311 Biotechnology and Society: The Socio-Cultural Study of Biotechnology. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. Examines socio-cultural issue surrounding contemporary biotechnology. Will study the production of biotechnologies using socio-cultural lenses and the ways in which the new biologies and biotechnologies become integral to the re-production of society and culture. P: So st.
357 Methods of Sociological Inquiry. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3-4 cr. Scientific methods and their application in the analysis of society; procedures in testing sociological theory: problem definition, hypothesis construction, collection and evaluation of data. P: So st; not open to stdts who have taken Soc 358.
358 Design and Analysis of Social Research. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. Logic of social inquiry, operationalization of social theory, procedures for gathering and organizing data, hypothesis testing, analysis of data, techniques for generalizing from samples to populations. P: Con reg with Soc 359. So st; not open to stdts who have taken Soc 357, Soc 360, or an equiv crse in statistical anal.
359 Statistical Analysis of Social Research. (Crosslisted with Soc) 4 cr. Statistics integrated with the methods of sociological inquiry. Probability theory and statistical inference, and other statistical analytical techniques. P: Con reg with Soc 358. So st; not open to stdts who have taken Soc 357, Soc 360, or an equiv crse in statistical anal.
360 Statistics for Sociologists I. (Crosslisted with Soc) 4 cr. Presentation of sociological data; descriptive statistics; probability theory and statistical inference; estimation and tests of hypotheses; regression and correlation and the analysis of contingency tables; lectures and lab. P: So st. Stdts may receive cr for only one of the following crses: Soc/Rur Soc 359, 360.
361 Statistics for Sociologists II. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. Review of statistical inference; analysis of variance and covariance; multiple regression and correlation; discrete attributes; lectures and lab. P: Soc/Rural Soc 360 or equiv and Jr st.
365 Computing in Sociological Research. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3-4 cr. The Sas System for statistical analysis and data processing. Also, the Unix operating system, the Emacs editor, filtering data in Unix, the SQL database language, and the graphical presentation of data. P: A first crse in stats.
434 People, Wildlife and Landscapes. (Crosslisted with Geog, Envir St) 3 cr. This course explores the relationship between humans and wildlife amidst diverse landscapes, both historic and contemporary, tropical and temperate. We study how humans shape wild animal populations by modifying physical environments, and by hunting, domesticating and introducing species. P: Geog/Envir St 339.
515 Gender Roles and Society. (Crosslisted with Soc, HDFS) 3 cr. An investigation into the social, historical, psychological, and biological context of the construction of gender in families and other social institutions. P: Jr st or cons inst; intro course in psych or sociol.
525 Sociology of Mental Health and Mental Disorders. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. Concepts of mental health and mental disorders; social epidemiology and etiology of psychological disorder and impairment; organization and delivery of preventive and treatment services; relationships between psychiatric and other social institutions. P: Jr st & intro course in soc, or cons inst.
532 Health Care Issues for Individuals, Families and Society. (Crosslisted with Cnsr Sci, Soc) 3 cr. This course covers issues related to health and health care delivery in our society. Topics include social, cultural and ethical influences on consumer definitions of health and use of medical care, and on the health care system's responses. P: Jr st.
533 Sociology of Health in Rural Areas. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. Sociological perspective on health or rural residents and delivery of rural health care. Demographic organization, rural social and community organization, farm and nonfarm environmental influences, and technological advances. P: Jr st.
541 Social Behavior and Natural Resources. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. Theory and application of social psychological processes, including personality, attitudes, values, and elements of social structure as they influence individual and collective use of natural resources. P: Soc/Psych 530 or cons inst.
565 The Ethics of Modern Biotechnology. (Crosslisted with Med Hist, Agronomy, Philos) 3-4 cr. Study of ethical issues arising from the application of modern biotechnology to microorganisms, crops, and non-human animals. Readings cover moral theory, technology studies, political philosophy, the science used in biotechnology, and current regulations governing its use. P: Jr st & cons inst.
573 Community Organization and Change. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. Examines theories of community change and different models of community organizing. P: Intro soc or cons inst.
578 Rural Minority Groups and Poverty in the United States. (Crosslisted with Soc, Amer Ind) 3 cr. The allocation of economic and social rewards in the United States; emphasis on the rural and agricultural sectors; analysis of selected minority groups and their poverty statuses; poverty programs and their consequences for structural and cultural changes. P: Jr st & intro course in sociol or cons inst.
601 Sociology of Work, Family, and Gender. (Crosslisted with Soc, Women St) 3 cr. Examines the social issues and forces involved in the intersection of work, family, and gender. Considers how and why men's and women's experiences at work and at home differ, and how experiences in one realm affect experiences in the other. P: Jr st & successful completion of intro soc/rur soc crse.
610 Knowledge and Society. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. This course examines topics related to what has been called the "knowledge society." Science and technology have come to be dominant influences on our societies, our social lives, and our economies. This course explores various aspects of the sciences and technologies as they shape and are shaped by post-industrial societies. P: Upper class standing and two semester course in Sociology or Rural Sociology.
612 Agriculture, Technology, and Society. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3-4 cr. Interaction between agricultural technologies and the social, political, economic, and environmental contexts in which production takes place. Issues such as agricultural sustainability, the social impacts of biotechnology, and technology development in both advanced industrial nations and developing countries. P: Cons inst.
617 Community Development. (Crosslisted with Soc, Urb R Pl) 3 cr. Social, cultural and personality factors influencing community development, with reference to developing countries as well as contemporary rural communities; consideration of theoretical and operational issues. P: Jr st, intro course in sociology or cons inst.
618 Comparative Rural Societies. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. Structure and characteristics of rural societies in different countries, problems of change and adjustment to an industrial economy. P: Jr st & intro course in soc or anthro.
619 Rural Social Trends and Issues. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. Modern attitudes and controversies; the role of the community, groups and agencies in social action and in social change. P: Jr st or cons inst.
622 Advanced Topics in Critical Sociology. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. Topics include: Marxism and feminism; race and class; alternative theories of history; methodological issues in comtemporary Marxism. P: Soc 621 or cons inst.
623 Gender, Society, and Politics. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. Examines the relationship between the social structures of gender (e.g., the domestic division of labor, sex-segregated occupational structures, gender ideologies, the social organization of sexuality) and political institutions, political activities, and state policies. P: Jr st.
630 Sociology of Developing Societies/Third World. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. Review of problems and prospects of so-called "developing societies." Includes theory of economic/social development, political economic organizations of "developing" societies, history of colonialism/imperialism, attempts to industrialize and results of those attempts. P: Jr st.
