SOCI Courses

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Class Number	Class	Meeting Time	Instructor	Room	Unreserved Enrollment	Reserved Enrollment	Wait List
11146	SOCI 53 - 001 First-Year Seminar: The Consequences of Welfare Reform and Prospects for the Future	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Jessica Su	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 0317	Seats filled (24 total)	Seats filled
Description: This first-year seminar is designed to 1) research and document the consequences of welfare reform and 2) participate in the political debate over reauthorization of the welfare law. 3 units.
9644	SOCI 57H - 001 First-Year Seminar: Rationalization and the Changing Nature of Social Life in 21st-Century America	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Howard Aldrich	Hanes Art Center-Rm 0117	23/24 (24 total)	Seats filled
Description: Fast food restaurants have become a model for everyday life. Some scholars even talk about the "McDonaldization" of the world. By that scholars mean a drive toward greater efficiency, predictability, calculability, and control by technologies in modern organizations. Sociologists call this process "rationalization," which will be examined in this course. 3 units.
11143	SOCI 89 - 001 First-Year Seminar: Special Topics	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Shannon Gonzalez	Murphey Hall-Rm 0302	21/24 (24 total)	Seats filled
Description: Special topics course. Content will vary each semester. 3 units.
3388	SOCI 101 - 001 Sociological Perspectives	MoWeFr 12:20PM - 1:10PM	Matthew Lammers, Christine Mooney, Jacob Ginn, Jorge Mancilla	Chapman Hall-Rm 0211	193/200 (200 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Introduction to sociology as a discipline that includes study of differences and equality, social structure and institutions, culture, social change, individuals and populations, and social psychology. 3 units.
3387	SOCI 101 - 002 Sociological Perspectives	MoWeFr 11:15AM - 12:05PM	Anna Gardner	Murray Hall-Rm G201	Seats filled (40 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Introduction to sociology as a discipline that includes study of differences and equality, social structure and institutions, culture, social change, individuals and populations, and social psychology. 3 units.
4154	SOCI 101 - 003 Sociological Perspectives	MoWeFr 11:15AM - 12:05PM	Anna Shelton-Ormond	Phillips Hall-Rm 0247	Seats filled (40 total)	Seats filled
Description: Introduction to sociology as a discipline that includes study of differences and equality, social structure and institutions, culture, social change, individuals and populations, and social psychology. 3 units.
4267	SOCI 101 - 004 Sociological Perspectives	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Karen Guzzo, Erin Wright	Peabody Hall-Rm 2028	47/48 (48 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Introduction to sociology as a discipline that includes study of differences and equality, social structure and institutions, culture, social change, individuals and populations, and social psychology. 3 units.
9514	SOCI 101 - 005 Sociological Perspectives	MoWeFr 10:10AM - 11:00AM	William Holtkamp	Peabody Hall-Rm 2080	Seats filled (40 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Introduction to sociology as a discipline that includes study of differences and equality, social structure and institutions, culture, social change, individuals and populations, and social psychology. 3 units.
10220	SOCI 112 - 001 Social Interaction	MoWeFr 1:25PM - 2:15PM	Tianhao Zhang	Stone Center-Rm 0210	Seats filled (40 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: The individual in society. An examination of how people conduct their interactions with others in different kinds of social relationships. Emphasis on the social psychological causes and consequences of such conduct. 3 units.
13631	SOCI 121 - 001 Population Problems	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Yong Cai, Mia Smith	Peabody Hall-Rm 3050	46/48 (48 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Social and economic causes of population structure and change. Illustrations drawn from developing countries and the less developed regions and sections of the United States. 3 units.
1743	SOCI 122 - 001 Race and Ethnicity	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Kathleen Fitzgerald, Man Zhang, Braxton Brewington	Genome Sciences Bui-Rm 1374	28/35 (35 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Examines race, racism, and privilege. Introduces major sociological concepts, debates, and evidence concerning the social construction of race, and the many manifestations of racism and privilege. The course highlights the asymmetrical power relations between groups that produce and sustain inequality while also considering the factors that lead to social change. 3 units.
