Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2008

     

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MLSC 503 001 (CRN: 13979)

VIOLENCE AND HUMAN NATURE

Long Title: VIOLENCE AND HUMAN NATURE
Department: School of Continuing Studies
Instructor: Schneider, David J.
Meeting: 6:15PM - 9:30PM M (2-SEP-2008 - 17-NOV-2008) 
Part of Term: MLS Fall Session
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
 
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Major(s):
Liberal Studies
Section Max Enrollment: 14
Section Enrolled: 14
Enrollment data as of: 18-MAY-2024 9:50AM
 
Additional Fees: None
 
Final Exam: Final Exam Unknown
 
Description: The topic of violence has engaged social scientists from many fields and can provide an illuminating and interesting focus for understanding the research and rationale of psychologists, political scientists, anthropologists, and sociologists. Topics covered in this course include the early concepts of human behavior, evolutionary, biological, cross cultural, and historic approaches, cultural factors and the mass media, the sociology of violence, Freud and other emotion theorists, group violence, and legal, political and psychological solutions to controlling violence.