639 American Indians in Contemporary Society. (Crosslisted with Soc, Amer Ind) 3 cr. Analysis of the social, economic, political, and legal status of American Indians in modern U.S. society, with emphasis on the emergence of tribal sovereignty, American Indian ethnic identity, pan-Indianism, and the special social/and economic problems faced by American Indians. P: Jr st, intro crse in sociology or cons inst.
645 Modern American Communities. (Crosslisted with Soc, Urb R Pl) 3 cr. Intensive study of selected aspects of American society viewed from the sociological perspective in a community context. P: Jr st or cons inst.
650 Sociology of Agriculture. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. Introduction to sociology of agriculture in advanced industrial-capitalist societies, including theoretical, historical, and empirical issues of agriculture in the United States. P: Jr st, intro course in sociology, or cons inst.
652 Sociology of Economic Institutions. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. Sociological perspectives on the organization of the firm, financial markets, and work, intermediate associations (unions, ethnic economies), the state, and the international economy. Contrast between neoclassical, traditional institutionalist, post-fordist, and neo-fordist perspectives on the nature and evolution of these institutions. P: Sr st & cons inst.
655 Microfoundations of Economic Sociology. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. A review and critique of economic theory from a sociological perspective. Reviews central concepts of contemporary microeconomics (e.g., rationality, exchange, strategic interaction, evolution, information), addressing critiques and alternatives offered by economic sociologists, economists, and other behavioral and social scientists. P: Sr st & cons inst.
666 Rural Population Trends and Problems. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. Trends with their consequences for rural and urban areas. P: Jr st or cons inst.
676 Applied Demography: Planning and Policy. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. Introduction to demographic concepts, methods, data, and trends for application in business, government, planning and other applied areas. Emphasis on U.S. census data and their uses. P: Intro crse in stats or cons inst.
693 Practicum in Analysis and Research. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. Practical experience in techniques of social research through assignment to a research project for the semester. Lectures, readings, and discussions of the art and practice of research and the writing of research reports. For undergraduate and graduate students participating in the department's Concentration in Analysis and Research. P: Jr st & cons inst. Open only to stdts currently enrolled as interns in CAR.
708 Societal Risk Management of Technological Hazards. (Crosslisted with I SY E, N E, Soc) 3 cr. Issues involved in decision-making regarding technological risks and risk management in areas such as nuclear power, hazardous waste disposal, and pollution control. Risk perception and cognitive biases; risk analysis and decision analysis; political issues in risk management; regulatory mechanisms; and risk communication. Selected case studies. P: Stat 311 or Math 431 or Soc 360, IE 516, & Grad st; or cons inst.
724 Intermediate Political Sociology. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. Critical examination of theories and research in political sociology. Topics include: power and interests, state-formation, social movements, class and political behavior, revolutions, ideology, and states and social policy. P: Grad st.
725 Sociology of Economic Change. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. Theories of developmental change. Application to underdeveloped countries, with an attempt to specify the conditions under which certain economic processes occur; emphasis upon structural and organizational changes needed to support growth. P: Grad st.
726 Population and Development. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. The interrrelationships between population and economic development in contemporary developing society. P: Rur Soc 725, or Soc 663, or Econ 103 or 104.
730 Intermediate Social Psychology: The Individual and Society. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. Major social psychological theories and research that focus on the individual in social context. Topics include: perspectives on socialization, the self, social perception and attribution, attitudes, language and nonverbal communication, and attraction and relationships. P: Grad st.
731 Intermediate Social Psychology: Group and Collective Processes. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. Major social pychological theories and research that focus on interpersonal relations and group processes. Topics include: social interaction (influence, self-presentation, altruism, agression), groups (cohesion, conformity, leadership, problem-solving, decision making), intergroup relations (conflict, stereotypes), n-person games (dilemmas, coalition formation). P: Grad st.
732 Advances in Organizational Analysis. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. Critical examination of theories and research on complex organization. Topics include: managerial ideologies, control and autonomy, transaction costs, careers, internal labor markets, and new forms of work organization. P: Grad st.
740 Theory and Research in Rural Sociology. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. Sociological theory and main currents of research as applied to both traditional and modern rural societies. P: Grad st.
745 Sociological Perspectives on Science and Technology. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. How science and technology shape and are themselves shaped by social structures. Theory and method in sociology of science, development of agricultural science, Green Revolution, emerging issues in science and technology policy. P: Grad st or cons inst.
748 Environmental Sociology. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. Interaction between societies and their environments. Includes human ecology, environmental attitudes and individual actions, the social organization of environmental protection and exploitation and the effects of science, technology, and development. P: Grad st.
750 Research Methods in Sociology. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. Application of scientific methods to the analysis of social phenomena; methodological orientations in sociology; types of research procedure: nature of sociological variables; lectures and lab. P: Grad st, Soc 357 and 362 or equiv.
755 Methods of Qualitative Research. (Crosslisted with Ed Pol, Soc) 3 cr. Introduces qualitative, or ethnographic, research methods, emphasizing those suitable for educational and other organizational settings. Considers strengths and limitations of qualitative approaches in relation to varied research problems. Explores methodological procedures from entry into the field through writing. P: Cons inst.
875 Special Topics. (Crosslisted with Soc) 1-4 cr. P: Grad st and cons inst.
904 Sociological Perspectives on Gender. (Crosslisted with Soc, Women St) 3 cr. Advanced topics in the analysis of gender relations in society. P: Grad st.
913 Seminar-Social Change. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons inst.
920 Seminar: Organizations Theory. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. P: Soc 632, Grad st, & cons inst.
922 Seminar-Race and Ethnic Relations. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. Theoretical, methodological, and current research problems. P: Soc 134 or 646 & cons inst.
923 Seminar-Social Stratification. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons inst.
925 Seminar: Socio-Economic Change in Underdeveloped Areas. (Crosslisted with Econ, Anthro, Soc) 2-3 cr. Social and economic factors relating to stability, growth, and change in the non-Western areas of the contemporary world. P: Grad st & cons inst.
926 Seminar-Socio-Economic Change in Underdeveloped Areas. (Crosslisted with Anthro, Econ, Soc) 2-3 cr. Continuation of 925. P: Grad st and cons inst.
927 Seminar-Sociology of Contemporary Institutions. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. Research relevant to a particular contemporary institution (medicine, law, education, etc.). P: Grad st and cons inst.
929 Seminar: Class Analysis and Historical Change. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. Selected topics in Marxist theory and research. P: Grad st.
940 Seminar-Sociology of Economic Change. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. Theoretical and technical problems in research concerning organizational and socio-psychological aspects of changes in large scale social systems. P: Grad st & cons inst.
941 Seminar: Grassroots Development in the Third World. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. A sociological examination of the problems and prospects of grassroots or participatory approaches to social and economic development in the Third World. Rationale of participatory approaches; techniques of organization; comparative and critical case studies of grassroots development groups. P: Grad st and cons inst.
