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3.00 Credits
This course applies sociological approaches to the study of international migration to the United States. Students will examine how immigration and citizenship are constructed, and compare earlier waves of immigration with more recent waves of Asian, Caribbean and Latin American immigration. The course examines institutional responses to past and current immigration to explain variations across and within immigrant groups by race, gender, sexual and age identities. We will consider the impact international migration has had on the United States, immigrants and their sending communities. Prerequisite, 1 course in sociology, africana studies or hispanic studies. Maximum enrollment, 12.
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3.00 Credits
Long-term processes of social change and political upheaval in Mexico. Topics include the formation of Mexican society, class structure, poverty, population trends, ethnic conflict, religion, popular culture, political elites, democratization, international migration, development strategies and globalization. (Writing-intensive.) Not open to first-years, except with consent of instructor. (Same as .) Maximum enrollment, 12.
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3.00 Credits
The U.S. Constitution is frequently invoked in public debates over social policy - e.g., concerning gun violence, marriage recognition and euthanasia. Examines such questions as what role does the Constitution play in the operation of policy-making institutions? Have constitutional arguments and considerations become increasingly prevalent in the making of American social policy and, if so, why? What are the discursive, cultural and institutional effects of deploying constitutional arguments in social policy-making? Prerequisite, Includes an analysis of anti-poverty initiatives, gun ownership, the death penalty, abortion rights, marriage, sexuality and procreation, and the right to die. Prerequisite, two social science courses or consent of instructor. Maximum enrollment, 12.
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3.00 Credits
Critical examination of key works of contemporary sociological theory and research. Topics include current issues in sociological theory as well as new directions in principal substantive areas of the discipline. (Writing-intensive.) Prerequisite, consent of instructor. Maximum enrollment, 20.
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3.00 Credits
A working seminar in applied social research carrying out studies for the Mellon Assessment Project on liberal arts at Hamilton. Students will conduct interviews, perform quantitative analyses of qualitative data using HyperResearch, learn and use methods of multiple regression of survey data using SPSS, and discuss methods of data analysis and synthesis. Each student will write several reports for the project. Prerequisite, 302 or a comparable course in methods or statistics, and consent of instructor. Maximum enrollment, 12.
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3.00 Credits
Consequences of inequalities in wealth, income, power and prestige. Social mobility, poverty, class differences in values and lifestyles, social class and politics. Gilbert.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the American higher education system, focusing on selective colleges and universities. We will begin with a brief examination of the history of American higher education. We will then consider how race/ethnicity, immigration, gender, and socioeconomic status shape college attainment and experiences in the contemporary period. We also will consider larger questions such as: Is college still "worth it?"? Is a degree from a "name brand" college worth more than one from a state or two-year college? What do-or should-students actually learn in college? (Same as Education Studies 211.) Elixabeth Lee.
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3.00 Credits
Iberian America since the Conquest, emphasizing social structure and social change. Covers colonial background to modern Latin American societies, but focuses on late-19th century and twentieth century in Mexico, Brazil and Argentina. (Same as History 217.) Gilbert.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines questions of gender within the contexts of primary, secondary, and post-secondary American education. We consider the ways that gender impacts upon a person's achievement, attainment, and other education outcomes. Among other primary concerns will be the increasing gap between men and women in college completion, boys' and girls' school disciplinary and achievement records, and the relationships between gender and race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status in schooling. Prerequisite, 1 sociology course or permission of instructor. Elizabeth Lee.
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3.00 Credits
An intermediate-level course in phenomenological social psychology. Emphasis on the nature of the self, the life world as experienced, the taken-for-granted nature of social life, roles and bad faith, and the routinization of everyday life. Prerequisite, one course in sociology or psychology. Chambliss.
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