100. Principles of Sociology.
Open to first- and second-year students. Juniors
are strongly encouraged to enroll in Soc. 400. Seniors must elect
Soc. 400. No credit granted to those who have completed or are
enrolled in 195 or 400. No credit for seniors. (4). (SS).
Section 001. This course is intended to introduce the sociological
perspective as a useful tool for understanding many of the basic
processes and institutional characteristics of modern societies.
Students will be exposed to the contending school of thought that
have evolved to explain the sources of inequality, power, and social change. While the course will focus on the contemporary
United States, comparative and historical perspectives will also
be employed. Grades are based largely on three in-class exams.
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Section 020. How do class, race, age, gender, and sexual preference shape our and other peoples' lives? Why do people
who make $30,000 and people who make $140,000 all feel middle
class? Why do women in dual career couples do a month of 24 hour
days more housework per year than men? Why do we need affirmative
action? Why do women Marines have to wear makeup and take etiquette
classes? Why do we spend almost five times as much of the federal
budget on the elderly than on children? In this course we will
use sociological imagination, theory, analysis, and empirical
research to answer these questions. We will examine various theoretical
explanations for social inequality in the United States as well
as empirical research about inequality. Students will learn to think and write critically about the basic concepts of the discipline
and to use research and theory when engaging in a discussion of these issues. WL:1
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101. Person and Society:
An Introduction to Sociology Through Social Psychology. Open
to first- and second-year students. Juniors are strongly encouraged
and seniors must take Soc. 400 or 401. No credit for seniors.
(4). (SS).
Section 001 – Person and Society. The purpose of this course
is to introduce students to the area of Social Psychology within
Sociology. The course will provide a general introduction to the
social psychological perspective within Sociology; the study of
social behavior as a product of the interaction between individuals
and groups. Four major themes within Social Psychology will be
examined: (1) the impact that one individual has on another individual, (2) the impact that a group has on its individual members, (3) the impact that individual members have on the group, and (4) the impact that one group has on another group. The themes, concepts, theoretical approaches, and research methods within social psychology
will be presented and discussed.
The course will consist of two lectures and two hours of discussion
section each week. There will be three exams for this course, each covering one third of the lecture and reading material. The
exams will be multiple choice and short essay items. In addition, THREE five-page class exercises will also be given as assignments.
These assignments will involve the application of Social Psychological theories and concepts. Attendance at lectures and discussion sections
will be required and very important for what you learn and how
well you do in this course. WL:1
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102. Contemporary Social
Issues: An Introduction to Sociology. Open to first-
and second-year students. Juniors are strongly encouraged and seniors must take Soc. 400 or 401. No credit for seniors. (4).
(SS). Credit is granted for a combined total of 8 credits elected through Soc. 102, 202, 203, and 401, provided that the course
topics are different.
Section 001 – Introduction to Sociology Through Social History.
This course examines key developments in American society since
World War II and uses them as a basis for exploring fundamental
sociological concepts. Our focus will be on the interplay of social
structure, politics, and culture in shaping patterns of class
and status, power and authority, ethnicity and race relations, gender roles and social change. Social historical events include: the ideology of the "Cold War," McCarthyism, the changing
American Presidency, the Civil Rights and women's movements, the
War in Vietnam, deindustrialization and the problem of scarcity, the rise of the New Right, globalization, and the construction
of cyberspace as a social phenomenon. The purpose of the course
is to introduce students to key ideas and controversies in the
field of sociology and to help each student learn to use those
ideas as prisms through which to analyze our contemporary social
world. (Vogel)
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195. Principles in Sociology (Honors). Open to first- and second-year students admitted to the Honors Program, or other first- and second-year students with a grade point average of at least 3.2. Juniors are strongly encouraged and seniors must take Soc. 400. No credit for seniors. Credit is not granted for both Sociology 195 and Sociology 100 or 400. (4). (SS).
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the
discipline of sociology. We will pursue a survey of the topics
sociologists study, as well as major theoretical perspectives
and methodologies. This course will be taught through the lens
social inequality, with a focus on what sociology has to say about
many of the most pressing social problems of our day. Through the analysis of race and ethnicity, social class, and gender issues, students will hone their abilities to think and write critically.
