Language, Literacy & Culture
Summer 2005
LLC 606 Social Inequality and Social Policy 3 credits
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Examines poverty and inequality in modern society. Focuses on describing the extent of poverty and inequality, examining theories that attempt to explain these phenomena, and discussing the policies that have been employed to mitigate them. In addition to class inequality, the course considers racial and sexual inequality. Note: Also listed as SOCY 606. For more information contact adler@umbc.edu.
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Grade Method: REG THIS IS A CROSS-LISTED
COURSE WITH SOCY 606.
[0263] 6060 Meets 05/31/2005 - 07/08/2005 ADLER, M
TuTh.......6:00pm- 9:10pm (PUP 206)
LLC 616 Cyberspace, Culture and Society 3 credits
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This course explores the cultural and social implications of computer-mediated communication by addressing such topics as representation of self and self-identity in cyberspace, inter-actions in cyberspace, information technology and institutional change, community formation in cyberspace, democracy and collective action and order and deviance in cyberspace. The cultural and social effects of contemporary technological advances are compared to and contrasted with previous technologies such as the printing press, wireless, telephone and television. Note: Also listed as ANTH 416, SOCY 416 and SOCY 616. For more information contact dkrichmar@bowiestate.edu.
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Grade Method: REG THIS IS A CROSS-LISTED
COURSE WITH SOCY 616.
[0264] 6060 Meets 05/31/2005 - 07/08/2005 MALONEY-KRICHM
MW.........6:00pm- 9:10pm (ITE 229)
LLC 891 Internship in Language, Literacy, and 3-6 credits
Culture
(PermReq) Grade Method: REG/P-F Individual
Instruction course: contact department or
instructor to obtain section number.
LLC 892 Independent Study in Language, Literacy, 1-3 credits
and Culture
(PermReq) Grade Method: REG Individual Instruction
course: contact department or instructor
to obtain section number.
LLC 899 Doctoral Dissertation Research 1-6 credits
(PermReq) Grade Method: P-F Individual Instruction
course: contact department or instructor
to obtain section number.
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