942 Seminar-Energy, Environment and Development. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. Reviews theories of the relations between society and nature, recasting them to consider their implications for unequal exchange and uneven development across regions and nations. Particular attention paid to theories of rent, of value, and of the role of raw materials exports (or processing) in economic growth. P: Grad st and/or cons inst.
945 Seminar-Rural Sociology. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. Theory and research in alternate semesters in rural aspects of population, stratification, social change, and groups and institutions. P: Grad st and cons inst.
948 Seminar: Environmental Sociology. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. Examines topics such as theories of environment and society, the treadmill of production, environmental movements, political ecology, environmental justice, consumption, ecological modernization, sustainability, environmental risk, and the sociology of environmental science. P: Cons inst.
960 Seminar-Current Methodological Issues in Social Psychology. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. Alternative research designs and processes, measurement, and analytical techniques in social psychology; experience in developing and utilizing research plans and techniques. P: Grad st & cons inst.
961 Seminar-Advanced Social Psychology. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. A selected research or theoretical area. Topic varies. P: Grad st & cons inst.
964 Seminar-Design and Process of Survey Research. (Crosslisted with Soc, Journ, Poli Sci) 3 cr. Presentation of study designs or research in progress by members of seminar, for critiques leading to further development of project and illustration of research problems in the social sciences. P: Grad st & cons inst.
965 Seminar-Recent Developments in Social Psychology. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. Current literature, emphasis on recent journal articles. P: Grad st & cons inst.
966 Seminar-Contemporary Social Psychological Systems. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. Analysis of contemporary social psychological systems; origins and core concepts, the range of phenomena treated by each and implications for research. P: Soc 530 or Psych 530 & cons inst.
968 Seminar-Small Groups. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons inst.
969 Seminar-Social Structure and Personality. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. Intensive analysis of theory and recent research on relations between social organization and personality, with primary stress on personality as a dependent variable. P: Grad st & cons inst.
971 Seminar-Topics in Demography and Ecology. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. Content varies. P: Grad st & cons inst.
974 Seminar: Topics in Demographic Methodology. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. Recent advances in demographic methods - content varies according to research developments. P: Grad st & cons inst.
977 Seminar-Human Ecology. (Crosslisted with Soc) 3 cr. Review of ecological theory and research; critical assessment of the ecological complex (population, organization, environment, and technology); problems of measurement. P: Grad st and cons inst.
982 Interdepartmental Seminar in the Latin-American Area. (Crosslisted with Anthro, AAE, Econ, Geog, History, Journ, Poli Sci, Portug, Soc, Spanish) 1-3 cr. P: Grad st & cons inst.
985 Research: Sociology of Environment, Technology, and Agrofood Systems. (Crosslisted with Soc) 1-3 cr. Critical analysis of recent theoretical and methodological issues through presentations of research in progress by faculty, graduate students, and visiting scholars. P: Grad st & cons inst.
986 Research: Sociology of the Life Course and Aging. (Crosslisted with Soc) 1 cr. Critical analysis of emerging theories, hypotheses and methodological advances in the sociological study of the adult life course and human aging; research presentations by participants. P: Cons inst.
987 Research: Race and Ethnic Studies. (Crosslisted with Soc) 1-3 cr. Analysis of recent research and theory, based on reviews of literature and presentations of their own work by faculty, graduate students, and visiting scholars. P: Cons inst.
988 Research: Deviance, Law and Social Control Trainees. (Crosslisted with Soc) 1-3 cr. Presentations of research and theory in progress concerning deviance, criminology, legal studies, social control and interactional analysis. Does not count for Seminar credit in Sociology Graduate Program. P: Grad st and cons inst.
990 Research. 1-12 cr. P: Grad st & cons advisor.
993 Research: Sociology of Economic Change Trainees. (Crosslisted with Soc) 1-3 cr. Presentations of research in progress concerning social and economic change in developing countries. P: Grad st.
995 Research: Methodology Trainees. (Crosslisted with Soc) 1-3 cr. P: Method trainee or cons inst.
996 Research and Field Work: Health Trainees. (Crosslisted with Soc) 1-3 cr. P: Cons inst.
997 Research: Demography and Ecology Trainees. (Crosslisted with Soc) 1-3 cr. P: Demography & ecology trainee or cons inst.
999 Reading and Research. 1-3 cr. P: Grad st and cons inst.
311 Biotechnology and Society: The Socio-Cultural Study of Biotechnology. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. Examines socio-cultural issue surrounding contemporary biotechnology. Will study the production of biotechnologies using socio-cultural lenses and the ways in which the new biologies and biotechnologies become integral to the re-production of society and culture. P: So st.
327 Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy in America Since 1890. (Crosslisted with History) 3-4 cr. Political institutional arrangements which have emerged since 1890 and how they have influenced social and economic policies implemented since the Second World War. Why the working class has been politically weak in America; policy consequences of this weakness. P: So st.
357 Methods of Sociological Inquiry. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3-4 cr. Scientific methods and their application in the analysis of society; procedures in testing sociological theory: problem definition, hypothesis construction, collection and evaluation of data. P: So st; not open to stdts who have taken Soc 358.
358 Design and Analysis of Social Research. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. Logic of social inquiry, operationalization of social theory, procedures for gathering and organizing data, hypothesis testing, analysis of data, techniques for generalizing from samples to populations. P: Con reg with Soc 359. So st; not open to stdts who have taken Soc 357, Soc 360, or an equiv crse in statistical anal.
359 Statistical Analysis of Social Research. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 4 cr. Statistics integrated with the methods of sociological inquiry. Probability theory and statistical inference, and other statistical analytical techniques. P: Con reg with Soc 358. So st; not open to stdts who have taken Soc 357, Soc 360, or an equiv crse in statistical anal.
360 Statistics for Sociologists I. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 4 cr. Presentation of sociological data; descriptive statistics; probability theory and statistical inference; estimation and tests of hypotheses; regression and correlation and the analysis of contingency tables; lectures and lab. P: So st. Stdts may receive cr for only one of the following crses: Soc/Rur Soc 359, 360.
361 Statistics for Sociologists II. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. Review of statistical inference; analysis of variance and covariance; multiple regression and correlation; discrete attributes; lectures and lab. P: Soc/Rural Soc 360 or equiv and Jr st.
362 Statistics for Sociologists III. 3 cr. The general linear model and its application to social science data; Topics: Multiple regression, dummy variable regression, and analysis of covariance; path analysis and structural equation models; lectures and lab. P: Soc 361 & Jr st.
365 Computing in Sociological Research. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3-4 cr. The Sas System for statistical analysis and data processing. Also, the Unix operating system, the Emacs editor, filtering data in Unix, the SQL database language, and the graphical presentation of data. P: A first crse in stats.