Class will be conducted in seminar format. Students are expected
to have completed scheduled readings before each class, and to
arrive at class ready for class participation. (Harris)
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105. First Year Seminar
in Sociology. Freshmen; sophomores with permission
of instructor. (3). (SS).
Section 001 – Transforming America Then and Now. That America
is a nation of immigrants is one of the most common yet truest
statements. In this course we will survey a vast range of the
American Immigrant experience, that of the Irish, Germans, Jews, Italians, Chinese, Japanese, Blacks, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, and Mexicans. Immigration to America can be broadly understood as
consisting of four major waves: the first one, that which consisted
of Northwest Europeans who immigrated up to the mid-19th century; the second one, that which consisted of Southern and East Europeans
at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th; the third one, the movement from the South to the North of Black
Americans and Mexicans precipitated by two World Wars; and the
fourth one, from 1965 on, is still ongoing in the present, of
immigrants mostly from Latin America and Asia. At all times, our
effort will be to understand the immigrant past of these ethnic
groups, both for what it tells us about the past as well as their
present and possible future. This course is a First-Year Seminar, limited to 25 entering students, involving a fair amount of discussion
and writing. (Pedraza)
Section 002 – Intergroup Relations, Conflict, and Community Building. This course will explore the possibilities for building community, giving particular attention to issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and class while acknowledging and addressing existing conflicts. How do we build community in our schools, neighborhoods, and cities comprised of people with perspectives, viewpoints, backgrounds that differ from our own? To what extent do this country's democratic principles continue to bind our society in the face of growing racial and class divisions? This seminar will explore a wide range of questions on inter group and community building, taking into account issues of power, conflict, and competing social interests. Students will be encouraged to bring in personal experience and perspective to enrich the discussion of theoretical readings. Active participation and considerable writing will be required. (Schoem)
Section 003 – People and Global
Environmental Changes. Changes in the natural and human-made
environment are occurring on the scale of continents or larger, and over time spans of decades to centuries. These changes include the emissions of greenhouse gases, depletion of the ozone layer, acid precipitation and deposition, and loss of biodiversity. Human
action to satisfy human needs and wants is the prime cause of
almost all these changes. The changes are incontestably real, and some of them began several centuries ago. What is uncertain
is the magnitude of the changes, their future course, and their
affects on human beings, and what, if anything, humans can do
to avert them or to mitigate their affects. This seminar will
explore a variety of environmental changes, the human role in
causing them, and the possible impact of these changes on humans
and their societies. Students will read from a number of sources.
At mid-term students will submit a brief factual report on a selected
environmental change and its human
dimensions. At the end of the term students will submit a
research article, probably on the same topic. There will be few
or no lectures, and no examinations; class discussion of reading
material will be the primary mode of instruction. Attendance is
mandatory, and effective participation in class discussion is
strongly encouraged. (Rockwell)
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122/Psych. 122. Intergroup Dialogues. Permission of Instructor. Intended primarily for first and second year students. (2). (Excl). May not be included in a concentration in Psychology or Sociology. May be repeated for a total of four credits.
See Psychology 122.
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205. Poverty, Race, and Health. (3). (Excl).
This course critically examines the health status of the poor, and of major racial/ethnic minority groups in the United States.
Attention will be focused on the patterned ways in which the health
of these groups is embedded in the social, cultural, and political, and economic contexts and arrangements of U.S. society. Topics
covered include the meaning and measurement of race, the ways
in which racism affects health, the historic uses of minorities
in medical research, how acculturation and migration affects health, and an examination of the specific health problems that disproportionately
affect the minority group members. (Williams)
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220/RC Soc. Sci. 220. Political Economy. (4). (SS).
See RC Social Science 220.
(Thompson)
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For Undergraduates Only
210. Elementary Statistics. Sociology Honors students should elect this course prior to beginning the Honors Seminar sequence. Sociology concentrators should elect this course prior to their last term. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in Stat. 100, 402, 311, or 412, or Econ. 404 or 405. (4). (MSA). (BS). (QR/1).
This course introduces students to three important aspects
of statistics: (1) data collection – including opinion polls, surveys, experiments, and sampling; (2) data description – graphical
and numerical procedures for summarizing data; and (3) data analysis
– using data to make decisions, predictions, and draw inferences.
