SOC 46N:
Race, Ethnic, and National Identities: Imagined Communities
Preference to freshmen. How new identities are created and legitimated. What does it mean to try on a different identity? National groups and ethnic groups are so large that one individual can know only an infinitesimal fraction of other group members. What explains the seeming coherence of groups? If identities are a product of the imagination, why are people willing to fight and die for them? Enrollment limited to 16.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
SOC 108:
Political & Historical Sociology (SOC 208)
The differences between historical and sociological analysis of past events. The difference between constructing sociological explanations and describing past events. Topics include: the rise of Christianity, the mafia in a Sicilian village, the trade network of the East India Company.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
SOC 111:
State and Society in Korea (INTNLREL 143, SOC 211)
20th-century Korea from a comparative historical perspective. Colonialism, nationalism, development, state-society relations, democratization, and globalization with reference to the Korean experience.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom
SOC 116:
Chinese Organizations and Management (SOC 216)
Seminar for advanced undergraduates and all graduate students.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
SOC 135:
Poverty, Inequality, and Social Policy in the United States (SOC 235)
Causes and consequences. Effects of antipoverty policies, and debates over effective social policies. Focus is on how poverty and inequality are experienced by families, children, and communities. Topics include welfare reform and labor market policies, education, and community-based antipoverty strategies. Preference to Sociology majors and Sociology coterm students.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
SOC 136:
Sociology of Law (SOC 236)
(Graduate students register for 236) Major issues and debates. Topics include: historical perspectives on the origins of law; rationality and legal sanctions; normative decision making and morality; cognitive decision making; crime and deviance; the law in action versus the law on the books; organizational responses to law in the context of labor and employment; the roles of lawyers, judges, and juries; and law and social change emphasizing the American civil rights movement.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
SOC 140:
Introduction to Social Stratification (SOC 240)
(Graduate students register for 240.) The main classical and modern explanations of the causes of social, economic, and political inequality. Issues include: power; processes that create and maintain inequality; the central axes of inequality in contemporary societies (race, ethnicity, class, and gender); the consequences of inequality for individuals and groups; and how social policy can mitigate and exacerbate inequality. Cases include technologically simple groups, the Indian caste system, and the modern U.S.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-EDP, WAY-SI
SOC 159:
Social and Cultural Dimensions of GlobalnIndigeneity (SOC 259)
This course will expose students to the rise of a world-wide indigenous identity, common themes embraced by indigenous people, and common challenges these groups confront when dealing with the larger social environment that surrounds them. Topics to be covered include tribal sovereignty, rights, and recognition; language preservation; the maintenance of cultural integrity and ethnic authenticity; cultural production and the commodification of indigenous culture; literary traditions; indigenous social movements; natural resources and land disputes; and the disadvantaged social position that these groups typically occupy.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
SOC 161:
