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An examination and critical reflection on the inextricable links between law, society, and politics. Influence of race, class, sex, and corporate governance. Basic legal concepts, techniques and terminology. A, TL.

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Feminist studies of law and its relationship to legal reform. Sexuality equality difference; marriage, sexuality, and the state; reproductive rights; transgender equality; and violence in 'private' and 'public' spheres.

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The Middle East is at the center of international policy debates nowadays, but the region's significance goes way back: as the birthplace and meeting point of numerous civilizations and religions, the Middle East has always been a site of conflict and cooperation, war and peace, poverty and prosperity. This course surveys the main political, social, cultural and economic issues in the Greater Middle East region, past and present.

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This course aims to create a critical dialogue about the role of law in addressing issues affecting the most impoverished members of our community with a special emphasis on housing, homelessness and racial disparities in access to opportunity and criminal justice. The interdisciplinary course materials that we will be using throughout the semester have been selected to help students engage in critical analysis about the roles government, politics, non-profit policies and the legal community pla...

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Law of real and personal property, emphasizing real estate. Creation and transfer of property interest; relationship between landlord and tenant; public and private controls of land use; common law estates and future interests.

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A study of the public land use planning process and such regulatory techniques as zoning, subdivision regulation, growth management, planned unit development, shoreline management, and environmental impact analysis. Attention will be given to both the procedure and substance of legal controls, the problem of administrative discretion and legal accountability, coordination of land use policies and controls within and among different units of government, the interrelated roles of planner and lawye...

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General Introductionduction to the field of psychology and the modes of natural and human scientific inquiry in psychology. Critical thinking about methods and about psychology in the popular press are emphasized. Topics include the neuron and the brain, sensation and perception, human and animal learning, thinking and memory, language and development, personality and social behavior, and mental illness and treatment.

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Study of standard topics, models and schools of thought in abnormal psychology. Diagnosis, treatment and biopsychosocial factors leading to psychological disturbance, as well as consideration of how one comes to a genuine, empathetic appreciation for the personal experience of mental illness. Cultural and historical contexts are also considered.

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Phenomenological psychology provides an alternative to the mainstream traditions that draw upon the approach and methods of natural sciences. It is founded on a philosophy that places experience at the center of the human struggle with freedom and responsibility, and studies human existence in a disciplined and open-ended way through reflection on descriptive data. The course addresses the theory (including philosophical foundation) of phenomenology and its contribution to research in areas such...

Read more about PSYC-3070 : Phenomenological Psychology

Study of life-span development from earliest development forward, including infancy, childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, middle age, old age, and death and dying. The biological, cognitive, personality, social, emotional, and health aspects of development will be covered. Emphasis is on reflection of how developmental issues influence life experience, as well as critical evaluation of research and theory within psychology. Students will learn to evaluate developmental themes in contexts suc...

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