Department of Sociology
Division of Social Sciences
Ellison Hall 2834
Telephone: (805) 893-3118
Undergraduate e-mail: ugrad-soc@soc.ucsb.edu
Graduate e-mail: grad-soc@soc.ucsb.edu
Website: www.soc.ucsb.edu (will
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Department Chair: Verta Taylor
Contents:
- Faculty
- Overview
- Undergraduate Program
- Graduate Program
- Master of Arts-Sociology
- Doctor of Philosophy-Sociology
- Optional Ph.D. Emphasis in Human Development
- Optional Ph.D. Emphasis in Language, Interaction, and Social Organization
- Optional Ph.D. Emphasis in Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences (QMSS)
- Optional Ph.D. Emphasis in Women's Studies
- Optional Ph.D. Emphasis in Global Studies
- Optional Ph.D. Emphasis in Technology and Society
- Sociology Courses
Richard P. Appelbaum, Ph.D., University of Chicago, Professor (global political economy and development, labor and resistance movements, science, technology, and economic development)
Janice I. Baldwin, Ph.D., UC Santa Barbara, Lecturer (human sexuality, gender, AIDS)
John D. Baldwin, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, Professor (G. H. Mead, human sexuality, socialization, capitalism, micro-macro synthesis)
Kum-Kum Bhavnani, Ph.D., Cambridge University, Professor (third-world women, cultural studies, feminist studies, critical ethnography, critical psychology)
Denise D. Bielby, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Professor (gender, culture, work, aging and the life course)
Jon D. Cruz, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Associate Professor (social theory, culture, race and ethnicity, knowledge)
G. Reginald Daniel, Ph.D., UC Los Angeles, Associate Professor (race and ethnic relations, comparative and historical sociology, comparative race and culture)
Jennifer Earl, Ph.D., University of Arizona, Associate Professor (social movements, law, quantitative methods, political sociology)
Simonetta Falasca-Zamponi, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Associate Professor (sociology of culture, political sociology, historical sociology, Western European studies)
Sarah Fenstermaker, Ph.D., Northwestern University, Professor (work and gender, feminist inquiry, feminist theory, research methods)
John Foran, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Professor (development and social change, Middle Eastern studies, Latin American studies, comparative historical methods, social theory, political sociology, social movements, cultural studies)
Noah E. Friedkin, Ph.D., University of Chicago, Professor (social psychology, social networks, sociology of education)
Roger O. Friedland, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Professor (cultural theory; architecture; religious nationalism; institutional theory; space, time, and social theory)
Avery F. Gordon, Ph.D., Boston College, Professor (social theory, race, culture, feminist studies)
Nikki Jones, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, Assistant Professor (urban ethnography, race and ethnicity, gender and crime, criminology and criminal justice, qualitative research methods)
Mark Juergensmeyer, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Professor (South Asian religion and society, sociology of religion, religious nationalism, terrorism, moral community, and social ethics)
Gene H. Lerner, Ph.D., UC Irvine, Professor (conversation analysis, social life of very young children, social aspects of syntax)
Fernando Lopez-Alves, Ph.D., UC Los Angeles, Professor (comparative historical sociology, comparative politics, globalization. Latin American politics, organized labor)
John Mohr, Ph.D., Yale University, Associate Professor (complex organizations, historical sociology, welfare state, culture)
Melvin Oliver, Ph.D., Washington University, Professor (poverty, inequality and social policy, race and interethnic relations)
Geoffrey Raymond, Ph.D., UC Los Angeles, Assistant Professor (conversation analysis, ethnomethodology, interaction in institutional settings, social theory, medical sociology, sociology of science and technology)
Victor M. Rios, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Assistant Professor, (juvenile justice, race and penalty, Latina and Latino sociology)
William I. Robinson, Ph.D., University of New Mexico, Professor (globalization, development, political economy, macrosociology, political sociology, Latin America)
Beth E. Schneider, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Professor (sexuality, feminist and gender theory, social movements, health/AIDS, lesbian/gay studies)
Denise Segura, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Professor (Chicana and Chicano Studies, feminist studies, gender, family, work, race-ethnic relations)
John R. Sutton, Ph.D., UC Davis, Professor (organizations, law/social control/deviance, comparative sociology, culture)
Verta Taylor, Ph.D., Ohio State University, Professor (social movements, gender, sexuality, culture, mental health)