11137	SOCI 122 - 002 Race and Ethnicity	MoWeFr 1:25PM - 2:15PM	Rocio Rosa-Lebron	Woollen Gym-Rm 0301	38/40 (40 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Examines race, racism, and privilege. Introduces major sociological concepts, debates, and evidence concerning the social construction of race, and the many manifestations of racism and privilege. The course highlights the asymmetrical power relations between groups that produce and sustain inequality while also considering the factors that lead to social change. 3 units.
13632	SOCI 123 - 001 Crime and Delinquency	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Sarah Brown	Peabody Hall-Rm 2028	39/40 (40 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: The nature and extent of crime and delinquency; emphasis upon contemporary theories of their causation; examination of correctional programs. 3 units.
10222	SOCI 124 - 001 Sex and Gender in Society	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Kate Weisshaar, Kaitlin Joshua	Peabody Hall-Rm 2024	35/43 (43 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Examination of the social differentiation between men and women. Attention to the extent, causes, and consequences of sexual inequality and to changes in sex roles and their impact on interpersonal relations. 3 units.
5775	SOCI 124 - 002 Sex and Gender in Society	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Kate Weisshaar, Anna Sinclair	Phillips Hall-Rm 0206	42/43 (43 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Examination of the social differentiation between men and women. Attention to the extent, causes, and consequences of sexual inequality and to changes in sex roles and their impact on interpersonal relations. 3 units.
13634	SOCI 124 - 004 Sex and Gender in Society	TuTh 5:00PM - 6:15PM	Melissa Manzanares	Dey Hall-Rm 0304	24/35 (35 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Examination of the social differentiation between men and women. Attention to the extent, causes, and consequences of sexual inequality and to changes in sex roles and their impact on interpersonal relations. 3 units.
13636	SOCI 125 - 001 Sociology of Sexualities	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Kathleen Fitzgerald, Ian Wallace	Peabody Hall-Rm 3050	42/48 (48 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: This class takes a sociological approach to the study of sexuality and gender, including an exploration of sexuality and gender as social constructions, the emergence of sexual and gender identities, intersectionality (gender/sexuality/race/class), historical and current inequalities and discrimination faced by sexual and gender minorities, heterosexual privilege, activism/mobilization to challenge discrimination against sexual minorities, and the ways sexuality operates in and through various institutions: media, schools, sport, family, religion, and the workplace. 3 units.
14454	SOCI 129 - 001 Sociology of Religion	MoWeFr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	Johannah Palomo	Peabody Hall-Rm G050	35/40 (40 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: This course provides an introduction to the sociology of religion, an important field in the discipline of sociology. Religion is one of the most powerful sources of social cohesion, order, meaning, disruption, protest, and change in human societies, both historically and today in the modern world. Sociology provides a particular disciplinary perspective and analytical tools and theories for describing, understanding, and explaining the nature and influence of religion. 3 units.
10218	SOCI 130 - 001 Family and Society	TuTh 5:00PM - 6:15PM	Yunlin Li	Murphey Hall-Rm 0105	39/40 (40 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Comparative analysis of kinship systems and family relations. Courtship, marriage, and parent-child relations viewed within a life-cycle framework. Students may not receive credit for both SOCI 130 and SOCI 425. 3 units.
14456	SOCI 131 - 001 Social Relations in the Workplace	MoWeFr 3:35PM - 4:25PM	Erica Janko	Murphey Hall-Rm 0104	Seats filled (40 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Meaning and content of work in modern industrial society. Preparation for work; autonomy and control; inequality; consequences for health, safety, and family life. 3 units.
5370	SOCI 172 - 001 Introduction to Population Health in the United States	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Robert Hummer, Savannah Salato, Alexandra Ro, Meredith Riley, Jarvis Benson	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0100	392/400 (400 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: This course aims to provide an introduction to the study of population health in the United States. Key goals include understanding the measurement and theoretical frameworks underlying the study of population health, understanding trends and disparities in U.S. population health, and understanding policy options to improve population health. 3 units.
