Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center

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Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
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Mapping OVRC to ECONOMIC Curriculum

• Current Economic IssuesAn introductory course
  focusing on economic problems and issues within
  the American economy. It provides an overview of
  economic analysis. Topic areas relate to an
  overall look at the economic system, government
  policy, prices and their application, money,
  income, and national income accounts of the
  United States.

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Mapping OVRC to SOCIOLOGY Curriculum

• Contemporary Social Problems
• This course is a theoretical and empirical
  survey of the nature and causes of social
  problems such as poverty, crime, racial and
  gender inequality, demographic and environmental
  changes, health care, education and family
  stability. Examples from other societies will be
  used for comparative analysis and establishing
  global links.

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Mapping OVRC to SOCIOLOGY Curriculum

• Marriage and FamilyA survey of theoretical
  perspectives on the institutions of marriage and
  family. Topics include the historical context of
  family, gender roles, sexual behavior, values,
  psychological needs, divorce, parenting, family
  problems, and social policy. Variations in family
  types and lifestyles among diverse groups within
  the U. S. and elsewhere are examined.

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Mapping OVRC to SOCIOLOGY Curriculum

• Race and EthnicityAn introduction to the
  sociological study of race and ethnicity in the
  U.S. and globally. Emphasis is placed on racial
  and ethnic group formation, ethnic
  stratification, identity formation, immigration
  and struggles for equality. Racial and ethnic
  group experiences in western and non-western
  societies are traced historically and viewed
  comparatively.

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Mapping OVRC to ANTHROPOLOGY Curriculum

• Medical Anthropology
• Medical Anthropology examines the connections
  between culture and health and illness. The
  course focuses on contemporary and alternative
  medicine, including traditional and native
  healing and disease patterns in different
  cultures. A cross-cultural perspective that is
  invaluable in working with the health of diverse
  populations is explored.

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Mapping OVRC to HUMANITIES Curriculum

• Ethical Issues in MedicineThis course will
  present some of the ethical dilemmas which arise
  in relation to health care and develop a
  framework for ethical decision-making with which
  to deal with these and other related problems. It
  is designed for both health care professionals
  and others who are interested in these issues.

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