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Concepts, methods, and theoretical orientations. Sociological imagination illustrated by recent theory and research. Possible topics: the persistence of class cleavages; ethnic, racial, and gender inequalities; religious beliefs and the process of secularization; functions and dysfunctions of educational institutions; criminology and social deviance; social movements and social protest; production and reproduction of culture; rise of organizational society.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
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: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom
Instructors:
Tuma, N. (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: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
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: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Olzak, S. (PI)
SOC 45Q: Understanding Race and Ethnicity in American Society
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
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-EDP, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Snipp, C. (PI)
SOC 100ASB: Pre-field Course for Alternative Spring Break
Limited to students participating in the Alternative Spring Break program. See
http://asb.stanford.edu for more information.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Jimenez, T. (PI)
SOC 104: Economic Foundations of Everyday Life (SOC 204)
How the economy impacts other aspects of everyday life. Market as emancipatory, market as alienating, and critiques dualisims. How theories inform case studies of think tanks, reactionary movements, cultural authenticity, romantic relationships, and elite college admissions.
SOC 107: China After Mao (SOC 207)
China's post-1976 recovery from the late Mao era; its reorientation toward an open market-oriented economy; the consequences of this new model and runaway economic growth for standards of living, social life, inequality, and local governance; the political conflicts that have accompanied these changes.
Last offered: Spring 2009
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
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: WAY-SI, GER:DB-SocSci
Instructors:
Parigi, P. (PI)
SOC 109: Sociology of Terrorism (PUBLPOL 119, SOC 209)
Multidisciplinary, including psychology, sociology, political science,and economics. Comparison of terrorist organizations and movements across institutions, places, and times; their motives, tactics, financing, and organization. Guest lecturers. Sources include movies, novels, and research literature.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
Instructors:
Henson, W. (PI)
;
Meyersson Milgrom, E. (PI)
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