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Class Number	Class	Meeting Time	Instructor	Room	Unreserved Enrollment	Reserved Enrollment	Total Enrollment	Wait List
13634	SOCI 71 - 001 First-Year Seminar: The Pursuit of Happiness	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Arne Kalleberg	Dey Hall-Rm 0401	Seats filled	Seats filled	3/3	1/999
Description: Examines the nature, causes, and consequences of happiness from diverse social science perspectives. Addresses such questions as, What is happiness? Can we measure happiness? If so, how? Does money buy happiness? Does happiness vary among social groups, cultures, and nations? What is the role of happiness in formulating public policies? 3 units.
13635	SOCI 89H - 001 First-Year Seminar: Special Topics	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Lauren Valentino	Graham Memorial-Rm 0210	0/24	Seats filled	0/24	0/999
Description: Special topics course. Content will vary each semester. 3 units.
2263	SOCI 101 - 002 Sociological Perspectives	MoWeFr 12:20PM - 1:10PM	Matthew Lammers	Murray Hall-Rm G202	191/200	Seats filled	191/200	0/999
Description: Introduction to sociology as a discipline that includes study of differences and equality, social structure and institutions, culture, social change, individuals and populations, and social psychology. 3 units.
2268	SOCI 101 - 003 Sociological Perspectives	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Alexandrea Ravenelle	Caldwell Hall-Rm 0105	Seats filled	Seats filled	70/70	7/999
Description: Introduction to sociology as a discipline that includes study of differences and equality, social structure and institutions, culture, social change, individuals and populations, and social psychology. 3 units.
2274	SOCI 101 - 004 Sociological Perspectives	MoWeFr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	Anna Gardner	Peabody Hall-Rm 2080	Seats filled	Seats filled	40/40	18/999
Description: Introduction to sociology as a discipline that includes study of differences and equality, social structure and institutions, culture, social change, individuals and populations, and social psychology. 3 units.
2275	SOCI 101 - 005 Sociological Perspectives	MoWeFr 11:15AM - 12:05PM	Anna Shelton-Ormond	Peabody Hall-Rm 2060	Seats filled	Seats filled	40/40	34/999
Description: Introduction to sociology as a discipline that includes study of differences and equality, social structure and institutions, culture, social change, individuals and populations, and social psychology. 3 units.
11779	SOCI 101 - 006 Sociological Perspectives	MoWeFr 3:35PM - 4:25PM	Imad Alatas	Peabody Hall-Rm 2060	4/40	Seats filled	4/40	0/999
Description: Introduction to sociology as a discipline that includes study of differences and equality, social structure and institutions, culture, social change, individuals and populations, and social psychology. 3 units.
2277	SOCI 112 - 001 Social Interaction	TuTh 5:00PM - 6:15PM	Tianhao Zhang	Murray Hall-Rm G201	13/32	Seats filled	21/40	1/999
Description: The individual in society. An examination of how people conduct their interactions with others in different kinds of social relationships. Emphasis on the social psychological causes and consequences of such conduct. 3 units.
2269	SOCI 122 - 001 Race and Ethnicity	TuTh 5:00PM - 6:15PM	Ruy Manrique	Gardner Hall-Rm 0210	25/40	Seats filled	25/40	0/999
Description: Examines race, racism, and privilege. Introduces major sociological concepts, debates, and evidence concerning the social construction of race, and the many manifestations of racism and privilege. The course highlights the asymmetrical power relations between groups that produce and sustain inequality while also considering the factors that lead to social change. 3 units.
2278	SOCI 122 - 002 Race and Ethnicity	MoWeFr 3:35PM - 4:25PM	Todd Lu	Murray Hall-Rm G201	Seats filled	Seats filled	40/40	11/999
Description: Examines race, racism, and privilege. Introduces major sociological concepts, debates, and evidence concerning the social construction of race, and the many manifestations of racism and privilege. The course highlights the asymmetrical power relations between groups that produce and sustain inequality while also considering the factors that lead to social change. 3 units.
13637	SOCI 123 - 002 Crime and Criminal Justice	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Sarah Brown	Murphey Hall-Rm 0104	Seats filled	Seats filled	40/40	14/999
Description: This course provides an introduction to criminology and criminal justice. Topics include individual, group, and structural explanations of crime; inequality in the criminal justice system; theories of crime prevention; policy evaluation. 3 units.
