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SOC 1101

This course is a broad introduction to the field of sociology. Course materials are designed to illustrate the distinctive features of the sociological perspective and to start you thinking sociologically ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3546 SOC 1101   LEC 001

    • MW Uris Hall G01
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Hirschman, D

  •  4271 SOC 1101   DIS 201

    • F Statler Hall 441
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Hirschman, D

  •  6678 SOC 1101   DIS 202

    • F Uris Hall G26
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Hirschman, D

  •  4272 SOC 1101   DIS 203

    • F Malott Hall 207
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Hirschman, D

  •  4273 SOC 1101   DIS 204

  •  6679 SOC 1101   DIS 205

    • F Uris Hall G26
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Hirschman, D

  •  4274 SOC 1101   DIS 206

    • F Statler Hall 441
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Hirschman, D

  •  4930 SOC 1101   DIS 207

    • F Statler Hall 441
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Hirschman, D

  •  5495 SOC 1101   DIS 208

    • F Malott Hall 203
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Hirschman, D

  •  6028 SOC 1101   DIS 209

    • F Ives Hall 109
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Hirschman, D

  •  6371 SOC 1101   DIS 210

  •  6372 SOC 1101   DIS 211

    • F Uris Hall G26
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Hirschman, D

  •  6373 SOC 1101   DIS 212

    • F Uris Hall G26
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Hirschman, D

SOC 2030

Population and Public Policy exposes students to the logic and skills of demographic research and policy analysis. The course emphasizes the nature, collection, and interpretation of demographic data, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PUBPOL 2030

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6109 SOC 2030   LEC 001

    • TR Savage Hall 100
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Flores-Macias, G

      Hall, M

      Sassler, S

  •  6607 SOC 2030   DIS 201

    • R Kennedy Hall 213
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Flores-Macias, G

      Hall, M

      Sassler, S

  •  7145 SOC 2030   DIS 202

SOC 2100

This course introduces some central ideas in the field of S&TS. It is aimed at students from any background who are challenged to think more critically about what counts as scientific knowledge and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: STS 2011

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6516 SOC 2100   LEC 001

  •  6517 SOC 2100   DIS 201

    • F White Hall B04
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Marshall, O

  •  6518 SOC 2100   DIS 202

    • F White Hall 114
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Staff

  •  6519 SOC 2100   DIS 203

    • F White Hall 114
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Staff

  •  6520 SOC 2100   DIS 204

    • F White Hall B04
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Staff

  •  6521 SOC 2100   DIS 205

    • F White Hall 114
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Staff

SOC 2150

In modern society, we all spend much of our lives participating in or interacting with organizations. Most of us are born in organizations, educated in organizations, and work in organizations. The ubiquity ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GDEV 2150

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17028 SOC 2150   LEC 001

    • MWF Malott Hall 203
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Sullivan, J

SOC 2190

Economic sociology extends the sociological approach to the study of economic life. The aim of the seminar is to understand the relationship between social structure, organizational form and economic action. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17031 SOC 2190   LEC 001

    • MW Malott Hall 251
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Nee, V

SOC 2208

This course reviews contemporary approaches to understanding social inequality and the processes by which it comes to be seen as legitimate, natural, or desirable. We address questions of the following ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GDEV 2090PUBPOL 2208

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5177 SOC 2208   LEC 001

  • Please email the Department of Sociology at sociology@cornell.edu about add/drop or changing sections.

  •  5453 SOC 2208   DIS 201

    • F Statler Hall 441
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Weeden, K

  •  7437 SOC 2208   DIS 202

  •  5454 SOC 2208   DIS 203

    • F Uris Hall 498
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Weeden, K

  •  5455 SOC 2208   DIS 204

    • F Ives Hall 116
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Weeden, K

  •  5456 SOC 2208   DIS 205

  •  5457 SOC 2208   DIS 206

    • F Malott Hall 203
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Weeden, K

  •  5458 SOC 2208   DIS 207

  •  6127 SOC 2208   DIS 208

    • F Uris Hall 204
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Weeden, K

  •  6231 SOC 2208   DIS 209

    • R Uris Hall G26
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Weeden, K

  •  6680 SOC 2208   DIS 210

SOC 2270

This course covers the social structural history of computer technology. While the course will focus on the American origins of information technology (IT) and the uses of IT in American institutional ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17030 SOC 2270   LEC 001

SOC 2510

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HD 2510

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18704 SOC 2510   LEC 001

    • MW Savage Hall 100
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Wells, J