Carolyn Pinedo Turnovsky, Ph.D., City University of New York Graduate Center, Assistant Professor, (race and ethnicity, Latina and Latino studies,immigration studies, inequality, urban ethnography)
France Winddance Twine, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Professor (girls,sexuality,feminist theory, critical race theory, racism/anti-racism, visual sociology, transracial/multiracial families, Brazil, U.S. and Western Europe)
Howard Winant, Ph.D., UC Santa Cruz, Professor (race and racism, political sociology, comparative/historical sociology, social theory)
Raymond Sin-Kwok Wong, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Professor (social stratification, comparative sociology, methods and statistics, sociology of economic change, demography)
William T. Bielby, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Professor Emeritus
Sethard Fisher, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Professor Emeritus
Richard Flacks, Ph.D., University of Michigan, Professor Emeritus
Morris F. Friedell, Ph.D., University of Chicago, Associate Professor Emeritus
David Gold, Ph.D., University of Chicago, Professor Emeritus
Harvey L. Molotch, Ph.D., University of Chicago, Professor Emeritus
Ilene H. Nagel, Ph.D., New York University, Professor Emeritus
Thomas J. Scheff, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Professor Emeritus
Gary I. Schulman, Ph.D., Stanford University, Associate Professor Emeritus
John A. Sonquist, Ph.D., University of Chicago, Professor Emeritus
Bruce C. Straits, Ph.D., University of Chicago, Professor Emeritus
Thomas P. Wilson, Ph.D., Columbia University, Professor Emeritus
Don H. Zimmerman, Ph.D., UC Los Angeles, Professor Emeritus
Ralph J. Armbruster, Ph.D. (Chicana and Chicano Studies)
William R. Freudenburg, Ph.D. (Environmental Studies)
Mary E. Hancock, Ph.D. (Anthropology)
Lisa Hajjar, Ph.D. (Law and Society)
Laury Oaks, Ph.D. (Women’s Studies)
John S.W. Park, Ph.D. (Asian American Studies)
Wade Clark Roof, Ph.D. (Religious Studies)
Leila J. Rupp, Ph.D. (Women’s Studies)
Sociology is the systematic study of social life. Through empirical inquiry, sociologists seek to understand the process by which societies, communities, institutions, and organizations are created, maintained, undermined, and transformed, and the ways in which social life shapes individuals.
The Department of Sociology is composed of scholars who are internationally recognized contributors to the discipline. It is known for its diversity of perspective and particularly for its support for emerging areas of study and innovative approaches to theory, method, and empirical inquiry. The department has distinctive strength in quantitative methods of research and analysis. It participates in the Social Science Computing Facility (SSCF) which provides instructional computing support. The SSCF offers access to computers, the Internet, software consultation, and technical assistance. The department is also affiliated with the Institute for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Research, which conducts global policy related research in the social sciences.
The requirements for the sociology major are designed to provide students with a thorough grounding in the theory and methodology of the discipline and their rigorous application to empirical inquiry. In addition to providing the core of a liberal arts education, the sociology major can also serve as preparation for graduate study for a career as a professional sociologist. Finally, the major may be used as preparation for a career in such fields as law, management, urban and environmental planning, corrections, journalism, teaching, social work, and other service professions.
Students with a bachelor’s degree in sociology who are interested in pursuing a California Teaching Credential should contact the Credential Advisor in the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education as soon as possible.
As part of our participation in the College of Letters and Science Honors Program, the department offers introductory-level sociology honors classes (Sociology 1H and 4H), which are taught by the course professor, thus providing students with a unique opportunity for small group interaction with the instructor. In addition, eligible undergraduates may, with consent of the instructor, elect to fulfill an honors contract for any course. Eligible upper-division honors students may also participate in graduate courses numbered 200-299 by petition.
In addition to the general honors program, the Department of Sociology offers a three-quarter honors research practicum (196H-HR-HT). Students enrolled in this seminar complete an original research project on a topic of their choice. To be eligible for the honors practicum in sociology, students must have completed Sociology 1 and a statistics course, must have a minimum 3.5 cumulative grade-point average with a 3.5 grade-point average in upper-division sociology courses. In addition, it is strongly recommended that students interested in the honors research practicum acquire competency in the methodological area related to their specific research topic.