2281	SOCI 124 - 002 Sex and Gender in Society	TuTh 5:00PM - 6:15PM	Maria Ines Martinez Echague	Gardner Hall-Rm 0308	34/35	Seats filled	34/35	0/999
Description: Examination of the social differentiation between men and women. Attention to the extent, causes, and consequences of sexual inequality and to changes in sex roles and their impact on interpersonal relations. 3 units.
11781	SOCI 124 - 003 Sex and Gender in Society	MoWeFr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	Patrick Casey	Stone Center-Rm 0210	Seats filled	Seats filled	35/35	2/999
Description: Examination of the social differentiation between men and women. Attention to the extent, causes, and consequences of sexual inequality and to changes in sex roles and their impact on interpersonal relations. 3 units.
11782	SOCI 124 - 004 Sex and Gender in Society	MoWeFr 1:25PM - 2:15PM	Margaret Palmer	New West-Rm 0219	Seats filled	Seats filled	35/35	2/999
Description: Examination of the social differentiation between men and women. Attention to the extent, causes, and consequences of sexual inequality and to changes in sex roles and their impact on interpersonal relations. 3 units.
11783	SOCI 129 - 001 Sociology of Religion	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Lisa Pearce	Manning Hall-Rm 0209	19/175	Seats filled	19/175	0/999
Description: This course provides an introduction to the sociology of religion, an important field in the discipline of sociology. Religion is one of the most powerful sources of social cohesion, order, meaning, disruption, protest, and change in human societies, both historically and today in the modern world. Sociology provides a particular disciplinary perspective and analytical tools and theories for describing, understanding, and explaining the nature and influence of religion. 3 units.
2272	SOCI 130 - 001 Family and Society	TuTh 5:00PM - 6:15PM	Man Zhang	Gardner Hall-Rm 0007	Seats filled	Seats filled	40/40	1/999
Description: Comparative analysis of kinship systems and family relations. Courtship, marriage, and parent-child relations viewed within a life-cycle framework. Students may not receive credit for both SOCI 130 and SOCI 425. 3 units.
11784	SOCI 131 - 001 Social Relations in the Workplace	MoWeFr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	Erica Janko	Manning Hall-Rm 0307	Seats filled	Seats filled	6/6	6/999
Description: Meaning and content of work in modern industrial society. Preparation for work; autonomy and control; inequality; consequences for health, safety, and family life. 3 units.
10728	SOCI 131 - 002 Social Relations in the Workplace	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Tania Jenkins	Davie Hall-Rm 0112	19/20	Seats filled	19/20	0/999
Description: Meaning and content of work in modern industrial society. Preparation for work; autonomy and control; inequality; consequences for health, safety, and family life. 3 units.
10724	SOCI 172 - 001 Introduction to Population Health in the United States	MoWeFr 12:20PM - 1:10PM	Bethany Stoutamire	Murray Hall-Rm G201	Seats filled	Seats filled	40/40	30/999
Description: This course aims to provide an introduction to the study of population health in the United States. Key goals include understanding the measurement and theoretical frameworks underlying the study of population health, understanding trends and disparities in U.S. population health, and understanding policy options to improve population health. 3 units.
2280	SOCI 180 - 001 Introduction to Global Population Health	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Elizabeth Frankenberg	Chapman Hall-Rm 0211	Seats filled	Seats filled	220/220	37/999
Description: This course provides students with an introduction to population health, with an emphasis on three perspectives: demographic methods for assembling data and evidence, the social determinants of health framework, and the role of global institutions and movements in population health. 3 units.
2206	SOCI 250 - 001 Sociological Theory	MoWeFr 3:35PM - 4:25PM	Ken Cai Kowalski	Peabody Hall-Rm 2080	25/40	Seats filled	25/40	0/999
Description: Required of sociology majors. A study of theoretical perspectives in sociology, their relation to contemporary social issues, and their roots in classical social thought. Students may not receive credit for both SOCI 250 and SOCI 253. 3 units.
13640	SOCI 250 - 002 Sociological Theory	MoWeFr 11:15AM - 12:05PM	Jacob Conley	Peabody Hall-Rm 2080	Seats filled	Seats filled	40/40	8/999
Description: Required of sociology majors. A study of theoretical perspectives in sociology, their relation to contemporary social issues, and their roots in classical social thought. Students may not receive credit for both SOCI 250 and SOCI 253. 3 units.
2207	SOCI 251 - 001 Research Methods	MoWeFr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	Christopher Brehm	Woollen Gym-Rm 0301	Seats filled	Seats filled	40/40	0/999
Description: Required of sociology majors. Methods of data collection, with attention to problem selection, sources of information, choice of methods, and research design. Operationalization and measurement; sampling, construction of questionnaires, and interviewing; observation techniques; experimentation. 3 units.
