printer friendly pageSOC 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
Instructors:
Bettinger, E. (PI)
;
Loeb, S. (PI)
SOC 259: Social and Cultural Dimensions of Global Indigeneity (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.
Last offered: Spring 2014
SOC 260: Formal Organizations (SOC 160)
(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.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Zhou, X. (PI)
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.
Last offered: Spring 2014
SOC 263: Foundations of Organizational Theory (SOC 163)
Foundational material in organizational theory literature.
Last offered: Autumn 2010
SOC 264: Immigration and the Changing United States (CHILATST 164, CSRE 164, SOC 164)
The role of race and ethnicity in immigrant group integration in the U.S. Topics include: theories of integration; racial and ethnic identity formation; racial and ethnic change; immigration policy; intermarriage; hybrid racial and ethnic identities; comparisons between contemporary and historical waves of immigration.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Jimenez, T. (PI)
SOC 266: Mexicans, Mexican Americans, and Chicanos in American Society (SOC 166)
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
SOC 267A: Asia-Pacific Transformation (SOC 167A)
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.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Shin, G. (PI)
SOC 268: Global Organizations: Managing Diversity (PUBLPOL 168, PUBLPOL 268, SOC 168)
Analytical tools derived from the social sciences to analyze global organizations, strategies, and the tradeoffs between different designs of organizations. Focus is on tribal mentality and how to design effective organizations for policy implementation within and across institutional settings. Recommended:
PUBLPOL 102, MS&E 180,
SOC 160,
ECON 149, or
MGTECON 330.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Meyersson Milgrom, E. (PI)
SOC 270: Classics of Modern Social Theory (SOC 170)
(Graduate students register for 270). Preference to Sociology majors. Contributions of Marx, Weber, and Durkheim to contemporary sociology. Topics: the problem of social order and the nature of social conflict; capitalism and bureaucracy; the relationship between social structure and politics; the social sources of religion and political ideology; and the evolution of modern societies. Examples from contemporary research illustrate the impact of these traditions. Limited enrollment.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Fields, C. (PI)
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