2019y-apcrim4655a-06

AP/CRIM4655 6.0 A: Cultures of Violence

Offered by: CRIM


 Session

Fall 2019

 Term

Y

Format

SEMR

Instructor

Calendar Description / Prerequisite / Co-Requisite

Examines microsocial and macrosocial forms of violence. The course explores how violence operates as a form of social control rather than as a psychological impulse or biological drive. Myths and misconceptions about violence are measured against criminological, cultural and sociological theories of violence. The relationship between violence and culture is emphasized. Prerequisites: AP/SOSC 1650 6.00 or AP/CRIM 1650 6.00 or AP/SOSC 1650 9.00 or AP/CRIM 1650 9.00 (or equivalent) with a grade of at least B.

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