2255	SOCI 252 - 001 Data Analysis	MoWeFr 12:20PM - 1:10PM	Adam Lilly	Peabody Hall-Rm 2024	Seats filled	Seats filled	40/40	9/999
Description: Required of sociology majors. Methods of data analysis: descriptive statistics, elements of probability, and inferential statistics and multivariate analysis to permit causal inference. 3 units.
13638	SOCI 252 - 002 Data Analysis	MoWeFr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	Jorge Mancilla	Peabody Hall-Rm 3018	23/36	Seats filled	27/40	0/999
Description: Required of sociology majors. Methods of data analysis: descriptive statistics, elements of probability, and inferential statistics and multivariate analysis to permit causal inference. 3 units.
13639	SOCI 318 - 001 Computational Sociology	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Scott Duxbury	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 0305	Seats filled	Seats filled	32/32	57/999
Description: Prerequisite, A background course in some form of social scientific methods or data science methods is recommended, but not required; examples include: SOCI 251, SOCI 252, PSYC 115, PSYC 210, PSYC 215, PSYC 270, PSYC 310, POLI 281, POLI 285, POLI 381, PLCY 310, PLCY 460, STOR 115, STOR 120, STOR 151, STOR 155, STOR 320, COMP 210, COMP 283. The surge of digital technology over the past three decades has reconfigured society - increasing political polarization, generating new types of discrimination in job searches, and expanding government surveillance. This course introduces the budding field of computational sociology. We will examine the ways that new kinds of data are being collected and analyzed and the impact these changes are having in society. 3 units.
10725	SOCI 410 - 001 Formal Organizations and Bureaucracy	MoWeFr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	Matthew Lammers	Peabody Hall-Rm 2024	7/8	Seats filled	7/8	0/999
Description: Varieties of organizational forms, their structures and processes; creation, persistence, transformation, and demise; role of organizations in contemporary society. 3 units.
14809	SOCI 410 - 002 Formal Organizations and Bureaucracy	MoWeFr 3:35PM - 4:25PM	Jenna Wertsching	Woollen Gym-Rm 0301	Seats filled	Seats filled	8/8	2/999
Description: Varieties of organizational forms, their structures and processes; creation, persistence, transformation, and demise; role of organizations in contemporary society. 3 units.
14832	SOCI 412 - 001 Social Stratification	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Tania Jenkins	Global Education, F-Rm 1005	Seats filled	Seats filled	24/24	3/999
Description: Analysis of social structure and stratification in terms of class, status, prestige, and rank. Attention to social roles of elites, professionals, the middle class, and the working class and to comparative topics. 3 units.
14833	SOCI 412 - 002 Social Stratification	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	TED MOUW	Global Education, F-Rm 1005	Seats filled	Seats filled	24/24	7/999
Description: Analysis of social structure and stratification in terms of class, status, prestige, and rank. Attention to social roles of elites, professionals, the middle class, and the working class and to comparative topics. 3 units.
2273	SOCI 412 - 003 Social Stratification	MoWeFr 2:30PM - 3:20PM	Katherine Furl	Stone Center-Rm 0210	Seats filled	Seats filled	10/10	1/999
Description: Analysis of social structure and stratification in terms of class, status, prestige, and rank. Attention to social roles of elites, professionals, the middle class, and the working class and to comparative topics. 3 units.
2256	SOCI 415 - 001 Economy and Society	MoWeFr 2:30PM - 3:20PM	Matthew Lammers	Manning Hall-Rm 0307	5/8	Seats filled	5/8	0/999
Description: Examination of the structure and operation of institutions where economy and society intersect and interact, such as education, industrial organizations, on-the-job training, labor markets, and professional associations. Emphasis on the contemporary United States, with selected comparisons with Western Europe and Japan. 3 units.
12608	SOCI 415 - 002 Economy and Society	MoWeFr 12:20PM - 1:10PM	Christine Mooney	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 0302	Seats filled	Seats filled	8/8	0/999
Description: Examination of the structure and operation of institutions where economy and society intersect and interact, such as education, industrial organizations, on-the-job training, labor markets, and professional associations. Emphasis on the contemporary United States, with selected comparisons with Western Europe and Japan. 3 units.
