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SOC 1100
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No description available. view course details
FWS Session.
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3 Credits Graded(Graded)
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- MW Flora Rose House 126
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Behler, R
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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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3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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- MW Kennedy Hall 116-Call Aud
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Sanyal, P
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- F Malott Hall 203
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Staff
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- F Uris Hall G26
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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 Goldwin Smith Hall G22
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- F Uris Hall 262
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SOC 1104
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This course will examine race and ethnic relations between Whites, Blacks, Latinos, and Asians in the United States. The goal of this course is for students to understand how the history of race and ethnicity ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LSP 1105
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3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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- TR Uris Hall 202
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Alvarado, S
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
SOC 2100
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This course introduces some central ideas in the field of S&TS. It is aimed at students from any background who are challenged to think more critically about what counts as scientific knowledge and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: STS 2011
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3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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- MW Malott Hall 228-Bache Aud
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Slayton, R
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- F Rockefeller Hall B16
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Slayton, R
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- F McGraw Hall 365
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Slayton, R
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: STS 2011
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0 Credits ()
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall 122
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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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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Graded)
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- TR Warren Hall B75
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Brown, D
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If this course is full, please contact the course instructor to be placed on a waitlist.
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SOC 2220
Course Description
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
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 Warren Hall 151
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Sipple, J
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- M Warren Hall 101
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Sipple, J
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- T Warren Hall B50
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Sipple, J
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- F Kennedy Hall 103
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Sipple, J
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- F Kennedy Hall 101
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Sipple, J
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- W Kennedy Hall 103
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Sipple, J
SOC 2760
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Traffic lights, elevators, and recycling bins seem rather boring and irrelevant. Yet, while not usually on our minds when thinking about governance and regulation, these seemingly mundane technologies ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: STS 2761
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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- TR Kennedy Hall 105
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Ziewitz, M
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 262
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Suh, C
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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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Staff
SOC 3140
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This course considers the historical evolution and contemporary challenges of social welfare policy in the US. We first examine social welfare provision from historical and comparative perspectives. We ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PAM 3150
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3 Credits Graded(Graded)
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- TR Statler Hall 453
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Tach, L
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 Caldwell Hall 100
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Musick, K
SOC 3250
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This course considers the dynamics of housing markets and neighborhoods in American metropolitan areas and the public policies designed to regulate them. In the first part of the course, we examine the ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PAM 3250
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3 Credits Graded(Graded)
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- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall 153
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Tach, L
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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- MW Uris Hall 204
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Bischoff, K
SOC 3610
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In order to assess whether mass incarceration has transformed urban life, this course will (1) paint a portrait of the lives of marginalized Americans prior to mass incarceration, (2) define mass incarceration ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 3615, PAM 3610
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3 Credits Graded(Graded)
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- MW M Van Rensselaer Hall 280
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Wildeman, C
SOC 3670
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Introduction to physical and mental health inequalities in the United States, the causes of these inequalities, and their impact on individual development across the life course. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: HD 3570
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3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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- MW M Van Rensselaer Hall 280
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Wethington, E
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Instructor Consent Required (Add)
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- F Human Ecology Building 101
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Wethington, E
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- F M Van Rensselaer Hall 151
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Wethington, E
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- F M Van Rensselaer Hall 153
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Wethington, E
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- F Rockefeller Hall 187
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Wethington, E
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SOC 3710
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This course offers a sociological understanding of social inequality and the social construction of difference. Designed from the perspective of comparative historical analysis, we will examine the ways ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: DSOC 3700
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3 Credits Graded(Graded)
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- TR Warren Hall 173
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Hirschl, T
SOC 3750
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Introduction to the classics in sociology, primarily works by Karl Marx, Max Weber, Emile Durkheim, and Georg Simmel. Students also study the works of Alexis de Tocqueville, Montesquieu, and Joseph Schumpeter. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Graded(Graded)
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- TR Uris Hall 262
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Swedberg, R
SOC 3970
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This course examines the history of the conflict between two peoples with claims to the same land (Palestine/Israel), from the rise of their national movements at the turn of the 20th century and their ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GOVT 3977, JWST 3697, NES 3697
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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- TR Goldwin Smith Hall G64-Kau Aud
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Brann, R
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Open to all students, including freshmen.
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- F White Hall B06
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Alhabian, R
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- F Lincoln Hall 117
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Alhabian, R
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- F Kennedy Hall 105
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Epstein, E
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- F White Hall B02
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Kovacs, D
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall 144
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Epstein, E
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- F White Hall B14
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Kovacs, D
SOC 4470
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Disparities in family life are widening in the United States, with important implications for the well-being of family members and the reproduction of inequality from one generation to the next. Using ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PAM 4470
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3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall 153
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Musick, K
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
SOC 4860
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This seminar will explore the rise of mass incarceration and punitive containment strategies around the globe. Considering prison a threshold that resists outsiders' efforts to comprehend inmate experience, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4071, GOVT 4867
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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- R White Hall 114
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Garces, C
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
Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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- TBA
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Alvarado, S
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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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- W Uris Hall 320
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Swedberg, R
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SOC 5180
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This course serves as an introduction to contemporary theories, debates, and models regarding the structure of social classes, the determinants of social mobility, the sources and cases of racial, ethnic, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Graded(Graded)
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- R Uris Hall 360
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Weeden, K
SOC 5190
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This course provides a forum in which students and others can present, discuss, and receive instant feedback on their inequality-related research. Its primary goals is to help students advance their own ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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2 Credits Graded(Graded)
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- M Uris Hall 360
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Weeden, K
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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 Warren Hall 151
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Sipple, J
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- M Warren Hall 101
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Sipple, J
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- T Warren Hall B50
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Sipple, J
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- F Kennedy Hall 103
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Sipple, J
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- F Kennedy Hall 101
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Sipple, J
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- W Kennedy Hall 103
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Sipple, J
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 302
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Alvarado, S
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Department Consent Required (Add)
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- F Uris Hall G90
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Staff
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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Cornwell, B
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SOC 6310
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In this Graduate seminar we will discuss the nature, politics and basic assumptions underlying qualitative research. We will examine a selection of qualitative methods ranging from interviewing, oral history, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: STS 6311
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4 Credits Graded(Graded)
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- M Rockefeller Hall 183
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Leuenberger, C
SOC 6320
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Rather than analyze the social impact of technology upon society, this course investigates how society gets inside technology. In other words, is it possible that the very design of technologies embody ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: STS 6321
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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- W Rockefeller Hall 183
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Pinch, T
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