Physical and functional properties of foods: origin and modification of surface forces; electrophysical phenomena; colloidal aggregates and dispersions; stability of emulsions and foams; adsorption phenomena; properties of food polymers in solution; interfacial charge effects; structure and formation of gels.

Chemistry of food minor components (e.g. minerals, vitamins, nutraceuticals, colors, flavors), direct food additives (e.g. preservatives, texture modifiers and stabilizers, colors, flavors), incidental food additives (e.g. processing aids, chemical toxins), intentional adulterants, allergens, etc.

Protess are a common feature of American political and social life, and they have increasingly become a common vehicle for social change. Although social movements are often conceived as political outsiders, they play an influential role in the policy process. In this course, we will examine the dynamics of social movements?analyzing the conditions that give rise to them, shape their development, and the ultimate impact that they have on politics and American society.

This course is designed to help students obtain a solid foundation in organizational and institutional theories, particularly as they inform public organizations and public administration. Organizational development is examined from pre-bureaucratic forms to information technology-driven organizations, and attention is given to the managerial requirements associated with different organizational designs and theories

Alternative concepts of economics and radically different economic theories have always contested for hegemony within economics. The course examines pre-classical, classical, Marxian, neo-classical, and Keynesian theories to stress their differences and conflicts.

Introduction to mental retardation; its psychological, sociological, educational, biomedical, and legal aspects. Prerequisite: introductory psychology.

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Have we entered a new Era of Social Organization: the Era of Financialization? Financialization is the increasing role of financial motives, financial markets, financial actors, and financial institutions in the operations of domestic and international economies. We could add, that financialization also increases all of these roles in the interaction with society more broadly. If we have have entered a new era of financialization: what does this mean about the way our economy works? Does it mean that the economy serves finance instead of finance serving the economy?

This course introduces students to psychological theories of prejudice and intergroup relations with a strong emphasis on applying these theories to the multi-ethnic context of the United States. The course begins with an overview of key issues in the study of intergroup relations with references to perceptions and experiences of many native and immigrant groups in the United States. We will then review classic and contemporary theory and research on prejudice and intergroup relations with special attention to examples from social psychology.