1733	SOCI 250 - 001 Sociological Theory	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Ken Cai Kowalski	Peabody Hall-Rm 2060	Seats filled (40 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Required of sociology majors. A study of theoretical perspectives in sociology, their relation to contemporary social issues, and their roots in classical social thought. Students may not receive credit for both SOCI 250 and SOCI 253. 3 units.
1732	SOCI 251 - 001 Research Methods	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Barbara Entwisle, Katharina Klaunig	Gardner Hall-Rm 0210	Seats filled (48 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Required of sociology majors. Methods of data collection, with attention to problem selection, sources of information, choice of methods, and research design. Operationalization and measurement; sampling, construction of questionnaires, and interviewing; observation techniques; experimentation. 3 units.
13646	SOCI 251 - 002 Research Methods	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Margaret Palmer	Stone Center-Rm 0210	36/40 (40 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Required of sociology majors. Methods of data collection, with attention to problem selection, sources of information, choice of methods, and research design. Operationalization and measurement; sampling, construction of questionnaires, and interviewing; observation techniques; experimentation. 3 units.
9450	SOCI 252 - 001 Data Analysis	TuTh 8:00AM - 9:15AM	Adam Lilly	Gardner Hall-Rm 0007	34/40 (40 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Required of sociology majors. Methods of data analysis: descriptive statistics, elements of probability, and inferential statistics and multivariate analysis to permit causal inference. 3 units.
14659	SOCI 252 - 002 Data Analysis	MoWeFr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	Christopher Brehm	Peabody Hall-Rm 3018	Seats filled (40 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Required of sociology majors. Methods of data analysis: descriptive statistics, elements of probability, and inferential statistics and multivariate analysis to permit causal inference. 3 units.
14149	SOCI 274 - 001 Social and Economic Justice	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	NEAL CAREN, Emma Labovitz	Peabody Hall-Rm 2024	Seats filled (30 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Covers theory and practice of social and economic justice, including analyses of racial, gender, sexual, class, national, and other forms of justice, the history of influential movements for justice, and strategies of contemporary struggles. Students may not receive credit for both SOCI 273 and SOCI 274. 3 units.
3077	SOCI 393 - 001 Independent Experiential Internship	We 8:00AM - 8:50AM	KIMBERLY MANTURUK	Wilson Hall-Rm 0139	9/12 (12 total)	Seats filled
Description: Permission of the department. This course is an internship experience directly relevant to the student's academic progress in sociology and/or management and society. Pass/Fail only. 1 - 3 units.
3664	SOCI 410 - 001 Formal Organizations and Bureaucracy	MoWe 2:30PM - 3:45PM	Matthew Lammers, Jenna Wertsching	Peabody Hall-Rm 2024	Seats filled (12 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Varieties of organizational forms, their structures and processes; creation, persistence, transformation, and demise; role of organizations in contemporary society. 3 units.
11145	SOCI 411 - 001 Social Movements	MoWeFr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	Todd Lu	Murray Hall-Rm G201	Seats filled (40 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Examines the origins, dynamics, and consequences of protest and social movements including historical and contemporary movements from the United States and around the globe. Students may not receive credit for both SOCI 413 and 411. 3 units.
1728	SOCI 415 - 001 Economy and Society	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Ruy Manrique	Stone Center-Rm 0209	Seats filled (6 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Examination of the structure and operation of institutions where economy and society intersect and interact, such as education, industrial organizations, on-the-job training, labor markets, and professional associations. Emphasis on the contemporary United States, with selected comparisons with Western Europe and Japan. 3 units.
12277	SOCI 415 - 002 Economy and Society	MoWeFr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	Matthew Lammers, Hantao Jiang	Peabody Hall-Rm 2024	Seats filled (8 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Examination of the structure and operation of institutions where economy and society intersect and interact, such as education, industrial organizations, on-the-job training, labor markets, and professional associations. Emphasis on the contemporary United States, with selected comparisons with Western Europe and Japan. 3 units.
13647	SOCI 419 - 001 Sociology of the Islamic World	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	CHARLES KURZMAN, Imad Alatas	Peabody Hall-Rm 2024	29/48 (48 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Investigates issues such as tradition and social change, religious authority and contestation, and state building and opposition in Muslim societies in the Middle East and around the world. 3 units.