375 Introduction to Mathematical Sociology. 3 cr. Mathematical representation and analysis of sociological concepts and theories. Extensive use of matrix algebra to develop models of social structure and social process. P: Jr st or cons inst.
376 Mathematical Models of social Systems. 3 cr. Explores mathematical models of social process employing dynamical systems, Markov chains, and simulation analysis. Examples will address a wide range of sociological topics including cultural evolution, demography, social influence, social-network formation, religion, residential segregation, and social movements. P: Soc 375 or Math 340 or cons inst.
421 Processes of Deviant Behavior. 3-4 cr. Factors and conditions which underlie disagreement about fundamental values; their relation to personal and social maladjustment; evaluation of various theories; deviant behavior in different societies; group approaches to social reintegration. P: Jr st & intro course in soc or cons inst.
441 Criminology. 3-4 cr. Definition and measurement of crime. Social-psychological explanations of individual criminal acts: social-structural theories of criminal law and crime rates . Behavior systems and types of criminal behavior such as organized crime and w hite collar crime. Theories of treatment and control, correctional methods, and the administration of justice. P: Jr st & one course in sociol or cons inst.
445 Corrections and the Control of Crime. (Crosslisted with Soc Work) 3 cr. Operation of correctional agencies in the United States as part of the criminal justice system. Examination of their impact on recidivism. Review and critical assessment of past and present efforts in crime control, with implications for future policies. P: Jr st or cons inst; Soc 360 or equiv and Soc 441 required.
446 Juvenile Delinquency. 3-4 cr. Concepts of childhood and delinquency. Measurement of delinquent behavior. Application of competing theories to relationships within the family, school, and peer group. Evaluation of programs for treatment, prevention, and control. The rise of the juvenile system. P: Jr st & intro course in soc or cons inst.
475 Classical Sociological Theory. 3 cr. Classical theory; Marx, Durkheim, Weber, and other important classical theorists and schools of thought. P: Jr st & intro course in soc or cons inst. Requirement for majors.
476 Contemporary Sociological Theory. 3 cr. Developments; beginning with the 1930's. P: Jr st and Soc 475, or cons inst.
477 Feminism and Sociological Theory. (Crosslisted with Women St) 3 cr. This course reviews the ways that feminist critiques have reshaped social theory since 1960. It examines the ways that feminist theorists have reconceptualized classical sociological problems and how this has influenced the ways research in conducted.
478 Topics in Sociological Theory. 3 cr. Elements and issues in sociological theory. Various approaches taken to constructing theories or to a more intensive understanding of theoretical issues. P: Jr st and Sociology 210 or 475, or cons inst.
496 Topics in Sociology. 1-3 cr. Intensive study of selected topics in sociology. P: Jr st & cons inst.
515 Gender Roles and Society. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc, HDFS) 3 cr. An investigation into the social, historical, psychological, and biological context of the construction of gender in families and other social institutions. P: Jr st or cons inst; intro course in psych or sociol.
525 Sociology of Mental Health and Mental Disorders. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. Concepts of mental health and mental disorders; social epidemiology and etiology of psychological disorder and impairment; organization and delivery of preventive and treatment services; relationships between psychiatric and other social institutions. P: Jr st & intro course in soc, or cons inst.
530 Introductory Social Psychology. (Crosslisted with Psych) 3-4 cr. The individual in a social context, including motivation, attitudes, conformity, communication, leadership, etc. P: So st and Psych 201 or 202 or 281 or Soc 210 or Anthro 100, Grad students must have cons inst.
531 Sociology of Medicine. 3 cr. Cultural, social, and social psychological factors in disease processes, distribution of disease, social definitions of illness, and organization of the health professions and health facilities. P: Jr st and intro course in soc or cons inst.
532 Health Care Issues for Individuals, Families and Society. (Crosslisted with Cnsr Sci, Rur Soc) 3 cr. This course covers issues related to health and health care delivery in our society. Topics include social, cultural and ethical influences on consumer definitions of health and use of medical care, and on the health care system's responses. P: Jr st.
533 Sociology of Health in Rural Areas. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. Sociological perspective on health or rural residents and delivery of rural health care. Demographic organization, rural social and community organization, farm and nonfarm environmental influences, and technological advances. P: Jr st.
535 Language and Social Interaction. 3 cr. Focus on the systematic observation and analysis of face-to-face interaction. Sociological approaches to naturally occurring interaction--i.e., human talk and behavior that has been observed, audiorecorded, or videorecorded--will be explored. The approaches include ethnomethodology, conversational analysis, and Goffmanian sociology. P: Jr st or cons inst.
536 Public Opinion. 3 cr. Communication processes, agencies of mass influences; analysis of symbolic processes, publics, and audiences; censorship and propaganda, their personnel and strategies. P: Jr st and intro course in soc or cons inst.
538 Small Groups. 3 cr. Concepts, hypotheses, techniques, and results of research on small groups. P: Jr st & intro course in sociol and cons inst.
539 Personality and Social Structure. 3 cr. Critical analysis of current theory and research bearing on the relations between personality and various aspects of social structure. P: Jr st & intro course in soc or cons inst.
541 Social Behavior and Natural Resources. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. Theory and application of social psychological processes, including personality, attitudes, values, and elements of social structure as they influence individual and collective use of natural resources. P: Soc/Psych 530 or cons inst.
544 Introduction to Survey Research. (Crosslisted with Journ, Poli Sci, Urb R Pl) 3 cr. Theory and practice of survey research; planning, sampling, questionnaire construction, interviewing, content analysis, machine tabulation, analysis of data; two hours lecture; two hours lab or field work. P: Jr st.
545 Ethnomethodology. 3 cr. Study of how people, in their everyday lives, assign sense to the world and thereby assemble society's prominent features. Examination of conversational and other interactive practices.
573 Community Organization and Change. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. Examines theories of community change and different models of community organizing. P: Intro soc or cons inst.
575 Sociological Perspectives on the Life Course and Aging. 3 cr. Age as a basis of societal differentiation in modern and premodern societies; social psychological, demographic, sociobiological, socioeconomic, and sociohistorical views of age-graded events and behaviors; examination of the life course and aging as sociological variables. P: Jr st or cons inst.
577 Blacks in Cities. (Crosslisted with Afroamer) 3 cr. Urbanization of Black Americans. Focus on Blacks in antebellum cities, migration of Black population, residential distribution, emerging demographic trends, strategies for Black survival in today's cities. P: Jr st.
578 Rural Minority Groups and Poverty in the United States. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc, Amer Ind) 3 cr. The allocation of economic and social rewards in the United States; emphasis on the rural and agricultural sectors; analysis of selected minority groups and their poverty statuses; poverty programs and their consequences for structural and cultural changes. P: Jr st & intro course in sociol or cons inst.
