Sociology (SOC)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2015-2016.

SOC 1100

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18361 SOC 1100   SEM 101

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SOC 1101

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6243 SOC 1101   LEC 001

  •  7102 SOC 1101   DIS 201

  •  7103 SOC 1101   DIS 202

  •  7104 SOC 1101   DIS 203

  •  7105 SOC 1101   DIS 205

  •  7106 SOC 1101   DIS 206

  •  7901 SOC 1101   DIS 209

  •  7902 SOC 1101   DIS 210

  •  7903 SOC 1101   DIS 211

  •  8399 SOC 1101   DIS 212

  •  8400 SOC 1101   DIS 213

SOC 1104

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LSP 1105

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17810 SOC 1104   SEM 101

SOC 2090

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CS 2850ECON 2040INFO 2040

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7867 SOC 2090   LEC 001

SOC 2100

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: STS 2011

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8031 SOC 2100   LEC 001

  •  8034 SOC 2100   DIS 202

  •  8261 SOC 2100   DIS 203

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: STS 2011

  • 0 Credits

  •  8033 SOC 2100   DIS 201

SOC 2202

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: DSOC 2010

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  7865 SOC 2202   LEC 001

  • If this course is full, please contact the course instructor to be placed on a waitlist.

SOC 2220

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

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  •  8725 SOC 2220   LEC 001

SOC 2710

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

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  •  6736 SOC 2710   LEC 001

  •  6737 SOC 2710   DIS 201

  •  6738 SOC 2710   DIS 202

  •  6739 SOC 2710   DIS 203

  •  6740 SOC 2710   DIS 204

  •  6741 SOC 2710   DIS 205

SOC 2760

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: STS 2761

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18873 SOC 2760   LEC 001

SOC 3010

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6244 SOC 3010   LEC 001

  •  6245 SOC 3010   DIS 202

  •  6246 SOC 3010   DIS 203

SOC 3140

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PAM 3150

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19131 SOC 3140   LEC 001

SOC 3150

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PAM 3120

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9453 SOC 3150   LEC 001

SOC 3250

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PAM 3250

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19132 SOC 3250   LEC 001

SOC 3380

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3380

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  9554 SOC 3380   SEM 101

SOC 3610

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3615PAM 3610

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18411 SOC 3610   LEC 001

SOC 3670

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: HD 3570

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17421 SOC 3670   LEC 001

  • 17422 SOC 3670   DIS 201

  • 17423 SOC 3670   DIS 202

  • 17424 SOC 3670   DIS 203

  • 17425 SOC 3670   DIS 204

SOC 3710

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: DSOC 3700

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 16455 SOC 3710   LEC 001

SOC 3750

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17820 SOC 3750   LEC 001

SOC 3970

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GOVT 3977JWST 3697NES 3697

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17477 SOC 3970   LEC 001

  • Open to all students, including freshmen.

  • 17484 SOC 3970   DIS 201

  • 17490 SOC 3970   DIS 202

  • 17509 SOC 3970   DIS 203

  • 17513 SOC 3970   DIS 204

  • 17517 SOC 3970   DIS 205

  • 17521 SOC 3970   DIS 206

SOC 4470

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PAM 4470

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17256 SOC 4470   LEC 001

SOC 4780

"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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 4606ASRC 6066

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8352 SOC 4780   SEM 101

SOC 4860

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 4071GOVT 4867

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16876 SOC 4860   SEM 101

SOC 4910

This is for undergraduates who wish to obtain research experience or to do extensive reading on a special topic. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6247 SOC 4910   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Alvarado, S

  • 19092 SOC 4910   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Macy, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8237 SOC 4910   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Sanyal, P

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 19014 SOC 4910   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Swedberg, R

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 19080 SOC 4910   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Weeden, K

SOC 4950

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  6248 SOC 4950   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • York Cornwell, E

SOC 4960

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6249 SOC 4960   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Staff

SOC 5010

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7904 SOC 5010   SEM 101

SOC 5180

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17725 SOC 5180   SEM 101

SOC 5190

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 17724 SOC 5190   SEM 101

SOC 5710

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

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  •  6742 SOC 5710   LEC 001

  •  6743 SOC 5710   DIS 201

  •  6744 SOC 5710   DIS 202

  •  6745 SOC 5710   DIS 203

  •  6746 SOC 5710   DIS 204

  •  6747 SOC 5710   DIS 205

SOC 6010

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7205 SOC 6010   LEC 001

  •  9667 SOC 6010   DIS 201

SOC 6080

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  6251 SOC 6080   SEM 101

SOC 6310

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: STS 6311

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18182 SOC 6310   SEM 101

SOC 6320

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: STS 6321

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17216 SOC 6320   SEM 101

SOC 6910

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6252 SOC 6910   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Swedberg, R

SOC 8910

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6253 SOC 8910   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Cornwell, B

SOC 8950

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6254 SOC 8950   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Macy, M