Courses

• 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.
• 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.
• GRS SO 709: Theory and Practice of Field Research
  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.
• GRS SO 720: Development and Underdevelopment
  Focuses on the causes and consequences of social, economic, and political developments in semi-industrialized countries contrasted with developments in countries that industrialized first. Emphasis on general issues of development and specific case studies.
• GRS SO 765: The Sociology of Religion
  
• GRS SO 803: Seminar: Gender Stratification
  This course will allow students to further their understanding of the persistence of inequality between women and men in the workforce. What has changed and what has remained the same? We will examine the nature and causes of inequality in post/industrial societies, especially in the United sttes. Students will have the opportunity to engage in independent scholarship in the seminar, exploring their own questions about gender and work in greater depth.
• GRS SO 804: Semionar: Sociology of the Family
  This course explores contemporary economic and cultural global processes, and their implications for family life. We wil begin with a critical exploration of the globalization concept, and then move on to a series of case-studies of family life today, within the U.S. as well as other parts of the world. Among the specific topics and themes covered are: immigrant families, transitional family networks, the emergence of adolescence as a life stage in developing countries, and the effects of the new postindustrial economy on families in the U.S.
• GRS SO 808: Seminar: Ethnic, Race, and Minority Relations
  Formation and position of ethnic minorities in the United States, including cross-group comparisons from England, Africa, and other parts of the world. Readings and field experience.
• GRS SO 810: Formal Organization
  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.
• GRS SO 811: Seminar: Sociology of the Nonprofit Sector
  Introduction to sociological research on that part of society known as the nonprofit sector, including nonprofit organizations, community-based organizations, voluntary associations, and social movements. Focus on some of the literature’s major themes: civil society, social capital, and nongovernmental organizations.
• 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 an understanding of individual and collective religious identity. Students will also participate in field research foxused on the intersection of religious and social identities.
• GRS SO 815: Seminar: Sociology of Law
  Criminal law as a form of social control. The effect of social processes and social systems on the legal definition of crimes and the administration of criminal justice.
• 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.
• GRS SO 818: Medical Sociology
  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.
• GRS SO 820: Graduate Study in Women and Social Change in the Developing World
  Studies women in nonindustrial countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Stresses empirical research, theory, and methodology. Comparisons among regions and with industrial countries important. Focus on sex segregation, female labor force participation, migration, fertility, family roles, and women and political power.
• GRS SO 822: Advanced Seminar in Religion and Social Change
  This seminar examines the tools sociology brings to understanding the relationship between religious ideas and practices and the processes of micro and macro social change. It will cover both major theoretical perspectives and relevant research literature, with focused attention on a variety of historical and contemporary cases.
• GRS SO 837: S:Soc Ofculture
  This course description is currently under construction.
• GRS SO 838: Seminar on International Migration
  Explores the social dynamics of contemporary international migration, ranging from the development of transnational migrant communities to the impact of state policies that strive to regulate migrant labor flows.
• GRS SO 840: Seminar: Political Sociology
  Explores sociological perspectives on political and civic life, including studies of political culture and ideology, social movements, elites and power, and community activism. Reviews classical perspectives on the state in society, and debates over individualism and participation in civil society.
• GRS SO 844: Seminar: Sociology of Education
  

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