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Courses in Sociology (SOC)
Lower Division Courses
1. Introduction to Sociology (5)
Lecture—4 hours; discussion—1 hour. Principles and basic concepts of sociology. The study of groups, culture, collective behavior, classes and caste, community and ecology, role, status, and personality. GE credit: SocSci.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
2. Self and Society (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Principles and basic concepts of sociological social psychology. Includes the study of the character of the self, identity, roles, socialization, identity change, emotion and social interaction. GE credit: SocSci, Wrt.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
3. Social Problems (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. General sociological consideration of contemporary social problems in relation to sociocultural change and programs for improvement. GE credit: SocSci, Wrt.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
4. Immigration and Opportunity (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper. Social and demographic analysis of immigration: motives and experiences of immigrants; immigration and social mobility; immigration, assimilation, and social change; multicultural societies. Detailed study of immigration into the U.S., with comparative studies of Europe, Australia, and other host countries. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.—I. (I.)
5. Global Social Change: An Introduction to Macrosociology (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. An introduction to change and diversity in world history, including the United States. Examines population and family, technological change and economic development, power and status, culture and identity. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.—III. (III.)
11. Sociology of Labor and Employment (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Labor and employment issues in the contemporary United States with some use of historical and comparative materials. Topics will include strategies pursued by employers and employees, labor market discrimination and the role of social policies in shaping labor markets. GE Credit: SocSci, Wrt.—II. (II.)
25. Sociology of Popular Culture (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Social mechanisms that shape modern popular culture. High, folk, and mass culture: historical emergence of popular culture. Mass media, commercialization, ideology and cultural styles. Theories and methods for analyzing cultural expressions in pop music, street art, film, television, and advertising. GE credit: SocSci, Wrt.—II, III. (II, III.)
30A. Intercultural Relations in Multicultural Societies (3)
Lecture—1.5 hours; discussion—1.5 hours. Macrostructural analysis of contemporary multicultural societies; immigration and assimilation in comparative perspective; social construction of racial and ethnic group identities; ethnicity and gender; group conflict and cooperation; controversies surrounding multiculturalism. First course in a two-course Multicultural Immersion Program. GE credit: SocSci, Div.—I. (I.)
30B. Intercultural Relations in Multicultural Societies (3)
Lecture—1.5 hours; discussion—1.5 hours. Prerequisite: course 30A or consent of instructor. Social-psychological analysis of personal experiences living in a multicultural society; conforming to or rejecting group identity or stereotypes; managing and reducing conflict; cross-cultural communication; promises and problems of diversity at UC Davis. Second course in a two-course Multicultural Immersion Program. GE credit: SocSci, Div.—II. (II.)
46A. Introduction to Social Research (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper or project (instructor’s option). Examination of the methodological problems of social research. Selection and definition of problems of investigation, data-gathering techniques, and sampling.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
46B. Introduction to Social Research (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper or research project. Data-analysis techniques, measurement, scaling, multivariate analysis, and quantitative measures of association.—II, III. (II, III.)
90X. Lower Division Seminar (1-2)
Seminar—1-2 hours. Prerequisite: lower division standing and consent of instructor. Examination of a special topic in sociology through shared readings, discussions, written assignments, or special activities such as fieldwork, laboratory work, etc. May not be repeated for credit. Limited enrollment.
98. Directed Group Study (1-5)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Primarily intended for lower division students. (P/NP grading only.)
99. Special Study for Undergraduates (1-5)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
Upper Division Courses
100. Origins of Modern Sociological Theory (4)
Lecture—3 hours; term paper or discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 1; consent of instructor; restricted to upper division standing. The origins of modern sociological thought. Special emphasis on three major theorists from the classical tradition of nineteenth century European social thought: Karl Marx, Max Weber, and Emile Durkheim. GE credit: Wrt.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
102. Society and Culture of California (4)
Lecture—3 hours; term paper or discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: introductory course in Sociology recommended. California’s distinctive society and culture; sociological analyses of topical issues concerning diversity, environment, cities.
103. Evaluation Research Methods (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or field research (instructor’s option). Prerequisite: course 46A and 46B, or Statistics 13 or the equivalent. Surveys applications of research methods to the evaluation of social programs, primarily emphasizing methodological issues, e.g., research design and data collection; uses of evaluation research are also discussed and placed in theoretical context. Participation in an evaluation project.—III. (III.)
