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SOCIOLOGY |
230.112 (S) |
FRESHMEN SEMINAR ON RACE AND EDUCATION IN THE U.S. (3) Bennett Limit 15 Freshmen only; must not have taken 230.212 The goal of this course is to explore issues of race and ethnicity in American education. We begin by studying the landmark supreme courst case, Brown vs. Board of Education, and related school segregation and contemporary resegregaton issues. Through lectures, discussions, and films, students will become familiar with various sociological lens through which the educational issues facing Blacks, Asians, Latinos, and American Indians are anlayzed. Course canceled 11/07/06 |
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T 2-5
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230.199 (S) |
CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS (3) Harris Limit 80 50 An overview of the criminal justice system including court watching and riding with a police officer. Class includes guest visits, field trips, and term projects. |
Sec. 01 |
W 2-5 |
230.202 (S) |
RESEARCH METHODS FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES (3) Hao Limit 25 Formerly 230.302 The purpose of this course is to provide a sound introduction to the overall process of research and the specific research methods most frequently used by sociologists and other social scientists. |
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Sec. 01 |
MT 9
W 9 |
230.210 (S) |
CLASS, CULTURE, AND SCHOOLING (3) Richards Limit 25 This course considers how social class and immigrant status shape the educational trajectories of American racial and ethnic groups. Additionally, we ask whether schools increase the chances for less privileged students to succeed or simply maintain social inequalities? |
Sec. 01 |
ThF 2-3:30 |
230.213 (S)
(W) |
SOCIAL THEORY (3) Andreas Limit 30 The course provides an introduction to classical sociological theories (with an emphasis on Marx, Weber, and Durkheim). Contemporary theoretical perspectives on social inequality, conflict, and social change are also explored. Emphasis is placed on understanding the theoretical constructs as well as on applying them in the analysis of current social issues. |
Sec. 01 |
ThF 9-10:30 |
230.307 (S) |
SOCIOLOGY OF LATIN AMERICA (3) Von der Heydt Limit 25 This course will offer an overview of Latin America’s reality through its economic, social, political and cultural dimensions. Latin American development will be analyzed as a historical process determined by intertwined internal socio-economic factors, however, within the constraints of the world economy.
Cross-listed with Latin American Studies, Public Health Studies, and Studies of Women, Gender and Sexuality |
Sec. 01 |
ThF 10:30-12 |
230.313 (S) |
SPACE, PLACE, POVERTY, AND RACE: SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON NEIGHBORHOODS AND PUBLIC HOUSING (3) Deluca Limit 20 25 Is a neighborhood just a grouping of individuals living in the same place, or do neighborhoods have collective meanings and impacts on children and families? We will capitalize on neighborhoods and their effects on economic and educational outcomes. These include case studies, census data, surveys, quasi/experimental data. Focus is on how research measures neighborhood effects and incorporates community level processes in 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. |
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Sec. 01 |
W 2-4:30
M 10 |
230.317 (S) (W) |
SOCIOLOGY OF IMMIGRATION (3) Hao Limit 25 This course surveys sociological theories and research on immigration to the U.S. theoretical approaches include theories of international migration, economic sociology, immigration, and assimilation. Research topics include the impact of U.S. stocks, self-selection of immigrants, the impact of immigration on the native-born population and the U.S. labor market and economy, and the adaptation of the first and second generations. The course focuses on immigration since 1965 and its related controversies and debates. |
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W 11
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230.320 (S)
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EDUCATION AND INEQUALITY: INDIVIDUAL, CONTEXTUAL, AND POLICY PERSPECTIVES (3) Deluca Limit 20 25 This course examines classic and current debates in sociology of education. Topics covered include the function and purpose of schooling in modern society; inequality and social mobility (as affected by labor market returns to school and the institutional mechanisms that affect status, such as tracking); social interactions in the classroom and student achievement; racial differences in achievement: The Effort vs. Ability debate; schools as organizations in the larger societal context; the function of community colleges; and the school to work transition. The relevance of education research to policy-making and school reform is emphasized throughout the course. |
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Sec. 01 |
M 2-4
W 10 |
230.323 (S)
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QUALITATIVE RESEARCH PRACTICUM (3) McDonald/Buford Limit 20 This course provides “hands on” research experience applying sociological research tools and a sociological perspective to problems of substance. Qualitative observational and/or interviewing methods will be emphasized. Students will design and carry out a research project and write a research report. The focus of this year’s research will be African migration to the U.S. |
Sec. 01 |
F 11-2 |
230.341 (S) |
MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY (3) Eaton Limit 25 20 per section This course introduces students to medical sociology, which is the application of the sociological perspective to health and health care.