The Social Science of Entrepreneurship (SOC 261)
(Graduate students register for 261.) Who is likely to become an entrepreneur and where is entrepreneurship likely to occur? Classic and contemporary theory and research. Interaction with expert practitioners in creating entrepreneurial opportunities including venture and corporate capitalists. The role of culture, markets, hierarchies, and networks. Market creation and change, and factors that affect success of new organizations. Field projects on entrepreneurial environments such as technology licensing offices, entrepreneurial development organizations, venture capital firms, and corporate venturing groups.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
SOC 162:
Markets and Governance (SOC 262)
Social and political forces that shape market outcomes. The emergence and creation of markets, how markets go wrong, and the roles of government and society in structuring market exchange. Applied topics include development, inequality, globalization, and economic meltdown. Preference to Sociology majors and Sociology coterm students.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
SOC 190:
Undergraduate Individual Study
Prior arrangement required.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
20 times
(up to 20 units total)
Instructors: ;
Barr, D. (PI);
Berger, J. (PI);
Chang, P. (PI);
Cohen, B. (PI);
Cook, K. (PI);
Correll, S. (PI);
Dauber, M. (PI);
Diamond, L. (PI);
Dornbusch, S. (PI);
Drori, G. (PI);
England, P. (PI);
Fields, C. (PI);
Gong, R. (PI);
Granovetter, M. (PI);
Grusky, D. (PI);
Hannan, M. (PI);
Hillmann, H. (PI);
Jimenez, T. (PI);
Jones, M. (PI);
McAdam, D. (PI);
McDermott, M. (PI);
McFarland, D. (PI);
Meyer, J. (PI);
Olzak, S. (PI);
Parigi, P. (PI);
Parker, A. (PI);
Powell, W. (PI);
Ramirez, F. (PI);
Ridgeway, C. (PI);
Rosenfeld, M. (PI);
Samson, F. (PI);
Sandefur, R. (PI);
Scott, W. (PI);
Shin, G. (PI);
Snipp, C. (PI);
Strober, M. (PI);
Thornton, P. (PI);
Tuma, N. (PI);
Walder, A. (PI);
Young, C. (PI);
Zelditch, M. (PI);
Zhou, X. (PI)
SOC 191:
Undergraduate Directed Research
Work on a project of student's choice under supervision of a faculty member. Prior arrangement required.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
20 times
(up to 20 units total)
Instructors: ;
Barr, D. (PI);
Berger, J. (PI);
Chang, P. (PI);
Cohen, B. (PI);
Cook, K. (PI);
Correll, S. (PI);
Dauber, M. (PI);
Diamond, L. (PI);
Dornbusch, S. (PI);
Drori, G. (PI);
England, P. (PI);
Fields, C. (PI);
Gong, R. (PI);
Granovetter, M. (PI);
Grusky, D. (PI);
Hannan, M. (PI);
Hillmann, H. (PI);
Jimenez, T. (PI);
McAdam, D. (PI);
McDermott, M. (PI);
McFarland, D. (PI);
Meyer, J. (PI);
Olzak, S. (PI);
Parigi, P. (PI);
Powell, W. (PI);
Ramirez, F. (PI);
Ridgeway, C. (PI);
Rosenfeld, M. (PI);
Sandefur, R. (PI);
Scott, W. (PI);
Shin, G. (PI);
Snipp, C. (PI);
Strober, M. (PI);
Thornton, P. (PI);
Tuma, N. (PI);
Walder, A. (PI);
Young, C. (PI);
Zelditch, M. (PI);
Zhou, X. (PI)
SOC 192:
Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship
Work in an apprentice-like relationship with faculty on an on-going research project. Prior arrangement required.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
20 times
(up to 20 units total)
Instructors: ;
Barr, D. (PI);
Berger, J. (PI);
Cohen, B. (PI);
Cook, K. (PI);
Correll, S. (PI);
Dauber, M. (PI);
Diamond, L. (PI);
Dornbusch, S. (PI);
Drori, G. (PI);
England, P. (PI);
Granovetter, M. (PI);
Grusky, D. (PI);
Hannan, M. (PI);
Hillmann, H. (PI);
Jimenez, T. (PI);
McAdam, D. (PI);
McDermott, M. (PI);
McFarland, D. (PI);
Meyer, J. (PI);
Olzak, S. (PI);
Parigi, P. (PI);
Powell, W. (PI);
Ramirez, F. (PI);
Ridgeway, C. (PI);
Rosenfeld, M. (PI);
Sandefur, R. (PI);
Scott, W. (PI);
Shin, G. (PI);
Snipp, C. (PI);
Thornton, P. (PI);
Tuma, N. (PI);
Walder, A. (PI);
Willer, R. (PI);
Zelditch, M. (PI);
Zhou, X. (PI)
SOC 193:
Undergraduate Teaching Apprenticeship
Prior arrangement required.
