Sociology
Lower-Division Courses
1. Introduction to Sociology. F,S
A systematic study of social groups ranging in size from small to social
institutions to entire societies. Organized around the themes of social
interaction, social inequality, and social change. Fulfills lower-division
major requirement. (General Education Code: IS.) C. Reinarman, J. Bettie
10. Issues and Problems in American Society. W,S
Exploration of nature, structure, and functionings of American society.
Explores the following: social institutions and economic structure; the
successes, failures, and intractabilities of institutions; general and
distinctive features of American society; specific problems such as race,
sex, and other inequalities; urban-rural differences. Fulfills lower-division
major requirement. (Formerly Contemporary American Society.) (General
Education Code: IS.) J. Childs, H. Gray
15. World Society. F,W
Designed as an introduction to comparative and historical sociology, this
course focuses on the internationalization of national societies. After
a review of classical liberalism, Marxism, Weberian, and world systems
theories, transnational corporations, international regulatory agencies,
and peasant revolutionary movements are analyzed from a global perspective.
Fulfills lower-division major requirement. (General Education Codes: IS,
E.) P. Lubeck, W. Goldfrank
*20. Key Issues in Race and Ethnic Analysis.
Provides a solid conceptual foundation for undergraduates interested in
pursuing the study of race and ethnic issues in advanced upper-level classes.
(General Education Codes: IS, E.) The Staff
30A-B-C. Information Methods for Global Information Internships
(3 credits). F-W-S
Introduction to information technology and communication networks using
the Internet to reduce global inequality and bridge the "digital divide."
Prepares students enrolled in the Global Information Internship Program
to construct web pages and write grant proposals for community and non-governmental
organizations. Course 186 recommended but not required. Enrollment limited
to 60. May be repeated for credit. P. Lubeck
42. Student-Directed Seminar. F,W,S
Seminars on selected topics taught at various times by upper-division
students under faculty supervision. (See course 192.) Consult the Schedule
of Classes for specific offerings. The Staff
*80E. The Sociology of Love.
Investigation of love from a sociological perspective, including the following:
(1) how the experience of love is constructed/shaped by the individual,
social structure, conventions, ideology; (2) functions of love for the
individual/society; (3) how love varies by gender/social class; (4) mythologies
of love. Emphasis on romantic heterosexual love and its historical development
in Western culture. (General Education Code: T3-Social Sciences.) The
Staff
80I. Race and Criminal Justice. W
An introduction to comparative and historical analyses of the relations
between race and criminal justice in the U.S. Emphasis on examinations
of structural mechanisms that help maintain and perpetuate racial inequality
in law, criminal justice, and jury trials. (General Education Codes: T3-Social
Sciences, E.) The Staff
80Z. Youth and Crime. S
Addresses foundations of development of our juvenile justice system and
its adaptation (or failure to adapt) to changing youth crime and socioeconomic
patterns at beginning of the millennium, with special emphasis on California.
(General Education Code: T3-Social Sciences.) The Staff
93. Field Study. F,W,S
Ordinarily call numbers for this course will not be issued after the first
week of instruction. Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring
agency. The Staff
99. Tutorial. F,W,S
Ordinarily call numbers for this course will not be issued after the first
week of instruction. Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring
agency. The Staff
Upper-Division Courses
Core Courses
103A. Statistical Methods (7 credits). F
An introduction to the use of statistical methods in sociology. The use
of statistics to describe or characterize data and information is an inescapable
part of sociological research and writing. Statistical measures and statistical
inference are the basis for quantitative work—surveys, demography, secondary
data analysis—and is used in some qualitative methods as well, e.g., content
analysis. Students must be concurrently enrolled in lab sections. Enrollment
restricted to sociology majors and proposed majors. (Formerly course 104.)
(General Education Code: Q.) H. Fukurai
103B. The Logic and Methods of Social Inquiry (7 credits). W
The first part of the course focuses on basic ethical, political, and
logical issues in social scientific inquiry. The second part develops
a wide range of skills and methods appropriate to actual research. Prerequisite(s):
satisfaction of the Subject A and Composition requirements. Course 103A,
Statistical Methods, strongly recommended prior to taking course.
Enrollment restricted to sociology majors and proposed majors. (Formerly
course 103.) (General Education Codes: Q, W.) C. West
105A. Classical Sociological Theory. F
This intensive survey course examines the intellectual origins of the
sociological tradition, focusing on changing conceptions of social order,
social change, and the trends observed in the development of Western civilization
in the modern era. Readings are all taken from original texts and include
many of the classical works in social theory with special emphasis on
the ideas of Marx, Weber, and Durkheim which constitute the core of the
discipline. Required for sociology majors planning on studying abroad
(EAP). Enrollment restricted to sociology majors and proposed majors.
E. DuPuis
105B. Contemporary Sociological Theory. S
Surveys major theoretical perspectives currently available in the discipline
including functionalism, symbolic interactionism, ethnomethodology, conflict
theory, critical theory, neo-Marxism, feminist theory. Enrollment restricted
to sociology majors and proposed majors. A. Szasz
Cluster I: Institutional Analysis
Courses in this cluster address the issues of how major social institutions are organized, the relationship between their technologies and social relations, the subcultures that develop around them, the problems they both solve and create, and the ways they change over time.
