SYLLABUS

Dr. Hugh M. Arnold Clayton College & State University

Office: G-110P Department of Social Sciences

Required Texts: (available in bookstore)

Thomas R. Dye, Power & Society – An Introduction to the Social Scences, 8th edition. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Col, 1999.

Study Guide to Accompany Power & Society, 8th edition. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Co., 1999..

Recommended Supplemental Materials: (most recent edition available in the bookstore)

Rand McNally QUICK REFERENCE WORLD ATLAS.

Prerequisites: POLI 101, HIST 262, and PSYC 205 or SOCI 205 (or semester equivalents).

This course (or HSTO 1110) is designed to be the "capstone" course for Area E. If you have not completed the required prerequisites, please see the instructor.

Description/Course Objectives:

An interdisciplinary social-scientific examination of contemporary national and global issues from among the following spheres: economic, political, religious, social, environmental, scientific, and technological. Values inherent in the issues and historical perspective are emphasized.

The text and the course introduce students to key concepts in anthropology, sociology, economics, psychology, political science and history. We will study in depth such contemporary issues as ideological conflict, crime and violence, poverty and inequality of wealth, the budget process and the national debt, and issues in international relations. Power is the integrating concept of each issue.

We will plan on having four tests in SOSC 2501 this quarter, plus a series of short assignments which will collectively count as one test grade. Each of the five will be weighted equally. If we need to, we will modify the assignments or tests (there will be no surprise tests, but class exercises will be on a day-to-day basis).

Test I will be announced in advance. It will cover preface, chapter 1, chapter 6 and chapter 9. This first unit will deal with power and the Social Sciences and the different ideologies which are found in the 20^th century. Future assignments will be posted on the web-page and announced in class.

Misc. notes. . .

This syllabus, class updates and a brief summary of each class will be on my Web Page. You should check the web page for class announcements on a consistent basis, especially if you miss class (of course if you even miss class the assumption is that you are far too sick to even pick up the computer). If you do not know how to access a web page we will explain that the first day.