104. The Political Economy of International Migration (4)
Lecture—3 hours; term paper or discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: upper division standing. Analysis of worldwide migration patterns, and social scientific theories of international and transnational migration. Focus in economical, political, and social impact of immigration and potential for international and regional cooperation. (Same course as International Relations 104).—II. (II.)
106. Intermediate Social Statistics (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 46B or Statistics 13 or the equivalent. Intermediate level course in statistical analysis of social data, emphasizing the logic and use of statistical measures, procedures, and mathematical models especially relevant to sociological analysis.—I, III. (I, III.)
118. Political Sociology (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper or research project. Relation of social cleavages and social cohesion to the functioning of political institutions; the social bases of local and national power structures; social sources of political movement, analysis of concepts of alienation, revolution, ideology, ruling class, and elite.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
120. Deviance (4)
Lecture—3 hours; term paper or discussion. Social structural sources, institutional practices and microprocesses associated with illegality, evil, disease, immorality, disability, racial and class differences, citizenship, and the body. Special emphasis on expert knowledge and the production and management of social difference. GE credit: Wrt.—I, II. (I, II.)
122. Sociology of Adolescence (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper or research project. Chronological age and social status; analysis of social processes bearing upon the socialization of children and adolescents. The emergence of “youth cultures.” Generational succession as a cultural problem.—II. (II.)
123. American Society (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper or research project. The demographic and social structure of American society and population, with emphasis on ethnic and class groups as bases for political and economic interest. Attention to selected current social controversies.
124. Sociology of Education (4)
Lecture—3 hours; term paper or discussion—1 hour (instructor’s option). Education and the social structure. Class size, curriculum, and economies of scale. Relations between families and schools in socialization; familial ascription and educational achievement. Education and industrialization. Organizational and occupational structure of schools. Discussion of selected controversies.—I. (I.)
125. Sociology of Culture (4)
Lecture/discussion—3 hours; term paper. Sociological approaches to study of historical and contemporary culture and mass media, and their structuring in relation to social actors, institutions, stratification, power, the production of culture, audiences, and the significance of culture in processes of change. GE credit: SocSci.—I, II. (I, II.)
126. Social Interaction (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper or research project. Prerequisite: course 2. Everyday interaction in natural settings; ethnographic approaches to the understanding of social meanings, situations, personal identity and human relationships. Particular attention to the work of Erving Goffman and to principles of field observation and qualitative analysis. GE credit: Wrt.—I. (I.)
127. Sociology of Death (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper or project (instructor’s option). Prerequisite: course 1 or the equivalent. Overview of attitudes toward, structural effects of, and methods of coping with death and death-related behaviors. Particular attention to social psychological aspects of death and dying, to death occupations, and to death rituals in various cultures. GE credit: Wrt.
128. Interracial Interpersonal Dynamics (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper or project (instructor’s option). Prerequisite: one course from courses 1, 2, 3, Afro-American Studies 10, Asian American Studies 1, 2, Chicano Studies 10, Native American Studies 1, 20. Analysis of the influences of cultural differences and racial stratification on interpersonal interaction in instrumental settings (e.g., work, education, political action) and intimate settings (e.g., friendship, love, marriage, family). Minority/majority relationships. GE credit: Div, Wrt.—III. (III.)
129. Sociology of Black Experience in America (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or research or term paper (instructor’s option). Survey of historical and contemporary theoretical sociological perspectives on the Black experience in United States. Emphasis on comparisons of Black sociological perspectives and mainstream perspectives of specific sociologists. GE credit: Div.—I. (I.)
130. Race Relations (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper or research project. Functions of the social definitions of race and racial groups. Analysis of racial conflict, oppression, and other forms of ethnic stratification. Models of ethnic interaction and social change. Emphasis on racial relationships within the U.S. GE credit: Div.—I, II. (I, II.)
131. The Family (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Contemporary family life in historical and cross-cultural perspective. How different family forms arose, their significance today and prospects for further family change. Attention to power relations within and beyond the family and to the social implications of family transformation. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
132. The Sociology of Gender (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Analysis of biological, psychological, cultural and structural conditions underlying the status and roles of men and women in contemporary society, drawing on a historical and comparative perspective. GE credit: SocSci, Div.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
133. Sexual Stratification and Politics (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 132 or the equivalent or consent of instructor. Analysis of origins, dynamics, and social implications of sexual stratification. Examination of classical and contemporary theorists such as Engels, Freud, J.S. Mill, de Beauvoir, Juliet Mitchell, D. Dinnerstein. Attention to selected issues in social movements for and against sexual equality. GE credit: Div.