110. Violence in the Family. W
Examines child abuse and neglect, wife abuse, and sexual abuse in the
family, using gender as a lens through which to understand domestic violence.
Using a variety of sources, the course undertakes to understand the social,
political, and cultural forces that contribute to abuse and to consider
solutions. The Staff
111. Family and Society. S
Focuses on the interaction between family and society by considering the
historical and social influences on family life and by examining how the
family unit affects the social world. Readings draw on theory, history,
and ethnographic materials. The Staff
*112. Economic Sociology.
Introduction to economic sociology using field visits to key sites of
production and consumption to investigate sociological ideas about the
modern economy. B. Crow
*113. Political Sociology.
An intensive examination of major substantive monographs representing
pluralist, elite, and class theories of the state in industrialized capitalist
democracies. The Staff
*114. Sports and Society.
Explores the interconnections between sports and society using sociological
theories and methods. Topics include class, race, and gender; mass media
and popular culture; political economy; education and socialization; leisure
patterns (participants and spectators); globalization and cross-national
comparisons. W. Goldfrank
*115. Sociology of Leadership.
Examines biographies, research, and theories about the exercise of leadership
in relation to social organizations and social change. Provides students
with opportunity to examine their own and other leaders' effectiveness,
practices, and goals. Intended for students currently involved in leadership
(with or without leadership titles in college or campus organizations,
families, in off-campus organizations, etc.) Enrollment limited to 25.
P. Roby
116. Communication and Mass Media. F
Examines media institutions, communication technologies, and their related
cultural expressions. Focuses on specific ways the media—including media
studies and criticism—operates as social and cultural factor. Contemporary
theory or equivalent in related fields recommended. Enrollment restricted
to upper-division students. The Staff
117. California Youth in Transition. F
Explores modern California youth as a transitional generation whose trends
signal a "new sociology" in the interplay of race, immigration, class,
gender, and age. Examines the myths/realities of youth crime, violence,
suicide, drug abuse, school failure, and other social issues. Course 1
or course 10 recommended but not required. The Staff
118. Popular Music, Social Practices, and Cultural Politics. F
Considers the role of popular music as a site of contemporary social practices
and cultural politics. Examines the institutional organization and production
of popular music, its cultural meanings, and its social uses by different
communities and social formations. Also examines popular music as a vehicle
through which major cultural and political debates about identity, sexuality,
community, and politics are staged and performed. Prerequisite(s): course
105A or 105B. Enrollment restricted to juniors and seniors. The Staff
119. Sociology of Knowledge. S
Focus includes the following three areas: historical examination of sociological
theories of knowledge with reference to Durkheim, Weber, Mannheim, and
others; examination of black and feminist perspectives within sociology;
examination of whether and how "outside" observers can analytically grasp
the inner workings of other cultures. Prerequisite(s): course 103B or
105A or 105B. J. Childs
120. Feminisms and Cultural Politics. W
Examines the role various feminist discourses play in contemporary cultural
politics. Considers (mis)representations of feminisms in popular culture,
explores the relationship between academic and popular feminisms and addresses
the discourse of the “third wave.” Prerequisite(s): course 149 or 144
or 187. J. Bettie
*121. Sociology of Health and Medicine.
Analysis of the current health care "crises" and exploration of the social
relationships and formal organizations which constitute the medical institution.
Study of the political, economic, and cultural factors which affect the
recognition, distribution, and response to illness. The Staff
122. The Sociology of Law. W
Explores the social forces that shape legal outcomes and the ways law,
in turn, influences social life. Traces the history and political economy
of American law; the relation between law and social change; how this
relation is shaped by capitalism and democracy; and how class, race, and
gender are expressed in welfare and regulatory law. (Also offered as Legal
Studies 172. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) H. Fukurai
123. Law, Crime, and Social Justice. S
Blends the latest research in criminology with that from social stratification,
inequality, and social welfare policy with the objective of exploring
the relationship between levels of general social justice and specific
patterns of crime and punishment. The focus is primarily on the U.S. although
many other industrialized democracies are compared. An introductory course
in sociology is recommended as preparation. (Also offered as Legal Studies
173. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) The Staff
125. Society and Nature. F
A healthy society requires a stable and sustainable relationship between
society and nature. Covering past, present, and future, the course covers
environmental history of the U.S., the variety and extent of environmental
problems today, and explores their likely development in our lifetimes.
