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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
(Same as POLISCI 348R.) For Ph.D. students in the social sciences and history. Research on contemporary society and politics in the People's Republic of China. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. 1 unit, Aut (Walder, A; Zhou, X; Oi, J), Win (Walder, A; Zhou, X; Oi, J), Spr (Walder, A; Zhou, X; Oi, J)
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3.00 Credits
(Same as EDUC 316.) The educational applications of social network analysis. Introduction to social network theory, methods, and research applications in sociology. Network concepts of interactionist (balance, cohesion, centrality) and structuralist (structural equivalence, roles, duality) traditions are defined and applied to topics in small groups, social movements, organizations, communities. Students apply these techniques to data on schools and classrooms. (SSPEP) 4-5 units, Aut (McFarland, D)
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3.00 - 5.00 Credits
Restricted to doctoral students.The traditions of structural analysis derived from the work of Marx, Weber, and related thinkers. Antecedent ideas in foundational works are traced through contemporary theory and research on political conflict, social stratification, formal organization, and the economy. 3-5 units, Aut (Olzak, S)
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3.00 - 5.00 Credits
Theoretical strategies for the study of interaction, group, and network processes, including rational choice and exchange theory, the theory of action, symbolic interactionism, formal sociology, and social phenomenology. Antecedent ideas in foundational works and contemporary programs of theoretical research. 3-5 units, alternate years, not given this year
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3.00 - 5.00 Credits
Theoretical analysis and the logical elements of design, including the systematic analysis of the logical structure of arguments, the relationship of arguments to more encompassing theoretical or metatheoretical assumptions, the derivation of logical implications from arguments, assessments of theoretically significant problems or gaps in knowledge. 3-5 units, Aut (Zelditch, M)
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9.00 Credits
(Same as EDUC 374, POLISCI 334.) Associated with the Center for Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS). Year-long workshop for doctoral students and advanced undergraduates writing senior theses on the nature of civil society or philanthropy. Focus is on pursuit of progressive research and writing contributing to the current scholarly knowledge of the nonprofit sector and philanthropy. Accomplished in a large part through peer review. Readings include recent scholarship in aforementioned fields. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 9 units. 1-3 units, Aut (Reich, R; Meyerson, D), Win (Reich, R; Meyerson, D), Spr (Reich, R; Meyerson, D)
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4.00 Credits
(Same as OB 674.) Sociologists and organizational scholars have increasingly come to recognize that networks are not simply relevant as conduits for the flow of information and resources, but are critical determinants of identity, shaping preferences and influencing perceptions of the qualities that inhere in actors. Research that informs the link between networks and identity based on intellectual traditions such as social exchange theory, role theory, and economic and historical sociology. 4 units, Win (Barnett, W)
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4.00 Credits
(Same as EDUC 377, GSBGEN 346.) Seminar. For students interested in the nonprofit sector, and those in the joint Business and Education program. The missions, functions, and capabilities of nonprofit, public, and private organizations. Focus is on sectors with significant competition among institutional forms, including health care, social services, the arts, and education. Sources include scholarly articles, cases, and historical materials. Advanced undergraduates require consent of instructor. 4 units
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1.00 - 5.00 Credits
Sociological analyses of the rise and impact of the expanded modern world order, with its internationalized organizations and globalized discourse. Consequences for national and local society: education, political organization, economic structure, the environment, and science. The centrality of the individual and the rationalized organization as legitimated actors. 1-5 units, Win (Staff)
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3.00 - 5.00 Credits
Priority to Sociology doctoral students. Emphasis is on observational and interview-based research. Limited enrollment. 3-5 units, not given this year
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