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Diversity
SOC 4110 / 3 q.h.
July 23 - August 18
Burlington (Hybrid) Th 5:45 PM - 8:45 PM
All humans share the same basic capacity for thinking, feeling, and social and moral reasoning. This general capacity takes specific cultural shape as each group adapts to different environments and historical situations and over time constructs a cultural tradition. This course introduces you to the issues of diversity in the United States and allows you to articulate this knowledge intellectually and apply it to your everyday living and practices.
Drugs and Society
SOC 4195 / 3 q.h.
June 25 - July 21
Burlington (Hybrid) Th 5:45 PM - 8:45 PM
Drugs have played an important role in contemporary society. This course introduces the sociology of drugs and examines social definitions of licit and illicit drugs, conditions of their use, and socialization into drug use. Students consider deviant drug use and the effects of social control on definitions and use of drugs. The course applies the relevant sociological theories of deviance and social control.
Sociology of Drinking
SOC 4202 / 3 q.h.
July 23 - August 18
Burlington (Hybrid) Sa 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Drinking alcohol has been part of social interaction throughout history. This course explores how different groups and societies organize drinking as a social act and the consequences of that organization. The curriculum covers the cultural meaning assigned to drinking, the social elements found in all drinking situations, how members of social groups learn how to drink, the social and psychological functions of drinking, and the impact on the body as well as society. Students investigate the etiology of alcoholism and the epidemiology of this licit substance.
Popular Culture
SOC 4276 / 3 q.h.
July 23 - August 18
Burlington (Hybrid) W 5:45 PM - 8:45 PM
Entertainment, public figures, and popular music are part of everyday life. How much of the world around us do we accept without question? This course explores the significance of expressions of popular culture such as film, television, music, and literature. The course examines media production, organization, technology, and audience consumption. Students discuss countercultures and subcultures, moral and ethical considerations, high and low culture, independent and corporate business influences, and consumerism and consumption. Topics include the effects of popular culture on race, gender, and class, and the course covers the relationship between popular culture and existing socioeconomic institutions. |
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