The Staff
126. Sociology of Sex. F
Explores social and cultural aspects of human sexuality and reproduction,
including how and why meanings and behaviors are contested. Analyzes sexuality
and reproduction as forms of social and political control as well as cultural
expression and self-determination. Enrollment limited to 90. Enrollment
restricted to upper-division students. The Staff
127. Drugs in Society. W
Explores the history of the use and abuse of consciousness-altering substances
like alcohol and other drugs. Social-psychological theories of addiction
are reviewed in tandem with political-economic analyses to identify the
social conditions under which the cultural practices involved in drug
use come to be defined as public problems. An introductory sociology course
is recommended prior to taking this course. C. Reinarman
128. Law and Politics in Contemporary Japan and East Asian Societies.
S
Introduction to contemporary analysis of Japan’s race relations, ethnic
conflicts, and a government’s failure to restore remedial justice for
war victims in Japan, Asia, and the U.S. Specific issues include comfort
women, national or state narratives on Hiroshima, forced labor during
World War II, and Haydon legislation that allows war victims to sue Japanese
government and corporations in California. H. Fukuari
129. Popular Culture. W
Examines popular culture both as a social practice and social product:
the ways that commercial cultural products are created, distributed, and
circulated with contemporary American society and how they operate as
expressions of social moods, conflicts, and identities and the multiple
meanings and social significance of popular culture. Treats popular culture
as a contemporary arena where major social and cultural struggles over
power and meaning is played out in the areas of sexuality, identity, gender,
social class, and race and ethnicity. Enrollment limited to 40. Enrollment
restricted to juniors and seniors. The Staff
130. Sociology of Food. S
Following food from mouth to dirt, explores the politics, economy, and
culture of eating, feeding, buying, selling, and growing food. Topics
cover both the political economy of the food system as well as how body
and nature are contested categories at either "end" of this system.
E. DuPuis
*132. Sociology of Science and Technology.
Reviews social and cultural perspectives on science and technology, including
functionalist, Marxist, Kuhnian, social constructionist, ethnographic,
interactionist, anthropological, historical, feminist, and cultural studies
perspectives. Topics include sociology of knowledge, science as a social
problem, lab studies, representations, practice, controversies, and biomedical
knowledge and work. Prerequisite(s): course 103B, 105A, or 105B. Enrollment
limited to 20. The Staff
*133. Currents in African American Cultural Politics.
Takes as its subject, the dialogues, debates, conceptions, and strategies
of self representation produced by blacks in the U.S. and Atlantic world
in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. These issues are examined
through the insights of feminist theory, cultural studies, media studies,
sociology, and African American studies. Enrollment restricted to juniors
and seniors. (General Education Code: E.) H. Gray
134. Television and the Nation. W
The role of American network television in the production of the post-war
American national imagination is our focus. Our approach will explore
issues of media power, especially television's industrial apparatus, its
network structure, its strategies of representation in relationship to
the construction of the image of the nation, and the meaning of citizens,
consumers, and audiences. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Subject
A and Composition requirements. Enrollment restricted to juniors and seniors.
(General Education Code: W.) H. Gray
Cluster II: Social Psychology
Courses in this cluster deal with the intersection of sociological and psychological concepts. Social psychologists have traditionally been concerned with the experience of the individual in a social context. Topics of class interest in social psychology include conformity, deviance, influence, social interaction, interpretive processes, attribution, sex and gender roles, and prejudice.
135. Nonverbal Communication. W
Explores varieties of nonverbal communication: facial expressions, tones
of voice, personal space and proxemics, gestures, and paralanguage. Readings
are drawn from sociology, psychology, and anthropology. Includes films,
videotapes, photographs, and audiotapes. D. Archer
136. Social Psychology. F
Major theories and concepts in sociological study of social psychology.
Topics include identity and social interaction, deviance, sociology of
emotions, social narratives, and the social construction of reality.
M. Millman
137. Deviance and Conformity. W
Why certain social acts are considered threatening and how individuals
or groups become stigmatized. Sociological analysis of the institutions
and processes of social control and the experience of becoming deviant
and living with a stigmatized identity. Introductory course in sociology
recommended. M. Millman
141. Group Process. F
The study of group development and interpersonal behavior based primarily
on observation of the class discussion group. Readings are drawn from
psychology and fiction as well as from sociology. Offered in alternate
academic years. Enrollment limited to 18. Enrollment restricted to senior
sociology majors. M. Millman
142. Language and Social Interaction. W
Concerns the routine and taken-for-granted activities that make up our
interactions with one another, consisting in large part—but not exclusively—of
verbal exchanges. Emphasis on the socially situated character of communication,
whether intimacy between two people or dominance of a group. An introductory
sociology course is recommended prior to taking this course. Enrollment
restricted to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. The Staff
*143. Conversation Analysis.
A working seminar, involving the analysis of actual conversations. Covers
fundamental ethical, conceptual, and methodological issues that arise
in the collection of conversational data, as well as the skills and techniques
of conversation analysis. Given our operating assumption, that talk is
a primary means of constructing social identities, there is a heavy thematic
emphasis on gender, status, and power in conversation. Prerequisite(s):
course 142 or Psychology 80E. Enrollment limited to 20. Enrollment restricted
to juniors and seniors. C. West
144. Sociology of Women. W
Analysis of the social significance and social production of gender. Some
consideration of how sex differences have developed. Major emphasis on
the impact of gender as a categorical imperative in the present social
context. In this context, the course is also about sexual segregation,
sexual inequality, and the dynamics of interpersonal power. An introductory
sociology course is recommended. Enrollment restricted to juniors and
seniors. C. West
145. Sociology of Men. S
Examines conflicting views on the development and state of modern masculinity
as adaptation, transitional phase, or pathology. Did men lose the "gender
war"? Do boys need rescuing? What are common and divergent social experiences
of men within race, class, gender, culture, era? An introductory sociology
course recommended. The Staff
*146. Sociology of Violence, War, and Peace.
