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SOC 1101
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This course introduces classical and contemporary sociological perspectives. We will begin by considering (mainly classical) perspectives which focus on macro-level features of society (e.g., population, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion.
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- TR Uris Hall G01
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Sanyal, P
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- F Malott Hall 203
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall 236
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- F Stimson Hall 206
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- F Uris Hall 202
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- F Uris Hall G26
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall G24
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- F Uris Hall G26
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- F Uris Hall G26
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- F Uris Hall 202
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- F Uris Hall 262
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- F Uris Hall 438
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- F Uris Hall 438
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SOC 2090
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This interdisciplinary course examines network structures and how they matter in everyday life. The course examines how each of the computing, economic, sociological and natural worlds are connected and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CS 2850, ECON 2040, INFO 2040
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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- MWF Statler Hall 185-Aud
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Easley, D
Kleinberg, J
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SOC 2100
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Introduces some of the central ideas in the field of S&TS. As well as serving as an introduction to students who plan to major in Biology and Society or in Science and Technology Studies, the course ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: STS 2011
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3-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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- MW Ives Hall 105
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Pinch, T
Slayton, R
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- F Rockefeller Hall B16
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Pinch, T
Slayton, R
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- F Uris Hall 254
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Pinch, T
Slayton, R
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- F Rockefeller Hall 127
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Pinch, T
Slayton, R
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SOC 2202
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Introduction to population studies. The primary focus is on the relationships between demographic processes (fertility, mortality, and immigration) and social and economic issues. Discussion covers special ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: DSOC 2010
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3 Credits Graded(Graded)
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- TR Caldwell Hall 100
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Brown, D
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SOC 2220
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In recent years, poverty and inequality have become increasingly common topics of public debate, as academics, journalists, and politicians attempt to come to terms with growing income inequality, with ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: DSOC 2220, GOVT 2225, ILROB 2220, PAM 2220, PHIL 1950
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4 Credits Graded(Graded)
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- TR Uris Hall G01
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Haskins, A
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SOC 2560
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This course provides an introduction to the sociological perspective of law and legal institutions in modern society. A key question is the extent to which the law creates and maintains social order. And, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Graded(Graded)
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- TR Malott Hall 251
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York Cornwell, E
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SOC 2580
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Intended for entering students and is organized around books rather than topics. The goal is to provide entering students with a foundational course in the integrative social sciences. It will be co-taught ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: COMM 2580, HD 2580, ILRLR 2580
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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- W M Van Rensselaer Hall G71
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Ceci, S
Macy, M
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- M Human Ecology Building 201
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Ceci, S
Macy, M
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- M Human Ecology Building 101
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Ceci, S
Macy, M
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- T Warren Hall 113
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Ceci, S
Macy, M
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- W Plant Science Building 141
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Ceci, S
Macy, M
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- W Malott Hall 205
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Ceci, S
Macy, M
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SOC 2710
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This course is a blending of the Sociology of Education and Public Policy. Front and center in this course is the question of why consistent differential educational and economic outcomes exists in American ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture. Discussion optional. Combined with: AMST 2710, AMST 5710, DSOC 2710, DSOC 5710, EDUC 2710, EDUC 5710, SOC 5710
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4 Credits Graded(Graded)
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- TR Bradfield Hall 101
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Sipple, J
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- M Kennedy Hall 105
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Sipple, J
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- T Academic Surge A 109
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Sipple, J
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- F Academic Surge A 109
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Sipple, J
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- F Academic Surge A 109
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Sipple, J
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- R Academic Surge A 109
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Sipple, J
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SOC 3010
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This course will introduce students to the theory and mathematics of statistical analysis. Many decisions made by ourselves and others around us are based on statistics, yet few people have a solid grip ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion.
