1947-1948 Academic Catalog

48 DESCRIPTION OF COURSES structure and functions of social life stressed; "the individual makes the group and the group makes the individual." Three hours a week, one semester. Required. 2. Social Pathology Maladjustments of society interpreted in terms of sociological theory. '.l'heory and actuality in social problems. Three hours a week, one semester. 3. Social Psychology Collective knowing, feeling, and willing; the psychology of the crowd. Elective. Three hours a week, one semester. Not given every year. 4. American Problems Social institutions. A study of the problems of democracy. Elec– tive. Three hours a week, one semester. Prerequisites, EconomiC'1 1, or Sociology 1. Not given every year. 5. Social Adjustment Maladjustments, why, and the remedy. Attitude of various groups. Case work. Three hours a week. One semester. Not given every year. 6. Rural Sociology A study of the fundamental principles of rural social develop– ment. A picture of the average rural group and the sociological in– terpretation of the same. Solution of present-day problems consid– ered. Prerequisite, Sociology 1. Three hours a week, one semester. Required of students pursuing the elementary education course. 8. The Church and Society. Elective. This course deals with the relations of church to social reconstruction. The value of humanity exceeds that of profit. Three hours, one semester. Not given every year. 9. Eugenics An elective course in Applied Eugenics for advanced students. A study of the practical means by which society may encourage the reproduction of superior persons and discourage that of inferior types. Three hours a week. 1O. Race Relations Elective. A study of race relationships with special attention to the problem in the United States. Open to advanced students only. Three hours a week. Agriculture: Mr. Belle 1. Elementary Agriculture Fundamentals of general farming. Special consideration given to practical farm management including feeds, fertilizers, crop ro– tation, care of livestock, etc. Elective. Three hours a week.