SOC 2710

This course is a blending of the Sociology of Education and Public Policy. Front and center in this course is the question of why consistent differential educational and economic outcomes exists in American ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 17230 SOC 2710   LEC 001

    • MW Warren Hall 175
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Sipple, J

  • 17231 SOC 2710   DIS 201

    • T Warren Hall 138
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Sipple, J

  • 17232 SOC 2710   DIS 202

    • W Warren Hall 137
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Sipple, J

  • 17233 SOC 2710   DIS 203

    • R Warren Hall 137
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Sipple, J

  • 17234 SOC 2710   DIS 204

    • F Warren Hall 113
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Sipple, J

  • 17235 SOC 2710   DIS 205

    • F Warren Hall 113
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Sipple, J

SOC 3030

This course introduces students to the principles of sociological research methods. We will first discuss the research process itself, then focus on issues such as the relationship between theory and empirical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  6821 SOC 3030   LEC 001

SOC 3130

This course provides an introduction to the ways in which medical practice, the medical profession, and medical technology are embedded in society and culture. We will ask how medicine is connected to ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: BSOC 3111GDEV 3111STS 3111

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17012 SOC 3130   LEC 001

  • 17013 SOC 3130   DIS 201

  • 17014 SOC 3130   DIS 202

  • 17015 SOC 3130   DIS 203

  • 17016 SOC 3130   DIS 204

SOC 3170

This comparative course explores key approaches to understanding nationalism and how it interacts with questions of identity in contemporary societies. We will first consider different theoretical approaches ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 3174

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18822 SOC 3170   SEM 101

    • TR Uris Hall G26
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Wilmers, L

SOC 3190

Introduction to the main ideas and lines of research in contemporary sociology, from the emergence of the field in the American academy to the present. We read the work of seminal theorists and researchers ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  6823 SOC 3190   SEM 101

    • TR Uris Hall 340
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Strang, D

SOC 3240

Humans have fraught relationships with the animals, plants, land, water—even geological processes—around us. In this course, we will examine how people make and respond to environmental change and how ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GDEV 3240STS 3241

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  4948 SOC 3240   LEC 001

    • TR Warren Hall B02
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Zinda, J

SOC 3380

This is a course on urban inequality in the United States. The first half of the semester will be dedicated to understanding the political, historical, and social determinants of inequality in America's ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3380

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 17034 SOC 3380   SEM 101

    • TR Ives Hall 107
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Bischoff, K

SOC 3490

Social forms emerge from the interdependent behavior of social actors. In this course, we will draw on the Analytical Sociology tradition to understand micro-level processes that bring about macro-level ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  6824 SOC 3490   SEM 101

    • W Uris Hall 320
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Park, B

SOC 3580

This course showcases frontier research that uses big data and graphical analysis to understand our social world. Topics include inequality and opportunity, success in higher education, the gender wage ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6825 SOC 3580   LEC 001

SOC 3710

This course offers a sociological understanding of social inequality and the social construction of difference. Designed from the perspective of comparative historical analysis, we will examine the ways ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GDEV 3700

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17217 SOC 3710   LEC 001

    • MW Warren Hall 175
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Hirschl, T

SOC 3810

In this course we will explore the origins and consequences of mass incarceration- extraordinarily high incarceration rates within particular demographic groups above and beyond historical levels in the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PUBPOL 3810

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 20437 SOC 3810   LEC 001

SOC 4910

This is for undergraduates who wish to obtain research experience or to do extensive reading on a special topic. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4258 SOC 4910   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Bischoff, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4849 SOC 4910   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Weeden, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5017 SOC 4910   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Macy, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5018 SOC 4910   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • York Cornwell, E

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5235 SOC 4910   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Sullivan, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5400 SOC 4910   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Cornwell, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5402 SOC 4910   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Strang, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5871 SOC 4910   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Budnick, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5872 SOC 4910   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Schnabel, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5873 SOC 4910   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5874 SOC 4910   IND 611

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Nee, V

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5886 SOC 4910   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5888 SOC 4910   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Park, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6059 SOC 4910   IND 614

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Berezin, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6860 SOC 4910   IND 615

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Hirschman, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

SOC 4950

Students choose a sociology faculty member to work with on research to write an honors thesis. Candidates for honors must maintain a cumulative GPA at least an A- in all sociology classes. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  4259 SOC 4950   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

SOC 4960

Continuation of SOC 4950.  Continue to work with honors supervisor and work on and write an honors thesis. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4260 SOC 4960   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

