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3.00 Credits
Social, cultural and organizational aspects of sex in the contemporary United States, stressing the plural in sexualities: sexual revolution and post-Victorian ideologies; the context of gender and inequality; social movements and sexual identity; the variety of sexual meanings and communities; the impact of AIDS. - E. Bernstein Prerequisites: Introductory course in Sociology is suggested. General Education Requirement: Reason and Value (REA). Not offered in 2009-2010. 3 points
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4.00 Credits
Examination of poverty, the "underclass," and inequality in the United States. Part 1: The moral premises, social theories, and political interests shaping current debates about the poor. Part 2: A more concrete analysis of the lives of the poor and the causes of family breakdown, the drug economy, welfare, employment, and homelessness. - J. Olvera Prerequisites: Introductory course in Sociology is suggested. 4 points
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4.00 Credits
Drawing examples from popular music, religion, politics, race, and gender, explores the interpretation, production, and reception of cultural texts and meanings. Topics include aesthetic distinction and taste communities, ideology, power, and resistance; the structure and functions of subcultures; popular culture and high culture; and ethnography and interpretation. - J. Rieder Prerequisites: SOCI BC1003 or equivalent social science course and permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 15 students. General Education Requirement: Cultures in Comparison (CUL). 4 points
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to an institutional perspective on organizations, moving between theoretical discussion of institutions and organizations and empirical research. Coverage of the rise of quantification; how comparative political cultures implement industrial policy; how institutional knowledge affects the environment; and how the Civil Rights movement contended with the American political environment. Prerequisites: Junior or Senior standing; preference to majors. Not offered in 2009-2010. 4 points
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3.00 Credits
Identification of the distinctive elements of sociological perspectives on society. Readings confront classical and contemporary approaches with key social issues that include power and authority, culture and communication, poverty and discrimination, social change, and popular uses of sociological concepts. Discussion Section Required. 3 points
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3.00 Credits
Overview of classical and contemporary social theories and examination of their relationship to social practices and social institutions. Topics include: "first generation" sociological theorists (Marx, Weber, and Durkheim); psychoanalysis and social theory; symbolic interactionism; social exchange theory; structural-functionalism; sociobiology; and varieties of "post modern" approaches to understanding the social world. Prerequisites: Sophomore standing. General Education Requirement: Social Analysis (SOC). General Education Requirement: Reason and Value (REA). 3 points
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3.00 Credits
Introductory course in social scientific research methods. Provides a general overview of the ways sociologists collect information about social phenomena, focusing on how to collect data that are reliable and applicable to our research questions. Prerequisites: SOCI W1000 The Social World or Instructor Permission 3 points
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3.00 Credits
This course will teach the fundamentals of analyzing numerical data in a social science context. Students will learn effective ways of presenting informational summaries, the use of statistical inference from samples to populations, and the linear model which forms the basis of much social science research. Emphasis will be on an intuitive understanding of statistical formulae and models, and on their practical application. 3 points
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3.00 Credits
Examines social forces contributing to changes in U.S. family formation including declines in marriage, increases in nonmarital childbearing, and women's labor force participation. Analyzes forces affecting growth of "non-traditional" families including lesbian/gay, multigenerational families. Particular attention given to urban, suburban, rural contexts of poverty. 3 points
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3.00 Credits
Examination of factors in gender identity that are both universal (across time, culture, setting) and specific to a social context. Social construction of gender roles in different settings, including family, work, and politics. Attention to the role of social policies in reinforcing norms or facilitating change. Prerequisites: One introductory course in Sociology suggested. General Education Requirement: Social Analysis (SOC). 3 points
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