Sec. 04 canceled 01/05/07 |
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230.391 (S) |
THEORIES OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (3) Hough Limit 25 Theories of political, economic, and social development. National development and the development of international systems. Although contemporary development and underdevelopment are emphasized, patterns of change in recent centuries are also examined in order to provide a comparative background for understanding recent developmental processes. |
Sec. 01 |
TTh 2-3:30 |
362.457 (H,S)
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RICHARD WRIGHT & MODERNISM: PHILOSOPHY, LITERATURE & POLITICS (3) Hayes Limit 25
Cross-listed with Political Science and Africana Studies |
Sec. 01 |
W 2-5 |
360.469 (H,S) |
ISSUES IN GLOBALIZATION (IR) (3) Grovogui Limit 25
Cross-listed with Political Science, Interdepartmental, and Africana Studies |
Sec. 01 |
Th 4-6pm |
230.500 |
INDEPENDENT STUDY |
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230.501 |
RESEARCH ASSISTANSHIP |
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| 230.502 |
HONORS PROGRAM-SENIOR HONORS PROGRAM |
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| 230.506 |
INDEPENDENT RESEARCH |
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| 230.508 |
INTERNSHIP |
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| 230.604 |
REGRESSION ANALYSIS Plank Limit 15 Graduate students should have completed 230.600 or the equivalent. Undergraduates only admitted with instructor’s permission, and 230.205 or equivalent. A seminar in multiple regression (least squares and alternative estimation procedures) with a focus on sociological problems and software applications. Extensions to hierarchical linear models will be included. |
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| 230.609 |
DISSERTATION SEMINAR Andreas Limit 15 A semester long course designed to facilitate graduate students’ formulation of a dissertation proposal. This course is designed for advanced graduate students actively preparing their dissertation proposals. |
Sec. 01 |
Th 2-4 3-5 |
| 230.612 |
SEMINAR ON SOCIAL INEQUALITY Alexander 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 |
M 3-5 |
| 230.625 |
SEMINAR ON INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (3) AgarwalaLimit 15 This seminar offers a graduate level introduction to the theoretically guided study of national development. The first part of the course analyzes the development theories that dominated the first four decades of the development effort. The second half of the course examines more recent perspectives that have attempted to fill the intellectual void left by the demise of the development paradigm. Throughout the seminar, discussions and readings will focus on the intellectual history of the development theories: appropriate units of analysis for the study of social and political change? What forces have propelled transformations across the world? What explanatory power do the theories hold for our future? |
Sec. 01 |
T 3-5 |
| 230.631 |
CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS AND LINEAR STRUCTURAL-EQUATIONS MODELING Kohn Limit 15 Non-mathematical introduction to the use of these advanced methods for dealing with measurement error and causal modeling. Emphasis will be given to examining underlying assumptions and critically evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of these methods. Participants will be expected to do analyses using own data or data provided by the instructor. Prereq: some knowledge of multiple regression analysis, some familiarity with computers. |
Sec. 01 |
Th 10-12 |
| 230.643 |
SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS Kohn Limit 15 An intensive analysis of a wide range of sociological studies, designed to acquaint the student with how sociologies 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. |
Sec. 01 |
T 10-12 |
| 230.649 |
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES McDonald Limit 15 Undergraduates by permission This course provides in-depth familiarity with qualitative research methods, including ethnographic research, participant observation, and intensive interviewing. Alternative conventions in the elaboration of narratives are also explored. The course includes the application of relevant methods. |
Sec. 01 |
W 10-12 |
| 360.670 |
GENERAL SEMINAR: INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL STUDIES IN CULTURE, POWER & HISTORYGrovogui Limit 15 Graduate students only or instructor’s consent for Senior undergraduates. Attendance is mandatory at all seminar meetings
Cross-listed with History, Interdepartmental, and Anthropology |
Sec. 01 |
Th 4-6pm |
| 100.702 |
RACE AND MIGRATION IN MODERN HISTORY Shell-Weiss Limit 12 This graduate seminar explores how the movement of people reshapes how we understand modern world history and the historical construction of racial identities. Readings will include a range of interdisciplinary works, including core texts in migration and social theory. Cross-listed with History and Political Science |
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T 10-12 |
| 230.800 |
INDEPENDENT STUDY |
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| 230.801 |
RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP |
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| 230.802 |
DISSERTATION RESEARCH |
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| 230.804 |
RESEARCH APPRENTICESHIP |
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230.811 230.804 |
TEACHING APPRENTICESHIP |
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