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Classes
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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Garip, F
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- F Uris Hall 202
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Garip, F
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- F Uris Hall 262
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Garip, F
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- F Space Sciences Building 105
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Garip, F
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- F Uris Hall 262
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Garip, F
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- F Uris Hall G26
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Garip, F
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- F Uris Hall G26
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Garip, F
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- F Uris Hall G26
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Garip, F
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- F Uris Hall G26
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Garip, F
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall G22
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Garip, F
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- F Uris Hall 262
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Garip, F
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. Choose one seminar and one discussion. 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 Malott Hall 228-Bache Aud
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Alvarado, S
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- F Klarman Hall KG42
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Alvarado, S
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- F Klarman Hall KG42
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Alvarado, S
SOC 1140
Course Description
No description available. view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MW Malott Hall 230
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Muniz, P
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute
SOC 1160
Course Description
No description available. view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Balch Hall - Tatkon Ctr 3343
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Rocha Beardall, T
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute
SOC 1900
Course Description
This course will address questions of justice posed by current political controversies, for example, controversies over immigration, economic inequality, American nationalism, the government's role in ... 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: Justice and Politics in the Trump Era
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- W Carl Becker House 120
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Konya, N
Miller, R
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Additional Information
This semester’s course will address questions of justice posed by current political controversies, for example, over immigration, economic inequality, American nationalism, the government’s role in healthcare and the environment, racial inequality, the political power of elites, populism, authoritarianism, globalization, and the proper use of America’s global power. Brief readings in political philosophy and social science will be starting points for informal discussion and mutual learning among diverse perspectives.
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: Justice and Politics in the Trump Era
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- M White Hall 104
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Jochim, J
Miller, R
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This semester’s course will address questions of justice posed by current political controversies, for example, over immigration, economic inequality, American nationalism, the government’s role in healthcare and the environment, racial inequality, the political power of elites, populism, authoritarianism, globalization, and the proper use of America’s global power. Brief readings in political philosophy and social science will be starting points for informal discussion and mutual learning among diverse perspectives.
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: Justice and Politics in the Trump Era
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- W William T. Keeton House 141
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Miller, R
Zimmer, D
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Additional Information
This semester’s course will address questions of justice posed by current political controversies, for example, over immigration, economic inequality, American nationalism, the government’s role in healthcare and the environment, racial inequality, the political power of elites, populism, authoritarianism, globalization, and the proper use of America’s global power. Brief readings in political philosophy and social science will be starting points for informal discussion and mutual learning among diverse perspectives.
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
Kleinberg, J
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 Baker Laboratory 135
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Slayton, R
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- R Goldwin Smith Hall 156
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Slayton, R
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- R Rockefeller Hall 110
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Slayton, R
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- R Rockefeller Hall 110
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Slayton, R
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- R Goldwin Smith Hall 160
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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 Lincoln Hall 107
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Nee, V
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall G24
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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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Basu, A
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Additional Information
If this course is full, please contact Virginia Montopoli at vlh1@cornell.edu to be placed on a waitlist.
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 Klarman Hall KG70
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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 Goldwin Smith Hall G24
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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 Goldwin Smith Hall 142
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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 Malott Hall 207
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Haskins, A
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- F Uris Hall 260
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Haskins, A
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- F Uris Hall 254
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Haskins, A
SOC 2580
Course Description
This course is modeled after "Great Books" literature courses in the humanities, but with two important differences: we read non-fiction books in the social sciences rather than the humanities, written ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: COMM 2580, HD 2580, ILRLR 2580
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Credits and Grading Basis
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 Goldwin Smith Hall 348
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Ceci, S
Macy, M
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- M Goldwin Smith Hall 348
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Ceci, S
Macy, M
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- T 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
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- W Human Ecology Building 101
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Ceci, S
Macy, M
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- T Human Ecology Building 201
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Ceci, S
Macy, M
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 and one discussion. 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 Kennedy Hall 103
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Sipple, J
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Class Number & Section Details
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- T Kennedy Hall 101
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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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- F Kennedy Hall 101
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Sipple, J
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- W Warren Hall 113
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Sipple, J
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. Combined with: SOC 6010
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Uris Hall 202
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Maralani, V
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- F Uris Hall G28
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Staff
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- W Uris Hall G28
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Staff
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- W Uris Hall G28
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Maralani, V
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 228-Bache Aud
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Tach, L
SOC 3150
Course Description
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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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall 166N
Instructors
Musick, K
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Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
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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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 142
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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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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW M Van Rensselaer Hall 280
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Sassler, S
SOC 3650
Course Description
Disasters are usually sudden events that result in catastrophic loss of life and/or property. They are often described using terms like disorder, chaos, and panic - descriptions which belie the highly ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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3 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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- TR Malott Hall 253
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Cornwell, B
SOC 3670
Course Description
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. Combined with: HD 3570
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW M Van Rensselaer Hall 280
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Wethington, E
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Instructor Consent Required (Add)
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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- TR Uris Hall 262
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Swedberg, R
SOC 4540
Course Description
This course a offers comparative political sociology of democratic and non-democratic institutions in the United States and beyond. Topics will include nationalism, fascism and populism. My focus will ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 4543
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Uris Hall 312
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Berezin, M
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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Credits and Grading Basis
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 4780
Course Description
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 roles, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 4606, ASRC 6066
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- T Africana Ctr 111
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Assie-Lumumba, N
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
Course Description
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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- W Uris Hall 320
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Swedberg, R
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Department Consent Required (Add)
SOC 5180
Course Description
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(Letter grades only)
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- T Uris Hall 360
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Weeden, K
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 and one discussion. 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 Kennedy Hall 103
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Sipple, J
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- T Kennedy Hall 101
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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 Warren Hall 113
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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. Combined with: SOC 3010
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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- TR Uris Hall 202
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Maralani, V
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- F Uris Hall G28
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Maralani, V
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
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 438
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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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Garip, F
SOC 6480
Course Description
This course addresses an emerging area of sociological inquiry that focuses on sequences of social activity that individuals form over short periods of time. These "microsequences" reflect patterns of ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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2 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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- M Uris Hall G28
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Cornwell, B
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 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