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SOC 1101
Course Description
This course is a broad introduction to the field of sociology. Course materials are designed to illustrate the distinctive features of the sociological perspective and to start you thinking sociologically ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Klarman Hall KG70
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Bischoff, K
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- F Space Sciences Building 105
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Bischoff, K
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- F Uris Hall G26
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Bischoff, K
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall G24
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Bischoff, K
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- F Uris Hall 262
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Bischoff, K
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- F Uris Hall G26
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Bischoff, K
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- F Uris Hall 202
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Bischoff, K
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- F Uris Hall G26
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Bischoff, K
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- F Uris Hall G26
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Bischoff, K
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- F Stimson Hall 206
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Bischoff, K
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- F Uris Hall 262
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Bischoff, K
SOC 1104
Course Description
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: AMST 1104, LSP 1105
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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- TR Klarman Hall KG70
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Alvarado, S
SOC 1290
Course Description
Introduces students to the sociological analysis of American society through the lens of film. Major themes involve race, class, and gender; upward and downward mobility; incorporation and exclusion; small ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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- MW Kennedy Hall 213
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Strang, D
SOC 1900
Course Description
Weekly informal discussion of urgent public issues posed by a central theme, such as inequality, foreign policy and immigration, or challenges to liberty and democracy. Recent public lectures organized ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 1901, PHIL 1901
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-2 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Deep Issues of the 2016 Elections
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- W Hans Bethe House 240
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Miller, R
Smith, C
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Additional Information
This semester's course will discuss central issues raised in the presidential campaigns in light of competing moral perspectives, informed by social-scientific inquiry. For example, to what extent are current economic inequalities unjust? What is the government's proper role in healthcare and education? What should the government do to reduce racial inequality? What restrictions on U.S. immigration are justifiable? How should the U.S. respond to turmoil in the Middle East? to global challenges to American economic interests, values and international power?
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 1901, PHIL 1901
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-2 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Deep Issues of the 2016 Elections
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- M Hans Bethe House 240
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Miller, R
Smith, C
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 1901, PHIL 1901
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-2 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Deep Issues of the 2016 Elections
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- W Carl Becker House G32
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Miller, R
Munguia, L
SOC 2090
Course Description
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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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MWF Statler Hall 185-Aud
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Easley, D
Tardos, E
SOC 2100
Course Description
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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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Rockefeller Hall 230
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Slayton, R
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- R Rockefeller Hall 187
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Slayton, R
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- R McGraw Hall 366
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Slayton, R
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- R Rockefeller Hall B16
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Slayton, R
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- R Rockefeller Hall 185
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Slayton, R
SOC 2190
Course Description
What is the driving force behind economic growth? How do people find jobs? Does culture matter for economic action? What exactly is a market? Why is there a concentration of high-tech firms in Silicon ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Uris Hall 340
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Nee, V
SOC 2202
Course Description
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(Letter grades only)
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- TR Warren Hall 151
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Giroux, S
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Additional Information
If this course is full, please contact Cindy Twardokus at ct259@cornell.edu to be placed on a waitlist.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
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. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 2225, DSOC 2220, GOVT 2225, ILROB 2220, PAM 2220, PHIL 1950
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Uris Hall G01
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Haskins, A
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall 142
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Haskins, A
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- F Uris Hall 204
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Haskins, A
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- F Uris Hall 204
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Haskins, A
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- F Uris Hall 204
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Haskins, A
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- F Malott Hall 207
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Haskins, A
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- F Malott Hall 207
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Haskins, A
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- F Uris Hall 262
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Haskins, A
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- F Rockefeller Hall 128
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Haskins, A
SOC 2480
Course Description
Focuses on currently salient themes of nationalism, multiculturalism, and democracy. It explores such questions as who is a citizen; what is a nation; what is a political institution; and how do bonds ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GOVT 3633
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Rockefeller Hall 115
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Berezin, M
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- F Rockefeller Hall 128
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Berezin, M
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- T Uris Hall G24
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Berezin, M
SOC 2580
Course Description
This course was the prototype for the innovative University Courses curriculum designed to provide students with a cross-disciplinary perspective. Accordingly, it is co-taught with psychologist Steve Ceci, ... 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(Letter or S/U grades)
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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 Human Ecology Building 101
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Ceci, S
Macy, M
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- W Human Ecology Building 201
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Ceci, S
Macy, M
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- W Human Ecology Building 101
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Ceci, S
Macy, M
SOC 2610
Course Description
In a 2015 speech, President Barack Obama described the the American criminal justice system as hopefully broken, with prison conditions so abominable that they had no place in the civilized world. In her ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 2615, PAM 2610
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MW M Van Rensselaer Hall G73
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Wildeman, C
SOC 2710
Course Description