All qualified students are invited to apply at the Department of Sociology office before the end of the spring quarter prior to the year of requested admission to the practicum series.
All students must submit a writing sample from a social science course, excluding take-home examinations. All final decisions for admission to the honors program will be made by the program coordinator and will be based on the writing sample, standing in the major, and cumulative grade-point average. Students not meeting the minimal requirements may be nominated for consideration by a member of the faculty.
To be eligible to graduate with Distinction in the Major, honors students must complete, with a grade of B or better, a minimum of two graduate seminars in sociology and the three quarter honors research practicum which includes the presentation of an honors thesis. Students must also maintain a 3.5 cumulative grade-point average and a 3.5 grade-point average in upper-division sociology courses.
Alpha Kappa Delta. The Department of Sociology also sponsors the Tau of California Chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta, the national sociology honors society. Membership in Alpha Kappa Delta is restricted to outstanding graduating seniors with a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.5, and with a 3.5 grade-point average in sociology units taken at UCSB.
Undergraduate Program
Prospective majors are expected to consult the department undergraduate academic advisor about all aspects of planning a program in sociology. Before admission to the sociology major, students must complete all sociology preparation for the major courses as specified below. Preparation for the major courses may not be taken on a passed/not passed basis. Students may declare the pre-sociology major after completion of at least one course in area(s) A and/or B of the pre-major with at least a 2.3 GPA. Students who declare the pre-major are responsible for satisfying degree requirements in effect at the time they declare the major. Pre-major status does not, however, guarantee admission to full major status. When pre-major requirements are satisfied, students should complete a change of major petition, available in the sociology undergraduate advising office, to declare full major status..
Preparation for the major. To qualify for admission into the sociology major, students must complete Sociology 1, Communication 87, Psychology 5, or PSTAT 5AA-ZZ, History 17C, and History 2C, 4C, 8, or 17B with a grade-point average of 2.3 or above.
In addition, students must complete two courses from the following (excluded as part of the pre-major grade-point average computation but must be taken for letter grades): Anthropology 2, 7; History 7, 17A; Economics 2 or 109; Political Science 1, 6, 7, or 12; Environmental Studies 2, 3; Psychology 1; Geography 5, Philosophy 3, 4, 6, and 7.
The concepts of diversity and ethnicity are fundamentally related to many of the sociological theories and issues considered in upper-division sociology courses. Therefore, the department requires that students take a diversity course from the following list (excluded as part of the pre-major grade-point average computation but must be taken for a letter grade): Asian American Studies 1, 2, 3, 5, 8; Black Studies 1, 3, 5, 6, 15, 20, 50; Chicana/o Studies 1A, 1B, 1C; History 11A, 11B; Women’s Studies 10, 20, 30, 40, 60, 70, 80.
Upper-division major. Thirty-six upper-division sociology units are required, distributed as follows:
One methods and research course. Understanding how empirical evidence about social life is systematically gathered and analyzed is a crucial part of a liberal arts education, and the opportunity to engage in hands-on research is the best way to understand how sociologists develop knowledge about the social world. The department requires one course that has a methods and data analysis component, from the following list: Sociology 104A, 108, 108A-ZZ, 136B, 136V, 141S, 143, 148MA.
One theory course. Theories are the conceptual frameworks sociologists use to think about and analyze the social world we inhabit. Students are exposed to theories in all their upper-division work; in addition, the department requires one course from the following list: Sociology 185A-Z.
One social inequality and stratification course. From its founding to the present, sociology has been preoccupied with understanding how societies are structured and stratified along lines of class, gender, race/ethnicity, age, and other criteria. The department requires every major to complete one course on stratification and inequality from the following list: Sociology 122, 122GI, 126U, 128, 130, 130GR, 130LA, 130ME 130SA, 131, 134, 134R, 137E, 139A-B-C-D, 139RN, 140, 144, 153, 154F, 155A-B, 155M, 155R, 155T, 155W, 156A-B, 156LA, 159LG.
Two courses chosen from one of the following nine subject areas:
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Culture. Sociology 108C, 118C, 118G, 118J, 118L, 118M, 118JR, 133, 185C.
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Law, Deviance, and Social Control. Sociology 170, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176A, 176D, 178
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Feminist and Gender Studies. Sociology 144S, 151, 153, 154A, 155A-B, 155T, 156LA, 159LG, 159S, 185G.
