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Traditional Cultures of the World

Comparative, worldwide survey of traditional, selected and well-studied ways of life using ethnographic writings and films. Examines diverse ways of life, with an emphasis on small-scale societies.

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Race and Relationships

How race, ethnicity, gender and class matter in everyday society, emphasizing intrapersonal relationships, racial socialization and the effects of this racial socialization in people's lives.

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Cities and Nature

Impact of urbanization on landforms, climate, vegetation, and animals. Planning implications and case studies.

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Population Geography

Theories, models, concepts and facts in the field of population geography, growth and distribution, emphasizing birth, death and migration processes.

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Historical Writing

Research, writing and library usage (including computer-assisted bibliographic searches) as related to history.

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Contemporary Chicana/o Literature

Chicana and Chicano literature from the 1960s to the present. Considers texts within their cultural, historical, social and political contexts. Relates Chicana/o literature to contemporary U.S. Latina/o writing and to the creative and performing arts.

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Anthropology of Religion

Beliefs and practices in the full human variation of religious phenomena, with an emphasis on primitive religions. Forms, functions, structures, symbolism, and history and evolution of religious systems.

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Women in Islam

Status and roles of Muslim women from the perspectives of the basic Islamic texts (The Qur'an and Prophetic Traditions). Rights, marriage and divorce, seclusion and dress codes, and religious, economic and socio-political participation.

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Culture and Art

Explores different types of creative expression and arts within the cultural context of diverse societies, including such forms as painting, weaving, stories, myths, music, dance, masks, body decoration and sculpture, among others.

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African American Music Appreciation

Black music in America; the sociological conditions that help produce various forms of black music.

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Asian American Creative Expression

Asian American life as portrayed through novels, short stories, plays, poetry, film, music, painting, dance and other expressive forms. Examines historical and contemporary works by a variety of Asian and Pacific Americans.

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Asian American Film and Video

Introduction to major themes in Asian American film and video history and criticism. Asian American aesthetics, history and politics will be examined in areas of film and video direction, production, writing and acting.

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Successful Aging and Gerotechnology

Gerotechnology is the study of technology and aging. The impact of computer and Internet, devices for sensory impairments, telehealth, smart home, automobile and transportation innovation on older adults, caregivers and society.

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Chicana/o Families

The Chicana/o family's development as an American social institution focusing on cross-cultural, historical and interdisciplinary perspectives.

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Food in Social Sciences

Interdisciplinary exploration of the study of food in the social sciences. The meanings of food in the construction of society and culture across time and space.

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Language and Culture

Language in the context of culture. The symbolic nature of language, speech as performance, non-verbal communication, gendered speech and bias in language. Language acquisition, language change and loss, and factors leading to the invention of writing.

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Religion, Media, & Culture

Reporting about religion in secular media; impact of traditional and social media on societal values; ethical challenges faced by journalists; uses of media by religious organizations.