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SOCI 001-001 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
Sociology provides a unique way to look at human
behavior and the world. Sociology is the systematic study of the
groups and societies in which people live. In this introductory
course, we examine and analyze how social structures and cultures
are created, maintained, and most importantly, how they affect behavior.
The course deconstructs our taken for granted world of social interactions
and behaviors and examines what theory and research can tell about
human social behavior.
MW 11 - 12 GELLES
201 - REC F 12 - 1 STAFF
202 - REC F 11 - 12 STAFF
203 - REC W 10 - 11 STAFF
204 - REC M 10 - 11 STAFF
SOCI 003-001 DEVIANCE AND SOCIAL CONTROL
The study of deviance and social control is a major
topic of sociology. The first part of the course examines different
types of deviance-crime, mental illness, and juvenile delinquency,
different explanations which have been forwarded to explain them-functionalism,
labeling theory, and opportunity structures. The second part of
the course examines different approaches to social control and the
effects of incarceration and decarceration.
MWF 11-12 NOAKES
SOCI 004-401 THE FAMILY
This course provides an introduction to sociological
perspectives on U.S. families and public policies aimed at families.
The course begins with a brief overview of theoretical perspectives
on families and family patterns and change over the last century.
The second part of the course focuses on the private family–the
one in which we live most of our personal lives. Focusing on the
contemporary United States, we will explore variation in families
by gender, race and ethnicity, class, and sexual orientation. We
will consider: who marries and who doesn’t; who cohabits and
who doesn’t; who divorces and who doesn’t; who does
the housework and who doesn’t. In the last section of the
course, we will consider issues involving the public family, in
which adults perform tasks that are important to society (i.e. rearing
children, caring for the elderly). We will examine the extent to
which U.S. society (i.e. taxpayers) provides for families that cannot
provide for themselves (welfare), and how society regulates family
behavior (marriage, sexuality and teen childbearing). Overall, the
course emphasizes the importance of analyzing “facts”
about the family from multiple perspectives. There is a required
quantitative component in the course aimed to help the student dissect
knowledge analytically, evaluating the intent and the processes
behind the dissemination of information, and to carefully discern
cause from association in drawing conclusions on family-oriented
research.
TR 12 - 1:30 STAFF
SOCI 006-401 RACE & ETHNIC RELATIONS
For years we have understood that race is, biologically
speaking, an exceedingly complex matter and that preconceived biases
much more than biology govern the way people think about it. We
discuss race as a social construct. We focus on the social significance
of race by examining the reality of racial stratification, the reality
of the experience of race, and the rationality of those who study
racial dynamics and processes.
TR 12-1:30 LUNDY
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SOCI 041-301 SOCIETY AND HISTORY
Freshman Seminar
American society that has traditionally been very
much oriented toward the future. New things and approaches have
been assumed to be “naturally” superior to the old ones
and, thus, the past has never attracted much of Americans’
attention except as just that: the past. And yet the past exerts
a profound influence on the present: social institutions, culture,
politics, and intergroup and personal relations. Using comparative
illustrations from individual biographies and national, religious,
racial/ethnic, and urban group experiences, this seminar explores
different ways in which the past shapes the present. In particular,
we consider the long- and short-term impact on personal and (small
and large) group lives of different dimensions of time (duration,
sequence, pace, and trajectory of events) and space (physical and
geopolitical location, size, boundaries, distance, density).
R 1:30-4:30 MORAWSKA
SOCI 100-001 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
This course examines several different sociological
methods, including: survey development and administration, content
analysis, historical-comparative, participant observation and ethnographic
perspectives. It reviews research design, experimental design, evaluation
methods, research ethics and the uses of research. Students explore
these methods and perspectives in class assignments and exercises.
A brief introduction to SPSS (statistical package for the social
sciences) is also provided.
TR 10:30-12 KOPPEL
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SOCI 100-401 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
This course introduces students to the principles
and practices of sociological research methodology. We will examine:
the logic, practice, and ethics of research design, the relationship
between theory and research, several forms of data collection, analysis
of data, and the presentation of findings. Students will also have
the opportunity to craft a group research project.
