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4.00 Credits
An analysis of the structure and function of complex, formal organizations or bureaucracy with attention to human service organizations and corporations. Prerequisite: One course in Sociology, Anthropology, Economics or Government. Enrollment limited to 30 students. Staff
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4.00 Credits
Family as a structural basis for social order; dynamic role relations within the family unit and interaction between the family and the broader social network; dating, courtship, marriage, socialization, alternative life styles; and the future of the family from a theoretical and empirical perspective. Prerequisite: One semester course in Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology or Human Development. Enrollment limited to 30 students. Staff
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4.00 Credits
Historical and cross-cultural perspective; cities as communities; urban form and growth; urbanization as a major force shaping societies and interpersonal contact; anti-urban bias and the city as a site of social problems; urban/regional planning and other approaches to developing social policy. Prerequisite: One semester course in Sociology, Anthropology or Government. Enrollment limited to 30 students. Staff
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4.00 Credits
Examination of U.S. higher education as a gendered social institution in structure, curriculum, campus life, and history. Focus on sex discrimination legislation affecting higher education policy and practice. Specific topics include admissions policies, coeducation, affirmative action, women's studies and related curricular initiatives, sexual harassment, campus violence, and athletics. This is the same course as Gender andWomen's Studies 315. Prerequisite: One semester course in Sociology or Gender and Women's Studies. Enrollment limited to 25 students. F. Hoffmann
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4.00 Credits
Study of the origins of sociological theory in the context of 19th-century Europe and the development of sociology as an analysis of industrial and post-industrial societies. Special emphasis on the relationships of contemporary theory to the works of Marx, Durkheim and Weber. Prerequisite: One semester course in Sociology, Anthropology, Government or History 107. Open to juniors and seniors. Enrollment limited to 25 students. Staff
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4.00 Credits
An examination of the research process in sociology. Topics covered include: the development of a research design, methods of data collection and basic analysis, problems of measurement and bias. Projects will involve problem formulation, organization, analysis and presentation of data Prerequisite: Course 103. Enrollment limited to 25 students. R. Gay
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2.00 Credits
Integration of service in community settings with the intellectual study of sociology. Students will serve as volunteers in a non-profit or advocacy group dealing with a specific urban problem. Two hours class meeting plus a minimum of six hours community service per week. Prerequisite: Course 103 and one 200-level or above, or permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 20 students. Offered second semester. Staff
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4.00 Credits
Individual Study
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8.00 - 10.00 Credits
Supervised field work. Students will work 8-10 hours per week under the direction of a faculty member and will write a term paper analyzing the experience from a theoretical perspective. Except in unusual circumstances, the course may be taken only once. Prerequisite: Students anticipating enrollment should contact an appropriate instructor no later than three weeks before the end of the semester preceding the anticipated enrollment. Approval by the department is required.
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4.00 Credits
An analysis of recent processes of globalization. How globalization is perceived and resisted. A focus on how globalization affects corporations, nation-states, workers, social inequality, immigration, popular culture and other aspects of society. Prerequisite: Open to juniors and seniors who have had Course 103. Enrollment limited to 15 students. Staff
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