Problem sets allow hands-on experience in working data, and provide
opportunities to apply and interpret statistical procedures and results. Microcomputers will be used for some assignments. Students
are not assumed to have any prior experience with microcomputers
or any mathematical training beyond basic algebra. Grading is
based on problem sets and three exams. Attendance at all lectures
and discussion sections is essential. (Harris)
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212. Sports and Society. (3). (Excl).
American society has had a long affair with sport. The number
of sport participants has increased tremendously over the last
decade, as has the proliferation of sports facilities and organizations.
Larger proportions of our population than ever before are now
directly and indirectly participating in sports activities. Spectator
participation in the traditional sports events such as baseball, football, and basketball has also increased the hours of exposure
to these events on television where twenty-four hours of sports
broadcasting is now easily available on cable sports channels.
Not only is there increased media exposure to the traditional
sports events, but now tennis, golf, and gymnastics also enjoy
national as well as international prominence. (Deskins)
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303/CAAS 303. Race and Ethnic Relations. An introductory course in Sociology or CAAS. (4). (SS). (This course meets the Race and Ethnicity Requirement).
This course introduces students to selected historical and sociological literature on race and ethnic relations in the United
States. The first few weeks of the term explore the historical
structuring of a racial and ethnic hierarchy in this country that
has privileged "white" European American ethnic groups.
In examining both the structural and ideological dimensions of this racial stratification system, we give considerable attention
to carefully delineating its social-cultural, political, and economic
foundations. We then turn our main attention to comparatively
surveying the impact of "white supremacy" on the historical
experiences of African Americans in the Northern and Southern
regions of the country and Mexican American in the Far West. We
will also give some attention in lecture to the historical experiences
of Native Americans, Asian Americans, and other Latino populations
and, theory, add yet another comparative dimension to this course.
Moreover, we shall devote special consideration throughout the
term to the gendered and class dimensions of the racial subordination
of people of color in this country. Differences in the relationship
of men and women of color to the dominant culture, and of individuals
in various class locations, is a central feature of our historical-sociological
inquiry. (Almaguer)
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304/Amer. Cult. 304. American Immigration. (3). (SS).
That America is a nation of immigrants is one of the most common
place, yet truest of statements. In this course we will survey
a vast range of the American immigrant experience: that of the
Irish, Germans, Jews, Italians, Chinese, Japanese, Blacks, Puerto
Ricans, Cubans, and Mexicans. Immigration to America can be broadly
understood as consisting of four major waves; the first one, that
which consisted of Northwest Europeans who immigrated up to the
mid-19th century; the second one, that which consisted of Southern
and East Europeans at the end of the 19th century and beginning
of the 20th; the third one, the movement from the south to the
north of Black Americans and Mexicans precipitated by the two
world wars; and the fourth one, from 1965 on, is still ongoing
in the present, of immigrants mostly from Latin America and Asia.
At all times, our effort is to understand the immigrant past of these ethnic groups, both for what it tells us about the past
as well as their present and possible future. Course requirements: the written requirements for this course consist of two exams.
Both the exams will be in-class tests, consisting of short answer
questions that will draw from the lectures and our discussion
of the readings. Each exam will be worth 50 percent. (Pedraza)
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310. Introduction to Research Methods. One introductory course in sociology; or completion of one social science course in economics, anthropology, political science, psychology or other sociology course. Sociology Honors students should elect this course concurrently with Soc. 397. (4). (Excl). (BS). (QR/1).
This course teaches the main basic research methods used by
social scientists: observation, survey, experimentation, and statistics.
It demonstrates the logic (as well as the "illogic")
of reasoning in social science. You will learn how to use computers
for statistical analysis and word processing. Evaluation is based
on four quizzes (40%) and four research projects (60%). You should
be prepared to take computer labs. Prior knowledge of IBM-family
microcomputers and popular software (such as Microsoft Word and Excel) is helpful but not required. The research projects will
be based on real data that have already been collected. WL:1
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320/Psych. 310. Training in Processes of Intergroup Dialogues. Permission of Instructor. Open to Juniors and Seniors. (3). (Excl). (EXPERIENTIAL).
