SOCIOLOGY

230.101 (S)

INTRODUCTORY SOCIOLOGY (3) Bennett/Cherlin   Limit 15 per section This course covers the basic concepts of Sociology and applies these concepts to the analysis of human societies.

Lec.

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MW 11-11:50

F 10-10:50

F 10-10:50

F 11-11:50

F 11-11:50

F 11-11:50

F 12-12:50

F 12-12:50

F 1-1:50

230.112 (S)

FRESHMAN SEMINAR ON RACE AND EDUCATION IN THE U.S. (3) Bennett   Limit 15 Freshmen only The goal of this course is to explore issues of race and ethnicity in American education.  Through lectures, films, and discussions, students will become familiar with the various sociological lenses through which the educational issues facing Blacks, Asians, Latinos, and American Indians are analyzed.
Cross-listed with Africana Studies and Public Health Studies

Sec. 01

Th 3-5:30

230.203 (S)

INTRODUCTION TO LATIN AMERICAN SOCIETIES (3)   Von Der Heydt  Limit 30  This course is designed as an introduction to Latin America’s societies for beginners, providing a survey of Latin America through its historical, economic, social, and political dimensions.  We will analyze the pre-Columbian civilizations and the legacy of colonialism to understand the origins of the multiethnic societies and then focus on the contemporary development.  For the first part of the semester we are going to analyze the process chronologically, the second part the course is organized thematically.  We focus on class structure, race, ethnicity and social movements. This course will offer background information to build a solid foundation for further specialization in a region or a theme.
Cross-listed with Public Health Studies, Program in Latin American Studies and International Studies Program

Sec. 01

WF 1:30-2:45

230.205 (Q,S)

INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL STATISTICS (4)  McDonald  Limit 15 students per section This course will introduce students to the application of statistical techniques commonly used in sociological analysis.  Topics include measures of central tendency and dispersion, probability theory, confidence intervals, chi-square, anova, and regression analysis.  Hands-on computer experience with statistical software and analysis of data from various fields of social research.  

Lec.

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02

TTh 10:30-11:45

F 10-10:50

F 11-11:50

230.225 (S)

POPULATION, HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT (3)  Becker Limit 90 30 This course will cover the major world population changes in the past century as well as the contemporary situation and projections for this century. Topics include rapid population growth, the historical and continuing decline of death and birth rates, the mortality transition, increases in contraceptive use, population againg, urbanization, population and the environment and the demographic effects of HIV/AIDS. Cross-listed with Public Health Studies Course added 4/01/08

Sec. 01

TTh 9-10:15

230.302 (S)

CLASS, STRATIFICATION, AND PERSONALITY (3) Kohn  Limit 30 Prereq: Junior/Senior only or Perm. Req'd.
An intensive examination of the research literature, much of it based on survey research carried out by the instructor and his international collaborators, on the relationships of social class and social stratification with personality. The course will examine the links between people's positions in the class structure and the stratification hierarchy of their society and their more proximate conditions of life, particularly their job conditions, and how these conditions, in turn, affect (and are affected by) such basic dimensions of personality as intellectual flexibility, self-directedness of orientation, and feelings of well-being or distress. The research has been conducted principally in the United States, Japan, Poland when it was socialist, Poland and Ukraine during their transitions from socialism to nascent capitalism, and (in the instructor's current research) China during its very different transformation.
Cross-listed with Psychological & Brain Sciences and Public Health Studies

Sec. 01

TTh 9-10:15

230.310 (S)  (W)

BECOMIMG AN ADULT: LIFE COURSE PERSPECTIVES ON SCHOOL, WORK AND FAMILY TRANSITION (3) Deluca  Limit 30 While students may already be personally familiar with the subject matter, the course examines the sociological and psychological dimensions of this demographically dense period known as the transition to adulthood.  Emphasizes life course theories of human development through readings of empirical work on adolescence, the transition to college, early employment, and early family formation. Attention is paid to the ways class, gender, race, and nationality influence the pathways, choices, and outcomes of young people. A statistics/sociology background is helpful but not required.

Sec. 01

T 3-5:30

230.316 (S)
(W)

THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN FAMILY (3) McDonald   Limit 30  This course is an examination of sociological theories and studies of African-American families and an overview of the major issues confronting African-American family life. The contemporary conditions of black families are explored, as well as the historical events that have influenced the family patterns we currently observe. Special attention will be given to social policies that have evolved as a result of the prominence of any one perspective at a given point in time.   Cross-listed with Africana Studies and Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality

Sec. 01

T 3-5:30

230.321 (S)
(W)

REVOLUTION, REFORM, AND SOCIAL INEQUALITY IN CHINA (3) Andreas   Limit 30    This course explores various aspects of social inequality in China during the Mao Zedong and the post-Mao reform eras.  We will examine inequality within villages, the rural/urban divide, urban inequality, education and health policies, and gender and ethnic relations.  Each of these issue areas will be tackled analytically, but the aim is also to understand what it was/is like to live in china during and after the Mao era.
Cross-listed with East Asian Studies, Political Science, and Public Health Studies

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W 3-5:30

230.333 (S)
(W)

QUALITY AND INEQUALITY IN AMERICAN EDUCATION (3) Alexander Limit 25   The tension between quality and equality in American education, as developed in the various writings of James S. Coleman, will be the focus of this course. Major works to be considered will include The Adolescent Society, Equality of Educational Opportunity, Youth in Transition, Trends in School Segregation, and Public and Private High Schools.
Cross-listed with Africana Studies and Public Health Studies

