SOCI Courses

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Class Number	Class	Meeting Time	Instructor	Room	Unreserved Enrollment	Reserved Enrollment	Total Enrollment	Wait List
11792	SOCI 71 - 001 First-Year Seminar: The Pursuit of Happiness	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Arne Kalleberg	Mitchell Hall-Rm 121A	Seats filled	Seats filled	3/3
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.
13636	SOCI 89 - 001 First-Year Seminar: Special Topics	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Lauren Valentino	Genome Sciences Bui-Rm 1370	1/3	Seats filled	1/3	0/999
Description: Special topics course. Content will vary each semester. 3 units.
11793	SOCI 89H - 001 First-Year Seminar: Special Topics	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Regina Baker	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0151	0/22	Seats filled	0/22
Description: Special topics course. Content will vary each semester. 3 units.
2148	SOCI 101 - 001 Sociological Perspectives	MoWeFr 12:20PM - 1:10PM	Matthew Lammers	Hanes Art Center-Rm 0121	35/170	Seats filled	35/170	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.
2150	SOCI 101 - 002 Sociological Perspectives	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Alexandrea Ravenelle	Wilson Hall-Rm 0107	Seats filled	Seats filled	80/80	3/999
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.
2155	SOCI 101 - 003 Sociological Perspectives	MoWeFr 10:10AM - 11:00AM	Anna Gardner	Peabody Hall-Rm 2024	Seats filled	Seats filled	35/35	19/999
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.
10705	SOCI 101 - 005 Sociological Perspectives	MoWeFr 3:35PM - 4:25PM	Anna Sinclair	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 0302	14/35	Seats filled	14/35	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.
13639	SOCI 101 - 006 Sociological Perspectives	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	To be Announced	Peabody Hall-Rm 2024	Seats filled	Seats filled	42/42	1/999
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.
13640	SOCI 101 - 007 Sociological Perspectives	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	To be Announced	Fetzer Hall-Rm 0106	Seats filled	Seats filled	56/56	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.
13641	SOCI 101 - 008 Sociological Perspectives	MoWeFr 2:30PM - 3:20PM	To be Announced	Dey Hall-Rm 0305	23/49	Seats filled	23/49	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.
14624	SOCI 101 - 009 Sociological Perspectives	MoWeFr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	William Holtkamp	Peabody Hall-Rm G050	Seats filled	Seats filled	35/35	4/999
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.
13642	SOCI 111 - 001 Human Societies	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	GUANG GUO	Wilson Hall-Rm 0128	5/56	Seats filled	5/56	0/999
Description: An introduction to comparative sociology. The course surveys social inequality in human societies. Topics include a discussion of major types of societies that existed, social inequality across social classes, gender and race/ethnicities, as well as population issues, development of technology, and family structure that underlie a society's stratification system. 3 units.
2157	SOCI 112 - 001 Social Interaction	MoWeFr 12:20PM - 1:10PM	Austin Vo	Bingham Hall-Rm 3006	35/40	Seats filled	35/40	0/999
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.
13622	SOCI 121 - 001 Population Problems	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Yong Cai	Peabody Hall-Rm 2024	Seats filled	Seats filled	42/42	0/999
Description: This course examines the relationship between population and society from a global perspective. As an introductory course in the field of population studies and demography, it emphasizes three key aspects of 'doing' demography: developing a demographic perspective that connects social phenomena to population factors; learning a range of quantitative measures and techniques that describe population and its changes; and acquiring a working knowledge of population trends, including their socioeconomic determinants and policy implications. 3 units.
13623	SOCI 121 - 002 Population Problems	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Yong Cai	Wilson Hall-Rm 0128	Seats filled	Seats filled	60/60	1/999
Description: This course examines the relationship between population and society from a global perspective. As an introductory course in the field of population studies and demography, it emphasizes three key aspects of 'doing' demography: developing a demographic perspective that connects social phenomena to population factors; learning a range of quantitative measures and techniques that describe population and its changes; and acquiring a working knowledge of population trends, including their socioeconomic determinants and policy implications. 3 units.
2151	SOCI 122 - 001 Race and Ethnicity	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Kathleen Fitzgerald	Bingham Hall-Rm 1014	16/48	Seats filled	16/48	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.
2158	SOCI 122 - 002 Race and Ethnicity	MoWeFr 1:25PM - 2:15PM	Rocio Rosa-Lebron	Peabody Hall-Rm 2024	Seats filled	Seats filled	40/40	13/999
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.