See Psychology 310. (Beale)
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321/Psych. 311. Practicum in Facilitating Intergroup Dialogues. Sociology 320 and permission of instructor. (3). (Excl). A combined total of 8 credits of Sociology 321, 389, and 395 may be counted toward a concentration in Sociology. (EXPERIENTIAL).
See Psychology 311. (Behling)
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330. Population Problems. (3). (SS).
This course is intended for a wide range of students who might
be interested in learning about the current population situation
and the range of problems associated with it. There are no prerequisites
for the course, nor is any special background required – although
average ability to read tables and interpret quantitative material
will be assumed. The course focuses specifically on social and economic problems associated with population matters. Family planning
and other related population programs and policies are discussed.
The course is a complement rather than an alternative to Soc.
430 (Introduction to Population Studies) which deals with the
determinants of behavior. Soc. 330 presents a variety of views
concerning the ways population is perceived as a problem and what
should be done about it. The focus of the course is international, dealing both with less developed and more developed countries.
Attention is given to population growth; population and development;
demographic impact of AIDS; age structure, aging and associated
problems; and population policy and programs, especially those
related to the reduction of birth rates. The course is run as
a lecture with in- class discussions encouraged. Films and other
audio-visual aids are used. Grades are based largely on in-class
exams. Written assignments and class participation are given some
additional weight. WL:1
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389. Practicum in Sociology. Permission of instructor. (2-4). (Excl). Offered mandatory credit/no credit. Laboratory fee ($22) required. Up to 4 credits of 389 may be included in a concentration plan in Sociology. A combined total of 8 credits of Sociology 321, 389, and 395 may be counted toward a concentration in Sociology. (EXPERIENTIAL). May be repeated for a total of 8 credits.
Sociology 389 is known as "Project Community" and "Trained Volunteer Corps." Students combine 4 to 6 hours
of weekly service in community settings, with weekly student-led
seminars. Seminars are interactive, focus on related sociological
issues, and provide a time for mutual support, planning, and problem-solving.
Over 50 sections offer settings that include working in school
classrooms with "at-risk" children and youth in a variety
of tutoring, chemical dependency, mentoring situations; in the
adult and juvenile criminal justice system; with adult literacy;
with the homeless; and with elderly, the mentally ill, the disabled;
and in hospitals. For more information, come to the Office of
Community Service Learning, in the Michigan Union, Room 2205.
Enrollment is by override only. (Chesler)
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392/REES 395/Hist. 332/Pol. Sci. 395/Slavic 395. Survey of Russia: The Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and the Successor States. (4). (SS). Laboratory fee ($10) required.
See Russian and East European
Studies 395. (Rosenberg)
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398. Senior Honors in Sociology. Honors standing in sociology. Soc. 210 and 310, and permission of instructor. (3). (Excl).
This is a second course of a three-course sequence (Sociology
397, 398, 399) designed to guide the students through the completion
of their Honors thesis. The focus of this seminar will be on collection
and analysis of data for the thesis. Time will be spent every
week sharing research experiences and problems, and doing problem-solving.
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420. Complex Organizations. One introductory course in sociology. (3). (Excl).
This course provides an introduction to contemporary theory
and research on complex organizations, such as business enterprises, schools, government, and voluntary associations. We will consider the internal structure of organizations, the relationship of the
organization to its environment, and organizational strategies
and decision-making. The first part of the course covers the internal
structure of organizations and introduces three perspectives on
organizational structure: organizations as rational systems, as
natural systems, and as open systems. The second part of the course
places the organization in a wider context and examines the organization's
relationship to the various elements of its environment. We will
learn how different theories conceptualize the organization's
environment, and how organizations manage their relationship to the environment. In the third part of the course we will discuss
organizational strategies and decision-making, or what makes organizations
effective and successful. The course will conclude with an examination
of Japanese organizations; using theories learned in the course, we will examine how and why Japanese organizations differ from
Western organizations in their structure and behavior. Readings
will include both theoretical material and case studies. Course
requirements are three short essays, final exam, and participation
in class discussion and exercises. (Takata)
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426/Pol. Sci. 428/Asian Studies 428/Phil. 428. China's Evolution Under Communism. Upperclass standing. (4). (Excl).
See Political Science 428.
(Lieberthal)
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427. Societies and Institutions
of Eastern Europe. (3). (Excl).
