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SOC 260: Formal Organizations
5.00 Credits
Stanford University
(Same as SOC 160. Graduate students register for 260.) The roles of formal organizations in production processes, market transactions, and social movements; and as sources of income and ladders of mobility. Relationships of modern organizations to environments and internal structures and processes. Concepts, models, and tools for analyzing organizational phenomena in contemporary societies. Sources include the literature and case studies. 5 units, not given this year
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SOC 261: The Social Science of Entrepreneurship
3.00 Credits
Stanford University
(Same as SOC 161. Graduate students register for 261.) Who is likely to become an entrepreneur and where is entrepreneurship likely to occur Classic and contemporary theory and research. Interaction with expert practitioners in creating entrepreneurial opportunities including venture and corporate capitalists. The role of culture, markets, hierarchies, and networks. Market creation and change, and factors that affect success of new organizations. Field projects on entrepreneurial environments such as technology licensing offices, entrepreneurial development organizations, venture capital firms, and corporate venturing groups. 5 units, Spr (Thornton, P)
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SOC 264: Immigration and the Changing United States
5.00 Credits
Stanford University
(Same as SOC 164.) The role of race and ethnicity in immigrant group integration in the U.S. Topics include: theories of integration; racial and ethnic identity formation; racial and ethnic change; immigration policy; intermarriage; hybrid racial and ethnic identities; comparisons between contemporary and historical waves of immigration. 5 units, Spr (Jimenez, T)
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SOC 265: Power,Gender,and the Professions
5.00 Credits
Stanford University
(Same as SOC 165.) Alternative views of professions and professionals, combining theories of professions and gender. The institutionalization of professional power and professional structure in the 20th century. Changing professional roles in the face of increasing bureaucratization of professional work. The role of gender in professional work, and alternative explanations for gender-based differences. How these forces operate, particularly in the professions of medicine, law, and academics. 5 units, Spr (Barr, D)
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SOC 266: Mexicans,Mexican Americans,and Chicanos in American Society
5.00 Credits
Stanford University
(Same as SOC 166.) Contemporary sociological issues affecting Mexican-origin people in the U.S. Topics include: the immigrant experience, immigration policy, identity, socioeconomic integration, internal diversity, and theories of incorporation. 5 units, Win (Jimenez, T)
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SOC 270: Classics of Modern Social Theory
5.00 Credits
Stanford University
(Same as SOC 170. Graduate students register for 270). Preference to Sociology majors. Contributions of Marx, Weber, and Durkheim to contemporary sociology. Topics: the problem of social order and the nature of social conflict; capitalism and bureaucracy; the relationship between social structure and politics; the social sources of religion and political ideology; and the evolution of modern societies. Examples from contemporary research illustrate the impact of these traditions. Limited enrollment. 5 units, Aut (McDermott, M)
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SOC 273: Gender and Higher Education:National and International Perspectives
4.00 Credits
Stanford University
(Same as EDUC 273.) The effects of interactions between gender and the structures of higher education; policies seeking changes in those structures. Topics: undergraduate and graduate education, faculty field of specialization, rewards and career patterns, sexual harassment, and the development of feminist scholarship and pedagogy. 4 units, Spr (Wotipka, C)
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SOC 280A: Foundations of Social Research
5.00 Credits
Stanford University
(Same as SOC 180A.) Formulating a research question, developing hypotheses, probability and non-probability sampling, developing valid and reliable measures, qualitative and quantitative data, choosing research design and data collection methods, challenges of making causal inference, and criteria for evaluating the quality of social research. Emphasis is on how social research is done, rather than application of different methods. Limited enrollment; preference to Sociology and Urban Studies majors, and Sociology coterms. 5 units, Aut (Sorensen, A), Spr (Sorensen, A)
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SOC 280B: Evaluation of Evidence
5.00 Credits
Stanford University
(Same as SOC 180B.) Methods for analyzing and evaluating data in sociological research: comparative historical methods, ethnographic observation, quantitative analysis of survey data, experimentation, and simulation. Emphasis is on application of these methods through small data analysis projects. Limited enrollment; preference to Sociology majors. 5 units, Win (Rosenfeld, M)
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SOC 281B: Sociological Methods:Statistics
5.00 Credits
Stanford University
(Same as SOC 181B. Graduate students register for 281B.) Statistical methods of relevance to sociology: contingency tables, correlation, and regression. 5 units, Aut (Johnson, J)
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