Sec. 01

TTh 1:30-2:45

230.334 (S)

THE CITY IN TIME AND SPACE: HISTORICAL SOCIOLOGY OF THE URBAN WORLD (3) Pasciuti   Limit 15  This course will cover the past and current developments of urbanization from a comparative historical perspective examining how cities operate in the increasingly connected and complex world of today.   Cross-listed with Africana Studies and Public Health Studies  
Dean’s Teaching Fellowship Course

Sec. 01

TTh 1:30-2:45

230.345 (S)

HISTORICAL SOCIOLOGY OF AFRICA (3) Arrighi  Limit 30  This course will examine social problems of contemporary Africa in light of the legacies of the pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial eras. Special attention will be paid to the social and political aspects of uneven economic development within and between regions of sub-Saharan Africa. Cross-listed with Africana Studies, Political Science, and Public Health Studies

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T 3-5:30

362.111 (S)

INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES (3) Gosa
Limit 15   Cross-listed with Africana Studies

Sec. 01

TTh 12-1:15

100.343 (H,S)
(W)

THE POWER OF PLACE: RACE AND COMMUNITY IN EAST BALTIMORE (3) Shell-Weiss Limit 12  Cross-listed with History, Africana Studies, Public Health Studies, and Anthropology

Sec. 01

T 4:30-7:30pm

195.477 (S)
(W)

INTRODUCTION TO URBAN POLICY (3) Newman   Limit 15   Perm. Req’d.  195.477 & 195.478 must be taken together by undergraduates 
Cross-listed with Political Science, Public Policy, Public Health Studies, Geography and Environmental Engineering, and Africana Studies

Sec. 01

T 5-7pm

195.478
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URBAN POLICY INTERNSHIP (3)Newman    Limit 15   Perm. Req’d.  
195.478 & 195.477 must be taken together by undergraduates
Cross-listed with Political Science, Public Policy, Public Health Studies, Geography and Environmental Engineering, and Africana Studies

Sec. 01

TBA

230.501

RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP

230.502

SENIOR HONORS PROGRAM
The requirement for the seminar is an honors thesis, due at the end of the second semester. The thesis may be a piece of research that the student does independently, or it may be a thoughtful and critical review of the work in a selected area.

230.506

INDEPENDENT RESEARCH

230.600

INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL STATISTICS McDonald   Limit 15
This course will introduce students to the application of statistical techniques commonly used in sociological analysis.  Lecture meets with 230.205.

Lec.

Sec. 01

TTh 10:30-11:45

F 11-11:50

230.608

PROSEMINAR IN SOCIOLOGY Alexander   Limit 15   Individual one-hour presentations by faculty members will introduce students to the faculty’s substantive interests and research styles.

Sec. 01

T 12-12:50

230.612

SEMINAR IN SOCIAL INEQUALITY Cherlin  Limit 15  This seminar attempts a broad survey of sociological theorizing and research on social stratification and the role of social institutions in generating and mitigating inequality.

Sec. 01

W 3-4:50

230.615

SEMINAR ON PANEL DATA ANALYSIS Hao   Limit 15    The course covers advanced methods for panel data analysis; including discrete time models for continuous vs. categorical dependent variables, random vs. fixed effects, and static vs. dynamic processes. Applications of these models to sociological research will be illustrated. Course canceled 5/16/08

Sec. 01

M 10-11:50

230.643

SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS Kohn  Limit 15   An intensive analysis of a wide range of sociological studies, designed to acquaint the student with how sociologists deal with important theoretical issues, using a variety of methods and sources of data. Particular attention will be paid to the logical coherence of the studies and to the fit between data and interpretation.

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M 3-4:50

190.645

IMMIGRATION DIFFERENCE AND CITIZENSHIP Chung / Hanchard   Limit 15  Prereqs: Graduate students, Upperlevel with instructor’s permission.
This course examines the general and anomalous forms of interaction between racism and immigration, and their combined effect upon how state and non-state actors shape citizenship laws and practices. Topics include state sovereignty, jus soli and jus sanguinis citizenship models, multiculturalism, immigrant incorporation, and racial hierarchy.
Cross-listed with Africana Studies & Political Science Course added 4/17/08

Sec. 01

T 10:30-12:20

230.650

MACRO-COMPARATIVE RESEARCH METHODS Silver   Limit 15   The course examines methods of studying long-term, large-scale social change. Both qualitative and quantitative methods are covered.

Sec. 01

T 1-2:50

230.651

POLITICS AND SOCIETY Andreas  Limit 15  This seminar surveys important texts that treat key problems of political sociology including the rise of the modern state,  the origins and nature of liberal democracy, the relationship between political and economic power, the nation-state model and nationalism, gender and the state,  ideology political contention, collective identity, and collective action.

Sec. 01

Th 3-4:50

230.800

INDEPENDENT STUDY  
Students may request instructors to arrange reading or research courses fitting particular needs and interests.

230.801

RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP

230.802

DISSERTATION RESEARCH

230.804

RESEARCH APPRENTICESHIP

230.810

DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIP SEMESTERCourse added 6/25/08

230.811

TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIP

230.815

TRIAL RESEARCH PAPER Staff

230.816

RESEARCH PAPER II Staff Course canceled 6/23/08