printer friendly pageSOC 152: The Social Determinants of Health (SOC 252)
How social differences, such as where we live, whether and how we work, or how much money we make, and our gender, race or ethnicity, also play a role in who gets sick and who does not.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-AmerCul, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Leupp, R. (PI)
;
Saperstein, A. (PI)
SOC 155: The Changing American Family (FEMGEN 155, FEMGEN 255, SOC 255)
Family change from historical, social, demographic, and legal perspectives. Extramarital cohabitation, divorce, later marriage, interracial marriage, and same-sex cohabitation. The emergence of same-sex marriage as a political issue. Are recent changes in the American family really as dramatic as they seem? Theories about what causes family systems to change.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-AmerCul, WAY-EDP, WAY-SI
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.
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom
SOC 160: Formal Organizations (SOC 260)
(Graduate students register for 260.) The roles of formal organizations in production processes, market transactions, and social movements; and as sources of income and ladders of mobility. Relationships of modern organizations to environments and internal structures and processes. Concepts, models, and tools for analyzing organizational phenomena in contemporary societies. Sources include the literature and case studies.
Last offered: Spring 2012
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
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
Instructors:
Pope, S. (PI)
;
Thornton, P. (PI)
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: WAY-SI, GER:DB-SocSci
Instructors:
Young, C. (PI)
SOC 163: Foundations of Organizational Theory (SOC 263)
Foundational material in organizational theory literature.
Last offered: Autumn 2010
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
SOC 166: Mexicans, Mexican Americans, and Chicanos in American Society (SOC 266)
Contemporary sociological issues affecting Mexican-origin people in the U.S. Topics include: the immigrant experience, immigration policy, identity, socioeconomic integration, internal diversity, and theories of incorporation.
Last offered: Autumn 2010
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-EDP, WAY-SI
SOC 167A: Asia-Pacific Transformation (SOC 267A)
Post-WW II transformation in the Asia-Pacific region, with focus on the ascent of Japan, the development of newly industrialized capitalist countries (S. Korea and Taiwan), the emergence of socialist states (China and N. Korea), and the changing relationship between the U.S. and these countries.
Last offered: Spring 2013
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom
SOC 168: Global Organizations: Managing Diversity (PUBLPOL 168, PUBLPOL 268, SOC 268)
Analytical tools derived from the social sciences to analyze global organizations and projects, and applied to the tradeoffs between different designs of teams and organizations. Focus is on tribal mentality and how to design effective organizations and projects for policy implementation within and across institutional settings. This class is associated with a study trip during the Spring Break. Recommended:
PUBLPOL 102, MS&E 180,
SOC 160,
ECON 149, or
MGTECON 330.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-EDP
Instructors:
Meyersson Milgrom, E. (PI)
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