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Sociology of Genocide
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48.317
Course ID: 005846
The deliberate destruction of an ethnic group is an historical event and a social process. This course addresses such questions as: Why do genocides occur? Why do people become genocide perpetrators? How do genocides affect survivors and their offspring? How can genocide be prevented? Focus is on Native American, Armenian and Jewish experiences and recent cases of ethnic cleansing.
Credits: 3
Pre-Req: 48.101 Intro to Sociology.