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Global and International Studies. Sociology 130, 130A, 130LA, 130ME, 130SA, 130SG, 130ST, 134T, 138G, 156A-B, 166W, 168E.
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Inequality, Institutions, Networks. Sociology 102, 122, 122GI, 123, 126, 126U, 131, 148, 148MA, 148P, 164, 167, 185J.
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Language Use and Social Interaction. Sociology 136A-B, 136I, 136M, 136V, 185E.
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Life Course, Socialization, and Interpersonal Relations. Sociology 140, 142, 147, 152A-B, 154EC.
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Race/Ethnicity/Nation. Sociology 128, 130SW, 137E, 139A-B-C-D-RN, 144, 154F, 155R, 155W, 185D.
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Social Movements and Social Change. Sociology 130GR, 134, 134R, 155M, 157, 157S
Two additional courses chosen from any of the remaining eight subject areas.
Students may choose the remaining 8 units from upper-division sociology courses.
Note: The same course may not be used to fulfill the requirements in more than one of the areas listed above.
In certain cases where there is clear programmatic relevance, the student may propose for consideration a maximum of 8 units of upper-division work in closely related fields as part of the 40 required units; however, these may not be substituted for specifically required courses. Acceptance is contingent upon approval of the department chair. Up to 8 units combined of the following courses may be taken P/NP for major credit: Sociology 190A, 191CA, 194, 195H, 197H, 198, 199, 199RA; all other major courses must be taken for letter grades.
Students considering graduate training for careers as professional sociologists are advised to take Sociology 185A to fulfill the upper-division theory requirement. This course offers integrated perspective on the traditions of sociological theory as a whole rather than concentrating on a single subfield, and it is appropriate for graduate school preparation. Students preparing for graduate study are encouraged to complete one upper-division methods course in addition to the course they select to fulfill the methods requirement. Additionally, students should use the upper-division elective units (12) to increase their exposure to other areas in sociology. They should also seek individualized reading or research projects with faculty members. Students who anticipate applying for graduate school should discuss their programs at an early stage with the undergraduate advisor and a faculty member.
Students considering a career in public and social affairs should plan their programs with graduate study in mind, as such careers typically require study at the master’s level in urban planning, social work, public affairs, business, law, or sociology. A program in public and social affairs should involve a background in methods and analysis, a foundation in computer skills, a basic knowledge of societal organization and change, a special focus on urban programs, and an in-depth knowledge of one or more additional areas of particular interest. Field experience through an internship is strongly recommended.
Students interested in acquiring technical skills in data management for careers in government, research, or business firms are advised to learn not only the technical aspects of research, but the sociological dimension as well: the institutional settings that frame policy-related problems, ways to formulate and conduct research programs, and intelligent interpretation of the results of analysis. Students should consult with an advisor to plan an appropriate program.
Graduate Program
In addition to departmental requirements, candidates for graduate degrees must meet the university degree requirements described in the section "Graduate Education at UCSB."
Admission
The department does not admit students for terminal M.A. degrees. Because the M.A. program in sociology is designed to prepare students for the Ph.D. program, students should normally apply for admission to both. However, continuation to the Ph.D. is dependent upon the student’s ability to conduct research at the Ph.D. level. Applications are accepted for fall quarter admission only; the deadline for applications and financial support is December 10.
Applicants should have training substantially equivalent to the undergraduate major in sociology at UCSB, including research methods, statistics, and the development of sociological theory. Students may be admitted to the M.A./Ph.D. program with inadequate background in these areas but are expected to make up deficiencies during their first year of study. Students admitted with a M.A. in sociology earned elsewhere who do not have training substantially equivalent to that required for the B.A. and M.A. in sociology must remedy deficiencies in training within two years of being admitted to the Ph.D. Program.
In addition to departmental requirements for admission, applicants must fulfill university requirements for admission to graduate status described in the section "Graduate Education at UCSB." Applicants must submit scores on the Aptitude Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and a sample of written work in sociology.
For more information, please visit our website: www.soc.ucsb.edu.