MW 3-4:30 FISHMAN
SOCI 112-401 DISCRIMINATION: SEXUAL & RACIAL
Satisfies Society General Requirement
This course is concerned with the structure, the
causes and correlates, and the government policies to alleviate
discrimination in the United States. The central focus of the course
is on employment discrimination by race and gender. After a comprehensive
overview of the structures of labor markets and of nondiscriminatory
reasons for the existence of group differentials in employment and
wages, various theories of the sources of discrimination are reviewed
and evaluated. Actual government policies and alternatives policies
are evaluated in light of both the empirical evidence on group differences
and the alternative theories of discrimination.
MW 3-4:30 MADDEN
SOCI 118-401 SOCIOLOGY OF BIOETHICS
The Sociology of Bioethics explores the sociological
approach to bioethics. The Sociology of Bioethics is not a course
in bioethics itself; rather than discussing the merits of a position
(Is assisted suicide ethical?), we will ask how the debate has been
framed, who is promoting which arguments, why the debate has arisen
now, and how the issue is reflected in policy. In order to do so
we will make use of social science research, along with philosophical
treatises, legislation, and the popular media. The course is also
not designed as a comprehensive treatment of the field; it will
focus instead on choice topics that we will explore in depth. Our
goal is to understand the nature of the bioethics profession and
its modes of argumentation, and to explore the cultural, social,
political, and professional underpinnings of bio-ethical debates.
W 2-5 WOLPE
SOCI 120-401 SOCIAL STATISTICS
This course offers a basic introduction to the
application/interpretation of statistical analysis in sociology.
Upon completion, you should be familiar with a variety of basic
statistical techniques that allow examination of interesting social
questions. We begin by learning to describe the characteristics
of groups, followed by discussion of how to examine and generalize
about relationships between the characteristics of groups. Emphasis
is placed on the understanding/interpretation of statistics used
to describe and make generalizations about group characteristics.
In addition to hand calculations, you will also become familiar
with using PCs to run statistical tests.
MW 10-11 CHARLES
402 – REC F 10-11
403 – REC F 12- 1
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SOCI 122-401 SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER
In this course, gender is studied in a comparative
perspective using examples from Germany. Current gender theory emphasizes
the division of labor, power, social control, violence, and ideology
as structural and interactional bases of inequalities among men
and women of different social classes and racial ethnic groups instead
as an individual trait or outcome of childhood socialization. Gender
is an organizing principle of society and its institutions like
culture, economy, politics, and the family. How gender is constructed
varies across time and space. What is considered “natural”
for a woman (or a man) to do in one society is conceived as inappropriate
in another. But there are not only differences between societies
but also within societies – race and class interact with gender
resulting in different norms.
TR 10:30-12 ROTH
SOCI 126-001 CONTEMPORARY SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY
An outline of theoretical positions developed after
and sometimes from the classical theoretical traditions. Includes:
from the Marxian revival to postmodernism; globalization and world-system
theory; neo-Weberian state-centered theory of social change and
revolution; conflict theory and social movement theory. Rise of
exchange theory and rational choice; network theory and economic
sociology. Sociology of culture, French structuralism, and the social
construction of reality. Development of micro-sociological theories:
followers of symbolic interaction; Goffman and interaction ritual
theory; ethnomethodology; sociology of emotion.
TR 3-4:20 COLLINS
SOCI 137 SOCIOLOGY OF THE MEDIA & POPULAR CULTURE
This course relies on a variety of sociological
perspectives to examine the role of mass media and popular culture
in contemporary society, with a particular emphasis on the organization
of the media industry, the relationship between cultural consumption
and social status, and the social significance of leisure activities
from sports to shopping. Specific course topics will include the
rise of tabloid TV talk shows; the marketing of Nike and Starbucks;
the excessive media coverage of contemporary celebrities; the blurring
boundaries between news and entertainment; and the commercialization
of the American blues.