11794	SOCI 123 - 001 Crime and Criminal Justice	TuTh 5:00PM - 6:15PM	Justin Sola	Sitterson Hall (inc-Rm FB009	28/59	Seats filled	28/59	0/999
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.
13617	SOCI 123 - 002 Crime and Criminal Justice	TuTh 8:00AM - 9:15AM	Sarah Brown	Peabody Hall-Rm 2024	30/35	Seats filled	30/35	0/999
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.
10706	SOCI 124 - 002 Sex and Gender in Society	MoWeFr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	Patrick Casey	Peabody Hall-Rm 2024	Seats filled	Seats filled	30/30	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.
10707	SOCI 124 - 003 Sex and Gender in Society	TuTh 8:00AM - 9:15AM	Yunlin Li	Wilson Hall-Rm 0107	4/25	Seats filled	4/25	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.
2153	SOCI 130 - 001 Family and Society	MoWeFr 8:00AM - 8:50AM	Man Zhang	Peabody Hall-Rm 2024	11/35	Seats filled	11/35	0/999
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.
14637	SOCI 130 - 002 Family and Society	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Kathleen Fitzgerald	Peabody Hall-Rm 1040	24/90	0/5	24/95	0/999
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.
10709	SOCI 131 - 001 Social Relations in the Workplace	MoWeFr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	Erica Janko	Global Education, F-Rm 1005	Seats filled	Seats filled	6/6	18/999
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.
9871	SOCI 172 - 001 Introduction to Population Health in the United States	MoWeFr 12:20PM - 1:10PM	Alexandra Ro	Peabody Hall-Rm 2024	Seats filled	Seats filled	40/40	17/999
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.
13574	SOCI 172 - 002 Introduction to Population Health in the United States	MoWeFr 3:35PM - 4:25PM	Meredith Riley	Peabody Hall-Rm 2024	31/32	Seats filled	39/40	8/999
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.
2160	SOCI 180 - 001 Introduction to Global Population Health	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Elizabeth Frankenberg	Coker Hall-Rm 0201	69/161	Seats filled	74/166	0/999
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.
15139	SOCI 180 - 002 Introduction to Global Population Health	MoWeFr 2:30PM - 3:20PM	Bethany Stoutamire	Murray Hall-Rm G201	Seats filled	Seats filled	40/40	6/999
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.
2092	SOCI 250 - 001 Sociological Theory	MoWeFr 3:35PM - 4:25PM	Jacob Conley	Stone Center-Rm 0210	29/40	Seats filled	29/40	1/999
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.
2093	SOCI 251 - 001 Research Methods	MoWeFr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	Anna Shelton-Ormond	Woollen Gym-Rm 0304	Seats filled	Seats filled	40/40	7/999
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.
2141	SOCI 252 - 001 Data Analysis	MoWeFr 12:20PM - 1:10PM	Christopher Brehm	Murphey Hall-Rm 0104	Seats filled	Seats filled	40/40	21/999
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.
11795	SOCI 252 - 002 Data Analysis	MoWeFr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	Jorge Mancilla	Phillips Hall-Rm 0328	20/22	Seats filled	38/40	1/999
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.
13653	SOCI 273 - 001 Social and Economic Justice, Experiential Education	TuTh 5:00PM - 6:15PM	Kathleen Fitzgerald	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 0101	34/100	Seats filled	34/100	0/999
Description: Covers theory and practice of social and economic justice, including analyses of racial, gender, sexual, class, national, and other forms of justice, the history of influential movements for justice, and strategies of contemporary struggles. This course has a 30-hour service-learning component. Students may not receive credit for both SOCI 273 and SOCI 274. 3 units.
15138	SOCI 274 - 001 Advocacy Strategies: Communication Across Movements	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	NEAL CAREN	Genome Sciences Bui-Rm 1370	Seats filled	Seats filled	19/19	20/999
Description: This course analyzes social movements throughout history, examining the advocacy strategies that shaped campaigns for social and economic justice. Students develop persuasive communication techniques while studying how movements build power, craft compelling narratives, and forge coalitions across diverse communities. Through critical analysis, they learn to adapt these strategies for different contexts and audiences. 3 units.
15023	SOCI 290H - 001 Special Topics in Sociology	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	To be Announced	Dey Hall-Rm 0412	Seats filled	12/18	12/18	2/999
Description: Periodic offering of courses on developing topics in the field. 3 units.
11796	SOCI 318 - 001 Computational Sociology	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Scott Duxbury	Peabody Hall-Rm 2024	Seats filled	Seats filled	32/32	65/999
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.
