SOC 1: Introduction to Sociology at Stanford
The Stanford Sociology department includes some of the best-known and most influential thinkers in the discipline. This class will be an opportunity to meet them and hear about their research and other interests that occupy them as professional sociologists. As you learn about their work, you also will learn about key concepts, methods, and theoretical orientations within sociology.
Terms: Spr
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Units: 5
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UG Reqs: GER:DBSocSci
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
Dakhlallah, D. (PI)
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Falcon, M. (PI)
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Snipp, C. (PI)
SOC 10SC: Bargaining, Power, and Social Influence
How simple and complex negotiations unfold under varying circumstances, and how conflict can be avoided. Effective negotiating strategies. Sample negotiations to understand to be more effective. Presentation of case study.
Terms: not given this year
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Units: 2
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
SOC 14N: Inequality in American Society
An overview of the major forms of inequality in American society, their causes and consequences. Special attention will devoted to to public policy associated with inequality.
Terms: Aut
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Units: 3
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
Snipp, C. (PI)
SOC 15N: The Transformation of Socialist Societies
Preference to freshmen. The impact of societal organization on the lives of ordinary people in socialist societies and in the new societies arising through the processes of political, economic, and social transformation. Do the concepts of democratization and marketization suffice to characterize ongoing changes? Enrollment limited to 16.
Terms: Aut
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Units: 3
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UG Reqs: GER:DBSocSci
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
Young, P. (PI)
SOC 16N: African Americans and Social Movements (AFRICAAM 16N, CSRE 16N)
Theory and research on African Americans' roles in post-Civil Rights, US social movements. Topics include women¿s right, LGBT rights, environmental movement, and contemporary political conservativism.
Terms: Win
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Units: 3
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UG Reqs: GER:DBSocSci
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
Fields, C. (PI)
SOC 22N: The Roots of Social Protest
Preference to freshmen. The conditions under which social protest occurs and the emergence, success, and viability of contemporary social movements. Examples include women's civil rights, ecology, and antiwar and anti-globilization movements in the U.S. and elsewhere. Sociological theories to explain the timing, location, and causes of mobilization; how researchers evaluate these theories. Comparison of tactics, trajectories, and outcomes.
Terms: not given this year
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Units: 3
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UG Reqs: GER:DBSocSci, GER:ECGlobalCom
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
SOC 25N: Understanding the Sixties (AMSTUD 25N)
Preference to freshmen. The tendency of critics to view the 60s through ideological lenses as either the best or worst of times has made a balanced perspective difficult to achieve. Goal is to provide a sociological explanation for the political and cultural turbulence that marked the era. The confluence of demographic, political, economic, and cultural trends that date back to at least the 30s. The ambiguous legacy of the 60s. Using the 60s to shed light on the 80s and 90s. Enrollment limited to 16.
Terms: not given this year
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Units: 3
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UG Reqs: GER:DBSocSci
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
SOC 26N: The Changing American Family
Preference to freshmen. Family change from historical, social, demographic, and legal perspectives. Extramarital cohabitation, divorce, later marriage, interracial marriage, and same sex cohabitation and marriage: what do all these changes mean? (Rosenfeld)
Terms: not given this year
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Units: 3
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UG Reqs: GER:DBSocSci
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
SOC 44N: Race, Class, and Culture in Urban America
Preference to freshmen. How dividing lines of race and class are enacted, reinforced, or altered in large cities in the U.S. Emphasis is on the experience of urban life, white flight, the development of a code of the streets, and the social construction of certain neighborhoods as good or bad. Enrollment limited to 16.
Terms: not given this year
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Units: 3
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UG Reqs: GER:DBSocSci
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
SOC 45Q: Understanding Race and Ethnicity in American Society (CSRE 45Q)
Preference to sophomores. Historical overview of race in America, race and violence, race and socioeconomic well-being, and the future of race relations in America. Enrollment limited to 16.
Terms: Aut
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Units: 5
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UG Reqs: GER:DBSocSci
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors:
Snipp, C. (PI)