Explores key issues, theories, and topics in the study of violence, war,
and peace. Addresses aspects of aggression, personal violence, political
violence, and war. In addition, various strategies for the prevention
of violence and war are examined. D. Archer
*147. Research Seminar on Violence.
Features social science evidence on the nature, distribution, and causes
of different forms of interpersonal violence. Content includes marital
violence, child abuse, homicide, assault, and rape. Evidence is examined
from several social sciences and also from several cultures. Students
should provide evidence of preparation for the research project required
in class. Enrollment limited to 15. D. Archer
148. Sociology of Learning. F
Examines learning and achievement from class, race, and gender perspectives;
provides tools for improving learning and achieving goals; explores interplay
between past and present social forces affecting learning and achievement.
Class has dyads rather than sections. Enrollment restricted to juniors
and seniors. P. Roby
149. Sex and Gender. F
Modern analyses of sexuality and gender show personal life closely linked
to large-scale social structures: power relations, economic processes,
structures of emotion. Explores these links, examining questions of bodily
difference, femininity and masculinity, structures of inequality, the
state in sexual politics, and the global re-making of gender in modern
history. Recommended as background: any lower-division sociology course.
The Staff
150. Sociology of Death and Dying. S
Explores contemporary, historical, cross-cultural and interdisciplinary
perspectives on the social psychology of death and dying. Cultural norms
and institutional contexts are studied, along with the individual experience,
and the ways in which our perspectives on death and dying influence our
experiences of life and living. Enrollment restricted to juniors and seniors.
W. Martyna
151. Research Seminar on Human Communication. S
Focuses on advanced topics in verbal and nonverbal communication. Members
of this research seminar select a specific area of human communication
(e.g., "gestures," "facial expressions," "the voice," etc.). Students
assemble an annotated bibliography, drawing on literatures in many social
science disciplines, and write scripts that demonstrate complex communication
issues. Finally, students use audio and video equipment to illustrate
these scripts. Prerequisite(s): course 135. Enrollment limited to 25.
D. Archer
*152. Body and Society.
Critically examines the place of the human body in contemporary society.
Focuses on the social and cultural construction of bodies, including how
they are gendered, racialized, sexualized, politicized, represented, colonized,
contained, controlled, and inscribed. Discusses relationship between embodiment,
lived experiences, and social action. Focuses on body politics in Western
society and culture, especially the United States. An introductory sociology
course is recommended prior to taking this course. Enrollment restricted
to juniors and seniors. The Staff
153. Sociology of Emotions. W
Examines sociological approaches to the understanding of emotions and
the application of these approaches to work, learning, interpersonal relationships,
health and illness, sports, and other aspects of everyday life. Enrollment
restricted to juniors and seniors. The Staff
*154. Cross-National and Cross-Cultural Research.
Examines a variety of theoretical, methodological, and substantive approaches
to cross-national and cross-cultural research. Focuses on the importance
and variety of cross-national and cross-cultural studies. Prerequisite(s):
one of the following: course 103, 139, or 183. Enrollment limited to 20.
D. Archer
155. Political Consciousness. S
Explores the relationship between consciousness, ideology, and political
behaviors from voting to rebellion. Special attention is given to the
lived experience and the identity interests that complicate the nexus
of class position and political ideology. An introductory sociology course
is recommended as preparation. E. DuPuis
Cluster III: Inequality and Social Change
Courses in this cluster address the issues raised by unequal distribution of wealth, power, privilege, and cultural control. Principal axes of inequality are class, race and ethnicity, and gender. Consequences of inequality for social organization and personal life are examined. Also covered in this cluster are courses that examine the momentous transformation that preoccupied the founders of sociology and ongoing changes in the contemporary world: the rise and spread of capitalism, the scientific and technological revolutions, the emergence of mass politics, large-scale urbanization, shifts in family life, the growing predominance of bureaucracy, and social movements and revolutions. Specialization in one geographical area—East, South, or Southeast Asia; the Middle East; Africa; Europe; Latin America—may be pursued. Courses in this cluster develop the student’s ability to conduct social research and analyze policy issues. Also considered are the social definition of social problems and the process of policy formation. Emphasis is on applied research on topics which are currently attracting public attention.
162. Twentieth-Century Revolutions. W
Treatment of twentieth-century Latin American revolutions from Zapata
to the Zapatistas. Focuses on the causes and consequences of revolutions
rather than on their narrative histories. (Also offered as Latin American
and Latino Studies 194M. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.)
(Formerly Sociology of Revolution.) (General Education Code: E.)
