BSOC 3181
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Classes
BSOC 3181
Course Description
Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2016-2017.
This course explores the history, sociology, and ethics of risk. In particular, we will focus on the complex and often ambiguous relationship between science, technology, and risk. A historical perspective shows how science and technology have generated risks while they have also played key roles in managing and solving those very risks. By examining several case studies, including 19th-century mining, the 1911 Triangle fire, nuclear science, the space shuttle disasters, asbestos litigation, Hurricane Katrina, and the contemporary financial crisis, we will consider how risk and ideas about risk have changed over time. By exploring different historical and cultural responses to risk, we will examine the sociopolitical dimensions of the definitions, perceptions, and management of risk both in the past and the present.
When Offered Spring.
Distribution Category (HA-AS)
Course Attribute (CU-SBY)
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 3181, STS 3181
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Sibley Hall 211
Instructors
Slayton, R
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