134. Sociology of Racial Ethnic Families (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper. Asian American, Black, Chicano, and Native American family life in comparative historical perspective. Family structure and gender roles are considered in relation to socio-historical dynamics. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: Div, Wrt.
135. Social Relationships (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper. Prerequisite: course 1, 2 or 3, and upper division standing. Social and cultural factors influencing friendships and intimate relationships. Topics include relationship development, relationship maintenance, and relationship loss. GE credit: Div, Wrt.—II. (II.)
137. African American Society and Culture
1790-1990 (4)
Lecture—3 hours; term paper or discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 1. Political and social transformations of African American communities between 1790 and 1990, as seen through film, literature, and music. Topics include: Black consciousness, Afro-Slave culture, The Harlem Renaissance, and contemporary Hip Hop.—II. (II.)
138. Economic Sociology (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Economics 1A or 1B and upper division standing in the social sciences. Overview of the rapidly growing field of economic sociology. Focus on variations in the ways that markets are organized. The relationship between individual and collective rationality will also be emphasized.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
139. Corporations and Society (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour; term paper. Prerequisite: course 1 or 2 or 3, and upper division standing. The study of the history and power of the modern corporation; corporate organization; politics, the state, and the corporation; labor unions and the labor process; competition, regulation and international markets; the multinational and conglomerate corporation; and mass markets and consumerism.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
140. Social Stratification (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper or research project (instructor’s option). Systems of social ranking, theories of stratification; power, prestige, culture, and styles of life of various social classes; social mobility and its consequences for social structure.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
141. Industrialization and Social Change (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper or research project. Selected technological and social factors. Preconditions of economic development and industrialization. Social, political, and cultural issues at various levels of economic development. Major historical differences and major current trends. Emphasis either on highly industrialized countries or on less developed countries. GE credit: Wrt.—II. (II.)
143A. Urban Society (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper or project (instructor’s option). Prerequisite: course 1 or the equivalent. Theories of city origins. Analysis of the historic process of urbanization and of varying city types. Comparison of American and European experience of metropolitanization, counterurbanization, and neighborhood change. Consideration of competing theories of urban growth and change and competing visions of the urban future. Offered in alternate years.—II. (II.)
143B. Sociology of City Life (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper or project (instructor’s option). Prerequisite: course 1 or the equivalent; course 143A recommended. Critical dissection of the “loss of community” issue. Analysis of the organization of primary ties in the city, of the culture of urban public life and of the learning of city skills. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: Wrt.—III.
144. Agriculture and Society (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper or research project. Prerequisite: advanced standing in the social sciences or one year of course work in agricultural and environmental sciences. Development of agriculture as a major enterprise in modern society with the concomitant reduction in the labor force and family farms. Analysis of issues including mechanization, migrant labor, corporate farming, and public resource policy. Offered in alternate years.—(I.)
145A. Sociology of Third World Development (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 1; upper division standing. Introduction to theories and contemporary issues in the sociology of development. Topics such as urbanization, rural/agrarian change, class, status groups, international division of labor, sectoral shifts, international capital, informal economy, gender, and political processes are analyzed within a comparative-historical framework. GE credit: Div, Wrt.—II. (II.)
145B. Gender and Rural Development in the Third World (4)
Seminar—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 1; upper division standing. Political-economic analysis of women and work during the process of socioeconomic change in the world with particular attention to the family/household context. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: Div, Wrt.—(II.)
146. Sociology of Religion (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper or research project. Relationship between social structures and religions. The social setting of the major world religions. Religious innovators and institutionalization (churches, sects, cults). Secularization in the modern world and the rise of secular ideologies. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.—II.
147. Sociological Perspectives on East Asia (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper or research project. Sociological theories and concepts applied toward understanding East Asian society. Emphasis on the political structure, stratification, and economy in China and Japan. Analysis of historical and contemporary similarities and differences. Offered in alternate years.—(III.)
148. Collective Behavior (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper or project (instructor’s option). Prerequisite: course 1 or the equivalent. Study of behavior of human crowds and masses in extraordinary circumstances, including crowd panics, mass scares, collective protests, riots, revolutionary situations, ecstatic and revivalist gatherings, crazes, fads, and fashions.—I. (I.)
149. Religion and American Society (4)
Lecture—3 hours; class project. Historical, contemporary survey of religious traditions and organizations and their relation to U.S. social and cultural patterns. Civil religion, religious pluralism, minority and deviant communities, religious migration, U.S. religion as a social institution, and religion, politics, and social stratification. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: Div, Wrt.—(III.)
150. Criminology (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper or research project. Sociological analysis of criminal behavior in relation to social structure and the criminalization process.—I, II, III. (I, III.)
151. The Criminal Justice System (4)
Lecture—3 hours; term paper or discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 150 and upper division standing. Sociological analysis of the different components of the criminal justice system including the emergence and interpretation of criminal laws, the contemporary roles and functions of the police, criminal courts and correctional institutions.—II. (II.)
152. Juvenile Delinquency (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper or research project. Study of juvenile delinquency in relation to the family, peer groups, community, and institutional structures. Consideration of processing of the delinquent by formal agencies of control.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
153. The Sociology of Childhood (4)
Lecture—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: upper division standing. Contemporary childhood in historical, cross-cultural, and global perspectives. Examine changes in understanding of the nature of childhood and “best interests of the child” by class, race, gender, geographic region, and historical period.—I. (I.)
154. Sociology of Health Care (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper or research project. Overview of sociological research in medicine and health care, with emphasis on the organizational, institutional, and social psychological aspects.—I, III. (II.)
155. Sociology of Law (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper or research project. Law considered as social control; relation of legal institutions to society as affecting judicial decision making and administration of justice. Lawyers as an occupational group. Legal reform.—I, III. (I, III.)
156. Social Movements (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper or project (instructor’s option). Analysis of several aspects of social movements: mobilization, forms of organization, ideology, recruitment, leadership, strategies and tactics, development, effects. Frequent use of sound and film materials. GE credit: SocSci.—II, III. (II, III.)
157. Social Conflict (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper or project. Analysis of the causes, dynamics, and regulation of social conflict within and between various kinds of social groupings with particular reference to nonviolent methods of waging and regulating conflict.—(I.)
159. Sociology of Occupations (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper or research project. Natural history of occupations; the institutional matrix of occupations; colleague and client relationships; occupational social controls; career lines, and occupational-related self-definitions; occupational politics.—IIII. (III.)
160. Sociology of the Environment (4)
Lecture—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: upper division standing in Sociology recommended. Production, consumption, and urban expansion. Basic social logics surrounding current problems of resource scarcity (environmental extractions) and excess wastes (environmental additions). Ways that society can change and reorganize itself to become more environmentally conscious and hence ecologically sustainable.—II. (II.)
170. Population (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper or research project. Introduction to the study of human population, including theories and statistical measures; social causes and consequences of population trends; changes in population structure; geographical distribution, migration, socio-psychological factors affecting fertility. GE credit: SocSci.
171. Sociology of Violence and Inequality (4)
Lecture/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor. How systems of social inequality organize the practice of violence. Definitions of violence and issues affecting the social capacity for violence. Analysis and comparison of different forms of violence associated with race, class, gender relations and social organization.—II. (II.)
172. Ideology of Class, Race and Gender (4)
Lecture—4 hours. Examination of popular belief systems that accompany relations between social classes, whites and blacks, and men and women in the United States. How do dominant groups attempt to justify each relationship, and is there ideological conflict or consensus between groups. GE credit: Div, Wrt.—I. (I.)
173. Sociology Through Literature (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper or research project. Introduction to analysis of literature as sociological data. Reading of numerous works on American and other societies by authors such as Steinbeck, Lewis, Dreiser, Schulberg, Orwell, etc.
174. Sociology of the Jewish Experience (4)
Lecture—3 hours; term paper or discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: upper division standing required. The sociology of Jewish life, analyzing challenges to Jewish identity and community in the diaspora. Diversity within the Jewish community, Americanization, women, new immigrants, post-Holocaust Jewish identity, and Black-Jewish relations. Offered in alternate years.—(III.)
175. Mass Communication (4)
Lecture—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 1 or 2. Examines the relationship between the media and social structures. History of media–state relations. Media as reflector and shaper of values. Emphasis on current European and Marxist and pluralist theories rather than on content analysis. Offered in alternate years.—I.
176. Sociology of Knowledge, Science, and Scientific Knowledge (4)
Lecture—3 hours; term paper or discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: upper division standing preferred. Social, cultural, and historical dimensions of knowledge, especially scientific knowledge. Problems, methods, and theory in sociology of scientific knowledge. Laboratory and historical case studies. Scientific and technical knowledge in institutional and organizational contexts. (Same course as Science and Technology Studies 176.)—I. (III.)
180A. Complex Organizations (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper or research project. Prerequisite: course 1; Economics 1A and 1B recommended. Develops a sociological approach to organizations theory. Designed to introduce sociological concepts, address the alternative psychological and economic models, and involve students in the practice of organizational analysis.—I, III. (I, III.)
180B. Complex Organizations (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper or research project. Prerequisite: course 180A or consent of instructor. Builds on concepts and skills developed in course 180A. Deals with the issues of organizational decision making, design, and survival. Emphasis on relations between organizations and the effects of those relations in both the public and private sectors.
181. Social Change Organizations (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper. Prerequisite: course 1. Analysis of organizations with social change and improvement goals and programs, emphasizing voluntary associations and grassroots citizen groups. Topics treated include formation, decision making and leadership, strategies and tactics, factionalism and coalitions, effectiveness. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: Wrt.—III. (III.)
182. Experimental and Utopian Communities (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. The social structure of intentional, experimental or Utopian settlements and communitarian movements, including comparison with other small settlement forms: villages, neighborhoods, monasteries, encampments and nonsettlement communities based on occupation, ethnicity, and religion.
183. Comparative Organizations (4)
Lecture/discussion—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 180A or 180B; upper division standing. Examination of economic and political organizations of major industrial nations. Discussion of historical, cultural, social, and political influences on industrial patterns and practices, alternative theoretical models for explaining differential development. Societies may include Sweden, Japan, Germany, Taiwan, and South Korea. Offered in alternate years.—I. (I)
185. Sociology of Social Welfare (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper or research project. Sociological analysis of the evolution and current organization of welfare functions in modern societies.—I, III. (I, III.)
188. Social Stratification in China (4)
Lecture—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: upper division standing. Social and political systems and patterns of social stratification in relation to change in state power and economic institutions in China since 1949. Offered in alternate years.—I.
189. Social Science Writing (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper. Prerequisite: course 46A, upper division standing, and 12 units of social science. Improved analytic writing and methods for reporting social science research to a wider public. Sociological analysis of the conditions of good and bad writing.
190X. Seminar in Sociological Analysis (4)
Seminar—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: upper division standing and course 100 (former course 165A). In-depth examination at an upper division level of a special topic in Sociology. Emphasis on student participation in learning. May not be repeated for credit. Limited enrollment.—(I, II, III.)
191. Workshop in Contemporary Sociological Theory (4)
Lecture—2 hours; workshop—1 hour; term paper. Prerequisite: course 100 (former 165A) and senior standing. Workshop in contemporary sociological theory that allows students to explore the uses of theory in empirical inquiry on problems of interest to students. Contemporary theory considered in relation to classical and modern influences, concept formation, theory construction, and explanation. Not open for credit to students who have received credit for course 165B.—III. (III.)
192. Internship and Research Practicum
(2-6)
Internship—6-18 hours. Prerequisite: course 46A, upper division standing, approval of proposed internship and course 193 concurrently or consent of instructor. Supervised internship and study in an agency, organization, or institution; application of sociological concepts to the work experience. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. Maximum of 4 units may be counted toward the major. (P/NP grading only.)—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
193. Workshop in Field Research (2)
Lecture/discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite: course 46A, course 192 or 199 concurrently for two-four units, senior standing. Overview of the process of collecting, recording, analyzing, and reporting qualitative social data. Emphasis on application of principles; each participant completes an original research project. Not open for credit to students who have completed course 194HA.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
194HA-194HB. Special Study for Honors Students (4-4)
Seminar—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: senior standing and admission to the Honors Program. Directed reading, research and writing culminating in the preparation of a Senior Honors Thesis under direction of faculty adviser. (Deferred grading only pending completion of sequence.)—I, II. (I, II.)
195. Special Topics in Sociological Analysis (4)
Seminar—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: upper division standing and consent of instructor. In-depth examination of topics in sociology. Emphasis on student research and writing. May be repeated for credit when topic differs.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
197T. Tutoring in Sociology (1-4)
Tutorial—3-12 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing; completion of appropriate course with distinction. Activities vary depending on the nature of the course assignment. May include (but not limited to) tutoring on course material, advising on projects and papers, and leading discussion groups. (P/NP grading only.)
198. Directed Group Study (1-5)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
199. Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates (1-5)
Prerequisite: open to seniors only. (P/NP grading only.)
Graduate Courses
201. Social Research (4)
Lecture/discussion—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of instructor. Comparative survey of sociological inquiry, taught as a practicum. Philosophy of social science; values and research; research agendas and research problem formulations; research process; explanations. interpretation; study design; concept formation, measure, sampling, data acquisition, inference; rhetoric and presentation of findings.
206. Quantitative Analysis in Sociology (4)
Lecture—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 106. Survey of the statistical models and methods that serve as a foundation for quantitative research in sociology, with an emphasis on multivariate regression analysis, as well as measurement theory and time series analysis. (S/U grading only.)—II. (II.)
207A-207B. Methods of Quantitative Research (4-4)
Lecture—3 hours; paper. Prerequisite: course 106 or the equivalent. Principles of study design, examination of measurement, survey research methods and multivariate analysis. Course will stress actual practice of techniques. Students will carry out quantitative data analysis using packaged computer programs. (Deferred grading only, pending completion of sequence.)
208. Topics in Advanced Quantitative Methods in Social Science (4)
Seminar—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 206 or the equivalent and graduate standing; major graduate student. Analysis of the logic and application of an advanced statistical model; the particular model chosen may vary. Emphasis on the model's assumptions, its strengths and weaknesses, its application for social science inquiry, and the relationship between methods and social theory. May be repeated up to 12 units for credit. Offered in alternate years.
215. Economy, Polity, and Society (4)
Seminar—3 hours; paper. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Open to graduate students in sociology and related disciplines. Course introduces students to topics and selected issues in the related fields of economic and political sociology and political economy.
220. Deviance, Law, and Social Control (4)
Seminar—3 hours; projects. Prerequisite: course 120 or consent of instructor. Report and discussions of literature on selected forms of deviance in relation to law and formal social control. Agency contacts and exploratory research projects.
224. Sociology of Education (4)
Seminar—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 206 or the equivalent recommended. Overview of sociological theories accounting for the form, role, and evolution of educational systems. Emphasis on empirical research on education and social stratification and application to educational policy. Topics include tracking, racial/ethnic achievement inequalities, school organization, and the immigrant experience.
225. Cultural Sociology (4)
Seminar—3 hours, term paper. Explores the varied ways in which culture is understood in the social sciences and the research questions that follow from contrasting viewpoints. The approach is historically informed and focused on changing cultural forms in relation to industrialization and post-modernism. Offered in alternate years.
226. Sociological Social Psychology (4)
Seminar—3 hours; seminar paper—1 hour. Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of instructor. Advanced study of the varying approaches, methods, issues and topical concerns of sociological social psychology. Analysis of central and representative historical and contemporary works.
227. Sociology of Reproduction (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Recent social science scholarship in such areas as teenage pregnancy, family planning, abortion, adoption, AIDS, and new reproductive technologies; focus on the current situation in the United States. Offered in alternate years.
230. Ethnic (Race) Relations (4)
Lecture—3 hours; term paper. Advanced study of the determinants of ethnic groupings and their interrelationships. Major theme will be the patterns of ethnic stratification and causes of ethnic conflict. Specific focus upon dominance and resistance to dominance. Influence of social science research.
233. Gender, Culture, and Local/Global Transformation (4)
Seminar—3 hours; term paper. Focus on critical approach to women and development; analyze local transformations with global connections within specific cultural contexts. Course covers theory, methodological issues, and relationship between theory and practice. Offered in alternate years.
234. Gender, Family, and Society (4)
Seminar—3 hours; seminar paper. Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of instructor. The major theoretical traditions and concerns in family sociology and sociology of gender. Analysis of selected classical and contemporary works representative of functionalist, Marxist, psychoanalytic, feminist and critical theoretical approaches to these subjects (e.g., Engels, Parsons, Freud, Horkheimer, Goode, Lasch, Mitchell). Emphasis on macro and historical questions.
242A-242B. Comparative Methods in Historical Sociology (4-4)
Seminar—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of instructor. Comparative approaches to major historical phenomena such as nationalism, bureaucratization, feudalism, and capitalism; the relevance of psychological and sociological theories to historical interpretation; the verifiability of historically grounded hypothesis; the meaning of analogy, correspondence and causality. (If taken as a sequence, deferred grading only, pending completion of sequence.)
243. Urban Society (4)
Seminar—3 hours; term paper. Broad overview of the issues and concerns of the field of urban sociology. Special emphasis on the human experience of urban living in contemporary, cross-cultural or historical settings.
245. Developing Societies (4)
Seminar—3 hours; term paper or project. Prerequisite: graduate student status or familiarity with problems of developing societies. Analysis of social and economic problems of developing societies from the standpoint of theory and research on modernization and underdevelopment. Nature of third world dependency and interdependence in the global political economy. Offered in alternate years.
248. Social Movements (4)
Seminar—3 hours; term paper. Analysis of current issues in and contributions to the study of collective behavior and social movements; particular focus upon the strategies and tactics of social movements.
254. Sociological Issues in Health Care (4)
Seminar—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: open to graduate or professional students. Sociological perspectives and methods directed to health care issues. Students select topics for supervised research. The course will have a theme (described in advance) each time it is offered. Paper on research will be required. (S/U grading only.)
255. Sociology of Law (4)
Seminar—4 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Analysis of the nature of the legal process and its impact on social behavior. Will consider (1) nature and functions of law, (2) the organization and administration of law, and (3) the capacity of law to affect social behavior.
265A. Classical Sociological Theory (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Introduces graduate students to the work of the main classical thinkers in the tradition of social theory, such as Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Simmel, Freud, G.H. Mead, and Parsons, locating them within the historical, cultural, and philosophical milieu in which their ideas originated.
265B. Theory in Contemporary Sociology (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 265A. Explores the uses of theories in contemporary sociology by tracing their connections with classical sociological writings and their relations to broader theoretical concerns of contemporary social thought, with particular emphasis on relevance to the current historical, cultural and social milieu.
270. Social Demography (4)
Seminar—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 170 or consent of instructor. How social institutions affect and are affected by the level and variation of mortality, migration, and fertility. Special emphases on the determinants of fertility-related attitudes and behavior, on less-developed countries, and on contemporary empirical studies.
280. Organizations and Institutions (4)
Seminar—4 hours. Theory of formal organizations and bureaucracy. Methods of research in organizational and institutional studies. Historical and comparative analysis of political, religious, educational, military, and economic structure.
290. Seminar (4)
Seminar—3 hours; term paper. (S/U grading only.)
292A-292B. Field Research (4-4)
Seminar—3 hours; field trips. Prerequisite: graduate standing in Sociology or consent of instructor. The process of collecting, analyzing and reporting qualitative social data: techniques of intensive interviewing, participant-observation and document analysis; generating, developing, and evaluating analytic frameworks; recording, storing, retrieving, and writing up qualitative data. Emphasis on application of principles; each participant completes a fieldwork project. (Deferred grading only, pending completion of sequence.)
293. Proseminar in Sociology (2)
Seminar—2 hours. Prerequisite: first-year Sociology graduate students only. Introduction to graduate training in sociology. A seminar designed to introduce students entering graduate work in the department to its ongoing research activities. (S/U grading only.)—(I.)
295. Special Topics Seminar. (4)
Lecture/discussion—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of instructor. Research topics in Sociology. Specific topic will vary according to faculty interest and student demand. May be repeated for credit when topic differs.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
298. Group Study (1-5)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (S/U grading only.)
299. Individual Study (1-12)
(S/U grading only.)
Professional Courses
390A. The Teaching of Sociology (2)
Lecture—1 hour; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: graduate standing; required for first-time teaching assistants. Practical instruction in teaching methods for qualitative and quantitative courses. Pedagogical issues involved in critical sociological analysis. (S/U grading only.)—I. (I.)
390B. The Teaching of Sociology (2)
Lecture—1 hour; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Practical instruction in devising course syllabi, lectures and assignments for Associate-Instructors and others interested in college teaching. Discussion of pedagogical methods of teaching qualitative and quantitative courses. (S/U grading only.)—II. (II.)
396. Teaching Assistant Training Practicum
(1-4)
Prerequisite: graduate standing. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
Professional Course
466. Research Paper Workshop (2)
Workshop—1.5 hours; discussion—0.5 hours. Prerequisite: Master of Arts standing. A workshop to assist advanced graduate students in the preparation of an original research paper. Students present their research papers and discuss issues in theory, research design, data, empirical inference, and verbal and written presentation of a professional research paper. (S/U grading only.)
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