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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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Bischoff, K
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- F Uris Hall 262
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Bischoff, K
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- F Morrill Hall 111
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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
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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 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 Goldwin Smith Hall G22
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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. 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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- MW Morrill Hall 106
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Alvarado, S
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- F Morrill Hall 111
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Alvarado, S
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- F Morrill Hall 111
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Alvarado, S
SOC 1180
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 Uris Hall 331
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Sandusky, E
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
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: Democracy and Justice in the US Now
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Class Number & Section Details
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- W Hans Bethe House 240
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Sangiuliano, A
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Additional Information
Weekly discussions of urgent moral questions about politics and society in the United States and American conduct toward people abroad. Brief readings will be starting points for mutual learning about issues such as inequality of political power (“The system is rigged”); inclusion, diversity and political action (including “identity politics”); constitutional order and its vulnerability; patriotism and cosmopolitanism; immigration; economic and racial inequality; and global uses of American 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: Democracy and Justice in the US Now
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- M Hans Bethe House 240
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Sangiuliano, A
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Additional Information
Weekly discussions of urgent moral questions about politics and society in the United States and American conduct toward people abroad. Brief readings will be starting points for mutual learning about issues such as inequality of political power (“The system is rigged”); inclusion, diversity and political action (including “identity politics”); constitutional order and its vulnerability; patriotism and cosmopolitanism; immigration; economic and racial inequality; and global uses of American 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: Democracy and Justice in the US Now
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- W William T. Keeton House 141
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Moebus, F
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Additional Information
Weekly discussions of urgent moral questions about politics and society in the United States and American conduct toward people abroad. Brief readings will be starting points for mutual learning about issues such as inequality of political power (“The system is rigged”); inclusion, diversity and political action (including “identity politics”); constitutional order and its vulnerability; patriotism and cosmopolitanism; immigration; economic and racial inequality; and global uses of American 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: Democracy and Justice in the US Now
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- M William T. Keeton House 141
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Sales, B
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Additional Information
Weekly discussions of urgent moral questions about politics and society in the United States and American conduct toward people abroad. Brief readings will be starting points for mutual learning about issues such as inequality of political power (“The system is rigged”); inclusion, diversity and political action (including “identity politics”); constitutional order and its vulnerability; patriotism and cosmopolitanism; immigration; economic and racial inequality; and global uses of American power.
SOC 2070
Course Description
This course introduces the causes, consequences, and possible solutions of major issues facing U.S. society today. Students learn how social problems are defined and contested in the public sphere, and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PAM 2250
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall G71
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Rich, P
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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Benson, A
Easley, D
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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- TR Rockefeller Hall 122
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Hilgartner, S
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- R Rockefeller Hall 110
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Hilgartner, S
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- R Rockefeller Hall 127
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Hilgartner, S
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- F Rockefeller Hall 110
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Hilgartner, S
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- F Rockefeller Hall 110
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Hilgartner, S
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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Azzellini, D
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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 Goldwin Smith Hall G22
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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 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 Goldwin Smith Hall G24
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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 224
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Haskins, A
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- F Uris Hall 301
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Haskins, A
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- F Morrill Hall 110
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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, PSYCH 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 Kennedy Hall 105
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Ceci, S
Macy, M
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- M Fernow Hall G01
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Ceci, S
Macy, M
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- T Warren Hall 137
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Ceci, S
Macy, M
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- W Plant Science Building 141
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Ceci, S
Macy, M
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- W Malott Hall 206
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Ceci, S
Macy, M
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- T Stocking Hall 201
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Ceci, S
Macy, M
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
Instructors
Sipple, J
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- M Malott Hall 205
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Sipple, J
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- T Malott Hall 207
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Sipple, J
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- F Warren Hall 138
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Sipple, J
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- F Kennedy Hall 105
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Sipple, J
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- W Malott Hall 205
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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
Instructors
Maralani, V
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- F Uris Hall G28
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Maralani, V
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- F Uris Hall G28
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Maralani, V
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- F Uris Hall G28
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Maralani, V
SOC 3130
Course Description
This course provides an introduction to the ways in which medical practice, the medical profession, and medical technology are embedded in society and culture. We will ask how medicine is connected to ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: BSOC 3111, DSOC 3111, STS 3111
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MW Goldwin Smith Hall G76-Lewis
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Leuenberger, C
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Additional Information
Department Consent Required (Add)
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- F Sibley Hall 211
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Leuenberger, C
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Department Consent Required (Add)
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- F Statler Hall 291
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Leuenberger, C
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Department Consent Required (Add)
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- F Lincoln Hall 107
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Leuenberger, C
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Department Consent Required (Add)
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- F Lincoln Hall 107
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Leuenberger, C
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Department Consent Required (Add)
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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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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- MW Uris Hall 312
Instructors
Bischoff, K
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Additional Information
Department 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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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Uris Hall 262
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Cornwell, B
SOC 4370
Course Description
This course provides an introduction to the theoretical and empirical literature on the sociology of sex and gender. The readings cover theory and methods, feminism, masculinity, intersectionality, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: FGSS 4371, FGSS 6371, SOC 6370
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- T Uris Hall 360
Instructors
Maralani, V
SOC 4570
Course Description
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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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MW Ives Hall 112
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Wethington, E
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Additional Information
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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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- W Warren Hall B51
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Ceci, S
Macy, M
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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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- M Uris Hall 320
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Cornwell, B
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Additional Information
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 and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 2710, AMST 5710, DSOC 2710, DSOC 5710, EDUC 2710, EDUC 5710, SOC 2710
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Credits and Grading Basis
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 Malott Hall 205
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Sipple, J
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- T Malott Hall 207
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Sipple, J
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- F Warren Hall 138
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Sipple, J
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- F Kennedy Hall 105
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Sipple, J
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- W Malott Hall 205
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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
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
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- F Uris Hall 320
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Cornwell, B
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Additional Information
Department Consent Required (Add)
SOC 6320
Course Description
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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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- W Morrill Hall 111
Instructors
Pinch, T
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Additional Information
Department Consent Required (Add)
SOC 6370
Course Description
This course provides an introduction to the theoretical and empirical literature on the sociology of sex and gender. The readings cover theory and methods, feminism, masculinity, intersectionality, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: FGSS 4371, FGSS 6371, SOC 4370
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- T Uris Hall 360
Instructors
Maralani, V
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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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- W Uris Hall 340
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Macy, M
SOC 6720
Course Description
This course offers graduate students an introduction to sociological theory on race and empirical research at the intersection of race and social institutions. Students will first engage theoretically ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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2 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Uris Hall 360
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Haskins, A
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