SOC 5020

Continuation of SOC 5010. Emphasis is on the logical analysis of theoretical perspectives, theories, and theoretical research programs shaping current sociological research. The course includes an introduction ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4771 SOC 5020   SEM 101

    • R Uris Hall 394
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Hirschman, D

SOC 5190

This course provides a forum in which students and others can present, discuss, and receive instant feedback on their inequality-related research. Its primary goals is to help students advance their own ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  •  6495 SOC 5190   SEM 101

    • W Uris Hall 360
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Weeden, K

SOC 5710

Examines the goals, roles, inputs, and outcomes of schooling in American society, and the policy environment in which schools operate. Analyzes controversies and tensions (e.g., equity, market forces, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 17321 SOC 5710   LEC 001

    • MW Warren Hall 175
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Sipple, J

  • 17324 SOC 5710   DIS 201

    • T Warren Hall 138
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Sipple, J

  • 17327 SOC 5710   DIS 202

    • W Warren Hall 137
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Sipple, J

  • 17328 SOC 5710   DIS 203

    • R Warren Hall 137
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Sipple, J

  • 17330 SOC 5710   DIS 204

    • F Warren Hall 113
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Sipple, J

  • 17331 SOC 5710   DIS 205

    • F Warren Hall 113
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Sipple, J

SOC 6020

This course provides the second part of a two-semester introduction to quantitative methods in sociological research. It is designed for first-year graduate students in sociology. The course covers intermediate ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one discussion. Combined with: PUBPOL 6020

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4772 SOC 6020   SEM 101

    • M Uris Hall 360
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Maralani, V

  •  5222 SOC 6020   DIS 201

    • F Uris Hall 494
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Maralani, V

SOC 6030

This course is designed to assist the student's professional development on a "learning by doing and feedback" basis. The course is organized around presentation and discussion of ongoing research projects. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  6819 SOC 6030   SEM 101

    • T Uris Hall 320
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Schnabel, L

SOC 6040

This course extends the study of quantitative methods beyond the required, two-semester graduate methods sequence. We will begin with an in-depth focus on graphical analysis, model uncertainty, techniques ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17032 SOC 6040   SEM 101

    • T Uris Hall 302
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Young, C

SOC 6080

Discussion of the current state of sociology and of the research interests of members of the graduate field; taught by all members of the field. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  •  5459 SOC 6080   SEM 101

    • F Uris Hall 320
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Maralani, V

SOC 6110

Social Network Analysis (SNA), or the mathematical analysis of webs of relationships, is a thriving part of sociology and an active research area for numerous other disciplines. This course is intended ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  6820 SOC 6110   SEM 101

    • R Uris Hall 320
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Park, B

SOC 6310

In this Graduate seminar we will discuss the nature, politics and basic assumptions underlying qualitative research. We will examine a selection of qualitative methods ranging from interviewing, oral history, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: STS 6311

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6541 SOC 6310   SEM 101

    • T Morrill Hall 423
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Prentice, R

SOC 6440

This seminar will provide a graduate-level examination of the social organization of urban communities. We will begin with the classic urban sociological theories of the Chicago School and recent extensions ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19814 SOC 6440   SEM 101

    • T Uris Hall 320
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • York Cornwell, E

SOC 6460

Introduces the field of economic sociology and covers major topics addressed by sociologists studying the intersection of economy and society. We begin with classic statements on economic sociology and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17042 SOC 6460   SEM 101

    • W Uris Hall 340
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Nee, V

SOC 6520

Political and cultural polarization have steadily increased in the three decades since Patrick Buchanan declared a "cultural war for the soul of America." Concerns include echo chambers, filter bubbles, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17040 SOC 6520   SEM 101

SOC 6910

For graduates who wish to obtain research experience or to do extensive reading on a special topic. Permission to enroll for independent study is granted only to students who present an acceptable prospectus ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4278 SOC 6910   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

SOC 6950

"Spatial Demography" introduces core concepts and techniques for analyzing spatially referenced population data. Students learn about the spatial structure of social phenomenon and how to analyze and account ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PUBPOL 6950

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19937 SOC 6950   LAB 401

SOC 7350

The object of our inquiry is labor: as an activity, a class position, a social movement, an institution, a political subject. A sociology of labor must take as its charge identifying the historically specific ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GDEV 7350ILRIC 7350

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 18213 SOC 7350   LEC 001

SOC 8920

Work with a faculty member on a project that is related to your dissertation work. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4280 SOC 8920   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

SOC 8960

Work with chair of your committee on your dissertation work. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4279 SOC 8960   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research