Seminar on Intimate Violence

(Cross-listed w/ CVS 160) Examines intimate violence as a product of and contributor to broader structures of inequality. Focuses on causes, forms, and costs of abuse committed in the context of intimate relationships in the US and globally. Considers the influence of the media, economics, segregation, politics, gender, race, nationality, and history on intimate violence. Prerequisites: Junior standing and declared major in sociology or permission of instructor.