14457	SOCI 420 - 001 Political Sociology	MoWeFr 12:20PM - 1:10PM	Jacob Conley	Murphey Hall-Rm 0104	Seats filled (40 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Analysis of the reciprocal influences of state and social organizations upon each other; the social bases of political authority and stability, of revolution and counterrevolution. 3 units.
5373	SOCI 422 - 001 Sociology of Mental Health and Illness	MoWeFr 12:20PM - 1:10PM	Katrina Branecky	Peabody Hall-Rm 3050	Seats filled (40 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Examines the uniqueness of the sociological perspective in understanding mental health and illness. Draws upon various theoretical perspectives to best understand patterns, trends, and definitions of mental health and illness in social context. Focuses on how social factors influence definitions, perceptions, patterns, and trends of mental health and illness. 3 units.
14630	SOCI 427 - 001 The Labor Force	MoWeFr 11:15AM - 12:05PM	Jordan Young	Peabody Hall-Rm 2024	Seats filled (6 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Supply and characteristics of labor and of jobs, including industrial and occupation changes, education and mobility of labor, and changing demography of the workforce. 3 units.
13651	SOCI 469 - 001 Health and Society	MoWeFr 10:10AM - 11:00AM	Grace Franklyn	Peabody Hall-Rm 2024	Seats filled (40 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: The primary objective of the course is to explain how and why particular social arrangements affect the types and distribution of diseases, as well as the types of health promotion and disease prevention practices that societies promote. 3 units.
11141	SOCI 469 - 002 Health and Society	MoWeFr 12:20PM - 1:10PM	Denise Noel Mitchell	Peabody Hall-Rm 2024	39/40 (40 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: The primary objective of the course is to explain how and why particular social arrangements affect the types and distribution of diseases, as well as the types of health promotion and disease prevention practices that societies promote. 3 units.
11142	SOCI 469 - 003 Health and Society	MoWeFr 2:30PM - 3:20PM	Micah Nelson	Dey Hall-Rm 0307	39/40 (40 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: The primary objective of the course is to explain how and why particular social arrangements affect the types and distribution of diseases, as well as the types of health promotion and disease prevention practices that societies promote. 3 units.
1723	SOCI 692H - 001 Senior Honors Research and Seminar	We 1:15PM - 2:30PM	NEAL CAREN	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0150	11/12 (12 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, SOCI 691H. Permission of the department. Individual student research under supervision of an advisor. Weekly seminar to discuss work on honors thesis as well as special topics in sociology. 3 units.
1722	SOCI 707 - 001 Measurement and Data Collection	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Barbara Entwisle	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0151	7/21 (21 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Provides an introduction to measurement theory and a review of various methods of data-gathering. Gaining experience with a variety of techniques of measurement and preparing a pretested research proposal are required for all students. 4 units.
1720	SOCI 709 - 001 Linear Regression Models	TuTh 12:00PM - 1:45PM	TED MOUW, Patrick Casey	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0151	10/15 (15 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: The course presents regression analysis and related techniques. The major topics are the assumptions of the regression model, dummy variables and interaction terms, outlier diagnostics, multicollinearity, specification error, heteroscedasticity and autocorrelation. The final section introduces path analysis, recursive models, and nonrecursive systems. 4 units.
13652	SOCI 715 - 001 Seminar on Social Networks	Tu 2:00PM - 4:40PM	Scott Duxbury	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0207	7/21 (21 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Permission of the instructor. Theoretical and substantive issues in social network analysis. Focus is on models of social structure. 3 units.
11148	SOCI 718 - 001 Longitudinal and Multilevel Data Analysis	We 1:00PM - 3:30PM	GUANG GUO, Jorge Mancilla	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0151	17/21 (21 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, SOCI 709 or 711. This course provides an introduction to event history analysis or survival analysis, random effects and fixed effects models for longitudinal data, multilevel models for linear and discrete multilevel data, and growth curve models. 3 units.
