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283274....... Privacy, Security and Freedom: Social Concerns for the 21st Century ...
Liberal Study
UPPER
Credits: 4
Term(s) Offered (Subject to Change) : Spring 1.
Course Description:
The sociological and philosophical exploration of the questions of privacy, security and freedom in the 21st Century in the context of both the theory and practical, policy-oriented aspects of these social concerns. This study will include an examination of some of the concepts of political and social philosophy, such as private vs. public domains, the individual and the state, freedom, political obligation and their relevance to contemporary society and government, with a particular focus on the Patriot Act, the Homeland Security Act and Total Information Awareness/Terrorism Information Awareness.
Note: students should be prepared to do upper-level work.
This course fully meets the General Education requirement in Social Sciences.
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