13624	SOCI 318 - 002 Computational Sociology	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Justin Sola	Peabody Hall-Rm 2024	Seats filled	Seats filled	32/32	31/999
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.
13390	SOCI 396 - 003 Independent Study and Reading	Th 12:20PM - 12:50PM	To be Announced	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 526A	0/2	Seats filled	0/2
Description: Permission of the director of undergraduate studies. Special reading and research in a selected field under the direction of a member of the department. 1 - 6 units.
9872	SOCI 410 - 001 Formal Organizations and Bureaucracy	MoWeFr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	Matthew Lammers	Gardner Hall-Rm 0210	1/8	Seats filled	1/8	0/999
Description: Varieties of organizational forms, their structures and processes; creation, persistence, transformation, and demise; role of organizations in contemporary society. 3 units.
12543	SOCI 410 - 002 Formal Organizations and Bureaucracy	MoWeFr 10:10AM - 11:00AM	Jenna Wertsching	Phillips Hall-Rm 0328	Seats filled	Seats filled	8/8	7/999
Description: Varieties of organizational forms, their structures and processes; creation, persistence, transformation, and demise; role of organizations in contemporary society. 3 units.
13654	SOCI 411 - 001 Social Movements	MoWeFr 3:35PM - 4:25PM	Ian Wallace	Bingham Hall-Rm 3006	11/40	Seats filled	11/40	0/999
Description: Examines the origins, dynamics, and consequences of protest and social movements including historical and contemporary movements from the United States and around the globe. Students may not receive credit for both SOCI 413 and 411. 3 units.
12562	SOCI 412 - 001 Social Stratification	TuTh 8:00AM - 9:15AM	Tania Jenkins	Global Education, F-Rm 1005	9/10	Seats filled	9/10	0/999
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.
2142	SOCI 415 - 001 Economy and Society	MoWeFr 2:30PM - 3:20PM	Matthew Lammers	Peabody Hall-Rm 2024	4/10	Seats filled	4/10	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.
11115	SOCI 415 - 002 Economy and Society	MoWeFr 3:35PM - 4:25PM	Ruy Manrique	Stone Center-Rm 0209	0/6	Seats filled	0/6	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.
11798	SOCI 420 - 001 Political Sociology	MoWeFr 1:25PM - 2:15PM	Jacob Ginn	Global Education, F-Rm 1005	15/40	Seats filled	15/40	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.
11799	SOCI 422 - 001 Sociology of Mental Health and Illness	MoWeFr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	Johannah Palomo	Bingham Hall-Rm 1014	Seats filled	Seats filled	40/40	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.
12545	SOCI 424 - 001 Law and Society	MoWeFr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	Braxton Brewington	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 0302	19/40	Seats filled	19/40	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.
13573	SOCI 426 - 001 Sociology of Education	MoWeFr 11:15AM - 12:05PM	Christine Mooney	Peabody Hall-Rm 2024	37/40	Seats filled	37/40	0/999
Description: An overview of theory and research on education and schooling, with an emphasis on inequalities in educational opportunities, education as a social institution, and the changing context of schools and schooling. Students may not receive credit for both SOCI 423 and SOCI 426. 3 units.
2152	SOCI 427 - 001 The Labor Force	TuTh 5:00PM - 6:15PM	TED MOUW	Fetzer Hall-Rm 0106	Seats filled	Seats filled	6/6	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.
12566	SOCI 427 - 002 The Labor Force	MoWeFr 2:30PM - 3:20PM	Jordan Young	Woollen Gym-Rm 0304	Seats filled	Seats filled	8/8	7/999
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.
10713	SOCI 433 - 001 Immigration in Contemporary America	MoWeFr 1:25PM - 2:15PM	Emma Labovitz	Phillips Hall-Rm 0265	5/40	Seats filled	5/40	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.
13655	SOCI 444 - 001 Race, Class, and Gender	MoWeFr 1:25PM - 2:15PM	Margaret Palmer	Phillips Hall-Rm 0385	23/32	Seats filled	23/32	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.
2159	SOCI 469 - 001 Health and Society	MoWeFr 10:10AM - 11:00AM	Grace Franklyn	New West-Rm 0219	Seats filled	Seats filled	40/40	31/999
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.
9876	SOCI 469 - 003 Health and Society	MoWeFr 12:20PM - 1:10PM	Denise Noel Mitchell	Gardner Hall-Rm 0210	Seats filled	Seats filled	40/40	4/999
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.
