This cluster explores the nature of the communities we live in, whether defined spatially (such as a neighborhood) or as a set of ties based on sharing a common interest. Building community has become a central debate in a number of social sciences, including sociology, political science, economics, and psychology. In a culture emphasizing individualism and individual rights, how can needs for community and responsibility to others be balanced? Thus, in this cluster, students have the opportunity to gain practical as well as theoretical experience with building communities.
Cluster Coordinator: Ethan Seltzer
Office: URBN 350A
Phone: 725-5169
E-mail: seltzere@pdx.edu
This course addresses social structural issues of communities embedded in their spatial, political, and economic contexts. Specific themes that may be explored include (a) community and identity (community formation and change; conflict and cooperation within and between communities; balancing individualism and community; social control), (b) historical development and current conditions of the American city, and (c) balancing individual rights with community responsibility. This SINQ leads to the Community Studies Cluster.
CHLA 301U Chicano/Latino Communities (Course Proposal)
CHLA 380U Latinos in the Economy & Politics
CHLA 390U Latinos in the Pacific Northwest (Course Proposal)
CHLA 399U Working with Latino Youth (Course Proposal)
CHLA 450U Latinos in the Education System
CR 417U Intro to Non Violence (Course Proposal)
EC 314U Private and Public Investment Analysis
EC 419U Economics of Race and Ethnicity (Course Proposal)
ENG 410U Literary Utopian Communities
ESR 355U Understanding the Environment
ESR 356U Understanding Environmental Conservation
GEOG 332U Urban Geography
GEOG 410U Urban Natural Resources (Course Proposal)
GEOG 462U Sense of Place (Course Proposal)
HST 337U History of American Cities
PHE 444U Global Health (Course Proposal)
PHE 452U Gender, Race, Class and Health (Course Proposal)
SOC 420U Urbanization and Community (Course Proposal)
SOC 436U Social Movements (Course Proposal)
SP 437U Urban Communication
USP 311U Introduction to Urban Planning (Course Proposal)
USP 312U Urban Housing and Development
USP 317U Introduction to International Development (Course Proposal)
USP 385U History of American Cities
USP 399U Introduction to Documentary Methods (Course Proposal)
USP 425U Community and the Built Environment (Course Proposal)
USP 426U Neighborhood Conservation and Change
