THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE
                         FACULTY SENATE 

Senate Document Number  3291S 
Date of Senate Approval 3/28/91


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Statement of Faculty Senate Action:   

APC Document #29:  Catalog Changes in Sociology

Effective Date:  Fall, 1991

Changes Requested:

1.   Substance of the Change:  Change in course name.  Catalog p.
     162:  Sociology 221 and 225.

     Delete:
          SOC 221:  Race and Minority Groups (3)
          SOC 225:  Humanity and Modern Sociological Thought (3)

     Add:
          SOC 221:  Sociology of Race and Ethnicity (3)
          SOC 225:  Classical Sociological Theory (3)

     Reason:
          The new titles more accurately describe the content of
          the courses.

2.   Substance of the Change:

          Add 5 new courses to the curriculum catalog page 162,
          163 and 164.

     Add:

          SOC 215  Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3)

          An introduction to the study of culture and the
          cultural differences found among various types of human
          societies.  Particular attention will be given to the
          nature of culture and its importance in understanding
          human behavior, values and beliefs.  The
          anthropological perspective will be used to analyze
          ethnographic examples from both non-Western and Western
          societies.  Prerequisite:  Soc 100

     Reason:
          
          This course provides a survey or overview of the field. 
          It introduces concepts used in the other anthropology
          courses included in the Cultural Anthropology Program.
          
     Add:

          SOC 242 Comparative Cultures (3)

          The comparative approach will be developed through an
          examination of hunting-gathering, horticultural,
          pastoral, peasant and urban-industrial societies. 
          Cross-cultural variation in social and cultural
          institutions (e.g., ecological adaptation, family
          structure, political organization, religion) will be
          analyzed, with attention also given to the nature and
          consequences of social and cultural change in the world
          today.

     Reason:

          The course provides an in-depth survey of the
          ethnographic variation found in human cultures and
          societies and the sources of change and development in
          these cultures and societies.


     Add:

          Sociology 327 Anthropological Perspectives on Modern
                        Europe (3)

          Modern European society and culture will be examined
          through ethnographic studies of communities.  The
          course offers an overview of all of Europe as a culture
          area with a particular focus on the Mediterranean and
          Atlantic fringe regions.  Themes to be covered include
          male-female relations, the honor-shame complex, the    
          role of gossip and envy in peasant values, social and
          cultural change, and ethnic identity.  Prerequisite: 
          Soc 100, Soc 215 or permission of instructor.

     Reason:

          This is a culture-area course that familiarizes
          students with the cultural similarities existing within
          a given geographical area.  A Program in Cultural
          Anthropology would normally include some in depth study
          of a geographic area.

     Add:

          SOC 353 Culture and Personality (3)

          This course will consider the relationship between
          culture and individual personality, and will examine
          the historical development of the field of
          psychological anthropology with attention given to both
          landmark early studies and contemporary theory. 
          Prerequisite:  SOC 100, SOC 215 or permission of the 
          instructor. 
     
     Reason:

          This course will familiarize the student with the
          nature of theoretical development in a topical field,
          in this case Culture and Personality.  A Program in
          Cultural Anthropology would normally include some in
          depth study of a topical area.  


     Add:
     
          Sociology 350  Sociology of the Third World:  Issues of
                         Hunger and Development (3)

          This course will take a sociological approach toward
          the region of the world commonly designated as "Third
          World."  The course will highlight different
          perspectives on Third World problems and the issue of
          "development" including modernization theory,
          comparative advantage, dependency, world-system, and
          neo-imperialism/neo-colonialism.  The specific problem 
          of concern of this course will be that of hunger,
          primarily but not exclusively hunger in Third World
          countries.  Prerequisite:  SOC 100 or 210.   

     Reason:

          This course fills a rather serious void in our
          curriculum.  It gives students an opportunity to
          develop some in depth understanding of Third World
          problems and issues.  This course is in keeping with
          the growing emphasis placed on global perspectives and
          international study at UNCA.