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Examines the social nature of sexual expression - how societies construct sexualities, focusing particularly on questions of gender, sexual discourses and the experiences of sexual "minorities." A consideration of theoretical concepts help frame historical and topical questions about a wide range of sexual behaviors, attitudes and ideals. Consideration of the importance of race, class and gender in shaping the way Western societies have understood and misunderstood sexuality as a physical, psychic and cultural force. Course materials will span a number of disciplines in addition to sociology, including history, psychology, anthropology and cultural studies.
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Contemporary theories, understandings and performances of gender. Attention to the intersections of race, class, gender and sexuality, as well as the relationships of gender to life opportunities and experiences, social structures and societal reproduction. Prerequisite, 101, 110 or consent of instructor. (Same as Women's Studies 212.)
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What is culture and why is it important in contemporary American society? What makes different types of culture - film noir or contemporary art - popular or powerful? How are cultural works produced and distributed? We will explore different empirical and theoretical approaches that attempt to answer such questions.Students will engage in a semester-long analysis of a specific cultural object (e.g., American Idol or 20th-century French literature) to assess the power of existing explanations and develop their own explanation for the success or legitimacy of their object. Prerequisite, one course in sociology or permission of instructor.
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Examines economic phenomena through a sociological lens. Topics include the formation of markets, the organization of production, the corporation, business structure and strategy, competition and cooperation, entrepreneurship and unconventional markets. Draws from a variety of literatures within sociology to cover these topics, such as organizational theory, the sociology of culture and network theory.
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3.00 Credits
Examines law as a social institution, examining how the law constructs, and is constructed by, social mores, cultural objects and themes, social structures, and individual and collective actors. A critical perspective toward the idea that law exists apart from the social world in which it exists and operates. Consideration to the importance of race, class and gender in shaping legal discourses and the operation of the civil and criminal justice systems. Prerequisite, 101 or 110, or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Social structure and social change in Latin America. Topics include class structure, kinship, values, gender, race, population trends, development strategies, popular culture and religion.
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Examines how the spatial patterns of cities and the urban community have changed over time. We begin by reviewing the work of Chicago School sociologists on the industrial city. We then discuss how economic globalization has altered the social, economic and political organization of this type of city. We discuss new forms of urbanization and how life has changed within these forms. Prerequisite, one course in social science.
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3.00 Credits
A review of the classic work in the field and a broader "liberal arts" view of social psychology. Prerequisite, one course in sociology or psychology.
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3.00 Credits
A practical course in methods of public opinion polling and other uses of sample surveys. Basics of questionnaire construction, sampling and analysis of survey results. Critical examination of the technical limitations and political implications of national dependence on opinion polling. Useful for students who expect to use surveys in connection with senior thesis research or careers in politics, marketing, journalism, education, etc. Prerequisite, two social science courses or consent of instructor. No previous courses in statistics or social science methods necessary. (Same as Government 257.) Maximum enrollment, 15.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the laws regulating and protecting the unemployed, disabled, aged and children in families unable to support them. Welfare policy as expressed in civil and criminal law, including colonial settlement laws, 19th-century reforms, the New Deal Social Security Act and New York's Article XVII in the 1930s, the War on Poverty of the 1960s and the restructuring of the welfare system in the 1990s. Readings from court opinions, historical accounts and other materials. (Writing-intensive.) Prerequisite, one course in sociology or government. Maximum enrollment, 20.
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