601 Sociology of Work, Family, and Gender. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc, Women St) 3 cr. Examines the social issues and forces involved in the intersection of work, family, and gender. Considers how and why men's and women's experiences at work and at home differ, and how experiences in one realm affect experiences in the other. P: Jr st & successful completion of intro soc/rur soc crse.
610 Knowledge and Society. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. This course examines topics related to what has been called the "knowledge society." Science and technology have come to be dominant influences on our societies, our social lives, and our economies. This course explores various aspects of the sciences and technologies as they shape and are shaped by post-industrial societies. P: Upper class standing and two semester course in Sociology or Rural Sociology.
611 Gender, Science and Technology. (Crosslisted with Women St) 3 cr. Course examines issues and theories in gender and science. Topics include historical and contemporary studies of technoscientific and medical constructions of sex/gender differences; feminist critiques of scientific theories and methods; proposals of new epistemologies. P: Jr st.
612 Agriculture, Technology, and Society. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3-4 cr. Interaction between agricultural technologies and the social, political, economic, and environmental contexts in which production takes place. Issues such as agricultural sustainability, the social impacts of biotechnology, and technology development in both advanced industrial nations and developing countries. P: Cons inst.
614 Social Structures of Muslim Societies. (Crosslisted with LCA, Relig St) 3 cr. Analysis of legal, religious, familial, educational, and political institutions in Muslim societies, with special attention to the interaction between these institutions and contemporary social and economic processes. P: Jr st or cons inst.
615 Sociology of Religion. (Crosslisted with Relig St) 3 cr. Function of religion in society; religious and societal variation; interrelations between religion and social structure, economic development, and character; the nature of religious movements. P: Jr st & intro course in soc.
616 Sociology of Culture. 3 cr. Relations between culture and society, sources of cultural change, relations between culture and power, elite and popular culture, contemporary mass culture, cultural production, markets, audiences, and organizations. P: Jr st & intro crse in soc or cons inst.
617 Community Development. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc, Urb R Pl) 3 cr. Social, cultural and personality factors influencing community development, with reference to developing countries as well as contemporary rural communities; consideration of theoretical and operational issues. P: Jr st, intro course in sociology or cons inst.
618 Comparative Rural Societies. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. Structure and characteristics of rural societies in different countries, problems of change and adjustment to an industrial economy. P: Jr st & intro course in soc or anthro.
619 Rural Social Trends and Issues. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. Modern attitudes and controversies; the role of the community, groups and agencies in social action and in social change. P: Jr st or cons inst.
620 Comparative Racial Inequality. 3 cr. The construction of racial orders is treated in a comparative and historical framework, involving both Western and non-Western societies. P: Jr st & an intro course in soc or cons inst.
621 Class, State and Ideology: an Introduction to Marxist Social Science. 3 cr. Core theoretical problems and themes of contemporary Marxist social science, focusing on the theory of history, classes, the state and ideology. P: Jr st.
622 Advanced Topics in Critical Sociology. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. Topics include: Marxism and feminism; race and class; alternative theories of history; methodological issues in comtemporary Marxism. P: Soc 621 or cons inst.
623 Gender, Society, and Politics. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. Examines the relationship between the social structures of gender (e.g., the domestic division of labor, sex-segregated occupational structures, gender ideologies, the social organization of sexuality) and political institutions, political activities, and state policies. P: Jr st.
624 Political Sociology. 3 cr. Political processes in small groups, organizations, institutions, communities, and societies. Comparative studies of voting behavior, leadership, political parties, public opinion and social movements in relation to social structure. P: Jr st and intro course in soc, or cons inst.
625 Social Change. 3 cr. Social and cultural change in community and society; emphasis on rate, direction and degree of change, mechanisms and planning of change in modern and emerging nations. P: Jr st and an intro course in soc or cons inst.
626 Social Movements. 3 cr. Role of social structure, authorities and movement participants, and leadership in the origins, mobilization, participation, strategy and tacts, and potential for success of social movements. P: Jr st & previous course in sociology or cons inst.
630 Sociology of Developing Societies/Third World. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. Review of problems and prospects of so-called "developing societies." Includes theory of economic/social development, political economic organizations of "developing" societies, history of colonialism/imperialism, attempts to industrialize and results of those attempts. P: Jr st.
631 Social Psychology of Organizations. 3 cr. Consideration of social psychological concepts and research relevant to the sociology of complex organizations. P: Jr st and intro course in soc or cons inst.
632 Sociology of Organizations. 3-4 cr. Sociological perspectives on the structures and processes of large-scale formal organizations in Western society; a wide-ranging examination of contemporary organizational theory and research, with illustrations from business, governmental, religious, military, political and educational organizations. P: Jr st & an intro crse in soc or cons inst.
633 Social Stratification. 3 cr. Occupation, class, and status as determinants of group interests, ideologies, and struggles; selected international comparisons. P: Jr st and an intro course in soc or cons inst.
634 Social Structure of India. (Crosslisted with LCA, Relig St) 3 cr. Analysis of the major institutions of India with special attention to the relationship between Hindu community organization, caste and the family; the effects of political developments, population growth, industrialization, and urbanization. P: Jr st & intro course in soc, or cons inst.
635 Cross-National Health Services Systems and Public Policy. (Crosslisted with Pop Hlth, Soc Work) 3 cr. General concept of a health services system and how it interacts with larger society. Major references to U.S., Sweden and Great Britain; additional data from several other countries. Implications for public policy. P: Jr st and an intro crse in soc or cons inst.
637 Sociology of Science. 3 cr. Social prerequisites for the development and growth of science; interrelationships between science and other sectors of society; organization of science and its consequences for the production of knowledge; social processes involving the role of the scientist. P: Jr st and intro course in soc or cons inst.
639 American Indians in Contemporary Society. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc, Amer Ind) 3 cr. Analysis of the social, economic, political, and legal status of American Indians in modern U.S. society, with emphasis on the emergence of tribal sovereignty, American Indian ethnic identity, pan-Indianism, and the special social/and economic problems faced by American Indians. P: Jr st, intro crse in sociology or cons inst.
640 Sociology of the Family. 3 cr. As a social institution; its place in different cultures and social strata; the impact of industrialization and urbanization on family life; family functions; the family in transition. P: Jr st & an intro course in soc, or cons inst.
641 Sociology of Law. (Crosslisted with LAW, Legal St) 3-4 cr. Theory and research on the social origins, processes and effects of law; examination of law-related behavior, legal institutions, law and social structure, and law and social change; linkage to contemporary theoretical and political debates. P: Jr or Sr st. When crse is offered for 3-4 cr, law stdts register for 3 cr, undergrads for 4 cr.
