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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the everyday details of how people create, maintain, and respond to social structures and social relationships. Topics considered include the social construction of the self, socialization, social structure and personality, emotions, social interaction, intergroup relations, and the role of social locations in structuring individual consciousness. Not open to students who have received credit for Sociology 245. Enrollment limited to 40. E. Kane.
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3.00 Credits
Macrosociology concerns itself with broad-level topics and issues: international development, demographic trends, state formation and behavior, the relationship between politics and the economy, industries, globalization, national and international law, cultural convergence across countries, national and transnational policy making, corruption, security issues, and much more. Often, attention turns to structures and institutions for explanatory purposes. Enrollment limited to 40. F. Duina.
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3.00 Credits
The course considers the nature of the criminal act and how some wrongs are defined and prosecuted as crimes by the legal system. It is concerned with the variety of criminal behaviors as products of individual differences and social circumstances, with the techniques available for the description and measurement of crime, and with the nature and validity of the explanations of crime provided by criminological theories. Enrollment limited to 40. Normally offered every year. S. Sylvester.
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3.00 Credits
Theories of society are used in a variety of ways to make sense of the world in which we live. This course examines the evolution of sociological theory, and the history of sociology as a discipline. Major schools of social theory are compared and analyzed, with emphasis on their role as foundations of sociology. Prerequisite(s): one course in sociology. Enrollment limited to 30 per section. Normally offered every semester. F. Duina, S. Sylvester.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a practical introduction to the research methods used by sociologists, including survey research, content analysis, participant observation and field research, qualitative interviewing, and comparative historical research. The assumptions of various approaches to social science research are considered, along with application of methods of collection and analysis for both qualitative and quantitative data. Prerequisite(s) or corequisite(s): Sociology 204. Enrollment limited to 30. [W2] Normally offered every year. E. Kane, H. Chirayath.
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3.00 Credits
The course considers the social role of police and law enforcement, the criminal justice system and the problems of criminal prosecution, the nature and philosophy of various types of punishment and alternatives to punishment, and the place of criminological research in testing the effectiveness of criminal policy. Open to first-year students. Enrollment limited to 30. S. Sylvester.
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3.00 Credits
The course examines the law as a system of social behavior within cultural and historical context and as a body of knowledge within the sciences of human behavior. The course considers the relationship between the law and other institutions of contemporary society such as politics, the economy, education, and science. Open to first-year students. Enrollment limited to 30. S. Sylvester.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines how social and structural forces shape health, illness, and the health care system. Through critical analysis of health and illness in the United States, the course traces the history of medical sociology. Topics include social factors associated with health and disease, disability, the organization of health care, medical ethics, and the relationship between health care and human rights. Open to first-year students. Enrollment limited to 30. H. Chirayath.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the health care systems of nations in the developed and developing world. Health care takes place within culturally unique social, historical, and political contexts, which shape factors such as disease, nutrition, violence, reproductive health, and environmental and occupational hazards. The course explores how these diverse forces shape illness experience, health care utilization, organization and training of health care providers, and systems of health care delivery. Drawing on a critical perspective, this course utilizes sociological methods and theories to explore health and illness around the globe. Recommended background: one 100-level course in sociology. Open to first-year students. Enrollment limited to 30 per section. H. Chirayath.
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3.00 Credits
This course addresses inequalities of race, class, gender, and sexual orientation, primarily in the United States but with some attention to international inequalities as well. Topics include patterns in the distribution of privilege, power, and resources in society; the ideologies and beliefs surrounding unequal distributions; and the role of organizations, social movements, public policy, and law in challenging inequality. Open to first-year students. Enrollment limited to 30. E. Kane.
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