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
20 times
(up to 20 units total)
SOC 196:
Senior Thesis
Work on an honors thesis project under faculty supervision (see description of honors program). Must be arranged early in the year of graduation or before.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-15
| Repeatable
30 times
(up to 30 units total)
Instructors: ;
Antonio, A. (PI);
Barr, D. (PI);
Berger, J. (PI);
Chang, P. (PI);
Cohen, B. (PI);
Cook, K. (PI);
Correll, S. (PI);
Dauber, M. (PI);
Diamond, L. (PI);
Dornbusch, S. (PI);
Drori, G. (PI);
England, P. (PI);
Granovetter, M. (PI);
Grusky, D. (PI);
Hannan, M. (PI);
Hillmann, H. (PI);
Jimenez, T. (PI);
Jones, M. (PI);
McAdam, D. (PI);
McDermott, M. (PI);
McFarland, D. (PI);
Meyer, J. (PI);
Olzak, S. (PI);
Parigi, P. (PI);
Parker, A. (PI);
Powell, W. (PI);
Ramirez, F. (PI);
Ridgeway, C. (PI);
Rosenfeld, M. (PI);
Sandefur, R. (PI);
Scott, W. (PI);
Shin, G. (PI);
Snipp, C. (PI);
Thornton, P. (PI);
Tuma, N. (PI);
Walder, A. (PI);
Zelditch, M. (PI);
Zhou, X. (PI)
SOC 208:
Political & Historical Sociology (SOC 108)
The differences between historical and sociological analysis of past events. The difference between constructing sociological explanations and describing past events. Topics include: the rise of Christianity, the mafia in a Sicilian village, the trade network of the East India Company.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
SOC 211:
State and Society in Korea (INTNLREL 143, SOC 111)
20th-century Korea from a comparative historical perspective. Colonialism, nationalism, development, state-society relations, democratization, and globalization with reference to the Korean experience.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
SOC 216:
Chinese Organizations and Management (SOC 116)
Seminar for advanced undergraduates and all graduate students.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
SOC 235:
Poverty, Inequality, and Social Policy in the United States (SOC 135)
Causes and consequences. Effects of antipoverty policies, and debates over effective social policies. Focus is on how poverty and inequality are experienced by families, children, and communities. Topics include welfare reform and labor market policies, education, and community-based antipoverty strategies. Preference to Sociology majors and Sociology coterm students.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
SOC 236:
Sociology of Law (SOC 136)
(Graduate students register for 236) Major issues and debates. Topics include: historical perspectives on the origins of law; rationality and legal sanctions; normative decision making and morality; cognitive decision making; crime and deviance; the law in action versus the law on the books; organizational responses to law in the context of labor and employment; the roles of lawyers, judges, and juries; and law and social change emphasizing the American civil rights movement.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
SOC 240:
Introduction to Social Stratification (SOC 140)
(Graduate students register for 240.) The main classical and modern explanations of the causes of social, economic, and political inequality. Issues include: power; processes that create and maintain inequality; the central axes of inequality in contemporary societies (race, ethnicity, class, and gender); the consequences of inequality for individuals and groups; and how social policy can mitigate and exacerbate inequality. Cases include technologically simple groups, the Indian caste system, and the modern U.S.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
SOC 258:
Applied Quasi-Experimental Research in Education (EDUC 255C)
Course will provide hands-on practice in analysis of data from experimental and quasi-experimental research designs, including a) instrumental variables estimators; b) regression discontinuity estimators; c) difference-in-difference estimators; d) matching estimators; e) fixed effects estimators; and f) panel data methods (including individual fixed effects models, lagged covariate adjustment models, growth models, etc.). Prerequisites: satisfactory completion of EDUC 255B, EDUC 257C or SOC 257.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-5
SOC 259:
Social and Cultural Dimensions of GlobalnIndigeneity (SOC 159)
This course will expose students to the rise of a world-wide indigenous identity, common themes embraced by indigenous people, and common challenges these groups confront when dealing with the larger social environment that surrounds them. Topics to be covered include tribal sovereignty, rights, and recognition; language preservation; the maintenance of cultural integrity and ethnic authenticity; cultural production and the commodification of indigenous culture; literary traditions; indigenous social movements; natural resources and land disputes; and the disadvantaged social position that these groups typically occupy.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
SOC 262:
Markets and Governance (SOC 162)
Social and political forces that shape market outcomes. The emergence and creation of markets, how markets go wrong, and the roles of government and society in structuring market exchange. Applied topics include development, inequality, globalization, and economic meltdown. Preference to Sociology majors and Sociology coterm students.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
SOC 300:
Workshop: Teaching Development
For first-year Sociology doctoral students only. The principles for becoming an effective instructor, adviser, and mentor to undergraduates. Topics: ethics, course organization and syllabus development, test construction and grading, conflict resolution, common classroom problems, and University policies related to matters such as sexual harassment. Technologies and other topics related to making effective presentations, and campus resources to improve classroom performance. Roundtable discussions with faculty and advanced graduate students known for teaching excellence. Students may be asked to give a demonstration lecture.