643 Sociology of Occupations and Professions. 3 cr. Occupational differentiation of the labor force; variations in power and prestige of occupational and professional groups; recruitment to occupations, higher education and careers; personality and work roles; professionalization processes. P: Jr st and an intro course in soc or cons inst.
645 Modern American Communities. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc, Urb R Pl) 3 cr. Intensive study of selected aspects of American society viewed from the sociological perspective in a community context. P: Jr st or cons inst.
646 Race and Ethnic Relations. 3 cr. Institutional, ecological, demographic, and social psychological aspects in the United States and elsewhere; historical and contemporary coverage. P: Jr st & an intro course in sociology, or cons inst.
647 Sociology of Sport. 3 cr. Sport as a social institution; social characteristics and problems of sport at the youth, school, college, and professional levels. P: Intro course in sociol.
648 Sociology of Education. (Crosslisted with Ed Pol) 3 cr. Educational institutions as social systems; role relationships, community contexts, relevant values and ideals, stratification, mobility, and recruitment to varied educational organizations, comparative educational systems. P: Jr st & intro soc crse or cons inst.
650 Sociology of Agriculture. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. Introduction to sociology of agriculture in advanced industrial-capitalist societies, including theoretical, historical, and empirical issues of agriculture in the United States. P: Jr st, intro course in sociology, or cons inst.
652 Sociology of Economic Institutions. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. Sociological perspectives on the organization of the firm, financial markets, and work, intermediate associations (unions, ethnic economies), the state, and the international economy. Contrast between neoclassical, traditional institutionalist, post-fordist, and neo-fordist perspectives on the nature and evolution of these institutions. P: Sr st & cons inst.
655 Microfoundations of Economic Sociology. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. A review and critique of economic theory from a sociological perspective. Reviews central concepts of contemporary microeconomics (e.g., rationality, exchange, strategic interaction, evolution, information), addressing critiques and alternatives offered by economic sociologists, economists, and other behavioral and social scientists. P: Sr st & cons inst.
663 Population and Society. (Crosslisted with Econ) 3 cr. Social and economic determinants and consequences of contemporary and historical population trends in both developed and developing societies. Fertility, mortality, migration, population distribution, age structure, population growth. P: Jr st or cons inst.
666 Rural Population Trends and Problems. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. Trends with their consequences for rural and urban areas. P: Jr st or cons inst.
674 Elementary Demographic Techniques. 3 cr. Methods of measurement for enumeration and registration data; construction of life tables; measures of fertility, nuptiality and migration; examination of census variables. P: Jr st or cons inst.
676 Applied Demography: Planning and Policy. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. Introduction to demographic concepts, methods, data, and trends for application in business, government, planning and other applied areas. Emphasis on U.S. census data and their uses. P: Intro crse in stats or cons inst.
677 Urbanism and Urbanization. (Crosslisted with Urb R Pl) 3 cr. Comparative and historical approach to cities; urban spatial structure, temporal patterns, and population characteristics; the social structure and psychological aspects of urban communities; implications for policy and planning. P: Jr st & intro course in sociol, or cons inst.
693 Practicum in Analysis and Research. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. Practical experience in techniques of social research through assignment to a research project for the semester. Lectures, readings, and discussions of the art and practice of research and the writing of research reports. For undergraduate and graduate students participating in the department's Concentration in Analysis and Research. P: Jr st & cons inst. Open only to stdts currently enrolled as interns in CAR.
700 Introductory Proseminar for Graduate Students. 1 cr. An introduction to current issues in sociology and its subfields. P: Must be first-year Grad stdt in sociology and its subfields.
708 Societal Risk Management of Technological Hazards. (Crosslisted with I SY E, N E, Rur Soc) 3 cr. Issues involved in decision-making regarding technological risks and risk management in areas such as nuclear power, hazardous waste disposal, and pollution control. Risk perception and cognitive biases; risk analysis and decision analysis; political issues in risk management; regulatory mechanisms; and risk communication. Selected case studies. P: Stat 311 or Math 431 or Soc 360, IE 516, & Grad st; or cons inst.
720 Intermediate Social Organization. 3 cr. Theory and methods for the study of the causes of different types of social structures and their changes. P: Grad st and cons inst.
724 Intermediate Political Sociology. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. Critical examination of theories and research in political sociology. Topics include: power and interests, state-formation, social movements, class and political behavior, revolutions, ideology, and states and social policy. P: Grad st.
725 Sociology of Economic Change. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. Theories of developmental change. Application to underdeveloped countries, with an attempt to specify the conditions under which certain economic processes occur; emphasis upon structural and organizational changes needed to support growth. P: Grad st.
726 Population and Development. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. The interrrelationships between population and economic development in contemporary developing society. P: Rur Soc 725, or Soc 663, or Econ 103 or 104.
729 Industrial Restructuring and Employment Relations in Advanced Economies. (Crosslisted with Ind Rel, Econ) 3 cr. Development of product markets, technologies, industrial organization, the organization of work and skills as they affect industrial relations and economic-political institutions in advanced economies. P: Grad st & cons inst.
730 Intermediate Social Psychology: The Individual and Society. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. Major social psychological theories and research that focus on the individual in social context. Topics include: perspectives on socialization, the self, social perception and attribution, attitudes, language and nonverbal communication, and attraction and relationships. P: Grad st.
731 Intermediate Social Psychology: Group and Collective Processes. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. Major social pychological theories and research that focus on interpersonal relations and group processes. Topics include: social interaction (influence, self-presentation, altruism, agression), groups (cohesion, conformity, leadership, problem-solving, decision making), intergroup relations (conflict, stereotypes), n-person games (dilemmas, coalition formation). P: Grad st.
732 Advances in Organizational Analysis. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. Critical examination of theories and research on complex organization. Topics include: managerial ideologies, control and autonomy, transaction costs, careers, internal labor markets, and new forms of work organization. P: Grad st.
740 Theory and Research in Rural Sociology. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. Sociological theory and main currents of research as applied to both traditional and modern rural societies. P: Grad st.
745 Sociological Perspectives on Science and Technology. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. How science and technology shape and are themselves shaped by social structures. Theory and method in sociology of science, development of agricultural science, Green Revolution, emerging issues in science and technology policy. P: Grad st or cons inst.
748 Environmental Sociology. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. Interaction between societies and their environments. Includes human ecology, environmental attitudes and individual actions, the social organization of environmental protection and exploitation and the effects of science, technology, and development. P: Grad st.
750 Research Methods in Sociology. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. Application of scientific methods to the analysis of social phenomena; methodological orientations in sociology; types of research procedure: nature of sociological variables; lectures and lab. P: Grad st, Soc 357 and 362 or equiv.