2097	SOCI 691H - 001 Senior Honors Research and Seminar	We 1:15PM - 2:30PM	Jessica Su, Rene Iwo	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0150	10/12	Seats filled	10/12	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.
2094	SOCI 700 - 001 History of Social Thought	Tu 1:45PM - 4:15PM	Elizabeth Korver-Glenn	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0151	3/21	Seats filled	3/21	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.
2095	SOCI 708 - 001 Statistics for Sociologists	TuTh 11:30AM - 1:15PM	Jessica Su	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0151	2/21	Seats filled	2/21	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.
13633	SOCI 717 - 001 Structural Equations with Latent Variables	We 9:00AM - 11:30AM	Kenneth Bollen	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0151	Seats filled	Seats filled	21/21	3/999
Description: Prerequisite, SOCI 708; Permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisite. This course examines models sometimes referred to as LISREL models. Topics include path analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, measurement error, model identification, nonrecursive models, and multiple indicators. 3 units.
13635	SOCI 720 - 001 Participant Observation and In-Depth Interviewing	Tu 10:00AM - 12:30PM	Tania Jenkins	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0207	4/21	Seats filled	4/21	0/999
Description: Students will learn the methods of participant observation and in-depth interviewing. Each student will collect data (provide detailed fieldnotes and transcriptions of interviews) in one group or setting for the duration of the course. Such topics as gaining access, ethics of research, and analysis of data will be covered. 3 units.
10658	SOCI 754 - 001 Survey Sampling	MoWe 11:00AM - 12:30PM	Taylor Lewis, Jill Stevens	TBA	2/21	Seats filled	2/21	0/999
Description: The different sampling techniques are discussed. Major emphasis on planning of large-scale sample surveys rather than on statistical theory. 3 units.
14069	SOCI 760 - 001 Data Collection Methods	Tu 2:00PM - 4:45PM	DOUGLAS CURRIVAN, Jill Stevens	TBA	0/12	Seats filled	0/12	0/999
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.
11803	SOCI 826 - 001 Health and Developmental Trajectories From Adolescence into Adulthood	Fr 2:00PM - 4:30PM	Robert Hummer	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0151	2/15	Seats filled	2/15	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.
2096	SOCI 830 - 001 Demography: Theory, Substance, Techniques, Part I	Th 9:00AM - 11:30AM	Elizabeth Frankenberg	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0207	6/21	Seats filled	6/21	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.
13631	SOCI 832 - 001 Migration and Population Distribution	Mo 9:00AM - 11:30AM	Barbara Entwisle	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0151	6/21	Seats filled	6/21	0/999
Description: Treats migration trends, patterns, and differentials and their effects on population distribution in continental and regional areas. Attention is given to theoretical and methodological problems in the study of population movement. 3 units.
13634	SOCI 850 - 001 Social Stratification	Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM	TED MOUW	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0207	9/21	Seats filled	9/21	0/999
Description: Analysis of major theories of and approaches to the study of social inequality, with attention to how the various theories and approaches are operationalized. Focus on recent research in labor markets and worldwide inequality. 3 units.
15150	SOCI 851 - 001 Sociology of Gender	Mo 1:00PM - 3:30PM	Shannon Gonzalez	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0151	10/21	Seats filled	10/21	0/999
Description: Reviews theory on variation in men's and women's gender roles, with emphasis on industrialized societies and women's roles. 3 units.
2145	SOCI 950 - 001 Seminar in Selected Topics	We 12:00PM - 1:00PM	Scott Duxbury	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0151	0/21	Seats filled	0/21	0/999
Description: Permission of the instructor. The course description for a particular semester is available in the departmental office. 1 - 6 units.
2147	SOCI 950 - 004 Seminar in Selected Topics	MoWeFr 4:40PM - 5:30PM	To be Announced	Peabody Hall-Rm 2024	0/48	Seats filled	0/48	0/999
Description: Permission of the instructor. The course description for a particular semester is available in the departmental office. 1 - 6 units.
2149	SOCI 950 - 006 Seminar in Selected Topics	Fr 11:00AM - 11:50AM	Elizabeth Frankenberg	TBA	11/30	Seats filled	11/30	0/999
Description: Permission of the instructor. The course description for a particular semester is available in the departmental office. 1 - 6 units.
13072	SOCI 961 - 001 Reading and Research	Th 2:00PM - 3:00PM	To be Announced	TBA	0/2	Seats filled	0/2	0/999
Description: Permission of the instructor. 1 - 6 units.