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2.00 Credits
Harknett, Kohler, Smith. Population Processes (PP II) is a part of a two-course sequence designed to introduce students to the core areas of demography (fertility, mortality, population aging,and/or migration) The course format consists of lectures and class discussions. The two course sequence is required of Ph.D. students in Demography. Others interested in enrolling in only one of the courses may do so with the permission of the Chair of the Graduate Group in Demography.
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3.00 Credits
Aiken. This participatory interdisciplinary seminar course examines contemporary issues in public health policy and global health. The organizing framework is social determinants of health. We consider evidence that inequalities in education, income, and occupation influence health status, and the policy dilemma that broad interventions to improve population health may increase health disparities. We critically examine whether prevention is always better than cure, and what modern medicine has to offer in terms of health. We explore the public policy process in health using the "tobacco wars" as a case example, of how politics, policy, law, commercial interests, and research intersect to affect the public's health. We examine whether global health is in a state of decline, and the extent to which failures in public health, public policy, and foreign policy have contributed to increasing threats to world health. Likewise we will examine the potential for greater integration of health into foreign policy to create global infrastructure upon which to advance health. We will examine the global health workforce and the impact of widespread global migration of health professionals on receiving and sending countries. There are no prerequisites. The course is designed for graduate students in the social and behavioral sciences, health professions, public health, business and law. Advanced undergraduate students will be admitted with permission.
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3.00 Credits
Jacobs, Park. This is an advanced level graduate seminar where we will review contemporary research on social stratification and mobility. We will examine empirical and theoretical studies not only in the US but also in other countries to address how the pattern of social stratification varies across societies and over time. The main topics to be discussed are social mobility, occupational attainment, educational inequality, gender and race, and family processes and stratification. We will also examine studies that address how national contexts mediate social stratification. Advanced undergraduate students will be admitted with permission. Prerequisite: at least one prior course on social stratification.
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3.00 Credits
Bosk. This course provides an introduction to social science research design and methods for students interested in conducting research on issues in biothics. The course is appropriate for students who, rather than conducting research themselves, will use research findings to make or challenge arguments in policy statements or other writings. Emphasis is placed on the logic of research design as the way to relate topic of inquiry with methods so that evidenceproduced is pertinent and useful. Students will design research projects and explore a variety of methods available to conduct research. Students will also integrate research ethics into the formulation and design of their inquiries.
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3.00 Credits
Jacobs. This course will study social inequality primarily in contemporary societies. We will examine both the distribution of social rewards as well as processes 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. We will also discuss how societies' stratification systems vary across time and place. Acquaintance with stratification theory and quantitative methods would be helpful but not required.
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3.00 Credits
Zuberi. This course is a critical exploration of the implications of the thought of William Edward Burghardt Du Bois's social thought as it evolved over the course of his life. The greatest mind of the 20th century to study the sociology of race was DuBois. The intellectual work of DuBois provided an intellectual redefinition of the African place in history and society. In order to humanize the African in social thought Du Bois had to first offer a fundamental critique of Western civilizations. The academy evidences renewed interest in the life and works of W.E.B. Du Bois, propelled by Africana Studies and the unresolved problems of race, gender, and class in modern society. The seminar will acquaint students with the works of Du Bois. It is, therefore, intended as an exploration, exposition and critique of Du Bois's sociology.
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3.00 Credits
Collins. The dynamics of interpersonal interaction, especially in face-to-face encounters over limited periods of time. Topics include: theory of interaction ritual deriving from Durkheim, Mauss, Goffman and their contemporary followers; rational choice and social exchange theory, from Homans through contemporary formal models; ethnomethodology and conversation analysis, including micro-ethnographic studies of non-verbal bases of conversational analysis, interaction; sociology of emotions, including theories of Scheff, Kemper, Hochschild and Collins; symbolic interactionist theory and contemporary research on the social nature of mind, cognition, and the self; relationship between micro and macro levels of analysis.
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2.00 Credits
Harknett. This two semester course will engage each graduate student in an analysis project with qualitative and quantitative components, using a linked qualitative longitudinal data set. Students will use survey data from the baseline and 12 month wave of the Fragile Families study (described at http://crcw.princeton.edu/fragilefamilies/), a national survey of unwed and married parents who have just had a child (with unmarried parents over sampled) They will also use transcripts and coded data from the TLC3 study, which involved qualitative couple and individual interviews conducted with a subset of 75 of the couples in the FF survey in 3 waves: about 3 months after the birth and then again 12 and 24 months after the birth. Most of these are low-income, unmarried, cohabiting parents. The goal of the course is for each student to use these two data sets, and the analytic techniques and literature covered in the course, to write a paper that can be submitted for publication. The spring will also include lots of tips on how to construct a publishable paper. Students should only enroll in this course if they plan to take the spring sequel course as well.
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3.00 Credits
Staff. A comprehensive review of theories and research on international migration. The course introduces the basic precepts of neoclassical economics, the new economics of labor migration, segmented labor market theory, world systems theory, social capital theory, and the theory of cumulative causation. Readings examine patterns and processes of global migration during the classic age from 1800-1914 as well as during the postwar period from 1945 to the present. The course concludes with an evaluation of immigration policies in the United States.
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3.00 Credits
Staff. This course explores the basic scope, mission and methods of the science of criminology. The course proceeds to cover the current state of theory, research, and accomplishments in both knowledge and policy about criminality and criminal events. Students will read widely and report to the seminar on their readings, as well as assessing key readings and central ideas for their potential guidance of future research. The course focuses primarily on criminology of criminal events, including law-making and law-breaking. The criminology of reactions to crime is covered in the second semester pro-seminar in criminal justice, CRIM 601/SOCI 681.
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