14178	SOCI 754 - 001 Survey Sampling	MoWe 11:00AM - 12:30PM	Christopher Wiesen, Jill Stevens	Murphey Hall-Rm 0202	0/22 (22 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Permission of the instructor. The different sampling techniques are discussed. Major emphasis on planning of large-scale sample surveys rather than on statistical theory. 3 units.
9540	SOCI 761 - 001 Questionnaire Design	Fr 1:00PM - 3:30PM	Emily Geisen, EMILIA PEYTCHEVA, Jill Stevens	TBA	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Examines the stages of questionnaire design including developmental interviewing, question writing, question evaluation, pretesting, questionnaire ordering, and formatting. Reviews the literature on questionnaire construction. Provides hands-on experience in developing questionnaires. 3 units.
14168	SOCI 825 - 001 The Life Course and Aging: Theory and Methods in Social and Epidemiologic Research	Tu 9:30AM - 12:00PM	Y. Claire Yang	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0151	3/10 (10 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: This seminar surveys the major theoretical paradigms, methodological tools and empirical studies of aging and cohort analysis that are of enduring importance to the understanding of social change, epidemiologic trends, and related population and life course processes and dynamics. It aims to provide a sweeping review of the theoretical models in recent life course and aging research and introduce useful guidelines on how to conduct empirical analysis. 3 units.
14458	SOCI 855 - 001 Poverty in America	Mo 1:00PM - 3:30PM	Regina Baker	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0151	8/21 (21 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: This graduate seminar will study trends, causes, and consequences of poverty in America, covering the topics of single-mother families, child poverty, low-wage work, immigrant families, and welfare reform and social policy. 3 units.
14455	SOCI 870 - 001 Sociology of Culture	We 9:00AM - 11:30AM	Lauren Valentino	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0151	8/21 (21 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Focuses on substantive and theoretical issues in this field and their intellectual origins. Topics include organizations, art, religion, science, class, and politics. Quantitative and qualitative approaches are examined. 3 units.
4155	SOCI 950 - 001 Seminar in Selected Topics	We 12:00PM - 1:00PM	Yong Cai	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0207	8/21 (21 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Permission of the instructor. The course description for a particular semester is available in the departmental office. 1 - 6 units.
3518	SOCI 950 - 003 Seminar in Selected Topics	We 1:30PM - 3:00PM	Shannon Gonzalez	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 0317	9/20 (20 total)	Seats filled
Description: Permission of the instructor. The course description for a particular semester is available in the departmental office. 1 - 6 units.
9524	SOCI 950 - 004 Seminar in Selected Topics	We 2:00PM - 3:00PM	Carmen Gutierrez	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0207	4/20 (20 total)	Seats filled
Description: Permission of the instructor. The course description for a particular semester is available in the departmental office. 1 - 6 units.
9525	SOCI 950 - 005 Seminar in Selected Topics	Th 12:30PM - 1:30PM	Elizabeth Frankenberg	TBA	10/12 (12 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Permission of the instructor. The course description for a particular semester is available in the departmental office. 1 - 6 units.
5837	SOCI 950 - 007 Seminar in Selected Topics	We 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Kate Weisshaar	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0207	10/21 (21 total)	Seats filled
Description: Permission of the instructor. The course description for a particular semester is available in the departmental office. 1 - 6 units.
14556	SOCI 950 - 009 Seminar in Selected Topics	TuTh 9:00AM - 11:30AM	Shannon Gonzalez	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0207	13/15 (15 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Permission of the instructor. The course description for a particular semester is available in the departmental office. 1 - 6 units.
15952	SOCI 950 - 010 Seminar in Selected Topics	Tu 6:00PM - 7:50PM	Micah Hughes	Tate-Turner-Kuralt -Rm 0113	5/20 (20 total)	Seats filled
Description: Permission of the instructor. The course description for a particular semester is available in the departmental office. 1 - 6 units.
1709	SOCI 980 - 001 Seminar on the Teaching of Sociology	Mo 9:30AM - 12:00PM	Howard Aldrich	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0150	10/21 (21 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Doctoral candidacy in sociology or permission of the instructor. Examines the teacher's role and the teaching process, planning a course and constructing syllabi, testing for teaching or grading, evaluating teacher performance and the needs of different student populations. 3 units.