Master of Arts - Sociology
Degree Requirements
The M.A. degree follows the university’s Plan 1, culminating in a thesis, with the following additional requirements: 36 units of coursework completed with the grade of B or better, of which at least 20 must be graduate units; successful completion of the department’s graduate-level theory, quantitative analysis sequences, logics of inquiry and one additional methods course or sequence. The thesis is based on empirical research. Following successful submission of the thesis, the student undergoes an oral comprehensive examination. Required coursework must be completed by the end of the quarter in which the examination is taken. The student’s advisory committee supervises the thesis research, administers the comprehensive examination, and certifies completion of required coursework.
To receive an M.A. degree the student must receive a “pass” or higher grade on the comprehensive examination; to continue in the Ph.D. program, the student must receive a “high pass” or an “honor pass.” The M.A. program should normally be completed by the end of the second year, but a student may petition for an extension.
Doctor of Philosophy - Sociology
Degree Requirements
Before being advanced to candidacy, the student must (1) demonstrate competence in a major area of sociology by completing three seminars on topics related to that area; (2) demonstrate current knowledge of the dissertation research field by completing a comprehensive paper; and (3) complete one additional methods course beyond that required for the M.A. This examination normally focuses on the student’s major area of specialization and proposed research. All coursework for the Ph.D. must be completed with the grade of B or better. No foreign language is required, but a student whose specialty requires knowledge of such a language will be required to demonstrate competence.
Dissertation Proposal: The student submits a dissertation proposal that is approved by the PhD Committee. The student’s PhD Committee will normally require an oral hearing prior to approving the proposal.
The candidate must complete a dissertation and will be called upon for an oral defense.
Optional Ph.D. Emphasis in Human Development
Students pursuing a Ph.D. in this department may petition to add an emphasis in human development. The interdisciplinary program in human development (IHD) involves faculty from the Ph.D. programs in communication, counseling/clinical/school psychology, education, linguistics, psychology, and sociology. The program focuses on developmental theory and research across the lifespan, and may be particularly relevant to the dissertation research of some students. The program features a structured set of courses which are taught individually and collaboratively by faculty from a variety of disciplines.
Students who petition to add the emphasis in human development must fulfill the following requirements in addition to the requirements for the Ph.D. in their home department: (1) six quarters of proseminar Interdisciplinary 592; (2) four courses in addition to the proseminar, two of which must be outside the student’s home department; (3) a minimum of one member of the student’s doctoral committee must be a ladder faculty member officially affiliated with the interdisciplinary program in human development. Consult the department for additional information or visit: www.psych.ucsb.edu/research/ihd.
Optional Ph.D. Emphasis in Language, Interaction, and Social Organization
Students pursuing a Ph.D. in the Departments of Education, Linguistics, or Sociology may petition to add an interdisciplinary emphasis in language, interaction, and social organization (LISO). This emphasis draws upon three approaches: interactional linguistics, conversation analysis, and sociocultural linguistic analysis.
In addition to the emphasis requirements below, students must satisfy the requirements for the Ph.D. in their home department. Work in satisfaction of departmental Ph.D. requirements may also be used to satisfy emphasis requirements. The emphasis requires (1) three quarters of Education/Linguistics/Sociology 274, Proseminar in Language, Interaction, and Social Organization, for credit; (2) a minimum of three elective LISO courses from the list below, one from each of the student’s non-home departments, and the third a designated methods course in any of the three departments (the designated methods courses are: Education 221A, 221B, 221G, Linguistics 212, 230 and Sociology 212R): Linguistics 201, 209, 212, 214, 227, 228, 230, 232, 237, 266, 254A-B, 258A-B; Education 202E, 207, 209A, 221B, 221G, 270G, or 270H; Sociology 212R, 236, 236I, 236V, 242, 273A-B, (3) one presentation in Education/Linguistics/Sociology 274, which may be either a research paper or a guided data session; (4) Students must complete a research project; the project must be supervised by at least one participating faculty member. This requirement can be satisfied in either of two ways: (a) Completion of a paper reporting a post-M.A. research project which presents an analysis of interactional data and displays command of the relevant literature. It must be written up in publishable form, though actual publication is not a requirement. (b) Successfully defend a dissertation centrally addressed to questions concerning language, interaction, and social organization; at least one member of the student’s qualifying examination and dissertation committee must be a faculty member affiliated with LISO.
Questions or requests for additional information may be directed either to a participating faculty member or to LISO, c/o the Department of Sociology, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA 93106. For further information, please visit www.liso.ucsb.edu.