| Units: 2
SOC 310:
Political Sociology
Theory and research on the relationship between social structure and politics. Social foundations of political order, the generation and transformation of ideologies and political identities, social origins of revolutionary movements, and social consequences of political revolution. Prerequisite: doctoral student.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4-5
SOC 311C:
Workshop: Comparative Studies of Educational and Political Systems (EDUC 387C)
Analysis of quantitative and longitudinal data on national educational systems and political structures. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
for credit
SOC 315W:
Workshop: Economic Sociology and Organizations
Theory, methods, and research in the sociology of the economy and of formal organizations, through presentations of ongoing work by students, faculty, and guest speakers, and discussion of recent literature and controversies. May be repeated for credit. Restricted to Sociology doctoral students; others by consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-2
| Repeatable
15 times
(up to 30 units total)
SOC 321W:
Workshop: Social Psychology and Social Structure
Advanced graduate student workshop in social psychology. Current theories and research agendas, recent publications, and presentations of ongoing research by faculty and students. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-2
| Repeatable
20 times
(up to 40 units total)
SOC 323:
Sociology of the Family
Sociological research on changing family forms. Topics include courtship, marriage, fertility, divorce, conflict, relationship skills and satisfaction, gender patterns, power relations within the family, and class and race differences in patterns. Enrollment limited to graduate students.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4-5
SOC 341W:
Workshop: Inequality
Causes, consequences, and structure of inequality; how inequality results from and shapes social classes, occupations, professions, and other aspects of the economy. Research presentations by students, faculty, and guest speakers. Discussion of controversies, theories, and recent writings. May be repeated for credit. Restricted to Sociology doctoral students; others by consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-2
| Repeatable
for credit
SOC 350W:
Workshop: Migration, Race, Ethnicity and Nation
Current theories and research, recent publications, and presentations of ongoing research by faculty and students. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-3
| Repeatable
20 times
(up to 60 units total)
SOC 361W:
Workshop: Networks and Organizations (EDUC 361)
For students doing advanced research. Group comments and criticism on dissertation projects at any phase of completion, including data problems, empirical and theoretical challenges, presentation refinement, and job market presentations. Collaboration, debate, and shaping research ideas. Prerequisite: courses in organizational theory or social network analysis.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-3
| Repeatable
for credit
SOC 362:
Organization and Environment
This seminar considers the leading sociological approaches to analyzing relations of organizations and environments, with a special emphasis on dynamics. Attention is given to theoretical formulations, research designs, and results of empirical studies. Prerequisite: Enrollment in a PhD program.
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 3
SOC 366A:
Organizational Ecology (OB 601)
This seminar examines theoretical and methodological issues in the study of the ecology of organizations. Particular attention is given to the dynamics that characterize the interface between organizational populations and their audiences.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
SOC 368W:
Workshop: China Social Science (POLISCI 448R)
For Ph.D. students in the social sciences and history. Research on contemporary society and politics in the People's Republic of China. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
SOC 374:
Philanthropy and Civil Society (EDUC 374, POLISCI 334)
Associated with the Center for Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS). Year-long workshop for doctoral students and advanced undergraduates writing senior theses on the nature of civil society or philanthropy. Focus is on pursuit of progressive research and writing contributing to the current scholarly knowledge of the nonprofit sector and philanthropy. Accomplished in a large part through peer review. Readings include recent scholarship in aforementioned fields. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 9 units.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-3
| Repeatable
6 times
(up to 18 units total)
SOC 378:
Seminar on Institutional Theory and World Society