Section 001 – Social Foundations of Identity. The social
transformations of postcommunist societies are among the most
important problems for sociology to consider. In this course on
Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, we'll consider exemplary
work on (1) the making of the market economy and social protest
around economic hardships, with a special focus on Poland and Russia; (2) on the necessity of nationalism and its relationship
to civil society, with a special focus on Estonia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Romania, and Poland; (3) original data on how people talk about their everyday lives and the social problems they encounter, and why gender is especially important to consider in this context, with a special focus on Estonia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan; (4)
a review of why war is located in the `southern tier' of the postcommunist
world, and why war must be understood in an `eventful' way, with
a special focus on the Wars of Yugoslav Succession. Students will
be expected to take one midterm examination and one final examination
and be expected to participate in the discussion reserved for
undergraduates. (Kennedy)
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430. Introduction to Population Studies. Soc. 430 does not meet core requirements for graduate students in sociology. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in 530. (3). (Excl). (QR/2).
This course is intended as a general introduction to the study
of population. There are no prerequisites, although ability to
deal with quantitative material and concepts is essential. Considerable
emphasis is given to basic demographic concepts, their measurement
and interrelationships. The basic demographic processes which
determined demographic change – fertility, mortality, and migration
– are each treated as to their measurement, history, and present
status. There is special consideration of the demographic transition
from high to low birth rates and death rates. The processes determining
fertility levels are analyzed separately for less and more developed
countries. Finally, there is a consideration of the age-sex structures
resulting from various combinations of demographic processes and how they affect projections of the U.S. and the world. (Knodel)
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447/WS 447. Gender Roles and Status. (3). (SS).
How do men and women decide who does the housework? Why do
McDonald's workers think that running the counter is a woman's
job, but working the stove is a man's? What is the significance
of children's "cooties" games? How do fraternities construct
masculinity? This course will answer these questions with a focus
on gender and gender inequality. More broadly we will ask: how
is gender constructed? What is the primary locus or cause of gender
inequality? What are men's and women's experiences of gender?
How do race, class, and sexuality interact with gender? We will
examine gender and the state, gender and work, gender and family, gender and the body. Each of these areas have been theorized as the locus of gender inequality. (Martin)
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450. Political Sociology. (3). (SS).
"Politics is not an exact science," said Bismarck, himself a consummate politician: "It is the art of the possible." But in order to understand what is or isn't possible in a given political context, sociologists have argued, we need some form of social form and social research as a guide. But what exactly should that theory be, and what style of research would it entail? While exploring this contested terrain, sociologists have consistently posed a series of hard questions: can we define the nature of politics? how is the business of rule organized? what is the logic by which patters of political power vary historically and in different societies? how do ways of institutionalizing power shape the subsequent struggles against it? what are the implications of social theory for political change? These are just some of the general questions we will be exploring in this class.
Political sociology is a vast area. Sociology 450 aims to give
students a sample of that breath by exploring a variety of topics, beginning with basic concepts and theories of power and the state.
We then use these tools in the first half of the course to survey
key debates, including those concerning the origin and functioning
of capitalistic democracies, the rise of the modern state, and the distribution of power in the contemporary United States. The
second half of the class deals with the contestation of power
relations, and incorporates readings on the Civil Rights movement, the politics of abortion, controversies over "political correctness"
in the academy, and the dynamics of social revolutions and large-scale
social transformations. Sociology 450 is mainly a lecture class, supplemented by small-group discussions and occasional films.
Students will be evaluated on the basis of two exams (a midterm
and a noncumulative final), each worth 1/4 of the final grade, and two short papers, each also worth 1/4 of the final grade.
Students will receive a handout very early in the term about the
requirements for the papers, which are due on Tuesday, October
18, and Friday, December 9. (Adams)
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452. Law and Social Psychology. (3). (Excl).
This is an upper-level course designed to cover a topic of
shared interest to lawyers and social psychologists. The course
will cover at least five areas of intersection and conflict between
law and social science: (1) the memory and perception literature
in social psychology and experimental psychology, applied to testimony
and eyewitness identification; (2) the attribution of responsibility
literature and clinical psychology literature on insanity, applied
to the issue of diminished responsibility before the law; (3) the small groups and group dynamics literature, applied to jury
decision-making; (4) public opinion research applied to the capital
punishment debate; and (5) the literature on total institutions, applied to the operation of prison systems. (Sharphorn)
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454. Law and Social Organization. (3). (SS).