W. Goldfrank
163. Global Corporations and National States. W
Examines the nature and development of the capitalist world system since
1945. Emphasis is on the power of multinational corporations as managers
of the world system and the response of states: role of multilateral agencies
such as the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, United Nations.
H. Shapiro
165. World Systems Perspective. S
Seminar on the intellectual origins and contemporary exponents of the
world-systems perspective in the social sciences: Marx, Braudel, Polanyi,
Amin, Schurmann, Wallerstein. Prerequisite(s): courses 105A and 105B or
permission of instructor. W. Goldfrank
166. Economics for Non-Economists. F
Fosters economic literacy among students who are not economics majors
but are interested in the political and social ramifications of economic
change. Emphasizes economic institutions and policy and is taught by case-study
method, which requires active student participation. Enrollment limited
to 40. Enrollment restricted to juniors and seniors. H. Shapiro
167. Development and Underdevelopment. S
Examines global, national, and local projects of development; program
theories of development; and trajectories of social change in different
parts of the contemporary world. The Staff
169. Social Inequality. S
A survey of theories and systems of social stratification focusing on
such phenomena as race, class, power, and prestige. Enrollment restricted
to juniors and seniors. (General Education Code: E.) The Staff
170. Ethnic and Status Groups. F
Examines the enduring and changing status of ethnic and other visible
minority groups in the United States, e.g., Latinos, Asian Americans,
African Americans, and immigrants, with comparative materials drawn from
other societies. Satisfies American history and institutions requirement.
An introductory course in ethnicity and race is recommended as preparation.
Satisfies American History and Institutions Requirement. (General Education
Code: E.) J. Childs
172. Sociology of Social Movements. W
Through readings on social movements that span the twentieth century,
examines the causes of popular mobilizations, their potential for rapid
social change, and the theories developed to understand and explain their
role in modern social life. Enrollment limited to 40. Enrollment restricted
to upper-division students. M. Traugott
174. Twenty-First-Century African American Social Structure. S
A sociological overview of African American society in the twenty-first
century. The changing patterns of social/cultural organization, class
structure, and modes of political action are analyzed. This analysis is
located within the framework of migration, urbanization, and social struggle
among black Americans. Prerequisite(s): course 10 or 20. (General Education
Code: E.) The Staff
175. Social History of Asian Americans. S
Provides a general introduction to the history of Chinese, Japanese, Filipinos,
Koreans, and Southeast Asians, within the context of American history.
Examines the diverse processes of immigration, the formation of communities,
work, and family relations of Asians and Asian Americans. Looks at how
social, political, and economic changes in the larger U.S. society have
affected the lives of Asians in America. Offered in alternate academic
years. Enrollment restricted to juniors and seniors. Satisfies American
History and Institutions Requirement. (General Education Code: E.)
D. Takagi
176. Women and Work. W
Examines the history of women and work; women's current conditions of
work and political, economic, and social factors affecting these conditions;
means by which women may shape working conditions including contributing
leadership, developing policies, building unity, and creating alliances.
Offered in alternate academic years. Enrollment restricted to juniors
and seniors. P. Roby
178. Sociology of Social Problems. F
Views "problems" in society not as given but as social constructs. Examines
the ways in which conditions in society become identified and defined
as problems and consequences that follow from such a process. The Staff
*179. Nature, Poverty, and Progress: Dilemmas of Development and
Environment.
Concerns about environmental change, including global warming, threats
to the ozone layer, and industrial pollution, raise questions about Third
World development. Simple views of the relation between society and nature,
such as blaming population growth, industrialization, or poor people,
seem to preclude higher living standards. Uses debates and case studies
to explore more subtle and optimistic views of social-natural relations.
Enrollment limited to 45. B. Crow
181. A Sociology of Place: The California Coast. S
Examines the California coast, including important social, political,
cultural, and environmental aspects of this most important place. Lectures,
readings, discussion, and class assignments examine the history, development,
and future of the California coast. Enrollment limited to 45. Enrollment
restricted to juniors and seniors. M. Beyeler
184. Hunger and Famine. F
Why do famines happen? Why are some hungry and some over-fed? Recent advances
in the understanding of food crises and chronic undernutrition are the
focus of this course. B. Crow
185. Environmental Inequality. W
Modern society not only assaults nature; it does so in ways that reproduce
existing social inequalities. Reviews research on disproportionate exposure
to risks and hazards, especially along dimensions of class and race, and
examines the environmental justice movement. Course 125 is recommended
as preparation. The Staff
*186. Globalization, Information, and Social Change.
Reviews theories of globalization, the information revolution, world inequality,
and the value of information networks for upgrading capacity of NGOs and
community groups to promote progressive social change. Requires research
project/grant proposal using Internet resources. P. Lubeck
*187. Feminist Theory.
Examination of shifts in twentieth- and twenty-first-century feminist
theory and epistemology. Considers various deconstructive challenges to
second wave feminism based on the politics of race, ethnicity, nation,
sexuality, and class. Focus changes regularly. Prerequisite(s): course
105B, and either course 144 or 149 or Women's Studies 1A or 100. Enrollment
limited to 35. J. Bettie
*188. Religion and Social Change.