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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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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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 Kennedy Hall 103
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Sipple, J
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Class Number & Section Details
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- F Kennedy Hall 103
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Sipple, J
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Class Number & Section Details
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- F Kennedy Hall 103
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Sipple, J
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- W Kennedy Hall 103
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Sipple, J
SOC 2760
Course Description
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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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Uris Hall G88
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Ziewitz, M
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Additional Information
Department Consent Required (Add)
SOC 3010
Course Description
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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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MW Uris Hall 202
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Maralani, V
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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
Course Description
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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3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Malott Hall 253
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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(Letter grades only)
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- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall 157
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Musick, K
SOC 3250
Course Description
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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3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Sibley Hall 208
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Tach, L
SOC 3370
Course Description
Provides an overview of perspectives used in sociological studies of race and ethnicity. Students read classic and contemporary research on racial and ethnic relations in the United States. The first part ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PAM 3370
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3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall 280
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Sassler, S
SOC 3380
Course Description
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(Letter grades only)
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- MW Statler Hall 445
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Bischoff, K
SOC 3750
Course Description
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(Letter grades only)
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- MW Ives Hall 112
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Berezin, M
SOC 3970
Course Description
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(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Rockefeller Hall 122
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Brann, R
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Open to all students, including freshmen.
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall 124
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Staff
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- F Lincoln Hall B08
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Staff
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- F White Hall B04
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Staff
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- F White Hall B04
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Staff
SOC 4570
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Critically examines theories and empirical research on the relationships among social group membership, social status, and physical and mental health. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HD 4570
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3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Kennedy Hall 105
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Wethington, E
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Instructor Consent Required (Add)
SOC 4580
Course Description
This is a capstone seminar for seniors who are interested in graduate or professional study in scientific disciplines that focus on human behavior and social interaction. The intent is to provide seniors ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COMM 4580, HD 4580, ILRLR 4580
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- W William T. Keeton House 141
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Ceci, S
Macy, M
SOC 4860
Course Description
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(Letter or S/U grades)
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- W Uris Hall 302
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Garces, C
SOC 4910
Course Description
This is for undergraduates who wish to obtain research experience or to do extensive reading on a special topic. view course details
SOC 4950
Course Description
Students choose a sociology faculty member to work with on research to write an honors thesis. Candidates for honors must maintain a cumulative GPA at least an A- in all sociology classes. view course details
SOC 4960
Course Description
Continuation of SOC 4950. Continue to work with honors supervisor and work on and write an honors thesis. 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(Letter or S/U grades)
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- R Uris Hall 320
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Cornwell, B
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Department Consent Required (Add)
SOC 5190
Course Description
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(Letter grades only)
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- M Uris Hall 360
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Weeden, K
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Department Consent Required (Add)
SOC 5710
Course Description
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(Letter or S/U grades)
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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 Kennedy Hall 103
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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 103
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Sipple, J
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- W Kennedy Hall 103
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Sipple, J
SOC 6010
Course Description
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 Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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- TR Uris Hall 360
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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
Course Description
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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Department Consent Required (Add)
SOC 6280
Course Description
This graduate seminar explores changes in family behaviors and household relationships from a demographic perspective. It focuses centrally on contemporary trends in the U.S., considering (often competing) ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PAM 6280
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3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- W Human Ecology Building 101
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Musick, K
SOC 6390
Course Description
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.
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- W Uris Hall 340
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Macy, M
SOC 6460
Course Description
Introduces the field of economic sociology and covers major topics addressed by sociologists studying the intersection of economy and society. We begin with classic statements on economic sociology and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- M Uris Hall 340
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Nee, V
SOC 6910
Course Description
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 7350
Course Description
The study of work - and specifically wage labor - has been integral to sociology from the earliest days of the discipline. Although capitalism has evolved over the past century+, work remains a prism that ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: DSOC 7350, ILRIC 7350
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3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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- R Ives Hall 215
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Friedman, E
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 GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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- W Ives Hall 103
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Lawler, E
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Permission of instructor required for enrollment.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
SOC 8910
Course Description
Work with a faculty member on a project that is related to your dissertation work. view course details
SOC 8950
Course Description
Work with chair of your committee on your dissertation work. view course details