This course is based on research which examines the law and the legal system from a social science perspective. It seeks to
understand the nature of the laws and the role that law plays
in political and social life. (Somers)
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458. Sociology of Education. One introductory course in sociology. (3). (Excl).
This course will examine the role of schooling in reproducing
and reinforcing prevailing social, political, and economic relationships, including a focus on how the dominant school culture can marginalize
students from different backgrounds and experiences. During the
first half of the course we will explore the history of schooling, the interaction of schooling and social stratification, the social
organization of schools and classrooms, and the uses of both formal
and hidden curriculums. During the second half of the course we
will look at contemporary policy issues related to schools and debate the potential of these policies to create social change through schooling. Students will have a role in the presentation
and discussion of assigned readings and will be asked to examine their own educational experiences in order to relate personal
experience to the impact of schooling on society. (Kinney)
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463/Comm. 485. Mass Communication and Public Opinion. Comm. Studies 351 or 371 strongly recommended. (3). (SS).
See Communication Studies 485.
(Craig)
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465/Psych. 488. Sociological Analysis of Deviant Behavior. (3). (SS).
The course will examine how people become social deviants and how relevant social institutions contribute to this process. Early
portions will examine the legal enforcement, judicial, and corrections
systems which together determine who will be designated deviant
and with what consequences. Later portions will focus on particular
forms of deviance (e.g., delinquency, theft, fraud, rape)
with a view to understanding and evaluating the several theoretical
perspectives that have been proposed to explain their genesis
and perpetuation. WL:1
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472/Psych. 381. Advanced Laboratory in Social Psychology. Stat. 402 and Psych. 380. (3). (Excl).
See Psychology 381. (Burnstein)
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490/REES 490/WS 492. Women and Islam: A Sociological Perspective. (3). (Excl).
This course explores the theoretical and methodological issues
involved in studying women. It specifically questions the adequacy
of the existing paradigms in analyzing women's position in society
and searches for alternate formulations. The context of the Middle
East, in general, and Islam in particular extends women's issues
beyond Western cultural and religious boundaries. The course starts
with an introduction to the existing paradigms on women's position
in sociology, women's studies and Near Eastern Studies. After
a lecture on the position of women in Islamic history, it proceeds
to study women in contemporary contexts such as in Iran and Saudi
Arabia, Turkey, Egypt and the Fertile Crescent, North Africa, and contemporary U.S. society. The course requirements include
one midterm, one class presentation (on the final paper), and a final paper. (Göçek)
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495. Special Course. One
introductory course in sociology. (3). (Excl). May be repeated
for credit, provided that the course topics are different.
Section 001 – Social Foundations of Identity. This course
consists of an exploration of contemporary sociological and social
psychological approaches to identity. Our quest differs from that
of psychology, where individual-centered approaches to identity
predominate. Instead, we will explore how the social world provides
us with the resources to label others, and how we can account
for the differences that may exist between social identity and self-identity. The key questions that we will explore include the following: (1) How do individuals label people who are different
from themselves? (2) How do social contexts affect the ways by
which individuals locate themselves? and (3) How are social identities
constructed and how do they relate to self-identities? Throughout this course we will pay particular attention to race, gender, and sexual orientation as bases for considering identity. (Young)
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496. Special Course. One
introductory course in sociology. (3). (Excl). May be repeated
for credit, provided that the course topics are different.
Section 001 – Advanced Seminar in Sociological Theory. This
course provides an intensive examination of current debates within
sociological theory through a focus on a range of substantive
topics. The emphasis will be on social structural approaches but
we will examine alternative perspectives, including cultural ones, as well. The substantive topics on which we will focus include
race and ethnic relations, gender, the sociology of development, social movements, social structure and health, labor markets and social inequality, corporations and markets, and business-government
relations. The class will be run as a seminar, with an emphasis
on discussion. (Mizruchi)
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521/CAAS 521. African American Intellectual Thought. Senior standing. (3). (Excl).
See CAAS 521. (Young)
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