Sociological analyses of the rise and impact of the expanded modern world order, with its internationalized organizations and globalized discourse. Consequences for national and local society: education, political organization, economic structure, the environment, and science. The centrality of the individual and the rationalized organization as legitimated actors.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1-5
SOC 380:
Qualitative Methods
Priority to Sociology doctoral students. Emphasis is on observational and interview-based research. Limited enrollment.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-5
SOC 383:
Sociological Methodology III: Models for Discrete Outcomes
Required for Ph.D. in Sociology; enrollment limited to first-year Sociology doctoral students. The rationale for and interpretation of static and dynamic models for the analysis of discrete variables. Prerequisites: 381 and 382, or equivalents.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
SOC 390:
Graduate Individual Study
May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Barr, D. (PI);
Berger, J. (PI);
Cohen, B. (PI);
Cook, K. (PI);
Correll, S. (PI);
Dauber, M. (PI);
Diamond, L. (PI);
Dornbusch, S. (PI);
England, P. (PI);
Fields, C. (PI);
Granovetter, M. (PI);
Grusky, D. (PI);
Hannan, M. (PI);
Hillmann, H. (PI);
Jimenez, T. (PI);
McAdam, D. (PI);
McDermott, M. (PI);
McFarland, D. (PI);
Meyer, J. (PI);
Meyersson Milgrom, E. (PI);
Olzak, S. (PI);
Parigi, P. (PI);
Powell, W. (PI);
Ramirez, F. (PI);
Ridgeway, C. (PI);
Rosenfeld, M. (PI);
Sandefur, R. (PI);
Saperstein, A. (PI);
Scott, W. (PI);
Shin, G. (PI);
Snipp, C. (PI);
Thornton, P. (PI);
Tuma, N. (PI);
Walder, A. (PI);
Willer, R. (PI);
Young, C. (PI);
Zelditch, M. (PI);
Zhou, X. (PI)
SOC 391:
Graduate Directed Research
May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Barr, D. (PI);
Berger, J. (PI);
Cohen, B. (PI);
Cook, K. (PI);
Correll, S. (PI);
Dauber, M. (PI);
Diamond, L. (PI);
Dornbusch, S. (PI);
Drori, G. (PI);
England, P. (PI);
Fields, C. (PI);
Granovetter, M. (PI);
Grusky, D. (PI);
Hannan, M. (PI);
Hillmann, H. (PI);
Jimenez, T. (PI);
McAdam, D. (PI);
McDermott, M. (PI);
McFarland, D. (PI);
Meyer, J. (PI);
Olzak, S. (PI);
Parigi, P. (PI);
Powell, W. (PI);
Ramirez, F. (PI);
Ridgeway, C. (PI);
Rosenfeld, M. (PI);
Sandefur, R. (PI);
Scott, W. (PI);
Shin, G. (PI);
Snipp, C. (PI);
Thornton, P. (PI);
Tuma, N. (PI);
Walder, A. (PI);
Willer, R. (PI);
Young, C. (PI);
Zelditch, M. (PI);
Zhou, X. (PI)
SOC 392:
Research Apprenticeship
May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Barr, D. (PI);
Berger, J. (PI);
Cohen, B. (PI);
Cook, K. (PI);
Correll, S. (PI);
Dauber, M. (PI);
Diamond, L. (PI);
Dornbusch, S. (PI);
England, P. (PI);
Granovetter, M. (PI);
Grusky, D. (PI);
Hannan, M. (PI);
Hillmann, H. (PI);
Jimenez, T. (PI);
McAdam, D. (PI);
McDermott, M. (PI);
McFarland, D. (PI);
Meyer, J. (PI);
Olzak, S. (PI);
Parigi, P. (PI);
Powell, W. (PI);
Ramirez, F. (PI);
Ridgeway, C. (PI);
Rosenfeld, M. (PI);
Sandefur, R. (PI);
Scott, W. (PI);
Shin, G. (PI);
Snipp, C. (PI);
Thornton, P. (PI);
Tuma, N. (PI);
Walder, A. (PI);
Willer, R. (PI);
Zelditch, M. (PI);
Zhou, X. (PI)
SOC 802:
TGR Dissertation
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 0
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Barr, D. (PI);
Berger, J. (PI);
Cohen, B. (PI);
Cook, K. (PI);
Correll, S. (PI);
Dauber, M. (PI);
Diamond, L. (PI);
Dornbusch, S. (PI);
Drori, G. (PI);
England, P. (PI);
Fields, C. (PI);
Granovetter, M. (PI);
Grusky, D. (PI);
Hannan, M. (PI);
Hillmann, H. (PI);
Jimenez, T. (PI);
McAdam, D. (PI);
McDermott, M. (PI);
McFarland, D. (PI);
Meyer, J. (PI);
Olzak, S. (PI);
Parigi, P. (PI);
Powell, W. (PI);
Ramirez, F. (PI);
Ridgeway, C. (PI);
Rosenfeld, M. (PI);
Sandefur, R. (PI);
Scott, W. (PI);
Shin, G. (PI);
Snipp, C. (PI);
Thornton, P. (PI);
Tuma, N. (PI);
Walder, A. (PI);
Young, C. (PI);
Zelditch, M. (PI);
Zhou, X. (PI)
SOC 261:
The Social Science of Entrepreneurship (SOC 161)
(Graduate students register for 261.) Who is likely to become an entrepreneur and where is entrepreneurship likely to occur? Classic and contemporary theory and research. Interaction with expert practitioners in creating entrepreneurial opportunities including venture and corporate capitalists. The role of culture, markets, hierarchies, and networks. Market creation and change, and factors that affect success of new organizations. Field projects on entrepreneurial environments such as technology licensing offices, entrepreneurial development organizations, venture capital firms, and corporate venturing groups.
| Units: 4
SOC 370B:
Social Interaction and Group Process
Theoretical strategies for the study of interaction, group, and network processes, including rational choice and exchange theory, the theory of action, symbolic interactionism, formal sociology, and social phenomenology. Antecedent ideas in foundational works and contemporary programs of theoretical research.
| Units: 3-5
SOC 393:
Teaching Apprenticeship
| Units: 1-15
| Repeatable
for credit