401 - LEC MW 1-2 GRAZIAN
402 - REC W 5-6
403 - REC F 11-12
404 - REC F 12-1
405 - REC F 1-2
406 - REC R 3-4
407 - REC W 3-4
408 - REC R 4-5
409 - REC W 3-4
410 - REC W 4-5
411 - REC W 5-6
412 - REC R 5-6
413 - REC F 1-2
NOTE:
You
MUST take BOTH THE LECTURE AND A RECITATION.
If you need to switch your recitation section, please make sure
there is an available slot BEFORE dropping your section, as the
SRS system may drop you from the course altogether if you’re
not registered for both lecture and recitation. As slots become
available, you may register for them through Penn In Touch.
SOCI 221-001 SAMPLE SURVEY METHODS
This course provides a hands-on introduction to
survey data collection through lectures, discussions, in-class exercises,
and a class survey project. We examine the major planning tasks
and considerations necessary for conduction surveys, including substantive
issues (problem formulation, study design, questionnaire and interview
design, pretesting, sampling), practical issues (proposal-writing
and fundraising, interviewer training and field management, coding,
and data cleaning and management), and ethical concerns (basic ethical
principles in social research, responsibilities to subjects, colleagues,
and funders, common ethical dilemmas in survey research, and institutional
oversight of research ethics).
TR 1:30-3 HANNUM
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SOCI 230-301 LAW AND SOCIAL CHANGE
After a discussion of various general perspectives
on social change and law, this course will examine in detail the
interdependent relationship between changes in legal institutions
and changes in societal institutions. Emphasis will be on (1) how
and when law can be an instrument for social change, and (2) how
and when social change can cause legal change. In the assessment
of this relationship, both domestic and international law will be
studied. Throughout the course, discussions will include legal controversies
relevant to social change, such as civil liberties, gender and the
law, and issues of nation-building and law as well as international
law and development.
MW 4:30-6 FETNI
SOCI 233-001 CRIMINOLOGY
This introductory course examines the multi-disciplinary
science of law-making, law-breaking, and law-enforcing. It reviews
theories and data predicting where, when, by whom and against whom
crimes happen. It also addresses the prevention of different offense
types by different kinds of offenders against different kinds of
people. Police, courts, prisons, and other institutions are critically
examined as both preventing and causing crime. This course meets
the general distribution requirement.
R 3-6 SHERMAN
SOCI 275-401 MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY
This course is designed to give the student a general
introduction to the sociological study of medicine. Medical sociology
is a broad field, covering topics as diverse as the institution
and profession of medicine, the practice of medical care, and the
social factors that contribute to sickness and well-being. While
we will not cover everything, we will attempt to cover as much of
the field as possible through four central thematic units: (1) the
organization and development of the profession of medicine, (2)
the delivery of health-care, (3) social and cultural factors in
defining health, and (4) the social causes of illness. Throughout
the course, our discussions will explore the sociological perspective
and encourage the application of such a perspective to a variety
of contemporary medical issues.
TR 10:30-12 SCHNITTKER
SOCI 277-401 MENTAL ILLNESS
This course is designed to give a general overview
of how sociologists study mental health and illness. We will be
concerned with describing the contributions of sociological research
and exploring how these contributions differ from those of other
disciplines, including psychology, psychiatry, and social work.
This overview will be done in three parts: we will discuss (1) what
"mental illness" is, (2) how social factors (e.g. social
networks) shape mental illness, and (3) how we as a society respond
to and treat the mentally ill. Throughout the course, we will be
concerned with uncovering the assumptions behind definitions underlying
mental "health" and exploring these assumptions political,
social and legal implications.
TR 3-4:30 SCHNITTKER
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SOCI 280-401 SOCIAL ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY CHINA
China's transition to a market-oriented society
has effected fundamental changes in the lives of citizens. This
class will consider pressing social concerns that China must struggle
to address as it continues down the path of market reforms. Using
topical problems to illustrate broader issues of social inequality
along lines of gender, ethnicity, residence status, and poverty
status, we will consider questions such as the following: How are
women and men faring differently in China's new labor market and
workplaces?
