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SBS 363 - Human Factors in Regulation


This course introduces students to classic and contemporary theory within psychology, sociology, anthropology and legal studies to understand why regulations exist and how human beings create, respond to, and navigate them. Students learn about core constructs that impact both individual and group-level (e.g., corporate) decision-making, and policy making. These include: neurocognitive and evolutionary processes; individual factors (e.g., need for control, reactance, psychopathy); group processes (e.g., in-group/out-group; groupthink; persuasion techniques); social factors (e.g., tragedy of the commons; nature of institutions and bureaucracies); and cultural factors (e.g., individualism versus collectivism, cross-cultural ethical/legal differences). Students learn to use these analytical frameworks to understand the role of poverty/affluence, education and governmental structure on how regulatory control is created and sustained within social systems.

Prerequisite(s): It is highly recommended that students have taken one of the disciplinary introduction courses (PSY 100 , SOC 100 , or ANT 101 ) prior to taking this course.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3

Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Social & Behavioral Sciences



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