751 Survey Methods for Social Research. 3 cr. Theoretical and practical issues involved in the design of surveys and their components. Students apply knowledge of survey research techniques to a specific and complete research project. P: Grad st and Soc 361 or equiv.
752 Measurement and Questionnaires for Survey Research. 3 cr. Analysis and presentation of survey results through contingency table analysis. Techniques for assessing the quality of data produced by survey methods. Practical application of course material to a specific research problem through research reports and other exercises involving data analysis on a topic of the student's choice. P: Soc 751 or permission of inst.
753 Comparative and Historical Methods in Sociology. 3 cr. Students learn about comparative strategies and historical methods through methodological readings, exercises, and evaluations of exemplary analyses in which investigators of organizational structures, institutional relationships, political conflicts, and cultural patterns bring theory and historical-comparative evidence to bear on one another. P: Soc 357 or 358/359 or undergrad methods sequence or cons inst.
754 Qualitative Research Methods in Sociology. 3 cr. This course teaches how qualitative research can be used to advance sociological theory. Topics include inductive and deductive research designs in qualitative research, conducting and analyzing interviews, content analysis, conducting observations, focus groups and data management in qualitative research. P: Grad st in Soc/Rural Soc or cons inst.
755 Methods of Qualitative Research. (Crosslisted with Ed Pol, Rur Soc) 3 cr. Introduces qualitative, or ethnographic, research methods, emphasizing those suitable for educational and other organizational settings. Considers strengths and limitations of qualitative approaches in relation to varied research problems. Explores methodological procedures from entry into the field through writing. P: Cons inst.
756 Advanced Demographic Methods. 3 cr. Intermediate to advanced tools used by demographers for studying the behavior of human populations: multiple decrement processes, stable population model, demographic relations in non-stable populations, model age patterns of vital events, indirect estimation methods. P: Soc 674 or cons inst.
759 Mathematical Sociology. 3 cr. Application of exact and stochastic models in discrete and continuous time to the explication of sociological theory. P: Grad st & Math 222 or 240 or cons inst.
773 Intermediate Classical Theory. 3 cr. Intensive and critical examination of the major theoretical traditions involved in sociology's development since the 19th century. P: Grad st.
774 Intermediate Contemporary Theory. 3 cr. Intensive and critical examination of the major theoretical traditions involved in sociology's development since the early 20th Century. P: Soc 773.
797 Introduction to Epidemiology. (Crosslisted with Pop Hlth) 3 cr. Lectures and discussions on design, implementation and interpretation of epidemiologic studies; emphasis on methodologic problems in the measurement of disease frequency, natural history and risk factors. P: Grad st in clinical/life science or cons inst.
804 Interdisciplinary Western European Area Studies Seminar. (Crosslisted with History, German, Poli Sci, French) 3 cr. P: Grad st, cons inst.
875 Special Topics. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 1-4 cr. P: Grad st and cons inst.
901 Seminar: Topics in Current Sociology. 2-3 cr. Critical review of most recent research in sociology. P: Grad st and cons inst.
903 Seminar in Gender Analysis. (Crosslisted with Women St) 3 cr. An examination of the leading theoretical perspectives on gender relations at micro, meso and macro levels of analysis and applications of these perspectives to specific empirical issues. P: Grad st.
904 Sociological Perspectives on Gender. (Crosslisted with Women St, Rur Soc) 3 cr. Advanced topics in the analysis of gender relations in society. P: Grad st.
908 Seminar-Sociology of Education. (Crosslisted with Ed Pol) 3 cr. Selected topics. P: Grad st or cons inst.
910 Teaching Sociology. 3 cr. Alternatives in course organization, instructional methods, and grading techniques with emphasis on teaching basic undergraduate courses. P: Cons inst.
912 Seminar-Sociology of Knowledge. 3 cr. Ideas, ideologies, and other kinds of social thought which are functionally interdependent with social processes and structures. P: Grad st & cons inst.
913 Seminar-Social Change. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons inst.
915 Seminar-Sociological Theory. 3 cr. Coordination of current theories and methods of relevance for sociological research. P: Grad st and cons inst.
918 Seminar in Comparative Sociology of Contemporary Capitalism. 3 cr. Origins and consequences of inter-regime and inter-temporal variation in the institutions of capitalism. The evolution and current trajectory of contemporary capitalism across North America, Europe, and East Asia. Theoretical debates on the dynamics, contradictions and variations of capitalist systems. Background in basic concepts of economic sociology required. P: Soc 651 or 652 or equiv.
919 Seminar: Topics in Economic Sociology. 3 cr. Explores the frontiers of research in economic sociology, drawing on recently published major work and on ongoing research by faculty and students. P: Soc 651 & 652, or cons inst.
920 Seminar: Organizations Theory. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. P: Soc 632, Grad st, & cons inst.
922 Seminar-Race and Ethnic Relations. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. Theoretical, methodological, and current research problems. P: Soc 134 or 646 & cons inst.
923 Seminar-Social Stratification. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons inst.
924 Seminar-Political Sociology. (Crosslisted with Urb R Pl) 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons inst.
925 Seminar: Socio-Economic Change in Underdeveloped Areas. (Crosslisted with Econ, Anthro, Rur Soc) 2-3 cr. Social and economic factors relating to stability, growth, and change in the non-Western areas of the contemporary world. P: Grad st & cons inst.
926 Seminar-Socio-Economic Change in Underdeveloped Areas. (Crosslisted with Anthro, Econ, Rur Soc) 2-3 cr. Continuation of 925. P: Grad st and cons inst.
927 Seminar-Sociology of Contemporary Institutions. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. Research relevant to a particular contemporary institution (medicine, law, education, etc.). P: Grad st and cons inst.
928 Seminar: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Life-Span Development. (Crosslisted with Ed Psych, HDFS) 3 cr. An interdisciplinary examination of selected aspects of human development across the life-span. The influences of biological, psychological, family, economic, cultural and historical forces upon personality, cognitive, moral and social development throughout the life course. P: Ed Psych 723, Soc 575 or Cave 640 or cons inst.
929 Seminar: Class Analysis and Historical Change. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. Selected topics in Marxist theory and research. P: Grad st.
930 Seminar - Socio-Legal Studies. 1-3 cr. A sociological exploration of work in the interdisciplinary "law and society" tradition. Themes include compliance and resistance, dispute resolution, legal consciousness, legal pluralism, law and politics, the social dynamics of legal institutions, and the allocative and distributive impact of law. P: Cons inst.
931 Seminar-Criminology. 3 cr. Conditions and processes in the development of criminal careers; social and psychogenic theories of crime; case studies of individual offenders. P: Grad st and cons inst.
