230.101 (S)

INTRODUCTORY SOCIOLOGY (3) Silver/Bennett   Limit 15 per section 
The course introduces students to the basic sociological concepts and perspectives, and applies them to a variety of topics including family, work, and the dynamics of class, gender, and racial/ethnic inequalities in the United States and globally.

Secs. 03, 07, & 08 canceled 09/08/05

Lec.

Sec. 01

02

03

04

05

06

07

08

MT 11

Th 11

Th 12

F 12

Th 1

F 1

Th 2

Th 3

Th 4

230.106 (S)

              (W)

FRESHMAN SEMINAR: EDUCATION IN THE MEDIA (3) Plank   Limit 15   Freshmen only We will spend several weeks systematically collecting major newspapers' coverage of schools, and then will analyze the content of these newspaper articles using sociological tools and perspectives.

Sec. 01

ThF 9-10:30

230.199 (S)

CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS (3) Harris  Limit 50

Sec. 01

Th 6:30-9:30pm

230.205 (Q,S)

INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL STATISTICS (4) McDonald  Limit 20 students per section
This course will introduce students to the application of statistical techniques commonly used in sociological analysis.  Hands-on computer experience with statistical software and analysis of data from various fields of social research.    

Lec.

Sec. 01

02

ThF 10:30-12

T 1

W 3

230.212 (S)

RACE, ETHNICITY, AND EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES (3) Bennett Limit 30   Exploration of issues of race and ethnicity in American education and an investigation of the issues facing racial and ethnic minorities, such as school and residential segregation, academic tracking, language isolation, and peer group influences and their effects on learning opportunities. Students are asked to think about the ways in which disadvantages faced by racial and ethic minorities are alleviated or reproduced in schools.

Cross-listed with Public Health Studies

Sec. 01

MTW 2

230.213 (S)
             (W)

SOCIAL THEORY (3) Andreas   Limit 25     This course provides an introduction to sociological theories with an emphasis on the classical works of Marx, Weber and Durkheim.  The aims are to become familiar with important theories about how society works and to apply them to analyzing current social issues.                       

Lec.

ThF 9-10:30

230.316 (S)

THE AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILY (3) McDonald   Limit 25 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 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 Women, Gender, & Sexuality

Lec.

Sec. 01

M 3-5

W 4

230.328 (S)

(W)

SOCIOLOGY OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT (3) Entwisle Limit 25 Recommended: one prior Social Science course. A survey of sociological reserch and theory on life cycle stages from infancy through adulthood with emphasis on continuity and change. Topics will include sociology of birth and infancy, childhood and adolescence as a transition period for young adulthood, and the various stages of adulthood into old age. Major themes are life-course issues, especially the role of education. Course added 04/05/05

Lec.

Sec. 01

M 1-3

Th 1

230.350 (S)

(W)

LATIN AMERICANS AND LATINOS IN THE UNITED STATES (3) Ybarra Limit 25

Cross-listed with Latin American Studies

Sec. 01

ThF 10:30-12

230.391 (S)

(W)

THEORIES OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (3) Lowinger Limit 20 Perm Only - Instructor Signature Req'd This upper-level seminar will expose students to the social scientific debates on the causes and consequences of persistent inequalities among countries. The course readings will be evenly divided between surveying the major theoretical perspectives on development and social change and reviewing the experiences of selected countries and regions over the course of the 20th century. Course added 04/05/05

Sec.01

TTh 3:30-5

195.477 (S)

             (W)

INTRODUCTION TO URBAN POLICY (3) Newman    Limit 12 per section    Perm. Req'd.  Coreq: 195.478

Cross-listed with Political Science, Sociology, Public Health Studies, and Geography and Environmental Engineering

Sec. 01

T 5-7pm

195.478 (W)

URBAN POLICY INTERNSHIP (3) Newman    Perm. Req'd.   Coreq: 195.477

Cross-listed with Political Science, Public Policy, Public Health Studies, and Geography and Environmental Engineering

Sec. 01

TBA

360.257 (S) 

INTRODUCTION TO AFRICANA STUDIES (3) Hayes   Limit 25

Cross-listed with Africana Studies, History, the Humanities Center, Interdepartmental and Political Science

Sec. 01

ThF 10:30-12

360.375 (H,S)              (W)     

BEBOP, MODERNISM AND CHANGE (3) Hayes   Limit 20 The seminar explores the social & political content, meanings, & intent of bebop music from the 1940’s to the 1960’s and its impact on the social transformation of America.

Cross-listed with Africana Studies, English, History, the Humanities Center, Political Science and Interdepartmental

Sec. 01

ThF 2-3:30

230.502

HONORS PROGRAM

230.504

INDEPENDENT STUDY

230.506 

INDEPENDENT RESEARCH

230.508

INTERNSHIP

230.600

INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL STATISTICS McDonald
This course will introduce students to the application of statistical techniques commonly used in sociological analysis

Lec.
Sec. 01

ThF 10:30-12
T 1 M 10

230.603

CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL THEORY Andreas   Limit 15   Undergraduates with permission of instructor     This course will explore several important traditions in contemporary social theory.  Thematically, it will focus on explanations of social difference and inequality associated with class, ethnicity, and gender.

Sec. 01

Th 2-4

230.605

CATEGORICAL DATA ANALYSIS AND SELECTED TOPICS Hao Prereq: 230.604 or equivalent     This course provides students with a set of statistical tools to understand and interpret social science research dealing with categorical dependent variables and to prepare students to apply these models in their own research.

Sec. 01
Lab

M 10-12
W 2

230.607

LABOR IN THE WORLD SYSTEM Silver
A research seminar on the comparative-historical sociology of labor movements.  The interrelationships between transformations in the labor process, labor markets, and patterns of working class formation and protest are examined; spatial and temporal convergences/ divergences are analyzed.

Sec. 01

W 10-12

230.608

PROSEMINAR IN SOCIOLOGY Arrighi

Sec. 01

T 12

230.655

SEMINAR ON SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION Alexander    
Topics are selected to enable students to understand and extend or revise current theories and measurements of school effects.  Topics may include the social organization of schools and classrooms, estimation of cumulative school impact; techniques for examining the interaction of school, individual and family characteristics; definition and measurement of nonacademic outcomes of schooling, formulation of factors which condition the influence of school desegregation; elaboration of attainment models; and study of school, family, and peer group influence processes.

Sec. 01

M T 10-12

230.800

INDEPENDENT STUDY

230.801

INDEPENDENT RESEARCH Course added 10/04/05

230.802

DISSERTATION RESEARCH

230.804

RESEARCH APPRENTICESHIP