USC Schedule of Classes

Concepts of social anthropology using filmic representations ofsocieties throughout the world in contrast to written ethnography.

Youth gang dynamics and their effects on American institutions. Comparative analysis of Asian-American, African-American, and Mexican-American gangs.

How psychologists study thinking, memory, emotions, personality, and behavior, and how people change in these throughout adulthood to old age.

Individual and collective human action as it shapes and is shaped by economic organizations, political institutions, and broad social and cultural settings. (Satisfies GE-C, Social Analysis) Open only to Freshmen.

Basic concepts of world affairs for non-majors. Development ofcompetency to understand and critically evaluate global relationsand international events, stressing empirical approaches. Not available for major credit.

Interaction between law and politics; overview of the American legal system; value conflicts and public policy questions which arise within it.

Examination of the challenges of environmental problem-solving at the personal, local, national and global scales, focused on the issue of climate change.

Close examination and discussion of a variety of religious views regarding human rights. Forges useful frameworks for interpreting the complexity of competing ideas.