935 Seminar-Deviant Behavior. 3 cr. Sociological frames of reference for studying deviant behavior. Application of social psychological concepts. Problems of definition. Social processing of deviants. Analysis and evaluation of significant research. P: Grad st & cons inst.
940 Seminar-Sociology of Economic Change. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. Theoretical and technical problems in research concerning organizational and socio-psychological aspects of changes in large scale social systems. P: Grad st & cons inst.
941 Seminar: Grassroots Development in the Third World. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. A sociological examination of the problems and prospects of grassroots or participatory approaches to social and economic development in the Third World. Rationale of participatory approaches; techniques of organization; comparative and critical case studies of grassroots development groups. P: Grad st and cons inst.
942 Seminar-Energy, Environment and Development. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. Reviews theories of the relations between society and nature, recasting them to consider their implications for unequal exchange and uneven development across regions and nations. Particular attention paid to theories of rent, of value, and of the role of raw materials exports (or processing) in economic growth. P: Grad st and/or cons inst.
945 Seminar-Rural Sociology. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. Theory and research in alternate semesters in rural aspects of population, stratification, social change, and groups and institutions. P: Grad st and cons inst.
948 Seminar: Environmental Sociology. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. Examines topics such as theories of environment and society, the treadmill of production, environmental movements, political ecology, environmental justice, consumption, ecological modernization, sustainability, environmental risk, and the sociology of environmental science. P: Cons inst.
952 Seminar-Mathematical and Statistical Applications in Sociology. 3 cr. Selected topics in measurement and model construction in social research. P: Grad st & cons inst.
955 Seminar-Qualitative Methodology. (Crosslisted with Ed Pol) 3 cr. An intensive, practice-oriented exploration of one qualitative research method such as participant-observation, interviewing, narrative analysis, oral history or ethnognography. Treatment of the method includes: logics of inquiry, analysis of data obtained through the method, and uses of the method. P: Grad st; soc, educ, or related soc sci background & cons inst.
960 Seminar-Current Methodological Issues in Social Psychology. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. Alternative research designs and processes, measurement, and analytical techniques in social psychology; experience in developing and utilizing research plans and techniques. P: Grad st & cons inst.
961 Seminar-Advanced Social Psychology. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. A selected research or theoretical area. Topic varies. P: Grad st & cons inst.
964 Seminar-Design and Process of Survey Research. (Crosslisted with Journ, Poli Sci, Rur Soc) 3 cr. Presentation of study designs or research in progress by members of seminar, for critiques leading to further development of project and illustration of research problems in the social sciences. P: Grad st & cons inst.
965 Seminar-Recent Developments in Social Psychology. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. Current literature, emphasis on recent journal articles. P: Grad st & cons inst.
966 Seminar-Contemporary Social Psychological Systems. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. Analysis of contemporary social psychological systems; origins and core concepts, the range of phenomena treated by each and implications for research. P: Soc 530 or Psych 530 & cons inst.
968 Seminar-Small Groups. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons inst.
969 Seminar-Social Structure and Personality. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. Intensive analysis of theory and recent research on relations between social organization and personality, with primary stress on personality as a dependent variable. P: Grad st & cons inst.
971 Seminar-Topics in Demography and Ecology. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. Content varies. P: Grad st & cons inst.
974 Seminar: Topics in Demographic Methodology. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. Recent advances in demographic methods - content varies according to research developments. P: Grad st & cons inst.
977 Seminar-Human Ecology. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 3 cr. Review of ecological theory and research; critical assessment of the ecological complex (population, organization, environment, and technology); problems of measurement. P: Grad st and cons inst.
979 Seminar in Urban History. (Crosslisted with History, Urb R Pl) 3 cr. Causes and consequences of urbanization, stressing social and economic aspects of major population movements, with particular attention to the United States. P: Grad st & cons inst.
981 Seminar in the Analysis of Western Europe. (Crosslisted with History, Poli Sci) 3 cr. Focus on a topic of comparative interest to historians, political scientists, and sociologists to provide opportunity to integrate the various perspectives for a more complete analysis. P: Grad st & cons inst.
982 Interdepartmental Seminar in the Latin-American Area. (Crosslisted with Anthro, AAE, Econ, Geog, History, Journ, Poli Sci, Portug, Rur Soc, Spanish) 1-3 cr. P: Grad st & cons inst.
983 Research: Economic Sociology Workshop. 1-3 cr. Presentation and discussion of on-going research by graduate students and faculty in the area of economic sociology. P: Grad st.
984 Research: Sociology of Gender Trainees. 1-3 cr. A weekly seminar for sociology graduate students interested in gender-related research, focusing on presentations of student and faculty research projects and discussion of current debates within the sociology of gender. P: Grad st.
985 Research: Sociology of Environment, Technology, and Agrofood Systems. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 1-3 cr. Critical analysis of recent theoretical and methodological issues through presentations of research in progress by faculty, graduate students, and visiting scholars. P: Grad st & cons inst.
986 Research: Sociology of the Life Course and Aging. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 1 cr. Critical analysis of emerging theories, hypotheses and methodological advances in the sociological study of the adult life course and human aging; research presentations by participants. P: Cons inst.
987 Research: Race and Ethnic Studies. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 1-3 cr. Analysis of recent research and theory, based on reviews of literature and presentations of their own work by faculty, graduate students, and visiting scholars. P: Cons inst.
988 Research: Deviance, Law and Social Control Trainees. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 1-3 cr. Presentations of research and theory in progress concerning deviance, criminology, legal studies, social control and interactional analysis. Does not count for Seminar credit in Sociology Graduate Program. P: Grad st and cons inst.
990 Thesis. 1-12 cr. P: Grad st & written cons major prof.
991 Research : Social Psychology Trainees. 1-3 cr. Critical analysis of recent theoretical developments in social psychology and of research designed by participants. P: Cons inst.
992 Research: Social Organization Trainees Politics, Culture, and Society. 1-3 cr. P: Social organization trainee or cons inst.
993 Research: Sociology of Economic Change Trainees. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 1-3 cr. Presentations of research in progress concerning social and economic change in developing countries. P: Grad st.
994 Colloquium in Critical Sociology. 1-3 cr. Selected topics in critical sociology taught in intensive units three to four weeks in length. Two to three sessions per week. P: Cons inst.
995 Research: Methodology Trainees. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 1-3 cr. P: Method trainee or cons inst.
996 Research and Field Work: Health Trainees. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 1-3 cr. P: Cons inst.
997 Research: Demography and Ecology Trainees. (Crosslisted with Rur Soc) 1-3 cr. P: Demography & ecology trainee or cons inst.
998 Research. 1-3 cr.
999 Reading and Research in Sociology. 1-12 cr. P: Grad st & written cons inst.