Optional Ph.D. Emphasis in Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences (QMSS)
Students pursuing a Ph.D. in this department may petition to add an interdisciplinary emphasis in quantitative methods in the social sciences (QMSS). This new interdisciplinary emphasis involves faculty from the Ph.D. programs in Communication, Economics, Education, Geography, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, and Statistics and Applied Probability. The areas of specialization of the participating faculty include advanced regression modeling techniques, multivariate statistics, bootstrap estimation methods, demography, econometrics, psychometrics, social network theory, mathematical psychology, spatial statistics, survey research, and educational and psychological assessment. The QMSS emphasis helps students to attain the competencies needed to conduct quantitative social science research through core design and analysis classes, courses in advanced and specialized methodologies, and participation in interdisciplinary colloquia and research projects.
Each admitted student will develop, with his or her advisor, an individual contract listing the QMSS requirements to be completed. The contract must include the following:
- Two quarters of calculus, one quarter in linear algebra, and a one-year statistics sequence (These requirements can be waived if equivalent courses have already been completed).
- Attendance for at least three quarters at the ongoing QMSS seminar series, including presentation of at least one paper.
- Completion of at least three quantitative methods courses (excluding those listed above), at least two of which are outside the student’s home department.
- A Ph.D. dissertation that is centrally focused on an issue that is appropriate to the QMSS emphasis. The dissertation may make a contribution to methodological theory or may involve an advanced or innovative application.
- A dissertation committee that includes at least one QMSS faculty member from outside the student’s home department.
For additional information, please visit: www.qmss.ucsb.edu.
Optional Ph.D. Emphasis in Women's Studies
The Women’s Studies Program, with over 30 core and affiliated faculty members in over eleven disciplines, serves as a mode of interdisciplinary work and scholarly collaboration at UCSB. Women’s studies doctoral emphasis students are required to complete successfully four seminars that will enhance their understanding of feminist pedagogy, feminist theory, and topics relevant to the study of women, gender, and/or sexuality. Using an interdepartmental set of conversations and intellectual questions, women’s studies support a multifaceted undergraduate curriculum at UCSB. Graduate emphasis students are encouraged to apply to teach women’s studies courses as teaching assistants and associates as part of their women’s studies training.
Applicants must first be admitted to, or currently enrolled in, a UCSB Ph.D. program participating in the women’s studies graduate emphasis: Anthropology; Comparative Literature; Dramatic Art and Dance; English; French and Italian; Germanic, Slavic, and Semitic Studies; History; History of Art and Architecture; Religious Studies; Sociology; or Spanish and Portuguese. Candidates complete four graduate courses and select a member of the women’s studies faculty or affiliated faculty to serve on their Ph.D. exam and dissertation committees. Applications to the Women’s Studies Doctoral Emphasis may be submitted at any stage of Ph.D. work; and applications deadlines are November 1, 2007 and May 1, 2008.
Students pursuing the emphasis in women’s studies will successfully complete four graduate courses. Only one may be taken in the student’s home department.
1. Issues in Feminist Epistemology and Pedagogy (Women’s Studies 270). A one-quarter seminar that considers women’s studies as a distinct field. It offers an interdisciplinary exploration of feminist theories of knowledge production and teaching practices. Readings cover past and present critical debates and provide theoretical approaches through which to analyze interdisciplinary epistemological and pedagogical issues.
2. Special Topics in Women’s Studies (594 AA-ZZ). A one-quarter seminar offered by a women’s studies faculty member on topics of central concern to the field of women’s studies.
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Research Practicum (Women’s Studies 280). A cross-disciplinary seminar in which fundamental questions in contemporary feminist research practice are considered in light of students’ own graduate projects. Students may fulfill the Area 2 requirement by taking either a Special Topics Seminar or the Research Practicum.
3. Feminist Theories. A one-quarter graduate seminar in feminist theory offered by any department, including women’s studies.
4. Topical Seminar. A one-quarter graduate seminar, outside the student’s home department, that addresses topics relevant to the study of women, gender, and/or sexuality. For additional information, please visit: www.soc.ucsb.edu/ws_emphasis_index.htm.