Uses historical-comparative method to explore role of religion in global
and local social movements. Case studies include historical analysis of
the civil rights movement, Islamic movements, liberation theology, and
millenarian movements. Topics vary annually. Recommended for social science
and history majors. (General Education Code: E.) P. Lubeck
*189. Gender and Development: Analysis and Practice.
One of the greatest social transformations of our time arises from the
struggle to address the almost universal (across space and time) subordination
of women. For the majority of the world's population, this struggle takes
place in the context of attempts to raise living standards. Examines case
studies and key analytical texts, primarily relating to the Third World.
Enrollment restricted to juniors and seniors. B. Crow
190. Proseminar. F,W,S
The Staff
191. Sociology Teaching Practicum. F,W,S
Under the supervision of the instructor, the student works with a group
of students in a lower-division course, leading discussions, explaining
material, reading and marking submissions, consulting individually and/or
in other ways assisting in the teaching of a course. Interview and selection
by professor required. Prerequisite(s): Senior standing and excellent
performance in core courses in the major. Enrollment restricted to senior
sociology majors. The Staff
192. Directed Student Teaching. F,W,S
Teaching of a lower-division seminar under faculty supervision. (See course
42.) Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. The
Staff
193. Field Study. F,W,S
Provides for (department-sponsored) individual field study in the vicinity
of the campus under the direct supervision of a faculty sponsor (as opposed
to course 198 where faculty supervision is by correspondence). Up to three
such courses may be taken for credit in any one quarter. Ordinarily call
numbers for this course will not be issued after the first week of instruction.
Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. May be repeated
for credit. The Staff
193F. Field Study (2 credits). F,W,S
Provides for department-sponsored individual field study in the vicinity
of campus under the direct supervision of a faculty sponsor. May not be
counted toward major requirements. Prerequisite(s): petition on file with
sponsoring agency. Enrollment restricted to junior and senior sociology
majors. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
194. Group Tutorial. F,W,S
Provides a means for a small group of students to study a particular topic
in consultation with a faculty sponsor. Prerequisite(s): petition on file
with sponsoring agency. Enrollment limited to 10. May be repeated for
credit. The Staff
194F. Group Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Small group study of a particular topic in consultation with a faculty
sponsor. Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. May
be repeated for credit. The Staff
195A-B-C. Senior Thesis. F,W,S
Preparation of a senior thesis over one, two, or three quarters, beginning
in any quarter. The senior thesis satisfies the comprehensive requirement.
Course is for independent thesis research and writing. Courses may be
taken consecutively or concurrently. Only completion of course 195C (completion
of the thesis) satisfies the W general education requirement. Prerequisite(s):
course 103B, satisfaction of the Subject A and Composition requirements,
petition on file with sponsoring agency. (General Education Code: W.)
The Staff
198. Independent Field Study. F,W,S
Provides for (department-sponsored) individual study program off campus
for which faculty supervision is not in person (e.g., supervision is by
correspondence). Up to three such courses may be taken for credit in any
one quarter. Ordinarily call numbers for this course will not be issued
after the first week of instruction. Prerequisite(s): petition on file
with sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
199. Tutorial. F,W,S
Advanced directed reading and research. Petitions may be obtained from
the Sociology Department Office. Prerequisite(s): petition on file with
sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
Graduate Courses
201. The Making of Classical Theory. F
Examines the establishment of "theory" in the discipline of sociology.
Introduces students to close readings and analysis of a core selection
of social theory. Problematizes the construction, maintenance, and reproduction
of a theoretical canon in sociology. Enrollment limited to 20. Enrollment
restricted to graduate students in sociology and by permission code.
E. DuPuis
202. Contemporary Sociological Theory. W
Intensive survey of major tendencies in modern social thought, including
functionalism, symbolic interactionism, ethnomethodology, critical theory,
structuralism, phenomenology, neo-Marxism, and feminist theory. Enrollment
restricted to graduate students in sociology and by permission code.
C. Reinarman
203. Sociological Methods. F
Approaches methods as a series of conscious and strategic choices for
doing various kinds of research. Introduces students to the epistemological
questions of method in social sciences; to key issues in "technique,"
particularly control, reliability, and validity; and to good examples
of social research. Enrollment restricted to graduate students in sociology
and by permission code. C. West
204. Methods of Quantitative Analysis. F
Students are provided with intuitive explanation of fundamental concepts
in statistics and learn how to use statistics to answer sociological questions.
Experience and guidance in using computers to efficiently analyze data
are provided. Enrollment limited to 20. Enrollment restricted to graduate
students in sociology and by permission code. D. Takagi
205. Field Research Methods. W
Gives students first-hand experience doing fieldwork with an emphasis
on participant observation and some interviewing. Students submit weekly
field notes and a final project analysis. At seminar meetings, field experiences
and relevant literature are examined. Enrollment limited to 10. Enrollment
restricted to graduate students in sociology and by permission code. Offered
in alternate academic years. M. Millman
*206. Comparative Historical Methods.