13642	SOCI 420 - 001 Political Sociology	MoWeFr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	William Holtkamp	Stone Center-Rm 0209	39/40	Seats filled	39/40	0/999
Description: Analysis of the reciprocal influences of state and social organizations upon each other; the social bases of political authority and stability, of revolution and counterrevolution. 3 units.
13643	SOCI 422 - 002 Sociology of Mental Health and Illness	MoWeFr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	Johannah Palomo	Venable Hall-Rm G311	Seats filled	Seats filled	40/40	23/999
Description: Examines the uniqueness of the sociological perspective in understanding mental health and illness. Draws upon various theoretical perspectives to best understand patterns, trends, and definitions of mental health and illness in social context. Focuses on how social factors influence definitions, perceptions, patterns, and trends of mental health and illness. 3 units.
14807	SOCI 422 - 003 Sociology of Mental Health and Illness	MoWeFr 10:10AM - 11:00AM	To be Announced	Davie Hall-Rm 0112	Seats filled	Seats filled	64/64	26/999
Description: Examines the uniqueness of the sociological perspective in understanding mental health and illness. Draws upon various theoretical perspectives to best understand patterns, trends, and definitions of mental health and illness in social context. Focuses on how social factors influence definitions, perceptions, patterns, and trends of mental health and illness. 3 units.
14811	SOCI 424 - 001 Law and Society	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	To be Announced	Wilson Hall-Rm 0128	41/65	Seats filled	41/65	0/999
Description: A sociological analysis of comparative legal systems, the role of law in social change and in shaping social behavior. Topics may include the legal profession, property distribution, and the role of law in achieving racial and sexual justice. 3 units.
2271	SOCI 427 - 001 The Labor Force	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Jordan Young	TBA	Seats filled	Seats filled	15/15	10/999
Description: Supply and characteristics of labor and of jobs, including industrial and occupation changes, education and mobility of labor, and changing demography of the workforce. 3 units.
14836	SOCI 427 - 002 The Labor Force	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Alexandrea Ravenelle	TBA	15/25	Seats filled	15/25	0/999
Description: Supply and characteristics of labor and of jobs, including industrial and occupation changes, education and mobility of labor, and changing demography of the workforce. 3 units.
11791	SOCI 433 - 001 Immigration in Contemporary America	MoWeFr 1:25PM - 2:15PM	Rocio Rosa-Lebron	Stone Center-Rm 0210	31/40	Seats filled	31/40	0/999
Description: This course introduces students to reasons why people migrate, how citizens respond to that migration, how the federal government regulates migration, and how local communities manage the settlement of newcomers. By the end of the course students should have a solid understanding of major debates in the study of immigration. 3 units.
2260	SOCI 444 - 001 Race, Class, and Gender	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	KIMBERLY MANTURUK	Dey Hall-Rm 0208	0/19	Seats filled	0/19	0/999
Description: Conceptualizations of gender, race, and class and how, separately and in combination, they are interpreted by the wider society. Emphasis on how black and working-class women make sense of their experiences at work and within the family. 3 units.
2261	SOCI 469 - 001 Health and Society	MoWeFr 1:25PM - 2:15PM	Micah Nelson	Peabody Hall-Rm 2080	14/31	Seats filled	23/40	0/999
Description: The primary objective of the course is to explain how and why particular social arrangements affect the types and distribution of diseases, as well as the types of health promotion and disease prevention practices that societies promote. 3 units.
2279	SOCI 469 - 002 Health and Society	MoWeFr 10:10AM - 11:00AM	Grace Franklyn	Peabody Hall-Rm 2080	Seats filled	Seats filled	40/40	6/999
Description: The primary objective of the course is to explain how and why particular social arrangements affect the types and distribution of diseases, as well as the types of health promotion and disease prevention practices that societies promote. 3 units.
10730	SOCI 469 - 003 Health and Society	MoWeFr 12:20PM - 1:10PM	Denise Noel Mitchell	Stone Center-Rm 0210	35/38	Seats filled	37/40	0/999
Description: The primary objective of the course is to explain how and why particular social arrangements affect the types and distribution of diseases, as well as the types of health promotion and disease prevention practices that societies promote. 3 units.
2211	SOCI 691H - 001 Senior Honors Research and Seminar	We 1:25PM - 2:15PM	NEAL CAREN	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0150	12/15	Seats filled	12/15	0/999
Description: Permission of the department. SOCI 691H is required of senior honors candidates. Individual student research (under supervision of an advisor). Weekly seminar to discuss work on honors thesis, as well as special topics in sociology. 3 units.
