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  • SOCI 542: Work and Gender

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Leidner. This seminar examines the relevance of gender to the organization and experience of paid and unpaid work. Combining materialist and social constructionist approaches, we will consider occupational segregation, the relation of work and family, gender and class solidarity, the construction of gender through work, race and class variation in work experiences, and related topics.
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  • SOCI 545: Historical Sociology

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Staff. Some of the most important theoretical questions of the social sciences have been posed by scholars pursuing investigations at the interceptions of sociology and history. How are these questions formulated and answered How important is a consideration of the temporal nature of human actions and social structures and what are its consequences for our understanding of social life How does the past "matter" to the present The seminar addresses these questions and reviews methods and research designs of some of the most important works in historical sociology.
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  • SOCI 546: Feminist Theory

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Leidner. Feminist activists and academics have posed fundamental challenges to existing approaches to social theory. This seminar explores the development of feminist theory since the 1960s, focusing on approaches that have the most relevance for social science. The relations among feminist theorizing, research, and activism will be emphasized.
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  • SOCI 550: Social Inequality

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Jacobs. This course will study social stratification primarily in contemporary societies. We will examine both the distribution of social rewards as well as process for the allocation of these rewards. Stratification theory and research on social mobility will be considered. Topics include the influence of education, race and gender, and structural and organizational factors on individual success. Acquaintance with stratification theory and quantitative methods would be helpful but not required.
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  • SOCI 553: Field Methods in Qualitative Research

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Grazian. This course is designed to introduce graduate students to basic concepts and skills in ethnographic field research in the social sciences, including participant observation, interviewing, field documentation, and the scholarly presentation of qualitative data. Students will learn to apply these concepts and skills througha regularly assigned set of field exercises, and will be expected to complete a semester-long project based on intensive fieldwork at a research site of their choosing. In addition, we will examine both classic and contemporary exemplars of fieldwork in the sociological discipline, and address contemporary issues in ethnographic research, including the role of global and comparative ethnography, reflexivity and self-presentation in ethnographic writing, and the role of culture in organizing social life in both urban and institutional settings.
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  • SOCI 555: Pro-Seminar in Sociological Research

    2.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Kao, Leidner. This graduate seminar for first-year graduate students will be a two-semester course covering the major subfields of sociology -- their classical and contemporary theories, current methods and substance.
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  • SOCI 556: Pro-Seminar in Sociological Research II

    2.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Collins, Park, Schnittker, Smith. This graduate seminar for first-year graduate students is a two-semester course. Soci 556 is a continuation of Soci 555 and treats general issues of theory and research in sociology and related social sciences. It continues to be organized around the theme of social stratification.
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  • SOCI 559: Theories of Religious Behavior

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Distribution Course in Society. Class of 2009 & prior only. Wilde. What role does religion play in society Is religion and religiosity decreasing, increasing, or just changing How does religion relate to other important institutions in society, such as politics, race, gender and sexuality How can we understand variation in religious participation and belief When, why and how does religious change happen These are some of the questions we will be addressing this semester. The course begins with classical theories in the sociology of religion, and then turns to an overview of the current theories and empirical realities of religion in the U.S. today.
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  • SOCI 567: Urban Sociology

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Grazian. This course will examine the urban structures and processes which characterize the social and cultural milieu of the contemporary American city. Specific course topics will include the social organization of local urban subcultures and neighborhood communities, the cultural consequences of gentrification and racial segregation, the reputation of cities in the public imagination, and the commodification of the urban landscape.
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  • SOCI 568: Audience Ethnography:From Response to Media Practices

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Bird. This class will discuss ethnographic and qualitative approaches to studying media audiences, moving from classic cultural studies to contemporary approaches that see "audience" activity as less about responding to media texts, and more about developing multiple interactive practices that are inspired by and linked with media. Special reference will be made to recent anthropological work on media practices in a global context.
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