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1911-2.

1. Somatology and Ethnology. Professor Hawes. This course should be taken by those who expect to take the following courses in this department. It is a study of the plan of man in Nature and of the races and varieties of mankind. Lecture and recitations. Open only to Senior and Juniors.

2. Cultural Anthropology. Professor Hawes. This course is devoted to the study of the dawn of civilization, the beginnings of art, agriculture, and the crafts, and the prehistoric migrations of culture. Lectures and recitations. Course 2 is only open to those who have taken Course 1.

3. Introduction to Sociology. Professor Woods. This course treats the nature of social progression and its relation to the following factors: the natural environment, the accumulation of wealth and of knowledge, the biology of population with some consideration of Eugenics, the growth of cooperation by means of human institutions, and the conservation of human resources. Course 3 is strongly advised for students intending to elected Course 4. Open to Juniors and Seniors.

4. Poverty and Crime. Professor Woods. This course investigates the causes of poverty, both individual and social, and the means for its prevention and relief. Social insurance and the theory of social reform are considered. A careful study is made of the causes of crime, the classes of criminals, and the purpose and method of their restraint. Open only to Seniors and Juniors.

5. Urban and Rural Problems of Population. Professor Woods. A study of the social consequences of the movement of population especially from the rural districts to the industrial centres. The part played by the immigrant races in the United States in creating or modifying types and conditions of community life in city, village, and country will be considered. Recitations and lectures. Only open to Seniors.

6. Social Psychology. Professor Woods. This course approaches social facts from the mental side. It considers the elements of human nature, the reactions of individuals in society, the role of imitation and suggestibility, and the psychological foundations of social order. Recitations and lectures.

7. Colonization. Professor Hawes. This course is devoted to the study of colonization by various nations, the condition, character, motives, and administration of each with special consideration of racial, educational, and other social problems in the dependencies. Lectures and recitations.

8. Immigration. Professor Hawes. A study of immigration in various parts of the world with special reference to, and bearing on, that into the United States. A comparison to the classes of immigrants, and the social results following their settlement amid new surroundings. Lectures and recitations.

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