2208	SOCI 700 - 001 History of Social Thought	Mo 1:00PM - 3:30PM	CHARLES KURZMAN	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0151	5/21	Seats filled	5/21	0/999
Description: Graduate standing in sociology or permission of the instructor. Historic social ideas of Western culture are considered against a background of general cultural analysis in terms of systematic theory. Required of all graduate degree candidates in sociology. 3 units.
2209	SOCI 708 - 001 Statistics for Sociologists	TuTh 9:00AM - 10:45AM	Jessica Su	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0151	8/21	Seats filled	8/21	0/999
Description: Provides an introduction to probability theory, descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, and the algebra of expectations. Emphasis is on elements useful to research sociologists, including bivariate regression and correlation. 4 units.
13644	SOCI 711 - 001 Analysis of Categorical Data	Mo 9:00AM - 11:30AM	GUANG GUO	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0151	15/21	Seats filled	15/21	0/999
Description: Permission of the instructor. Introduction to techniques and programs for analyzing categorical variables and nonlinear models. Special attention is given to decomposition of complex contingency tables, discriminant function analysis, Markov chains, and nonmetric multidimensional scaling. 3 units.
11677	SOCI 754 - 001 Survey Sampling	MoWe 11:00AM - 12:30PM	None	Murphey Hall-Rm 0105	6/21	Seats filled	6/21	0/999
Description: Permission of the instructor. The different sampling techniques are discussed. Major emphasis on planning of large-scale sample surveys rather than on statistical theory. 3 units.
1002	SOCI 760 - 001 Data Collection Methods	Tu 2:00PM - 4:45PM	DOUGLAS CURRIVAN	TBA	1/12	Seats filled	1/12
Description: Reviews alternative data collection techniques used in surveys, concentrating on the impact these techniques have on the quality of survey data. Topics covered include errors associated with nonresponse, interviewing, and data processing. 3 units.
13645	SOCI 818 - 001 Race and Ethnicity	We 9:00AM - 11:30AM	Taylor Hargrove	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0151	13/21	Seats filled	13/21	0/999
Description: This course reviews the historical and contemporary sociological literature on race and ethnicity. Students will gain an advanced state-of-the-art understanding of how racial and ethnic groups emerge and evolve, how these constructs shape societies, how they influence intergroup relations, and their role in identity formation. 3 units.
13646	SOCI 820 - 001 Seminar in Marriage and the Family	Tu 1:00PM - 3:30PM	Karen Guzzo	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0151	7/21	Seats filled	7/21	0/999
Description: Introduces students to a wide range of studies in the sociology of family, to develop familiarity with the empirical, theoretical, and methodological foundations of family research in sociology. Examines demographic trends; marriage and family relationships; race/ethnicity; poverty and social class; work/family issues; childbearing and rearing; and mate selection. 3 units.
13647	SOCI 826 - 001 Health and Developmental Trajectories From Adolescence into Adulthood	Tu 9:00AM - 11:30AM	Kathleen Harris	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0207	11/15	Seats filled	11/15	0/999
Description: Graduate seminar that integrates theory and research on health and developmental trajectories across the early life course using the design and data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health). Within the social and epidemiology life course frameworks, this course facilitates student research using Add Health. 3 units.
2210	SOCI 830 - 001 Demography: Theory, Substance, Techniques, Part I	We 1:00PM - 3:30PM	Elizabeth Frankenberg	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 0305	9/21	Seats filled	9/21	0/999
Description: A basic introduction to the discipline of demography. Materials covered include population history, data sources, mortality and fertility trends, and differentials and techniques of analysis. 3 units.
2259	SOCI 950 - 001 Seminar in Selected Topics	We 12:00PM - 1:00PM	Scott Duxbury	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0207	5/21	Seats filled	5/21	0/999
Description: Permission of the instructor. The course description for a particular semester is available in the departmental office. 1 - 6 units.
2266	SOCI 950 - 006 Seminar in Selected Topics	Th 12:30PM - 1:30PM	Elizabeth Frankenberg	Hanes Hall-Rm 0107	4/30	Seats filled	4/30	0/999
Description: Permission of the instructor. The course description for a particular semester is available in the departmental office. 1 - 6 units.
13648	SOCI 950 - 010 Seminar in Selected Topics	Th 5:00PM - 7:00PM	CHARLES KURZMAN	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0207	1/21	Seats filled	1/21	0/999
Description: Permission of the instructor. The course description for a particular semester is available in the departmental office. 1 - 6 units.