Overview of research strategies and methods used in historical and social
sciences. Students read works exemplifying a variety of analytical approaches.
Written assignments cultivate critical skills, weighing of tradeoffs inherent
in all methodological choices, and elaboration of hypothetical research
designs. Enrollment limited to 20. Enrollment restricted to graduate students.
E. DuPuis
208. Writing Practicum. S
Writing intensive course designed to facilitate the completion of the
master's thesis, orals field statement, or the dissertation in sociology.
The seminar is convened by a faculty member in conjunction with students
and their adviser or appropriate committee chair. Students are expected
to produce and present drafts of work completed in the seminar. Enrollment
limited to 12. Enrollment restricted to sociology graduate students and
by permission code. J. Bettie
*209. The Analysis of Cultural Forms.
Examines material and symbolic forms such as media products, cultural
artifacts, language, nonverbal communication and social practices using
discourse, textual, content, interpretive, and conversation analyses as
well as ethnography and different channels of communication. Theoretically,
relies on cultural studies, communication studies, cultural sociology,
film studies, and ethnomethodology. Enrollment restricted to sociology
graduate students. D. Archer
220. Global Transformation: Macrosociological
Perspectives. S
Classical concepts and contemporary approaches in macrosociology, the
study of large-scale, long term social change. Readings drawn primarily
from the Marxian and Weberian traditions (new institutionalism, varieties
of neo-Marxism, environmental history, state centrism) as they focus on
agrarian and industrial structures and commodity chains; household, village,
and neighborhood organization; social movements and revolutions; culture,
ideology, and consciousness; policy analysis; comparative urban, national,
and civilizational development. Enrollment limited to 15. Enrollment restricted
to graduate students in sociology. B. Crow
*222. Political Sociology.
A survey of major works and themes in the relationship of politics and
society, with primary emphasis on the compatibilities and contradictions
of pluralist, elite, and class perspectives on the state. Enrollment restricted
to graduate students. E. DuPuis
*223. Sociology of the Environment.
Advanced treatment of the dominant ideas of nature and the environment
in the West and their relationship to the development of Western capitalism.
Leading Western theories of environmental crisis and their relation with
ideologies of environmentalism and environmental movements. Enrollment
limited to 20. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated
for credit. E. DuPuis
*224. Globalization: Theories and Social Movements.
Examines the structures, processes, and movements associated with globalization
processes. Reviews political economy theories, cultural theories systems,
state industrial policies, and popular responses to globalization. Also
assesses contribution of resistance movements informed by class, ethno-nationalism,
religion, or gender. Enrollment limited to 25. Enrollment restricted to
graduate students. (Formerly Global Development Theory.) Offered
in alternate academic years. May be repeated for credit. P. Lubeck
225. Political Economy for Sociologists. F
Examines rudiments of historical materialism in light of advances in cultural
and ecological Marxism. Basic categories of Marxist political economy.
Thematic focus on the "first" and "second" contradictions of capitalism
in world economy today. Enrollment limited to 15. Enrollment restricted
to graduate students. H. Shapiro
*228. The State, Capitalism, and Democracy.
Examines various explanations for the existence of the Modern State, starting
with its rise in conjunction with the growth of industrial capitalism.
Is the Modern State intrinsically a servant of economic interests or can
it be responsive to a broader set of interests? Explores how various authors
have attempted to answer that question, with the goal of envisioning state
instutions that are truly democratic. Enrollment limited to 12. Enrollment
restricted to graduate students. E. DuPuis
240. Inequality and Identity. S
Explores recent theoretical and empirical studies of race, class, gender,
and sexuality with an emphasis on the production of identities and their
relationship to processes and structures of power in a postcolonial context.
Enrollment restricted to graduate students in sociology. D. Takagi
*241. Cross-National and Cross-Cultural Research.
Seminar examining theoretical and methodological issues in doing cross-national
and cross-cultural research. In addition to a consideration of different
research paradigms and approaches, representative works from each comparative
tradition are examined. Enrollment limited to 15. Enrollment restricted
to graduate students. D. Archer
244. Race and Ethnicity. S
A critical survey of the theoretical issues of persistence and change,
public policy, and recent empirical studies in the field of race and ethnic
relations. Readings introduce comparative race relations and a historical
background of major theoretical paradigms in the field which purport to
explain race and ethnic relations in general and race relations in America
specifically. Enrollment limited to 15. Enrollment restricted to graduate
students. Offered in alternate academic years. J. Childs
*245. Feminist Theory.
Examination of shifts in twentieth- and twenty-first-century feminist
theory and epistemology. Explores the decentering of universalist feminist
theories and asks what constitutes feminist theory after gender has been
decentered. Considers various deconstructive challenges to second-wave
feminist theory based on the politics of race, ethnicity, nation, sexuality,
and class. Focus changes regularly. Enrollment limited to 12. Enrollment
restricted to sociology graduate students. J. Bettie
*247. Race and Class.
