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3.00 Credits
This course examines how distinctions between "normal" and "deviant" are created, and how these labels shift historically, culturally, and politically. We analyze the construction of social problems and moral panics (e.g., smoking, "satanic" daycares, obesity) to explore how various moral entrepreneurs shape what some sociologists call a "culture of fear." Additionally, we investigate the impact on individuals of being labeled "deviant," either voluntarily or involuntarily, as a way of illustrating how both social control and social change operate in society. K. Schilt.
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This course introduces social science approaches to life within organizations, with a focus on the singular role of the manager. We explore various issues relating to management and organizational problems (e.g., competitive decision making, social networks and careers, corporate culture, negotiations, organizational design, leadership). We also explore the rise of the large corporation and the central role managers play in contemporary capitalism. R. Lancaster. Autumn.
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This course introduces key concepts, methods, and sources of information for understanding the structure of work and the organization of workers in the United States and other industrialized nations. We survey social science approaches to answering key questions about work and employment, including: What is the labor force What determines the supply of workers How is work organized into jobs, occupations careers and industries What, if anything, happened to unions How much money do workers earn and why What is the effect of work on health How do workers and employers find each other Who is unemployed What are the employment effects of race, gender, ethnicity, and religion. R. Stolzenberg. Winter.
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3.00 Credits
What do we mean by the "transhuman" and "transsocial " What are all the phenomena and processes associated with a "postsocial" environment Are our Western societies becoming more postsocial, or are we simply experiencing a postmodernist turn Which particular developments feed into and sustain a postsocial world How can these developments be theorized and related to a knowledge society, to globalization and consumption Do transhuman tendencies affect our notion of agency, meaning, and identity What empirical examples are there of some of these tendencies This course includes literature that points beyond traditional sociological concepts, as well as readings based on psychology, economics, and neurophysio logy. K. Knorr Cetina. Win
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This course covers the past and contemporary demographic situation in Russia and other post-Soviet countries, including current challenges of depopulation, high working-age mortality, and population aging. Gavrilov. Winter.
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3.00 Credits
New work finds that certain arts and cultural activities are rising, especially among the young, in many countries. This course reviews core related concepts (e.g., political culture, social capital, legitimacy) and how they change with these new developments. Scenes, nightlife, design, the internet, and entertainment emerge as critical drivers of the post-industrial/knowledge society. Older primordial conflicts over class, race, and gender are transformed with these new issues, which spark new social movements and political tensions. After a focus on the discussion of readings, the second part of the course is conducted as a seminar. T. Clark. Autumn.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the theoretical and historical development of empire and nation. We begin with the question of whether or not America is an empire, which leads to an explanation of what an empire is and its relationship to nation- and state-building. In particular, we focus on the cases of Britain and China to explore these and related questions, as well as to understand the historical development of empire and nation and their future trajectories. L. Wang. Autumn.
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3.00 Credits
The ways in which risk and uncertainty were modeled were central to the making of the current financial crisis. Rating agencies, credit raters, banks, corporations, and individual investors all used quantitative models of risk that helped create and legitimize decisions that led to a collapse of the financial sector. This course explores how organizations, institutions, and markets make decisions involving risk and develop quantitative models to capture risk and uncertainty. We explore the particular role that quantification plays in understanding risk and shaping decision making, contrasting rational economic views with sociological theory and science studies. E. Coslor. Winter.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the dynamic relationship between space and social life. Whether the micro-spaces of everyday life or the macro-spaces of nation-state or global system, space and place play a fundamental role to our understanding of social life and interaction. This course provides an overview of contemporary work that theorizes these relationships. X. Tian. Spring.
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3.00 Credits
PQ: Consent of instructor and program chair. Students are required to submit the College Reading and Research Course Form. With consent of instructor, students may take this course for P/F grading if it is not being used to meet program requirements. Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring.
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