Are rural peasants and the emerging underclass
of urban laid-off workers being left behind by market transition?
How are minorities faring in China's transition? How does the emerging
digital divide play into the dichotomies of east-west and urban-rural
in China? What is the plight of millions of "floaters"
migrating into China's cities, with minimal legal rights and protections?
Can China's rapidly-changing public health system handle emerging
diseases such as SARS and AIDS? How has the one-child policy affected
women, children, and society in China? Who are the "missing
girls" of China, and what are the social implications of their
disappearance? How has the welfare of children and adolescents changed
with market reforms? The class will combine lectures, academic readings,
case studies, films, and discussions.
TR 10:30-12 HANNUM
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SOCI 300-301 STUDYING RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
This course uses the measurement of racial discrimination
as a vehicle to understand the application of experimental methods
in social science research. The course begins by studying racial
discrimination in American life, particularly housing markets. This
is followed by a consideration of how social scientists measure
and study racial discrimination, introducing the concept of the
audit experiment. In class we will go over the design and methodology
for an audit study to be conducted by students in the Philadelphia
area. Over the course of four weeks, students will run the audit
experiment. Results will be entered and tabulated and made available
to students, who will be expected to use them to write a final paper.
R 3-5:50 LUNDY
SOCI 430-401 RESIDENTIAL SEGREGATION
This course examines trends in the residential
segregation of blacks, Hispanics, and Asians from whites and recent
research focused on understanding the causes of persisting segregation.
These topics are organized around two broad theoretical perspectives—spatial
assimilation and place stratification. The spatial assimilation
model emphasizes group differences in social class status, whereas
the place stratification model includes explanations placing primacy
on persisting prejudice and/or discrimination. As such, residential
segregation has implications for both intergroup relations and social
mobility. Topics also include a) the emergence of racially segregated
neighborhoods; b) the renewed interest in segregation among social
scientists interested in better understanding the emergence of the
urban underclass; c) the consequences of residential segregation;
and d) what can be learned from the minority of American neighborhoods
that are stably integrated. The course concludes with a discussion
of whether and how public policy might shape the future of America’s
neighborhoods. This course is designed for students unfamiliar with
sociological theory and /or methods.
M 2-5 CHARLES
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GRADUATE
LEVEL COURSES
SOCI 530-401 RESIDENTIAL SEGREGATION
This course examines trends in the residential
segregation of blacks, Hispanics, and Asians from whites and recent
research focused on understanding the causes of persisting segregation.
These topics are organized around two broad theoretical perspectives—spatial
assimilation and place stratification. The spatial assimilation
model emphasizes group differences in social class status, whereas
the place stratification model includes explanations placing primacy
on persisting prejudice and/or discrimination. As such, residential
segregation has implications for both intergroup relations and social
mobility. Topics also include a) the emergence of racially segregated
neighborhoods; b) the renewed interest in segregation among social
scientists interested in better understanding the emergence of the
urban underclass; c) the consequences of residential segregation;
and d) what can be learned from the minority of American neighborhoods
that are stably integrated. The course concludes with a discussion
of whether and how public policy might shape the future of America’s
neighborhoods. This course is designed for students unfamiliar with
sociological theory and /or methods.
M 2-5 CHARLES
SOCI 536-001 QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN SOCIOLOGY II
Registration REQUIRED for both
the Lecture and a Recitation section.
A course in applied linear modeling. Emphasis on
the theory and practice of multiple regression and analysis of variance,
with extensions to path analysis and other simultaneous equation
methods. Some data manipulation will require the use of a statistical
computer “package,” STATA; but the greater emphasis
of the course will be on conceptualization and the ability to manipulate
these new ideas both with and without access to statistical software.
TR 12-1:30 H.P.KOHLER
201 - REC R 2 - 3 STAFF
202 - REC R 4 - 5 STAFF
SOCI 546-401 FEMINIST THEORY
Feminist activists and academics have posed fundamental
challenges to existing approaches to social theory. This seminar
explores the development of feminist theory since the 1960s, focusing
on approaches that have the most relevance for social science. The
relations among feminist theorizing, research, and activism will
be emphasized.
