Catalog: Skidmore College 2006-2007 Catalog
Company/Brand: Skidmore College Saratoga Springs New York
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| | Psychological Theories of Social Justice In this seminar, ... social justice issues and policies in the areas of redistributive justice, ... justice, and expressive justice. These theories have relevance to issues related to ... criminal justice, justice in the course and in legal proceedings, ... justice in the workplace, justice in war, and politics ... frameworks, students will analyze theories of punishment and the use of the death ... deter crime and make society safer? Is the not guilty by reason of insanity ... biased? Why do we go to war, and is there such a thing as a just war ? V. Murphy ... to do: find and defuse bombs, navigate the Martian landscape gathering geological ... disciplines to design robots using the Lego Mindstorms Robotics Invention ...
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| | SO 325. CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL THEORY 3 An examination of contemporary social ... theories such as functionalism, symbolic ... , conflict and social exchange theory. In addition, recent theoretical trends ... in sociology such as the feminist and environmental perspectives ... , and the biosocial and humanist approaches are ... COLLECTIVE ACTION 3 An exploration of the causes and consequences of social ... , yet relatively few individuals attempt to bring about social change by ... this central question from a variety of theoretical perspectives. Movements as diverse as ... those for civil rights and the environment will be examined. ... JUSTICE 3 Sociological analysis of the criminal justice system, including ... policing, the courts, and corrections. This course ... , racial disparities in sentencing, the death penalty, juvenile justice, the ...
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