SOCIOLOGY

230.101 (S)

INTRODUCTORY SOCIOLOGY (3) Bennett/Cherlin Limit 15 per section  Introduces students to basic sociological concepts an 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. 07 & 08 canceled 5/15/07

Lec.

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02

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MT 10

Th 11

Th 12

Th 1

Th 2

F 11

F 12

F 1

F 2

230.112 (S)

FRESHMAN SEMINAR ON RACE AND EDUCATION IN THE U.S. (3) Bennett
Limit 15   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 various sociological lens through which the educational issues facing blacks, asians, latinos, and american indians are analyzed.
Cross-listed with Africana Studies

Sec. 01

Th 1-4

230.150 (S)

ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (3) Agarwala  Limit 30 (15 per section)   Freshmen & Sophomores onlyThis course will provide an undergraduate level introduction to the study and practice, as well as the successes and failures, of international development.  Students will be introduced to the various theoretical frameworks used to explain underdevelopment.  Students will also explore the practice of development since the 1950s by examining specific strategies employed in latin america, south asia, east asia, and africa.  Using a variety of country-specific case studies, students will have the opportunity to apply the theoretical and practical frameworks learned in the class to assess the successes and failures of real-life cases.
Cross-listed with Political Science and Public Health Studies Sec. 02 added 5/21/07

Lec.

Sec. 01

02

T 3-5

W 3

W 4

230.203 (S)

INTRODUCTION TO LATIN AMERICAN SOCIETIES (3) Heydt  Limit 24 30 25  This course is designed as an introduction to latin america’s societies for beginners.  The course is organized thematically, providing a survey of latin america through its historical, economic, social, political and cultural 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.  It will offer fundamental background information to build a solid base for further specialization in a region or a theme. Cross-listed with Latin American Studies

Sec. 01

ThF 9-10:30

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.

Sec. 01

02

ThF 10:30-12

T 1

W 3

230.290 (S)

GENDER AND CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY (3) Jayaram Limit 25 In this introductory course we will explore questions such as: What does gender mean? Why study gender and how is gender studied? In what way does gender play a role in families, schools, workplaces, the media, and in global context? Course added 4/20/07

Lec.

Sec. 01

M 2-4

T 11

230.302 (S)

CLASS, STRATIFICATION, AND PERSONALITY (3) Kohn  Limit 24 30  Juniors and Seniors 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 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, orientations to self and society, 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

Lec.

Sec. 01

W 2-4

Th 2

230.303 (S) (W)

SOCIOLOGY OF DISABILITY (3) Villenas  Limit 25  This course introduces students to themes within the sociology of disability by critiquing traditional notions of disability, and exploring how societal institutions influence the classification, significance, and experiences of disability.
Cross-listed with Public Health Studies Dean’s Teaching Fellowship Course

Sec. 01

Th 2-5

230.312 (S)
(W)

EDUCATION AND SOCIETY (3) Alexander   Limit 25  This course examines how educational institutions affect students’ skills, values, and social mobility across generations.  Research is reviewed that compares educational institutions according to their formal and interpersonal structures.

Sec. 01

W 4-5:30pm, F 9-10:30 TTh 3-4:30

230.313 (S)
(W)

SPACE, PLACE, POVERTY, AND RACE: SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON NEIGHBORHOODS AND PUBLIC HOUSING (3) DeLuca   Limit 30 25  Is a neighborhood just a grouping of individuals living in the same place, or do neighborhoods have collective meanings and impacts on childrn and families?  We will capitalize on research methodologies used to define and descibe neighborhoods and their effects on economic and educational outcomes.  These include case studies, census data, surveys, quasi/experimental data.  Focus is on how research mesurs neighborhood effects and incorporates community level processes into models of social causation (e.g., social capital/control, community efficacy, civic engagement).  Also examined: patterns in residential mobility, segregation, and preferences within black and white populations; development of housing policy in the U.S. programs to determine how neighborhoods affect issues of social importance.  Statistics and public policy background is helpful but not required.
Cross-listed with Africana Studies

Lec.

Sec. 01

M 2-4

W 10

230.321 (S)
(W)

REVOLUTION, REFORM, AND SOCIAL INEQUALITY IN CHINA (3) Andreas   Limit 25    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.  The course is designed for both undergraduate and graduate students.
Cross-listed with East Asian Studies Course canceled 4/12/07

Sec. 01

MTW 2

230.324 (S)

GENDER AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (3) Agarwala   Limit 15 30 This course employs a comparative perspective to examine the gendered impact of international development experiences and policies.  Students will discuss the historical evolution of how the concept of gender has been constructed, conceptualized, and integrated into international development theory and practice.  The course will also examine how greater attention to gender issues has challenged the assumptions behind the theoretical frameworks and the policy prescriptions guiding international development.   In particular, we will examine structural theories of poverty reduction, individual theories of power and processes of stratification at the household and family level.  Specific issue areas will include the globalization, class and work, political participation and social movements. Sec. 01 canceled 5/22/07
Cross-listed with Public Health Studies and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Lec.

Sec. 01

10 W 9-12

Th 4

362.111 (S)

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

Sec. 01

ThF 12-1:30

362.375 (H,S)
(W)

BEBOP, MODERNISM AND CHANGE (3) Hayes   Limit 25 Taught at Peabody
Cross-listed with History, Political Science, and Sociology

Sec. 01

MW 12:30-2

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, Sociology, Public Health Studies, and Geography and Environmental Engineering

Sec. 01

T 5-7pm

195.478
(W)

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, Sociology, Public Health Studies, and Geography and Environmental Engineering

Sec. 01

TBA

230.500

INDEPENDENT STUDY

230.501

RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP

230.502

SENIOR HONORS PROGRAM

230.506

INDEPENDENT RESEARCH

230.508

INTERNSHIP

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.

Lec.

Sec. 01

ThF 10:30-12

M 10

230.602

SOCIAL THEORY: THEORIES OF SOCIETY Arrighi   Limit 15   Intensive readings from classical theoriests (including marx, weber, and durkheim) form the core of this course.  Emphasis is placed on exploring the utility of social theory for formulating important sociological questions and conceptualizing social research.

Sec. 01

M 4-6pm 5-7pm

230.607

LABOR IN THE WORLD SYSTEM Silver
Limit 15  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

T 5-7pm

230.608

PROSEMINAR IN SOCIOLOGY Alexander   Limit 10  Individual one-hour presentations by faculty members will introduce students to the faculty’s substantive interests and research styles.

Sec. 01

T 12

230.610

SEMINAR ON CROSS-NATIONAL COMPARATIVE RESEARCH   Kohn  
Limit 15    A critical examination of the research literature in this domain, with special attention to the logic of cross-national comparative analysis and to the methods used for assuring comparability of concepts and indices in cross-national research. Course canceled 4/02/07

Sec. 01

T 10-12

230.614

SEMINAR ON THE FAMILY Cherlin  
Limit 15  A discussion-oriented seminar focused on major recent writings on the family, in both the developed and developing nations.
Cross-listed with Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Sec. 01

T 3-5pm

230.616

RESEARCHING RACE, CLASS, AND GENDER McDonald   This advanced graduate seminar reviews the major sociological works on race, class and gender.  It is designed to assist dissertation-level students to flesh out specific points and counterpoints feeding debates among scholars in the field.
Cross-listed with Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Sec. 01

T 1-3

230.800

INDEPENDENT STUDY

230.801

RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP

230.802

DISSERTATION RESEARCH

230.804

RESEARCH APPRENTICESHIP

230.811

TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIP