Department of Sociology

The following list reflects the 2006/2007 faculty.

Chairman John Stone

Faculty

Nancy Ammerman DGS, Professor of Sociology of Religion, College of Arts and Sciences, and School of Theology. BA, Southwest Baptist University; MA, University of Louisville; MPhil, PhD,  Yale University

Emily Barman Assistant Professor of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, University of British Columbia; MA, PhD, University of Chicago

Jeff Coulter Professor of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, Durham University (England); MA, PhD, Victoria University of Manchester (England)

Susan E. Eckstein Professor of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, Beloit College; MA, PhD, Columbia University

Julian Go Assistant Professor of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, University of Michigan; MA, PhD, University of Chicago

Alya Guseva Assistant Professor of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, Kharkov National University (Ukraine); MA, PhD, University of California, San Diego

Stephen Kalberg Associate Professor of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, University of  Washington; MA, PhD, State University of New York, Stony Brook

Nazli Kibria Associate Professor of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, Wellesley College; MA, PhD, University of Pennsylvania

Daniel J. Monti Professor of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, Oberlin College; MA, PhD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Laurel Smith-Doerr Assistant Professor of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, Pomona College; MA, PhD, University of Arizona

David Swartz Assistant Professor of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, Goshen College; MA, University of Paris, Sorbonne; PhD, Boston University

John Stone Chairman, Department of Sociology; Professor of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, MA, Cambridge University; PhD, Oxford University

Peter C. Yeager Associate Professor of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, University of Minnesota; MA, PhD, University of Wisconsin

Affiliated Faculty

Maryann Amodeo Associate Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work. MSW, Syracuse University; PhD, Brandeis University

Sara S. Bachman Associate Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work. BA, Bucknell University; MS, University of Massachusetts; PhD, Brandeis University

Rebecca Bolen Assistant Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work. BS, Texas Woman’s University; MSSW, University of Tennessee; PhD, University of Texas, Arlington

Daniel Coleman Assistant Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work. BA, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; MSW, Smith College School for Social Work; PhD, University of California, Berkeley

Mary Collins Assistant Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work. MA, PhD, University of Chicago

Walter D. Connor Professor of Political Science, International Relations, and Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, College of the Holy Cross; MA, PhD, Princeton University

Melvin Delgado Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work. BA, University of Illinois; MSW, Columbia University; PhD, Brandeis University

Susan Fineran Assistant Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work. MSW, Catholic University; PhD, University of Illinois

Ruth Freedman Assistant Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work. MA, PhD, Brandeis University

Scott Miyake Geron Associate Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work. BA, University of California, Santa Cruz; AM, PhD, University of Chicago

Judith Gonyea Associate Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work. BS, University of Connecticut; MSW, PhD, University of Washington

Liah Greenfeld University Professor; Professor of Political Science and Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, MA, PhD, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Robert B. Hudson Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work. PhD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Hillel Levine Professor of Religion and Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, City University of New York; MHL, Jewish Theological Seminary; MA, New School for Social Research; AM, PhD, Harvard University

Lena Lundgren Assistant Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work. MSW, Umeå Universitetet (Sweden); MA, PhD, University of Chicago

Elizabeth W. Markson Adjunct Professor of Socio-Medical Sciences and Community Medicine; Adjunct Professor of Sociology, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. BA, Bryn Mawr College; MA, PhD, Yale University

Ruth Paris Assistant Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work. BA, Clark University; MSW, Smith College School for Social Work; PhD, University of California, Berkeley

Wilma Peebles-Wilkins Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work. BA, North Carolina State University, Raleigh; MSSA, Case Western Reserve University; PhD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Cynthia Cannon Poindexter Assistant Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work. MSW, University of South Carolina; PhD, University of Illinois

Patricia Rieker Adjunct Professor of Sociology, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. BA, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

Christine Flynn Saulnier Assistant Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work. MSW, Boston University; PhD, University of California, Berkeley

Gail Steketee Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work. BA, Radcliffe College; MSS, PhD, Bryn Mawr College

Susan B. Stern Associate Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work. BA, Bradley University; MA, University of Michigan; PhD, University of Chicago

Joyce West Stevens Assistant Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work. MSW, Loyola University; PhD, University of Chicago

Merry White Professor of Anthropology and Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences. AB, Radcliffe College; AM, PhD, Harvard University

Emeriti

Brigitte Berger Professor Emerita of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, Universität Stuttgart (Germany); MA, PhD, New School for Social Research

Peter L. Berger University Professor Emeritus; Professor Emeritus of the Sociology of Religion, College of Arts and Sciences and Graduate School, School of Theology; Director, The Institute on Religion, Culture, and World Affairs. BA, Wagner College; MA, PhD, New School for Social Research

Sally Whelan Cassidy Professor Emerita of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, Manhattanville College; MA, Fordham University; PhD, University of Chicago

Adelaide M. Cromwell Professor Emerita of Sociology. AB, Smith College; AM, University of Pennsylvania; PhD, Harvard University

Mark G. Field Professor Emeritus of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences. AB, AM, PhD, Harvard University

Murray Melbin AB, New York University; MS, Cornell University; PhD, University of Michigan

S. M. Miller Professor Emeritus of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, City University of New York, Brooklyn College; MA, Columbia University; MA, PhD, Princeton University

George Psathas Professor Emeritus of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, PhD, Yale University; MA, University of Michigan

James E. Teele Professor Emeritus of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, Virginia Union University; MA, PhD, New York University

Paule Verdet Professor Emerita of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences. Lic, des Lettres; Lic, de Philosophie; Dipl. d’Etudes Supérieures en Philosophie, Université Paris (France); PhD, University of Chicago

Eugene Walter Professor Emeritus of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences. AB, University of Miami; AM, Duke University; PhD, University of Minnesota

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The Graduate Program

Graduate students in the Department of Sociology take eight courses for the master’s degree, sixteen courses for the post-bachelor’s doctoral degree, and eight courses for the post-master’s doctoral degree. The building blocks of the graduate programs are the basic courses covering sociological theory and methodology, the requirements for which are outlined below. In addition, a wide range of other substantive and theoretical courses is offered, with some variation each year.

Substantive areas in which students can specialize include Community and Urban Sociology; Crime, Law and Deviance; Economic Sociology; Sociology of Science and Technology; Globalization and Development; International Migration; Organizations and Networks; Political Sociology; Comparative and Historical Sociology; Race, Ethnic and Minority Relations; Social Inequality and Stratification; Sociology of Medicine; Sociology of Culture; Sociology of Education; Sociology of Sex and Gender; Sociology of the Family; Sociology of Religion; and Sociological Theory.

Students should, on entry, familiarize themselves with the graduate program by meeting with the director of graduate programs and by reading the Graduate Student Handbook.

For detailed information about the department, interested students should contact the Director of Graduate Studies at 96 Cummington Street, Boston, MA 02215.

MA in Sociology

Prerequisites and Admissions Tests Candidates in sociology must have obtained the BA degree in Sociology or show evidence of equivalent preparation in social science subjects. All applicants for admission are required to submit results of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test.

Course Requirements A minimum of eight graduate semester courses (32 credits) is required for the MA degree. Required courses are GRS SO 701 Classical Theory, SO 708 Contemporary Theory, SO 702 Proseminar in Methods (research design), SO 709 or SO 712 or SO 713 (qualitative methods), and GRS MA 614 Statistical Methods II, or MA 684 Multivariate Analysis. Candidates who do not meet the prerequisite of an undergraduate major in sociology or its equivalent may be asked to correct deficiencies without graduate credit.

Final Requirements In addition to coursework, candidates must write a thesis with the consent of an advisor and under the supervision of a master’s thesis committee consisting of two members, one of whom must be the advisor.

PhD in Sociology

Through coursework, directed reading, and directed research during the period of residence, candidates are expected to prepare themselves in sociological theories, in methods of sociological research, and in two broad substantive areas.

Prerequisites and Admissions Tests Candidates must have obtained the BA or MA degree in Sociology or show evidence of equivalent preparation in social science subjects. Candidates admitted to the postbachelor’s PhD program must complete 16 courses (64 credits), and candidates admitted to the post-master’s PhD program must complete eight courses (32 credits). Deficiencies are made up without credit. All applicants are required to submit results of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test.

Course Requirements All students are required to complete GRS SO 701 Classical Theory, SO 708 Contemporary Theory, SO 702 Proseminar in Methods (research design), SO 709 or SO 712 or SO 713 (qualitative methods), GRS MA 614 Statistical Methods (Math Department), and MA 684 Multivariate Analysis (Math Department). GRS SO 701, 702, and 708 should be taken in the first year of graduate work; so too should GRS MA 614 and MA 684. The student’s remaining coursework should include a concentration in two subfields of the discipline. After coursework is complete, students may enroll in the Dissertation Workshop.

Critical Essays and Oral Examination After all courses are complete students will complete a Critical Essay that demonstrates intellectual mastery of the ideas and existing research in two subfields within the discipline. Subfields and an Examining Committee will be identified in consultation with the student’s advisor and with the approval of the Graduate Programs Committee. After the Examining Committee has approved the Essay, a date is set for the Comprehensive Oral Exam. The Oral Examination will primarily cover the fields in the Critical Essay, but it may also cover other substantive, methodological, or theoretical material from the student’s coursework.

Residency Requirement General Requirements for the PhD on this website.

Dissertation Departmental approval of the dissertation proposal is obtained through a prospectus consultation examination. Two or more members of the faculty supervise the candidate during preparation of the dissertation. This written document is to be a scholarly contribution to knowledge presented clearly, precisely, and in good literary style. Candidates are encouraged to publish selected parts of their dissertation in professional journals or the entire dissertation as a book.

Final Oral Examination Candidates, upon completion of the dissertation, present themselves for a final oral examination before a committee of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. The examination is based primarily on the dissertation and related issues in its field of concentration.

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Sociology Courses

Course listings are subject to change. Contact the Department of Sociology for the active listing for a given academic year.

CAS SO 505 Asian Development: The Case of Women

Not offered 2007/2008

CAS SO 510 Black Community and Social Change

Not offered 2007/2008

GRS SO 521 Seminar: Epidemiology

In this course health will be used as a reflective lens for examining social life from personal to institutional realms. The central intellectual task is to understand both the social determinants of population health and the challenges to human capacity and hope posed by the biological facts of disease and the social processes of illness. Students will be introduced to a framework and methods for exploring the societal characteristics that are powerful determinants of population health and the implications this perspective has for health care, policy, and research. The class will examine the theoretical underpinnings of each social construct (e.g., community, race, class, gender, ethnicity, environmental justice), and the empirical research linking each to population health status. Prior exposure to medical sociology or work in a health-related field helpful but not a requirement. Rieker. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS SO 534 Modernity and Social Change

A systematic presentation of major theoretical issues in the areas of social change, modernization, and development. Go. 4 cr, 1st sem.

CAS SO 536 Public Policy and Moral Judgment

Not offered 2007/2008

GRS SO 541/543 Seminar on Modernity I

These seminars look at the phenomenon of modernity from a multidisciplinary point of view. Discussed are the cultural foundations of modernity, specifically and primarily nationalism but also Romanticism, science, and major political ideologies. Also analyzed are modernization and development as studied by the social sciences, modernism and postmodernism in literary and cultural studies; and the nature of man and society in the perspectives of modern philosophy. Guest lecturers from relevant departments of the University and other specialists in the Boston area are invited to share their ideas. The details of the year’s program depend on the disciplines represented by the participating students, whose individual interests are accommodated as much as possible. Meets with UNI ID 541/543. Greenfeld. 4 cr, 1st & 2nd sem.

CAS SO 559 Seminar: Deviance and Social Control

Focus on major institutional methods for responding to deviant behavior and the resultant organizational structures that are created. The various methods of control and their implications for social policy. Yeager. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

GRS SO 699 Teaching College Sociology I

The goals, contents, and methods of instruction in sociology. General teaching-learning issues. Required of all teaching fellows. TBA. 2 cr, 1st & 2nd sem.

GRS SO 701 Advanced Sociological Theory (Classical)

Primarily for first-year graduate students. Required for master’s degree in sociology. Advanced survey and review of sociological theory and theorists. Coulter, Kalberg, Go. 4 cr, 1st sem.

GRS SO 702 Proseminar: Sociological Methods

Designed primarily for first-year graduate students. Review of major sociological methods. Required for master’s degree in sociology. Barman. 4 cr, 1st sem.

GRS SO 703 Intermediate Methodology

Not offered 2007/2008

GRS SO 708 Contemporary Sociological Theory

Covers the basic elements of the major theoretical paradigms in modern sociology, covering topics and problems in the philosophy of social science and current controversies in the field. Coulter, Go, Kalberg, Stone. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

GRS SO 709 Seminar: Theory and Practice of Field Research

Prereq: consent of the instructor. Procedures of sociological field inquiry based on field observation, participant observation, and ethnography. Principles and philosophical foundations of field research. Students conduct research under supervision. Kibria, Monti. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

GRS SO 712 Qualitative Methodology

Not offered 2007/2008

GRS SO 713 Methods in Comparative-Historical Sociology

Not offered 2007/2008

GRS SO 720 Seminar: Developed and Underdeveloped Countries

Not offered 2007/2008

GRS SO 737 Stratification and Social Change in Modern Societies — Analyses and Field Research

Not offered 2007/2008

GRS SO 760 Political Sociology and Political Economy

Not offered 2007/2008

GRS SO 765 Religion and Society

Provides an introductory, graduate-level survey of the sociology of religion as a field of study. Focuses on classical and emerging work on central theoretical approaches and case studies that relate to them. Students will develop the tools and concepts necessary to understand the social organization of religion and the role of religion in society. Ammerman, Barman. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

GRS SO 800 Graduate Study in Visual Sociology

Not offered 2007/2008

GRS SO 803 Seminar: Gender Stratification

Not offered 2007/2008

GRS SO 804 Seminar: Sociology of the Family

Not offered 2007/2008

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GRS SO 808 Seminar: Minority Groups

Not offered 2007/2008

GRS SO 810 Formal Organization

Prereq: consent of instructor. Studies of bureaucratic structure and process, basis of organizational change, formation and replacement of work rules, consensus and communication, and relations between authority and norms supported by nonformal social relationships. Emphasis on industry, government, hospitals, schools, and prisons. Smith-Doerr. 4 cr, 1st sem.

GRS SO 811 Seminar: Sociology of the Non-Profit Sector

Introduction to sociological research on that part of society known as the non-profit sector, including non-profit organizations, community-based organizations, voluntary associations, and social movements. Focus will be on some of literature’s major themes: civil society, social capital, and nongovernmental organizations. Barman. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

STH TR 964 / GRS SO 812 Seminar: Religion and Social Identity

This seminar will explore a variety of theoretical perspectives on the social formation of modern persons, asking how those insights inform our understanding of individual and collective religious identity. We will examine how identity is shaped by particular social locations and how identities change, as well as addressing questions surrounding the role of religious institutions in forming and maintaining religious identities. Ammerman. 1st sem.

GRS SO 813 Graduate Study in Conversation and Interaction Analysis

Not offered 2007/2008

GRS SO 814 The Sociology of Knowledge

Not offered 2007/2008

GRS SO 815 Seminar: Sociology of Law

Not offered 2007/2008

GRS SO 817 Seminar: Community Sociology

The study of communities in different settings; their organization and contribution to building a social and moral order in urban areas. The historical development of communities and the way persons adapt to urban life through communities are also considered. Kibria, Monti. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

GRS SO 818 Medical Sociology

Prereq: two semester courses or eight credits in sociology, anthropology, or social psychology. Sociological factors in physical and mental illness as they operate in the community, hospitals, and interpersonal relations. Current research on selected topics in medical sociology; contributions to sociological theory and their practical application. Guseva. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

GRS SO 820 Seminar: Women and Social Change in the Developing World

Prereq: concentration in sociology or anthropology and senior standing. Studies women in nonindustrial countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America, stressing empirical research, theory, and methodology. Comparisons between regions and with industrial countries. Focus on sex segregation, female labor force participation, migration, fertility, family roles, and women and political power. Eckstein. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS SO 822 Seminar: Religion and Social Change

Not offered 2007/2008

CAS SO 829 Seminar: Selected Topics in Japanese Society

Not offered 2007/2008

GRS SO 834 Seminar: Mental Illness

Not offered 2007/2008

GRS SO 837 Seminar: The Sociology of Culture

This course is designed to provide an in-depth introduction to the sociology of culture. The underlying assumption governing the course is that a sociology that ignores the realm of meaning, belief, symbol, ritual, moral order, and the like, is a seriously impoverished sociology. The overarching goals are to provide both an overview of the central, broad issues involved in doing a sociology of culture, and to examine these issues in the greatest possible detail. As such, the course strikes a balance between the general and the particular, aiming to give students a solid initial grounding in the sociology of culture, and to provoke their intellectual curiosity to continue working along these lines. Greenfeld. 4 cr, 1st sem.

GRS SO 838 Seminar: Seminar on International Migration

The movement of people across borders is not something that is new. But international migration has arguably become more prominent and significant in the contemporary era of globalization. Reflecting these developments, in sociology as well as other social science disciplines, the topic of international migration is increasingly recognized as an important subfield of study. This seminar course on international migration will provide graduate students with an overview of the major conceptual themes and perspectives that mark the study of international migration within sociology, ranging from theories of transnationalism to ongoing debates about the impact of migrant labor flows on sending societies. The course includes several “case-studies” of specific trends such as the experience of women migrant domestic workers as well as the rise of revivalist Islam among migrant Muslim youth in Western societies. Kibria. 4 cr, 1st sem.

GRS SO 840 Seminar: Political Sociology

Not offered 2007/2008

GRS SO 844 Seminar: Sociology of Education

We live today in a credential society where formal schooling selects, channels, and rewards or fails almost everyone. It is not surprising, therefore, that education stands at the center of current debates over social inequality. The sociology of education researches the complex ways in which schools intersect with broader society. The course will introduce and critically compare several sociological theories that offer distinct ways of thinking about how education and society are related. It will show how different theoretical frameworks offer distinct ways of seeing key problems ranging from classroom organization and student-teacher interaction to college admissions and career effects of higher education credentials. The format of this course as a seminar will include some lecturing but the emphasis will be on class discussion following student presentations on assigned reading. Swartz. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

GRS SO 857 Seminar: Sociology of Mind

Not offered 2007/2008

GRS SO 951 Dissertation Workshop

Prereq: completion of doctoral coursework. Seminar discussions of the framing of research proposals, different strategies for the completion of theses, appropriate types of scholarly publications, and the dissemination of research findings. Emphasis on the practical side of building a career as a professional sociologist. 2 cr, 1st sem.

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GRS SO 952 Dissertation Workshop

Prereq: completion of doctoral coursework. Seminar discussions of the framing of research proposals, different strategies for the completion of theses, appropriate types of scholarly publications, and the dissemination of research findings. Emphasis on the practical side of building a career as a professional sociologist. 2 cr, 2nd sem.

Directed Research

Hours arranged. Variable cr.

GRS SO 903, 904 Sociological Studies

GRS SO 905, 906 Communities

GRS SO 907, 908 Families

GRS SO 909, 910 Ethnic, Race, and Minority Relations

GRS SO 911, 912 Stratification

GRS SO 913, 914 Deviance and Social Problems

GRS SO 915, 916 Individual and Society

GRS SO 917, 918 Medical Sociology

GRS SO 919, 920 Political Sociology

GRS SO 921, 922 Cross-National and Developmental Sociology

GRS SO 925, 926 Sociology of Religion

GRS SO 927, 928 Sociology of Knowledge

GRS SO 929, 930 Ethnomethodology

GRS SO 939, 940 Methodology and Statistics

GRS SO 941, 942 Formal Organizations

GRS SO 945, 946 Social Interaction

GRS SO 947, 948 Directed Study in Field of Concentration

Related Courses

CAS US 639, 640 Urban Studies Laboratory

UNI SS 533 The Problem of Modern Consciousness

UNI SS 570 Lovers and Leaders: The Anthropology of Romance and Charisma

UNI SS 657 Problems in Comparative Political Analysis

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Social Work Courses

Contact the registrar in the School of Social Work for the active listing for a given academic year.

SSW SR 900 Quantitative Data Analysis

Provides students with an understanding of the role of data analysis within the context of the research process. Application of basic inferential statistics such as t-test, chi-square, analysis of variance, correlation, and regression analyses. Utilizing SPSS-X, students learn how to enter data; to access existing data sets; to write basic computer programs; and to print and interpret computer output. Bachman. 4 cr, 1st sem.

SSW SR 904 Quantitative Clinical Research Methods in Social Work Practice

This course familiarizes students with design and implementation strategies for research with clinical populations in an individual or group format. Different practice research approaches are illustrated. Topics include design; subject and measurement selection; practical issues; data organization and management; analysis plans; limitations of results; and ethical concerns. Students are expected to design and conduct a research project on a clinical problem. TBA. 4 cr, 1st sem.

SSW SR 906 Qualitative Analysis of Clinical Data

This course examines three qualitative approaches that are especially suited to the study of process in clinical settings: grounded theory, narrative analysis, and the study of interaction in psychotherapy/medical interviews. Research is examined from each of the three traditions. Topics include theoretical sampling; thematic and structural coding; the transformation of talk into text; and the issues of representation, audience, and reflexivity. Students conduct interviews about a clinical problem, and use the analytic approaches to interpret the transcribed texts. Riessman. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

SSW SR 907 Multivariate Analysis

Using SPSS-X, this course provides students with skills in the application of multivariate statistical techniques such as multiple analysis of variance, analysis of covariance, multiple regression, factor analysis, discriminant analysis, path analysis, and time series analysis. The focus is on providing examples of how and when these techniques are appropriate as well as interpreting the resulting computer printout. TBA. 4 cr. (Not offered every year.)

SSW WP 900 Social Program Analysis and Evaluation

Not offered 2007/2008

SSW WP 901 Sociology of the Social Work Profession

Explores the development of social work as a profession. Examines the historical roots of, and key trends in, social work. Readings from sociological literature on professionalization and comparison of several professions within social work. Critical evaluation of the function of “experts” in contemporary American society. Riessman. 4 cr, 1st sem.

SSW WP 902 Implementing Social Policy

This course deals with the social and political factors that shape and constrain the ability of policy and program officials to implement legislated programs. Case examples at the federal, state, and local levels of government are used. Bloksberg. 4 cr, 1st sem.

SSW WP 903 Perspectives on Social Welfare Policy

Through use of materials focusing on theory, process, and substance, this course exposes students to different understandings of the American political institutions as they relate to social policy. The course is divided into four sections: (a) a historical and substantive overview of the development of social welfare in the United States; (b) review of theoretical models that differentially account for the contemporary configuration and workings of U.S. social policies; (c) discussion of actors and channels involved in the social policy process; and (d) cases in social policy formation. Hudson. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

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