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3.00 Credits
This course will provide an intensive opportunity to read a selection of the vast literature on China's cities and to carry out in-depth studies of vital topics and cases in the field. Foci of research will range from the tearing down of traditional neighborhoods to the rapid emergence of exclusive gated communities and from thriving small businesses on the streets of Chongqing or Wuhan to the grandiose mega-projects like the Three Gorges Dam or Dongtan Eco-City in Shanghai. Dean Xiangming Chen will offer both a native/personal and an intellectual/analytical perspective and insight on these topics and cases to help place the readings and field inquiries in meaningful local contexts. Interfacing with both the history and environmental science courses of the program, this course aims to engage the students in a deep probe of the most daunting social challenges facing the rapidly transforming megacities along the Yangtze River. 1.00 units, Lecture
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1.00 Credits
The qualitative research enterprise can involve enormous complexities and conundrums unless the researcher is fully acquainted with qualitative methodology. This course will provide students with a basic understanding of various types of qualitative research procedures. Beginning with the formation of the research question, students will learn step-by-step what the qualitative research process entails. We will explore various approaches that fit into the framework of qualitative research, such as doing ethnography, using archival data, and conducting interviews. Students will also learn how to construct and interpret verbal data, such as interviews and biographies, in addition to learning how to work effectively with visual and observational data. The course will also acquaint students with the various ways in which researchers document, analyze, code and categorize qualitative data. Enrollment limited. 1.00 units, Lecture
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1.00 - 2.00 Credits
In contemporary societies there is an intimate contest between two kinds of social order: The rule of law and criminal organization. A remarkable instance may be found in the workings and metamorphoses of the Mafia. From its origins in Sicily, an agrarian society on the periphery of Europe, the Mafia has acquired intercontinental dimensions and a grip on high politics and finance capital. This shadowy phenomenon has been approached and explained in very different ways by historians, anthropologists, sociologists, economists and political scientists; it has also been the subject of literature and film. We shall discuss outstanding examples of each approach and treatment. The purposes of the course are to make sense of the Mafia, to explore a basic problem of social order and to compare the different styles of reasoning and representation that characterize the various disciplines in the social sciences and humanities. Course requirements: Two short papers and a term paper. (Same as Italian 233-02.) 1.00 units, Lecture
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1.00 Credits
This course explores the relation of physical and mental illness to biochemical corporations, the Environmental Protection Agency, the health insurance industry, and the medical profession. We will examine the influence of such factors as class, gender, race, and ethnicity on patterns of health and illness behavior, explore the social and cultural barriers to medical care, and situate healthcare delivery and health care reforms in their economic and political contexts. A final component of the course will consider how the above concerns affect medical ethics. 1.00 units, Lecture
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0.00 Credits
This course examines the integral role mass communication has in social and cultural life. Specifically, it explores how we identify and construct our social identity using media images. This is accomplished by focusing on different types of media content and their effect on individuals and culture, as well as by examining audience response to media content. Other topics covered include the social and economic organization of mass media, development of communication technologies, and sexist and racist stereotypes in the media. Prerequisite: Prior Sociology course or permission of instructor. 1.00 units, Lecture
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3.00 Credits
A population can change in just three ways: through births, deaths and migration. But to understand population change and its consequences entails examining nearly all aspects of society. This course concerns world patterns of population change and explanations for that change, although it concentrates on the population of the United States. The connection between population and social problems is a central focus. The diverse measures of population are explained so that students can correctly interpret patterns of change and appreciate why the measures are commonly misunderstood. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited. 1.00 units, Lecture
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1.00 Credits
This course will provide a sociological and interdisciplinary introduction to the Indian city, with a focus on Mumbai (formerly Bombay). Inquiring into the history, politics, and geography of India's commercial capital. The course will examine the ambiguous place Mumbai has held in the Indian social imagination and national institutions. Tracing Mumbai from its emergence as an East India Company trading post in the early 19th century through its colonial, national, and global incarnations, this course will use Mumbai as a lens to study a variety of urban structures and processes, including industrialization, stratification, criminality, nationalism, housing and urban development, and social and political movements. The course will also explore how the globalization of the Indian economy is transforming Mumbai's physical, social, and political structure and the conditions of its inhabitants. 1.00 units, Lecture
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1.00 Credits
No Course Description Available. 1.00 units, Lecture
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3.00 Credits
This course will trace the modern city from its roots in the industrial revolution through the current urban transformations brought about by advanced capitalism and globalization. The course will ask why cities are organized the way they are and how their organization affects social conditions and opportunities. Among the factors shaping cities, this course will explore the effects of economic change, immigration, and public policy on the social organization and built environment of cities. With respect to their social consequences, the course will examine, among other issues, economic inequality, racial stratification, community formation, poverty, and urban social movements. It will inquire into how the city is both a contributor to and a container for these social structures and processes. 1.00 units, Lecture
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1.00 Credits
Sexuality has often been considered to be a natural, biological instinct-a drive that is fueled by hormones, genes or deep psychic impulses. During the last twenty years, however, scholars (including sociologists) have challenged this view of sexuality. Instead, they argue that how we organize our sexuality-our desires, ideas, value systems, practices and identities-are profoundly shaped by social and cultural influences. Although this course focuses on the social construction of homosexuality, we will also examine the many ways that normative as well as nonnormative sexualities are socially constructed. We will also examine the many ways that the social construction of sexuality is informed by class, gender, race and ethnicity. Using materials from sociology and from the many other disciplines that are working in the areas of lesbian and gay studies and queer theory, we will explore the impact that history, economics, social structure and cultural logics have had on sexual behaviors, identities, and belief systems. Enrollment limited. 1.00 units, Lecture
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