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4 Credits Graded(Graded)
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- MW Uris Hall 202
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Brashears, M
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- F Uris Hall G90
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Staff
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- W Uris Hall G90
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SOC 3130
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This course provides an introduction to the ways in which medical practice, the medical profession, and medical technology are embedded in society and culture. We will ask how medicine is connected to ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: BSOC 3111, DSOC 3111, STS 3111
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4 Credits Graded(Graded)
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- MW Goldwin Smith Hall G76-Lewis
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Leuenberger, C
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall G76-Lewis
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Leuenberger, C
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- F Rockefeller Hall 105
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Leuenberger, C
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- F Rockefeller Hall 115
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Leuenberger, C
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SOC 3150
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Examines systematic approaches for addressing questions about poverty, family life, racial inequality, and a range of other issues central to public policy. It emphasizes the logic and methods of social ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PAM 3120
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3 Credits Graded(Graded)
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- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall 157
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Waller, M
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SOC 3190
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Introduction to the main ideas and lines of research in contemporary sociology, from the emergence of the field in the American academy to the present. We read the work of seminal theorists and researchers ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Graded(Graded)
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- TR Uris Hall G24
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Strang, D
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SOC 3360
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Examines the social institution of the family, challenges to the institution's well-being and stability, and the role of public policy in these transformations. Topics include family structure ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PAM 3360
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3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall G73
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Sassler, S
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SOC 3380
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This is a seminar course on urban inequality in the United States. The first half of the semester will be dedicated to understanding the political, historical, and social determinants of inequality in ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 3380
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4 Credits Graded(Graded)
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- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 348
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Bischoff, K
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SOC 3570
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After examining alternative explanations for why individuals obtain different amounts and types of educational training, the course focuses on how an individual's family background and race affect his ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Graded(Graded)
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- TR Uris Hall 360
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Alvarado, S
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SOC 3760
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In the media we read about conflict in Iraq between Sunnis, Shiites, and Kurds; strife between Muslims and Copts in Egypt; rebellion in Syria against the ruling Alawite minority; and violence between Israelis ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 3766, JWST 3767, NES 3767
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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- TR White Hall 110
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Starr, D
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SOC 3850
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The goal of this course is to provide a more complete analysis of the effects of mass imprisonment on urban family and community life. In it, we will consider urban family life before the prison boom, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Graded(Graded)
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- TR Uris Hall 438
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Haskins, A
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SOC 4330
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Economic sociology extends the sociological perspective to the study economic life. The seminar examines the view that social networks, norms, beliefs and rules motivate and enable economic action in market ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: SOC 6330
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3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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- R Uris Hall 340
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Nee, V
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SOC 4390
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This seminar addresses theoretical and empirical research topics related to the study of complex social networks, or as some have characterized the field, "the new science of networks." These can range ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: SOC 6390
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4 Credits Graded(Graded)
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- W Uris Hall 340
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Macy, M
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SOC 4430
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Topic: Equality Efforts to reduce inequality are central to the pursuit of justice. We will investigate leading philosophical controversies about the moral basis of these efforts. To what extent, in what ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 4655, AMST 6656, GOVT 4655, GOVT 6656, PHIL 4470, PHIL 6430, SOC 6430
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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- R Uris Hall G26
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Miller, R
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SOC 4570
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Be able to contrast multiple theoretical perspectives on a research issue. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HD 4570
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3 Credits Graded(Graded)
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- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall 151
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Wethington, E
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SOC 4580
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This is a small capstone seminar for select seniors (and the occasional junior) who are interested in graduate study in scientific disciplines that focus on human behavior and social interaction. The course ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COMM 4580, HD 4580, ILRLR 4580
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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- W William T. Keeton House 141
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Ceci, S
Macy, M
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Enrollment limited to: seniors who major in Sociology, Psychology, Human Development, Communications, ILRLR, and Economics. Capstone seminar for seniors who are interested in graduate study in scientific disciplines that focus on human behavior. Course is designed to mirror the introductory course SOC/HD/COM/ILRLR 1840 Six Pretty Good Books. Seniors are expected to attend both the weekly seminar on Wednesday afternoons (4:30-6:00) and the Wednesday evening lecture (7:30-9:30).
