and racial groups in the United States and other countries. Issues and problems related to their minority status in the dominant culture. SOC 330 PERSPECTIVES ON AGING   An introduction to the field of gerontology. Focus on the major physical, psychological, and social dynamics of aging. Selected issues will be highlighted. (Same as SWK 330.) SOC 331 MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY   Historical, cross-cultural, and current study of social relationships during dating and courtship, interpersonal communication in marriage and family life, sexuality in marriage, adjustments in parenthood, divorce and remarriage, alternatives to traditional marriage, and the future of marriage and family life. SOC 332 SOCIOLOGY OF WOMEN   Cross-societal analysis of the position of women, with emphasis on industrialized and developing societies. The social positions of women and men in the family, work, politics, and the legal system. Consideration of theories of the biological, psychological, and sociological bases for the behavior and characteristics of women in the context of societal institutions. SOC 333 SOCIOLOGY OF SEXUALITIES   Examination of theoretical and conceptual issues, empirical research and social policies germane to the sociological study of human sexuality. Topics include: sexual identity and orientation; sexuality throughout the life-course; sexual assault and coercive sexuality; social control of sexuality; social locations (race, class, and gender) and sexuality; and the relationship between sexuality and the socio-political process. SOC 334 RELIGION AND SOCIETY   Definitions of religion and its role in society. Traditional and nontraditional expressions of religious life from the viewpoint of society. Varieties of religious experience and the interrelations between religious phenomena and other social institutions and societal behavior. SOC 336 ORGANIZATIONS IN MODERN SOCIETY   Analysis of the dynamics of organizations in modern industrial society. Organizational social psychology, organizational structure and process, and organization-community relations. SOC 337 POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY   Study of political power. Political influence by economic elites, impact of bureaucracies, competing ideologies, alienation and nonvoting, and social movements as challenges to power structures. SOC 339 SOCIAL INEQUALITY   Study of social inequality in society. Emphasis on the processes that divide people into unequal groups based on wealth, status, and power. The effects of inequality on individual life chances and life styles. SOC 340 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY IN SOCIETY   Survey of the basic principles, concepts, theories, and methods of social psychology from the sociological perspective. SOC 341 SELF AND SOCIETY   Study of the relationship between self and others. Socialization, self conceptions, deviant behavior, social influence, and social control. SOC 342 COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOR   Study of social protest, crowds, social movements, revolution, fads, fashion, public opinion processes, propaganda, and political and social responses to these phenomena. SOC 343 MASS COMMUNICATION IN MODERN SOCIETY   Social-psychological analysis of the structure and processes of mass communication related to advertising, patterns of social behavior, social change, propaganda, censorship, media control, and social institutions. SOC 344 INTERACTION PROCESSES   Study of the interaction processes of social life. Bargaining and negotiation, cooperation, social influence, solidarity, competition, and conflict. SOC 345 SOCIOLOGY OF EXTREMISM   Study of the social understanding and social construction of identity, otherness, difference, and extremism in such cases as the development of white racial extremism in the United States. SOC 348 CRIME, FILM, AND SOCIETY   This course will examine the portrayal of crime and justice in feature length films and how these films influence how our society views issues related to crime. The primary focus will be on the American criminal justice system (law enforcement, courts, and corrections) and the broader topic of justice. SOC 351 URBAN SOCIOLOGY   The study of the development of urban life from ancient times to the present, with an emphasis on contemporary urban population characteristics, social-economic-political structure, and problems. SOC 352 COMMUNITY   Study of the interaction of groups and individuals related by common situations, problems and intentions; creation, maintenance, eclipse, and restoration of close social ties in urban neighborhoods, small towns, and groups with similar interests and lifestyles. SOC 355 FAMILIES AND THE ECONOMY   The relationship between families and their socio-economic environment. Consideration of public issues including family policy and government programs to assist families. SOC 368 IMMIGRATION AND IMMIGRANTS   Perspectives on immigration and ethnicity. Studies of social and economic adaptation of new immigrants and the second generation in communities, cities, and societies. Ethnic change, conflict, and contemporary national and international