Introduces the student to the recent literature on race and class. Covers
several different theoretical perspectives including internal colonialism,
labor market segmentation theories, racial formation, and neo-gramscian
cultural analyses. In addition to study of theory, also compares theoretical
perspectives to the historical experience of minority groups, in particular,
blacks, Hispanics, and Asians. Enrollment restricted to graduate students.
J. Childs
*248. Class and Cultural Studies.
Examines theoretical and historical approaches to class and culture. In
particular, focuses on how historical and ethnographic studies of class
structure theorize different models of culture in the context of class
formation. Enrollment limited to 15. Enrollment restricted to graduate
students. D. Takagi
250. Course Design and Grant-Writing Seminar. W
A professional training seminar devoted to the philosophical, conceptual,
and practical issues of course design, pedagogy, and grant writing. Topics
covered: institutional contexts; curriculum (including syllabi, course
content, assignments, evaluation); pedagogy; teaching as work/labor process;
grant writing; budgets. Enrollment limited to 15. Enrollment restricted
to sociology graduate students. J. Bettie
253. Race, Crime, and Justice. W
An introduction to comparative and historical analyses of relations between
race and the criminal justice system. Specific topics include defining
race/ethnicity, sentencing disparities, jury nullification, jury selection
and decisions, prosecutorial misconduct, government's charging and investigative
discretions, and other racially biased law enforcement practices and criminal
court processes. Also covers a number of highly publicized trials that
involved unmistakable elements of race and racism such as Chin, King,
Simpson, and Unabomber cases. Students are also exposed to World Wide
Web (Internet) to learn how to do research in the field of criminal justice.
Enrollment limited to 15. Enrollment restricted to graduate students.
H. Fukurai
*255. Engaging Cultural Studies.
Examines feminist and ethnic studies production, appropriation, and transformation
of cultural studies theories and methodologies. Considers the utility
of various theoretical apparatuses and methodological strategies employed
in the interdisciplinary site that combines feminist, ethnic, and cultural
studies. Enrollment limited to 15. Enrollment restricted to graduate students.
J. Bettie
260. Culture, Knowledge, Power. W
An introduction to theoretical approaches and exemplary studies of culture,
knowledge, and power which critically interrogate the relationship between
cultural formations and the production, circulation, and meaning of knowledges,
materials, artifacts, and symbolic forms. Explores the concrete ways that
power is organized and operates through different forms and sites, how
it interpolates with other forms of power, and examines knowledges and
culture as specific forms of power and sites of political struggle. Enrollment
limited to 15. Enrollment restricted to sociology graduate students.
H. Gray
261. Sociology of Knowledge. F
Explores three main issues: the social determination of knowledge, including
natural science; the character of intellectual labor and intellectuals
as a social group; the role of organized knowledge and "knowledge industries"
in contemporary social change. Texts examined include class-based theories
(Lukacs, Mannheim, Gramsci), feminist standpoint analysis (Smith, Harding,
etc.), and theories of postmodern culture (Lyotard, Harvey, etc.). Enrollment
limited to 20. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. B. Crow
*262. Cultural Practice and Everyday Life.
Examines contemporary debates about the role of mass produced expressive
symbols in modern industrial societies, and the circumstances of cultural
production for its impact on the creation, organization, and use of cultural
artifacts. Concern with the use and experience of popular symbols for
the ways that their use involves the creation of meanings and the role
of such meanings in the social organization of society. Enrollment limited
to 10. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. H. Gray
*264. Science, Technology, and Medicine.
Explores social and cultural perspectives on science, technology, and
medicine. Analyzes theoretical approaches that open up "black boxes" of
scientific and biomedical knowledge, including the politics of bodies,
objects, and health/illness. Links are made to medical sociology. Enrollment
restricted to graduate students. M. Millman
*282. Social Policy Research.
Policy research. Covers a variety of theoretical perspectives found in
policy studies. Surveys various methodological approaches used in policy
research. Theories and methods linked to research agendas on the various
phases of the policy life cycle. Students are required to design a research
proposal. Enrollment limited to 10. Enrollment restricted to graduate
students. Offered in alternate academic years. E. DuPuis
*290. Advanced Topics in Sociological Analysis.
The topics to be analyzed each year vary with the instructor but focus
upon a specific research area. The Staff
293. Going on the Job Market. F
A seminar devoted to the practical problems of securing a job as a professional
sociologist. Topics covered: researching colleges, universities, and public
and private organizations that employ sociologists; designing a curriculum
vitae; writing an application letter; preparing a "job talk;" handling
questions during the interview process; the etiquette of visiting (and
its aftermath); finding out about them; and the terms of employment: what
is negotiable and what is not. Enrollment restricted to graduate students.
C. West
*294. Writing for Social Scientists.
Seminar on the genres of social science writing, and the problems of starting
and finishing a publishable thesis, book, or article. For advanced graduate
students working on the composition of their dissertations and journal
articles. Enrollment limited to 10. Enrollment restricted to graduate
students. M. Millman
297. Independent Study. F,W,S
Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. The Staff
299. Thesis Research. F,W,S
Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. The Staff
*Not offered in 2003-04