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Course Criteria
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3.00 - 5.00 Credits
Theory and research on macro-historical changes of sociological significance such as the rise of capitalism, the causes and consequences of revolutions, and the formation of the modern nation state and global world system. Methodological issues in historical and comparative sociology. 3-5 units, not given this year
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3.00 - 5.00 Credits
Topics: causes, dynamics, and outcomes of social movements; organizational dimensions of collective action; and causes and consequences of individual activism. 3-5 units, alternate years, not given this year
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3.00 - 5.00 Credits
Major theoretical perspectives, and their assumptions and problems, in interpersonal processes and social psychology. Techniques of investigation and methodological issues. Perspectives: symbolic interaction, social structure and personality, and cognitive and group processes. 3-5 units, Win (Ridgeway, C)
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3.00 Credits
Current theories and research agendas, recent publications, and presentations of ongoing research by faculty and students. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. 1-5 units, Aut (Cook, K; Ridgeway, C), Win (Cook, K; Ridgeway, C), Spr (Cook, K; Ridgeway, C)
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3.00 - 5.00 Credits
Current theory and research on topics such as social cognition and identity, group processes, bargaining and negotiation, social justice, social dilemmas and exchange, and networks and collective action. The social exchange approach. 3-5 units, Aut (Cook, K)
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3.00 - 5.00 Credits
Sociological research on changing family forms. Topics include courtship, marriage, fertility, divorce, conflict, relationship skills and satisfaction, gender patterns, power relations within the family, and class and race differences in patterns. 3-5 units, Spr (Rosenfeld, M)
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3.00 - 5.00 Credits
How the study of social networks contributes to sociological research. Application of core concepts to patterns of relations among actors, including connectivity and clusters, duality of categories and networks, centrality and power, balance and transitivity, structural equivalence, and blockmodels. Friendship and kinship networks, diffusion of ideas and infectious diseases, brokerage in markets and organizations, and patronage and political influence in historical contexts. 3-5 units, not given this year
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1.00 - 5.00 Credits
Advanced topics, current developments, theory, and empirical research. Possible topics include social identity processes, status beliefs and processes, social exchange, affect and social cohesion, legitimacy, social difference and inequality, norms, and social dilemmas. 1-5 units, Aut (Ridgeway, C)
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3.00 Credits
(F,Sem) Stanford Introductory Seminar. Preference to freshmen. Law and social inequality. Major sociological perspectives on where the law comes from, what law and justice systems do, and how they work. Enrollment limited to 16. GER:DB-SocSci, EC-AmerCul 3 units, Aut (Sandefur, R)
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4.00 Credits
(Same as EDUC 110, EDUC 310, SOC 132.) Seminar. Key sociological theories and empirical studies of the links between education and its role in modern society, focusing on frameworks that deal with sources of educational change, the organizational context of schooling, the impact of schooling on social stratification, and the relationships between the educational system and other social institutions such as families, neighborhoods, and the economy. 4 units, Win (Carter, P)
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