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3.00 Credits
In this course, we examine a number of the fundamental dimensions of inequality in our society. Among the questions raised are: 1) How great are the inequalities by class, race and ethnicity, and gender? 2) What is the nature of this inequality? Where does it come from? How deeply does it affect the lives of individuals? 3) How do these dimensions of equality interact? This course stresses participation, group work, and personal research on topics of interest to the student.
Prerequisite:
Any lower level course or 2000-level sociology course
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3.00 Credits
The topics will vary and cover areas not covered by the current roster of classes. Please consult with the instructor for details.
Prerequisite:
Any lower level course or 2000-level sociology course
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3.00 Credits
Urban sociology asks how the physical and built environments, technology,
population growth and shifts, governmental policy, and cultural and social
organization shape the location and course of the development of urban areas. It
focuses on urban America, although there is frequent reference to the development
of urban areas elsewhere in the world in order to highlight commonalties and
differences in the forces which structure urban life. Students research and write a
sociological history of a block and census tract in the Philadelphia metropolitan
area. It may be a history of the one in which they grew up, in which they now live,
or another in which they have an interest. The objective is to combine quantitative
and qualitative data to trace how and why the selected area developed as it did. A
student will typically combine data drawn from several censuses with archival
records to depict how the area changed in the context of the larger evolution of the
community in which it is located.
Prerequisite:
Any lower level course or 2000-level sociology course
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3.00 Credits
This course examines 1) the institutional origins of an American housing culture and how that culture is supported financially and politically; 2) a range of issues associated with housing, specifically renters (working poor and acutely poor), homeless people, and homeowners; 3) housing subsidies as well as the recent policy effort to solve problems of poverty through homeownership; 4) the relationship between race, income and location, focusing on the “geography of opportunity;” and 5) mechanisms for rethinking how housing policy may be reorganized in the U.S.
Prerequisite:
Any lower level course or 2000-level sociology course
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3.00 Credits
This course analyzes the social basis of political institutions and political action, stressing the importance of both in the life of communities and individuals. Our emphasis is on the influence of social classes, professional and occupational groups, political parties, social movement organizations, and other notable interest groups have on the political system. We discuss the formation and organization of political activity and its varied outcomes.
Prerequisite:
Any lower level course or 2000-level sociology course
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3.00 Credits
Women’s work will be defined in the fullest sense. We will examine the gender division of labor in society and changes in women’s paid and unpaid work from both historical and cross-cultural perspectives. We will discuss trends in women’s employment and the rewards of women’s work by race, marital status, etc., and trends in household work and child care. Reasons for women’s expanded opportunities and persistent barriers will be explored.
Prerequisite:
Any lower level course or 2000-level sociology course
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on women’s poverty in the U.S. and the social welfare policies designed to address it. We begin with an overview of poverty in the U.S., ways to measure poverty, and how to read census tables on poverty and income. We then dive into the history of the welfare state in America, starting with the Poorhouse Era and moving through 1996’s welfare reform legislation. The second part of the course addresses major issues and themes in poverty scholarship: the culture of poverty thesis, low-wage work, teenage motherhood effects, marriage and single motherhood, social capital, and neighborhood effects. We conclude with a comparative analysis of U.S. and international welfare states.
Prerequisite:
Lower level (or 2000 level) sociology course
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4.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to the logic and methods of social research. We
examine the issues, including internal, external, and construct validity, that arise in
doing and evaluating both quantitative and qualitative research. The laboratory time
involves both computer applications and instruction in the use of the library for
research.
Prerequisite:
Any lower level course or 2000-level sociology course
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3.00 Credits
The initial developments of the sociology of music were linked to the work of scholars who played pivotal roles in the history of sociology, such as Max Weber and Theodor Adorno. The sociology of Latin American music usually followed the theoretical developments occurring in the industrialized countries of the West, but, at the same time, it was characterized by a peculiar twist in the way it understood the complex relationship between music and society. In this course we delve into this important literature and grapple with the social and cultural foundations of music, with particular emphasis on the relationship between music and society in Brazil and Argentina. Due to the complex social organization of these two countries in terms of race, ethnicity, regionalisms, class, gender and religion, the course will explore the articulation of that complexity in the way people use music in their everyday life to understand who they are and what to do in the context of an ever changing social reality.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the elements of racial and ethnic stratification as they appear in the United States and other nations. It outlines the concepts that shape the sub-field of race and ethnic relations, in addition to examining how sociologists have theorized about racial and ethnic hierarchies and their role in the organization and distribution of social resources. Through an analysis of the historical and contemporary circumstances of selected communities in the United States, it seeks to reveal which theory best explains the experience of particular communities and which best explains societal patterns of inequality. Additionally, the course examines racial and ethnic relations in other nations and as a global phenomenon in an effort to reveal the common elements of racial inequality regardless of national identity.
Prerequisite:
Any lower level course or 2000-level sociology course
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