R 2-5 LEIDNER
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SOCI 553-301 FIELD METHODS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH
This course is designed to introduce graduate
students to basic approaches to ethnography and other qualitative
methods, including participant observation, open-ended interviewing,
field documentation, content analysis, comparative case sampling,
narrative analysis, and systematic qualitative data analysis. Students
will learn to apply these methods through a regularly assigned set
of field exercises, and will be expected to complete a semester-long
project based on intensive fieldwork at a research site of their
choosing. In addition, we will examine both classic and contemporary
exemplars of ethnography and other qualitative research in the sociological
discipline. This course satisfies the qualitative methods requirement
in the Sociology Department graduate program.
T 2 - 5 GRAZIAN
SOCI 567-401 URBAN SOCIOLOGY
In this seminar we examine (1) the long-dure multifaceted
process of the (trans)formation of modern, urban Western society
against a comparative background of other, non-Western civilizations;
and (2) classical and contemporary theories of urban life that account
for this (trans)formation and for the major issues in contemporary
urban America; globalization and postindustrial labor market, class
structure, mechanisms and effects of the persistent racial discrimination,
different patterns of new immigrants’ adaptation in the cities,
and causes and effects of the decline of the welfare state.
W 2-5 MORAWSKA
SOCI 613-301 EVENT HISTORY ANALYSIS
An applications-oriented course on statistical
methods for the analysis of longitudinal data on the occurrence
of events, also known as survival analysis, failure-time analysis,
hazard analysis or duration analysis. Emphasis on regression-like
models in which the risk of event occurrence is a function of a
set of explanatory variables. Topics include accelerated failure-time
models, hazard models, censoring, Cox regression models, time-dependent
covariates, completing risks, repeated events, unobserved heterogeneity,
discrete-time methods.
TR 9-10:30 ALLISON
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SOCI 620-301 SEMINAR IN SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH ll
This course is intended to aid in the selection,
framing, writing and revising of sociological dissertation proposals.
It is also intended to provide a forum for the presentation of dissertation
research in progress. The goal is to provide a forum for the acquisition
of professional socialization in sociology. We will discuss the
framing of research questions, the design of research strategies,
and the writing of dissertation proposals. We will discuss the process
of submitting manuscripts for conferences and journals, preparing
a curriculum vitae, job search strategies, and preparing for effective
colloquium presentations. We will also review articles currently
under review at the American Sociological Review. It is expected
that third year graduate students in Sociology will enroll in this
class.
W 2-5 JACOBS
SOCI 622-401 FERTILITY
The biological, social and demographic factors
explaining the levels, trends and differentials in human fertility.
Data, measures, and methods used in the context of the more and
the less developed countries, with an emphasis on the historical
and current courses of the fertility transition.
W 9-12 van de WALLE
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SOCI 653-401 INDIVIDUAL & POPULATION AGING
Population aging results inevitably from reduced
fertility and improved survivorship. But shifts in age structure
also imply changing disease profiles, macro-economic strains, work
patterns, family structures, and social norms. Integrating research
from demography, sociology, epidemiology, and economics, this course
examines select topics, including the trade-off between quantity
vs. quality of life, intergenerational transfer systems across 3
and 4 generation families (allocations, investments, and returns),
and wealth inequalities in latter life (new or continuing poverty
for women and minorities). The life-course model organizes the study
of individual aging while a cohort perspective guides the study
of population aging.
T 2-5 SOLDO-EWBANK
SOCI 667- 301 SOCIAL INTERACTION
Satisfies the graduate program’s
contemporary theory requirement.
The dynamics of interpersonal interaction, especially
in face-to-face encounters over limited periods of time. Topics
include: theory of interaction ritual deriving from Durkheim, Mauss,
Goffman and their contemporary followers; rational choice and social
exchange theory, from Homans through contemporary formal models;
ethnomethodology and conversation analysis, including micro-ethnographic
studies of non-verbal bases of conversational analysis, interaction;
sociology of emotions, including theories of Scheff, Kemper, Hochschild
and Collins; symbolic interactionist theory and contemporary research
on the social nature of mind, cognition, and the self; relationship
between micro and macro levels of analysis.
R 9-12 COLLINS
SOCI 708-401 SEMINAR IN DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH ll
A second semester of an intensive course in preparing
a major independent research paper.
M 12 - 3 ELO
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SOCI 731-401 ADVANCED DEMOGRAPHIC METHODS
This course considers a variety of procedures for
measuring and modeling demographic processes. These include increment/decrement
tables, generalizations of stable population relations, two-sex
models, and indirect estimation procedures.
R 2-5 EWBANK
SOCI 821-401 PROSEMINAR IN HEALTH OUTCOME RESEARCH
This is the first of a two-course sequence designed
for doctoral students interested in conducting health outcomes research.
The first course (821) focuses on conceptual, methodological, statistical,
feasibility and data issues central to the conduct of health outcomes
research; the second course (822) focuses on applying health outcomes
research through the development and implementation of a research
project. In the first course Penn faculty researchers will use their
ongoing studies to illustrate how study design, sampling, measurement,
and advanced statistical techniques can be employed to address the
various challenges inherent in health outcomes research. In the
second course, students will design and implement a health outcomes
research project.
T 1:30-4:30 LAKE
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G S COURSES
Note on registering for CGS courses:
Courses offered through the College of General
Studies are open to students in the College of Arts and Sciences,
but CGS imposes some restrictions on registration. During the pre-registration
period, about half of the places in CGS classes are reserved for
CGS students. Once all of the non-reserved places are filled, College
students will find that they cannot register without permission.
Please be aware that the Sociology Department cannot grant permission
and override the restrictions CGS has imposed. These registration
restrictions will be lifted on the second day of classes. At that
time, College students will be able to register for any CGS courses
that still have openings.
SOCI 001-601 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
This course will demonstrate the wisdom of the
“sociological imagination.” The sociological imagination
is the ability to locate joys and sorrows, successes, and failures
of the individual in their broader, societal (economic, political,
social, cultural) contexts and to understand their impact on individual
attitudes and behavior. Within this framework we will examine—using
empirical illustrations from contemporary American society—the
effects on individual lives of the economic and cultural “logic”
of postindustrial capitalism, class structure, persistent poverty,
gender relations in private and public life, racial/ethnic stereotypes
and relations and the quickening “internetization” of
society.
W 6:30-9:30 MORAWSKA
SOCI 052-601 WAR AND PEACE
An examination of seven theories of the causes
of war which will be tested by case analyses of well-documented
wars throughout history from the Peloponnesian wars to the wars
in Afghanistan and Iraq. The concluding section of the course deals
with five theories and strategies for the prevention of war. Students
apply the theories in preparing a term paper on a specific war.
M 6-9 EVAN
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SOCI 135-601 LAW & SOCIETY
The emergence of laws, categories of laws, major
theoretical concepts concerning law and society, role of the legal
profession, and organization of courts, legislatures, and administrative
agencies will all be examined. The course then proceeds to discuss
the various functions of law in society, such as its use as a tool
of social control and dispute settlement and an instrument for social
change. Debated will cover significant controversial societal issues
that involve law and legal systems domestically and internationally.
Readings include research reports, statutes, and cases.
M 6:30-9:10 FETNI
SOC 137-601 SOCIOLOGY OF MEDIA & POPULAR CULTURE
In this course we will look at ways in which sociology
and cultural studies have examined popular culture, consumption
practices, and mass media. The focus will be on questions of how
the world is socially constructed, and presented to us - as well
as by us - through various forms of representation. How do media
teach us to be a woman, a man, a person of color? What do news,
advertisements, rap music, Internet chat rooms, or Disney films
have to say about our culture? What are their political and social
implications? Popular culture and its mass mediated forms are firmly
situated within the processes of globalization that give their meaning,
role, and significance new dimensions.
