GLS 511 - The Social Organization of Cruelty

Course Description: This course examines the origins and organization of cruelty (slavery, torture, genocide, child abuse, the treatment of “inmates” in nursing homes and mental hospitals) with the aims of 1) developing a general theory of cruelty and 2) better understanding cruelty as an ongoing social achievement.

Credit Hours: 3

Corequisite Courses: None
Prerequisite Courses: None
Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated

ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

Equivalent Courses: None
Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
Additional Course Fees: None
Course Attribute: None

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