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  • SOC 1114: Law and Society

    1.00 Credits
    Brown University

    A broad exploration of contemporary social-science scholarship on law and legal institutions, covering competing theoretical perspectives and drawing examples from diverse empirical settings. Lectures and discussions survey different ways in which social scientists study legal life, seeking contrasts and commonalities across the various perspectives. Coverage includes: Social-psychological models of rule-following and rule-breaking; social-structural linkages between law and the economy, stratification, and politics; and the dynamic relationship between law and social change--including the role of lawyers, judges and juries in giving law "independent causal significance." Strongly recommended: previous coursework in the social sciences.
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  • SOC 1115: Theories of the Third Sector and Civil Society

    1.00 Credits
    Brown University

    Pending Approval. The Third Sector--consisting of non-governmental and non-profit organizations and social movements--is an increasingly important segment of societies around the world. This seminar examines social theory assessing the contributions, limitations, opportunities and challenges of this sector. The focus is both local and global, looking at organizations with social purposes such as those related to health, welfare, development, and the environment. Critical issues include: the impact, accountability, and sustainability of sector activities; how to foster optimal interactions among professionals and lay people; how the sector can avoid co-optation and nurture civil engagement; and what constitutes social justice in the distribution of the sector's attention and resources. Prerequisites include at least one advanced-level course in Sociology or Development Studies, or on non-profit organizations. Enrollment preference will be given to seniors in Sociology and COE.
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  • SOC 1120: Sample Surveys in Social Research

    1.00 Credits
    Brown University

    This course covers the theory and practice of survey research. Topics include questionnaire design and formatting; sample design and selection; interviewing techniques; data base design and data entry; and elementary data analysis and report production. Students individually design and conduct a survey on a topic of their choice, and collectively conduct and analyze a sample survey of the Brown student population. Prerequisite: SOC 1100 or equivalent.
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  • SOC 1240: Human Sexuality in a Social Context

    1.00 Credits
    Brown University

    How do we come to know ourselves as sexual beings? How do individuals develop attractions, make sexual choices, define and enact their own sexuality? What is social about sexuality, and how do institutions and organizations influence understandings of human sexuality over time? This course investigates these questions by examining the processes through which the human body is sexed, from without, by the society into which it is born, and from within, through self-definition, desire, and practice. Social science theories of sexuality will be considered, and cross-cultural and historical accounts of sexual practices will be reviewed. Not open to first year students.
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  • SOC 1250: Perceptions of Mental Illness

    0.00 - 1.00 Credits
    Brown University

    This interdisciplinary course centers on the need to understand mental illness in a broad social context. It covers personal experience of mental illness, history of psychiatric concepts and treatment, politics of diagnosis, mental health policy and deinstitutionalization, public attitudes toward mental illness, social factors and epidemiology of mental illness, and links between mental illness and creativity. There is much attention to artistic perceptions of mental illness through fiction, memoirs, drama, music, and art.
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  • SOC 1260: Market Research in Public and Private Sectors

    1.00 Credits
    Brown University

    Introduction to data and research methods for private and public sector organizations. Data used in market research include trends in the population of consumers, economic trends, trends within sectors and industries, analyses of product sales and services, and specific studies of products, promotional efforts, and consumer reactions. Emphasizes the use of demographic, GIS, and other available data.
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  • SOC 1270: Race, Class, and Ethnicity in the Modern World

    1.00 Credits
    Brown University

    Applies sociological analysis to understand present and historical cases of ethnic and race relations and conflicts. Topics addressed are the social construction of race and ethnicity; historical processes of racialization; ethnic conflict and the nation state; and the linkages between race, class, and social mobility. Focuses on racial and ethnic relations in the U.S., but also has a strong international comparative component.
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  • SOC 1310: Social Change in Latin America

    1.00 Credits
    Brown University

    Analyzes the development of modern Latin American societies, focusing on three interrelated processes: the formation of states, the formation of nations, and the formation of socioeconomic systems. The approach is macrosociological, looking at broad processes of structural and institutional change, and historical-comparative, analyzing and comparing how the three processes above developed historically in different Latin American countries.
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  • SOC 1330: Remaking the City

    1.00 Credits
    Brown University

    Cities are being reshaped by immigration, economic restructuring, and other forces. This course reviews these changes from several perspectives, including the patterns and causes of change, the role of politics and public policy, and how different groups of people (by class, race, and national origin) manage under the new conditions. Readings will emphasize historical and cross-national comparisons.
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  • SOC 1400: Political Sociology

    1.00 Credits
    Brown University

    Analyzes "American Exceptionalism" through constitutional and cultural controversies. Considers relations between the state and such institutions as the market, the family, associations and churches. Examines the effects of class, race, ethnicity, and gender on American politics.
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