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May be repeated for credit. Appropriate for in-person instruction.

CPT course required for international students completing degree requirements. Appropriate for in-person instruction.

The Sociology Colloquium is a semimonthly seminar held throughout the academic year, in which distinguished scholars present their cutting-edge research findings. Enrollment for credit, and regular attendance, is required for all first and second year Sociology doctoral students.

Where do people's political attitudes and behaviors come from, and how can they be changed? Social and psychological factors powerfully influence political views, and research in this area can help to understand our often confusing political landscape. Understanding the causal architecture of political attitudes and behavior is essential for taking effective political action, especially in this time of deep and growing political divides. In this class we will read and discuss cutting-edge research from social psychology, sociology, political science, and beyond on topics such as polarization, persuasion, social activism, inequality, racial prejudice, and populism. Enrollment for SOC 298 is by permission of instructor. Apply here: https://sshs.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6lKEHvF817e7GND

The American criminal legal system is unprecedented in size and scope by both historical and international comparative standards. This course will trace social inequality through different phases of the criminal legal system, beginning with policing, followed by pretrial, adjudication, sentencing, incarceration and community supervision. We will examine social inequalities from two angles at each phase: First, how is selection into the criminal legal system a reflection of existing social inequalities in American society? Second, to what extent is the criminal legal system implicated in the reproduction of social inequalities? We will examine the relationship between involvement in the criminal legal system and social inequalities in institutions including but not limited to the labor market, education, politics, healthcare, and civil society.

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