Courses

• 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
  
• GRS SO 857: Seminar: Sociology of Mind
  Illustrates the various sociological approaches to "mental" phenomena and elucidates some recent developments in cognitive sociology. Contemporary disputes over the nature of "cognitive science" will be explored.
• GRS SO 951: Dissertation Workshop
  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.
• GRS SO 952: Dissertation Workshop
  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.

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