W 6-9 BAJC
SOCI 230-601 SOCIOLOGY OF IDENTITY
This course will explore sociological thinking
on the origins, construction and implications of identity in various
settings (gender, ethnicity, social class and other social categories).
We will focus on the questions of how people learn to produce and
reproduce themselves through social interactions in everyday life
and how interactions shape our sense of who we are, Readings will
highlight both classical and contemporary conceptualizations of
Identity. The first half of each class will be devoted to a lecture.
The second half of class will focus on group exercises and discussions
geared towards furthering our understanding of substantive and critical
issues in the literature.
T 5-8 KUDLER
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SOCI 275-601 MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY
Do medical interventions determine how healthy
a population is? Drawing upon critical perspectives in contemporary
medical sociology, this course argues that the health of a society
is not solely a function of medical interventions, but rather a
result of social, cultural, and political processes and institutions.
This course examines how these processes and institution shape (a)
medical institutions, knowledge, and research; (b) doctor-patient
interactions; (c) the experience and meaning of health and illness;
and (d) the social distribution of health needs and resources among
different populations. Students will become familiar with two distinct
research perspectives: sociology in medicine and sociology of medicine.
Comparative illustrations will be drawn from Western and non-Western
societies including North America, south Asia, and others. The class
will combine lectures and discussions.
T 6:30-9:30 KULKARNI
SOCI 389-601 JAPANESE POPULAR CULTURE
This course is based upon the premise that popular
culture is a legitimate object of study in today’s universities,
and that through the careful study of objects of Japanese popular
culture such as anime (animated films), manga (comic books), films,
short stories and popular music, we will be able to write short
histories of contemporary theoretical methods for studying and writing
about the relation between our everyday lives, the processes of
globalization, and the pleasure or displeasure that we derive from
the objects of popular culture. Through the study of Japanese popular
culture, we will learn to analyze critically some of the functions
of these objects as sources of meaning, escape, and identity formation
in our everyday lives.
TR 4:30-6 HARRINGTON
SOC 435-601 GLOBALIZATION & THE WELFARE STATE
This seminar will examine the contemporary transformation
of cities within the larger context of globalization. We will emphasize
the role of economic and industrial restructuring, the increasing
importance of global markets, deindustrialization and the emerging
service sectors, information technologies, suburbanization, new
concepts of urban spaces, and the changing role of the state in
urban development. We will read both specific case studies of North
American and European cities, as well as broader analyses of contemporary
urban development.
TR 5-6:30 VONMAHS
SOCI 530-640 SOCIAL CHANGE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND PROTEST
In this seminar we will examine the processes of
social change, focusing on economic development and its consequences.
What do social scientists tell us about how cultures and societies
change? What have been some of the consequences of the disruptions
caused by economic development on pre-industrial societies? How
can we best understand the development and impact of modern capitalism?
How does the growth of new social classes affect political institutions?
How do different forms of the state cope with the social problems
engendered by social and economic change? What is the role of social
movements in helping (or hindering) people in coping with changes
in their environments? In our attempt to engage these and related
issues, we will draw on anthropology, history, political theory
and sociology. We will briefly survey case material from particular
countries, and specific historic events, paying particular attention
to the relationship of the development of new social classes to
the major world revolutions since 1789, and to the rise of mass
movements in response to various 20th-Century crises. Students will
be expected to develop a written term project, which might focus
on a theoretical issue, an important change process or event, a
country, or a social movement. They will be expected to share their
proposals, make short progress reports, and in a few cases present
their final papers to the class.
R 5:30-8:10 OPPENHEIMER
Note on registering for CGS courses:
Courses offered through the College of General
Studies are open to students in the College of Arts and Sciences,
but CGS imposes some restrictions on registration. During the pre-registration
period, about half of the places in CGS classes are reserved for
CGS students. Once all of the non-reserved places are filled, College
students will find that they cannot register without permission.
Please be aware that the Sociology Department cannot grant permission
and override the restrictions CGS has imposed. These registration
restrictions will be lifted on the second day of classes. At that
time, College students will be able to register for any CGS courses
that still have openings.
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02-Dec-2003
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