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4.00 Credits
In this class we will use sociological perspectives to explore sex, sexuality, and gender. We will examine the mechanisms of power that construct and regulate our identities, behaviors, and very bodies. In particular we will look at how sex, sexuality, and gender are shaped by law, research, medicine, "sexperts," the media,and our family and friends. We will also look at how sex, sexuality, and gender permeate our daily lives often in ways we do not even see. Prerequisite: SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology
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This course explores the interaction among population growth, economic development, and environmental resources from anthropological, sociological, and demographic perspectives. The course examines different theories of population growth the ecological and social factors which influence population growth the relation between population growth and economic development the environmental implications of population growth and the impact that colonialism, industrialization, and globalization have had on contemporary local, national, and international populations. Taught every other year. Prerequisite: ATH 112 Cultural Anthropology or SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology Meets general academic requirement B.
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Selected courses with a specialized focus that are not contained within the regular sociology curriculum. Such topics might include Medical Sociology, Sex & Gender, or Urban Sociology. Prerequisite: SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology
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4.00 Credits
This course provides experience in the design and implementation of sociological research. It covers qualitative techniques for collecting, analyzing, and reporting data. We examine the epistemological issues that underlie social research, the ethical questions involved in research, and the assumptions on which various research strategies are based. We evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the most commonly used methods. Students will design an original research project. Taught every fall semester. Recommended Prerequisite: SOC 205 Sociological Theory or ATH 205 Anthropological Theory Meets general academic requirement W.
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A continuation of Research Methodology I. This course focuses on quantitative methods. Students will learn how to use statistics to address research questions in sociology and anthropology. Students will use popular statistical packages such as SPSS to analyze data. Taught every spring semester. Prerequisite: SOC 311 or ATH 311 Research Methodology I and MTH 104 Statistical Methods Meets general academic requirement W.
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4.00 Credits
This class is a sociological examination of the role of the health sciences in the social construct and control of gender. We will explore a wide range of health disciplines (e.g., genetics, public health) and health issues, including those that are traditionally seen as "gendered" (e.g., birth and erectile dysfunction) andseemingly "nongendered"illness such as heart disease and mental illness. Contemporary notions of health will be contextualized through historical and international comparisons. Special attention will be given to how healthrelated gender constructs are complicated by race, class, sexuality, age, and ability and to social change efforts aimed at challenging gendered representations of gender health inequality. Prerequisite: SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology
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4.00 Credits
In this course we will explore the social aspects of health, illness, and the health care system in the contemporary United States. This will include an introduction to the theoretical underpinnings of medical sociology and health disparities as well as examinations of the social and historical construction of medical problems and disease, the relationship between health care providers and providers and patients, the health care system, and pressures that are transforming the medical sciences. This seminar provides a survey of a number of topics related to health, illness, and the health care system - each could easily be a topic for an entire course. Students will have the opportunity during the term to delve more deeply into an issue of special interest or importance to them. Prerequisite: SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology or permission of instructor
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4.00 Credits
This course analyzes the social causes and consequences of environmental change. We explore the relationships among production, consumption, population, technology, and environment. The major theoretical paradigms in environmental sociology are used to analyze environmental issues. Some of the questions we address include: Is "green" capitalism possible Does population growth lead toenvironmental degradation Can technical fixes solve environmental problems Has the environmental movement been successful Offered every other year. Prerequisite: SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology Meets general academic requirement B.
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4.00 Credits
This course aims to elucidate the complex interactions between nation and state by examining the nationalist experiences of several postcolonial and nonWestern societies in Southeast Asia. A central part of this examination will entail addressing questions of citizenship and identity amidst contemporary sociopolitical and economic changes. Readings will focus on some of the central debates in the subfield of political sociology as well as the dominant theoretical paradigms in the study of nations and nationalisms. A substantial part of the course will focus on a critical analysis of the institutional processes underlying state formation and nationbuilding as well as assessing the impact of globalization on institutional and grouplevel definitions of national, ethnocultural, religious, and gender identities. Prerequisite: SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology Meets general academic requirement D.
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4.00 Credits
The study of inequality (how it emerges, its various manifestations, and why it persists) is a cornerstone of sociology. This course is designed for those who are interested in the theoretical conceptions and critiques of power and privilege and their combined effects on sociopolitical and economic life. The course is divided into three parts the first part provides a brief survey of the various theoretical perspectives of inequality and stratification the second examines the complex intersections of race, ethnicity, and class structures in American society and the course concludes with a discussion of gendered effects of migrant work within a global and comparative perspective. Prerequisite: SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology
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