2009 Course Catalog

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Leadership and Conflict Resolution (SO904-2EL)

Program: Leadership Institute

Conflict is ubiquitous. We encounter it in our daily lives with friends, family-members, and colleagues; in our communities between different interest or identity groups; and... (more »)

2 Weeks
June 1
July 1
Aug. 1
Aug. 31

Scholar-Athlete: Sport and Society (SO903-1C)

Program: Pre-College

Participants in sports, athletes and fans alike, are more than just players in an American past time or a competition. Rather, they are part of a powerful social vehicle that... (more »)

1 Week
June 1
July 1
Aug. 1
Aug. 31

Friends, Significant Others, & Family: Understanding Close Relationships (PY910-1B)

Program: Pre-College

How do you characterize your closest relationships? Are your friends or family essential to your sense of self? What can psychology tell us about attraction and romantic love?... (more »)

1 Week
June 1
July 1
Aug. 1
Aug. 31

Leadership for Social Change (SO912-2EL)

Program: Leadership Institute

Leadership for Social Change is a course designed to provide engaged students and young activists with the tools and theory needed to become successful community organizers. This... (more »)

2 Weeks
June 1
July 1
Aug. 1
Aug. 31

Facebook, MySpace, and the Development of the Social Self (SO909-1C)

Program: Pre-College

This course will use students’ experiences with social networking sites to explore basic sociological concepts of social identity, social roles, membership in various groups... (more »)

1 Week
June 1
July 1
Aug. 1
Aug. 31

Documentary Film for Social Change: Production & Theory (SO911-2GL)

Program: Leadership Institute

Documentary has long been associated as a vehicle for social change. How and why did this come to be an ideal? What techniques do filmmakers employ to tell their stories of social... (more »)

2 Weeks
June 1
July 1
Aug. 1
Aug. 31

Work in the Global Economy (SO908-2A)

Program: Pre-College

How does manufacturing in China affect jobs in the U.S.? Why do Filipino women represent the largest share of domestic workers in Japan? How does the widespread migration of young... (more »)

2 Weeks
June 1
July 1
Aug. 1
Aug. 31

Social Change, Democracy, and Dictatorship (SOC 0111)

Program: Summer Session Credit

Why are some countries more democratic than others? What effects have industrialization and colonization had on developing world democracies? This class probes those questions... (more »)

7 Weeks
June 1
July 1
Aug. 1
Aug. 31