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SOC 4780
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"The family, as a social institution, is structured according to historical, socio-economic, political, and cultural factors. Course topics include the concepts of the nuclear and extended family, the ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 4606, ASRC 6066
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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- M Africana Ctr B07
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Assie-Lumumba, N
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SOC 4910
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This is for undergraduates who wish to obtain research experience or to do extensive reading on a special topic. view course details
SOC 5010
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Analysis of theory shaping current sociological research. Examination of several central problems in sociological inquiry provides an occasion for understanding tensions and continuities between classical ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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- M Uris Hall 320
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Cornwell, B
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SOC 5710
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Examines the goals, roles, inputs, and outcomes of schooling in American society, and the policy environment in which schools operate. Analyzes controversies and tensions (e.g., equity, market forces, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture. Discussion optional. Combined with: AMST 2710, AMST 5710, DSOC 2710, DSOC 5710, EDUC 2710, EDUC 5710, SOC 2710
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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- TR Bradfield Hall 101
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Sipple, J
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- M Kennedy Hall 105
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Sipple, J
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- T Academic Surge A 109
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Sipple, J
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- F Academic Surge A 109
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Sipple, J
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- F Academic Surge A 109
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Sipple, J
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- R Academic Surge A 109
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Sipple, J
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SOC 6010
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Sociological theory relies on the analysis of data to make claims about how the world works. This course will provide students with a firm understanding of how to analyze data quantitatively to inform ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion.
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4 Credits Graded(Graded)
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- TR Uris Hall 360
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Alvarado, S
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- F Uris Hall G90
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Staff
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SOC 6030
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This course is designed to assist the student's professional development on a "learning by doing and feedback" basis. The course is organized around presentation and discussion of ongoing research projects. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Graded(Graded)
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- T Uris Hall 320
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Strang, D
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Enrollment limited to: Sociology graduate students, other graduate students need permission.
SOC 6060
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A series of talks representative of current research interests in sociology, given by distinguished visitors and faculty members. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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1 Credit Sat/UnSat(Satisfactory - Unsatisfactory)
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- F Uris Hall 302
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Morgan, S
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SOC 6080
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Discussion of the current state of sociology and of the research interests of members of the graduate field; taught by all members of the field. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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1 Credit Sat/UnSat(Satisfactory - Unsatisfactory)
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- F Uris Hall 398
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Morgan, S
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SOC 6330
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Economic sociology extends the sociological perspective to the study economic life. The seminar examines the view that social networks, norms, beliefs and rules motivate and enable economic action in market ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: SOC 4330
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3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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- R Uris Hall 340
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Nee, V
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SOC 6390
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This seminar addresses theoretical and empirical research topics related to the study of complex social networks, or as some have characterized the field, "the new science of networks." These can range ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: SOC 4390
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4 Credits Graded(Graded)
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- W Uris Hall 340
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Macy, M
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SOC 6410
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It will introduce graduate students to the methodology of social network analysis. We will begin by discussing the different types of network data before exploring how these data are collected, and the ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Grade(GRV)(Graded (GRV))
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- W Uris Hall 360
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Brashears, M
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SOC 6420
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Diffusion - the spread of social practices - is of central interest for the way it combines attention to social structure and social change. The course reviews theory and method in both classic and contemporary ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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2 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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- R Uris Hall 320
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Strang, D
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SOC 6430
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Topic: Equality Efforts to reduce inequality are central to the pursuit of justice. We will investigate leading philosophical controversies about the moral basis of these efforts. To what extent, in what ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 4655, AMST 6656, GOVT 4655, GOVT 6656, PHIL 4470, PHIL 6430, SOC 4430
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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- R Uris Hall G26
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Miller, R
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SOC 6910
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For graduates who wish to obtain research experience or to do extensive reading on a special topic. Permission to enroll for independent study is granted only to students who present an acceptable prospectus ... view course details
SOC 7780
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It analyzes contemporary theories of group solidarity. Particular attention is given to the comparison of rational choice, social exchange, and normative/affective explanations for the development and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ILROB 7780
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3 Credits Graded(Graded)
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- W Ives Hall 107
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Lawler, E
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