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Turner The sociology of the body is a relatively recent development in modern sociology. The course will explore the many ways in which the question of the body obtrudes into our daily lives: Modern consumerism employs the body as a dominant mode for articulating the desire for goods, and in the process, the body itself becomes a commodity. The exploitation of women's bodies raises the question of whether the gendered body is ?socially constructed.? In addition, developments in modern medicine, specifically microbiological revolutions, have raised the issue of the ?posthuman body? and the development of cloning. Stem-cell research and regenerative medicine have suggestto some that human longevity has no natural limits, and hence, we could ?live forever.? The course will examine a range of substantive topics: gender and sexual identity; illness and disease; dance and performance; body and consumerism; body and sport; medical interven-tions and old age; the body and religion; body, cognition and emotions; human vulnerability and human rights . Prerequisite: None Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0
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Cushman, Imber NOT OFFERED IN 2009-10. An examination of the complexities and transformations of male identity and manhood, beginning with basic biological accounts and exploring the historical, philosophical, political, economic, psychological, cultural, and ideological nature of the idea of maleness and masculinity. Topics include: the social construction of masculinity; men and war; feminist perspectives on patriarchy, male-dominance, and pornography; the feminized male and metrosexual; social movements that challenge traditional masculine identities; heterosexuality and homosexuality; male bonding and friendship; male stereotyping and manliness. Prerequisite: Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: N/O Unit: 1.0
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Swingle Focus on quantitative methods of data collection and analysis. Beginning with modes of data presentation, students will practice with exist-ing data sets to describe and explain social variation in different populations. Building on this extension of basic statistics ( SOC 190/ECON 103 or [QR 199]), this course will be devoted primarily to an examination of the logic of survey analysis from the development of hypothes-es and construction of a survey instrument to the analysis and reporting of results. Discussion sessions and exercises will address issues of sampling, validity, and reliability; models of causation and elaboration; data coding, cleaning, and analysis. The course will also review multiple methods of research, content analysis, triangulation, and case studies. Prerequisite: 190/ECON 103, [QR 199] or permission of instructor. Required of all sociology majors. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0
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3.00 Credits
Cushman This course focuses on central human rights problems and issues in contemporary global society from a social science perspective. The seminar is topical and the following issues will be examined: humanitarianism, genocide and genocide prevention, global slavery, sex and organ trafficking, stateless peoples, and the persistence of torture in the modern world. The seminar will rely on case studies of each of the topics and aims to provide students with a concrete sociological understanding of these global social problems. Prerequisite: 202 or permission of instructor. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0
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3.00 Credits
Levitt This course examines the relationship between religion and politics in the United States and around the world. How does religiosity shape political participation in different contexts How do different countries manage religious pluralism and the relationship between church and state How do global religious movements influence religious life in local contexts The course will be organized around comparative case studies from around the world chosen to highlight the effect of history, demography, and economic development on religious and political life. At the end of the semester, we will compare what we have learned to the U.S. context. Prerequisite: One 100-level course in a social science discipline or permission of the instructor. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0
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3.00 Credits
Turner This seminar continues the themes and issues raised in classical and contemporary sociological theory. Topics will vary each semester around a basic core of themes, including: sociological theories of modernity and postmodernity, cultural sociology, social inequality, and the sociology of the future. Special attention is given to theories which help to explain social and cultural phenomena in the twenty-first century such as terrorism, the rise of new forms of power and autocracy, globalization and new forms of social inequality, and social envi-ronments of risk and danger. Prerequisite: Open to junior and senior sociology majors only. SOC 200 and SOC 201 are required. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0
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3.00 Credits
Hertz The biggest force for change in the U.S. economy has been the growing diversity of the American labor force. The first half of the course emphasizes the impact of gender and racial diversity on the nature of work in America. We will discuss four key aspects: the dynamics of gender and race in the workplace; the tensions between work/family and gender equity; the struggle to integrate women into male-dominated occupations and professions; and the challenges for women in leadership roles. The second half of the course will focus on women as critical to the ?new? global workforce in selected regions. We will discuss: women's migration and domestic work; the paradox of caring for others while leaving one's children behind; women in global factories; and women's activism in their home communit ies. Stu-dents may register for eithSOC 306 or WGST 306 and credit will be granted accordingly. Prerequisite: One course in ANTH, SOC, ECON, or WGST [WOST] at the 200-level or permission of the instructor. Not open to students who have taken WOST 306. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0
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3.00 Credits
Topic A for 2009-10: Critical Intersections: Race, Class, Gender, and Nation Radhakrishnan In an increasingly borderless world, does the nation still inspire a sense of community and belonging How are nations built and sus-tained In this course, we tackle these questions through the vocabularies of feminism, critical race theory, and postcolonial critique. By focusing on the mutual constitution of race, class, and gender, we will think about the nation as a tenuous patchwork of meanings that work together in different ways across various historical and spatial contexts, such as the U.S, India, and South Africa. Prerequisite: At least one course in the social sciences or permission of instructor. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0 Topic B: Language, Power, and Society Rutherford NOT OFFERED IN 2009-10. Language is critical in the formation of social groups and struggles for power and prestige among groups. This course will survey language diversity in American society, based on such variables as class, ethnicity, race, gender, religion, age and region. Examination of language policy issues that illuminate the ways that dominant usages of language reinforce structured differences in social power and prestige among cultural groups. Political uses of language both legitimize and challenge key aspects of the social or-der, with particular attention to discursive attempts by both liberals and conservatives to appropriate the American narrative in staking their territory on contested issues. Prerequisite: At least one course in the social sciences or permission of instructor. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: N/O Unit: 1.0
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3.00 Credits
Hertz Analysis of problems facing the contemporary U.S. family and potential policy directions for the new millennium. Discussion of the trans-formation of the American family including changing economic and social roles for women and expanding varieties of family types (such as single mothers by choice and lesbian/gay families). Sexuality, teen pregnancy, reproductive issues, day care, the elderly, divorce, welfare, the impact of work on the family, equality between spouses, choices women make about children and employment, and the new American dreams will be explored. Comparisons to other contemporary societies will serve as a foil for particular analyses. Students are expected to work in groups to analyze the media's portrayal of family/gender stories and selected legal cases. Students may register for either SOC 311 or WGST 311 and credit will be granted accordingly. Prerequisite: One 200-level course in family or gender in SOC, ANTH, HIST, POL, PSYC or WGST, or by permission of instructor. Not open to students who have taken WOST 311. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0
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3.00 Credits
Imber Definition, incidence, and treatment of health disorders. Topics include: differential availability of health care; social organization of health delivery systems; role behavior of patients, professional staff, and others; attitudes toward terminally ill and dying; movements for alterna-tive health care. Prerequisite: One 200-level unit or permission of instructor. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0
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