issues, with an emphasis on human rights. (Same as ANT 368.) SOC 371 SOCIOLOGY OF HUMAN RIGHTS   Examination of theories, research, and social policies pertinent to the sociological study of human rights. Topics include: progress and challenges in the evolution and application of human rights norms; global stratification, poverty and human development; social locations (race, class, gender, and age) and human rights; the relationship between human rights and development; and social movements and human rights promotion. SOC 392 SELECTED TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY   Examination of a current topic of general interest in sociology. Majors and nonmajors may enroll. Consult composite for topics. May be repeated as topic changes. SOC 394 POPULAR CULTURE IN SOCIETY   Introduction to an understanding of the collective behavior and structured activities of the popular culture and entertainment industry, the nature of musical choice, television, radio, Internet, genres and styles, distribution, performance, and the social construction of culture from a sociological perspective. SOC 398 SOCIAL SCIENCE SCHOLARS' SEMINAR   Study and seminar discussion of selected sociological writings and the analysis, interpretation and criticism of these works. Open only to students in the Berry Scholars Program. SOC 409 SENIOR PROJECT   A capstone experience for sociology majors consisting of a seminar on research and writing in sociology, an empirical research project of the student's choosing, and a written and oral presentation of the research. SOC 410 VICTIMOLOGY   The study of victimization including the relationships between victims and offenders, the interactions of victims and the criminal justice system and other social groups and institutions. SOC 426 LEADERSHIP IN BUILDING COMMUNITIES   Investigation of the processes by which urban neighborhoods develop themselves from the inside out. Students cultivate their own interdisciplinary appreciation of urban communities through extensive interaction with one neighborhood's visioning process. Topics include asset-based community development, social capital, citizenship, adaptive leadership, and community building strategies and tools. Same as POL 426. SOC 432 STRUCTURES OF PRIVILEGE   Study of the theoretical and conceptual issues, empirical research, and social policies germane to the sociological analysis of privilege. Topics include whiteness, men and masculinities, class-privilege, heterosexuality and heterosexism, and intersectionality. SOC 435 ECONOMY AND SOCIETY   Sociological analysis of modern economic institutions, with an emphasis on classical themes. Topics include capitalism, industrialism and social consequences of contemporary economic trends. Empirical research will be required. SOC 437 MARX AND SOCIOLOGY   Study of Marx's writings on topics relevant to the social sciences. Comparison of contemporary Marxian scholarship in such areas as social inequality, political structures, urban change, ideology and consciousness, and models for the future. SOC 438 URBAN POVERTY   Study of the social factors that contribute to poverty in cities. Consideration of the social effects of government and other programs to alleviate poverty. SOC 477 HONORS THESIS PROJECT   First of two courses leading to the selection, design, investigation, and completion of an independent, original Honors Thesis project under the guidance of a faculty research advisor. Restricted to students in the University Honors Program with permission of the program director and departmental chairperson. Students pursuing an interdisciplinary thesis topic may register for three semester hours each in two separate disciplines in consultation with the department chairpersons. SOC 478 HONORS THESIS PROJECT   Second of two courses leading to the selection, design, investigation, and completion of an independent, original Honors Thesis project under the guidance of a faculty research advisor. Restricted to students in the University Honors Program with permission of the program director and departmental chairperson. Students pursuing an interdisciplinary thesis topic may register for three semester hours each in two separate disciplines in consultation with the department chairpersons. SOC 492 SPECIAL TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY   Intensive examination of current theoretical or methodological issues; faculty-advised research project or library work. Consult composite for topics. May be repeated as topic changes. SOC 495 SOCIOLOGY INTERNSHIP   Supervised work experience related to course work in sociology in appropriate government, social service, and private organizations. May be repeated to a maximum of six semester hours. SOC 497 SERVICE LEARNING EXPERIENCE   Supervised community research or service experience that complements a specific upper division course in Sociology. Repeatable up to three semester hours. SOC 498 INDEPENDENT STUDY   Research or special readings on problems of interest to the student under the guidance of sociology staff member. *All material derived from the current issue of the University of Dayton Bulletin. *Subject to Change