Optional Ph.D. Emphasis in Global Studies
Students pursuing a Ph.D. in certain departments may petition to add an emphasis in global studies. The departments for which the emphasis is available include anthropology, English, history, political science, religious studies, and sociology. To be eligible for admission to the Ph.D. emphasis, students must be admitted to the Ph.D. program in one of the departments choosing to offer this emphasis with their existing Ph.D. program and petition successfully to add the optional emphasis.
The student’s dissertation committee must have one member from a participating department other than the student’s own department. The student may also elect a global emphasis for his or her department field/area/specialization exam, if such an emphasis is offered within the department. The chair of the Coordinating Committee will determine when the student has successfully completed all of the requirements for the emphasis.
By “global” we refer to transnational economic, political, environmental, social, and cultural interactions and flows that operate at a global (i.e., trans-continental) scale. “Global studies” views the world as comprised of increasingly interdependent processes, rather than as shaped exclusively or even primarily by the interplay of discrete nation-states.
Petitions for adding the emphasis can be made at any time in a student’s graduate career, but typically will be made after at least one successful year of study in the home department. Work completed prior to admission in the emphasis that meets emphasis requirements (as determined by the Ph.D. Emphasis Coordinating Committee) may be counted towards completion.
To satisfy the Ph.D. emphasis in global studies, students are required to take four one-quarter graduate-level courses. One course is Global 201, the introductory gateway seminar, offered by the Global and International Studies Program. Three additional courses must be chosen from among qualifying global theory and global issues courses offered by participating departments. These courses will be selected from an approved list of global theory and global issues graduate courses prepared by the Ph.D. Emphasis Coordinating Committee each spring, for the following academic year. At least one of these three courses must be a global theory course, and at least one must be a global issues course. Courses will typically be taken for a letter grade.
At least one of these three courses will be taken from the student’s home department, and at least two must be taken from the six other participating departments or the Global and International Studies Program. No more than one of the three seminars (excluding Global 201) can be taken from a single instructor.
For additional information, please contact the graduate advisor in one of the participating departments or visit our website: www.global.ucsb.edu.
Optional Ph.D. Emphasis in Technology and Society
Students pursuing a Ph.D. in this department may petition to add an emphasis in technology and society. The emphasis brings together doctoral students in engineering, social sciences, and the humanities to engage in multidisciplinary coursework and research into the cultural and societal changes resulting from the use of new information technologies. The emphasis features a structured set of courses that may be taught individually and collaboratively by faculty across disciplines: Anthropology, Communication, Computer Science, English, History, Media Arts and Technology, Political Science, and Sociology.
To be eligible for admission to the emphasis, students must be enrolled in good standing in the department. Petitions for adding the emphasis can be made at any time in a student’s graduate career, but typically will be made after at least one successful year of study in the home department. Work completed prior to admission that meets emphasis requirements (as determined by the Ph.D. Emphasis Faculty Executive Steering Committee) may be counted towards its completion.
Requirements for completing the optional emphasis in technology and society include:
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Gateway Technology and Society Colloquium. Students must complete a 1-unit colloquium that brings together students and faculty from multiple disciplines to explore various approaches to studying technology and society. In addition to helping students understand similarities and differences in conceptualization and knowledge production across disciplines, the seminar promotes interaction among students from different departments.
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Graduate Coursework. Students must complete four 4-unit courses with a grade of B or better, two each from Area 1 (Culture and History) and Area 2 (Society and Behavior). Area 1 courses explore the humanistic study of cultures, histories and meanings as they intersect with technology. Area 2 investigates the social scientific study of technology in relationship to human behavior, organizations, and social structures.
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Dissertation. A student’s dissertation must have relevance to at least one of the two Emphasis areas. In addition, the student’s dissertation committee must include a member from another department participating in the emphasis. Exceptions are subject to approval by the Technology and Society Faculty Executive Committee.
For additional information and a current list of courses, please contact the graduate advisor or visit www.technology-society.ucsb.edu.
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Sociology Courses
Lower Division
1. Introduction to Sociology
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Basic concepts and issues in the study of human society. The structures and processes of human conduct, social organization, and social change.
1H. Introduction to Sociology - Honors
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Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment in Sociology 1 and consent of instructor; students must meet departmental honors criteria.
Students receive one unit for the honors seminar for a total of 5 units in Sociology 1-1H.
Eligible students will be invited to enroll in the honors seminar which will generally be taught by the course instructor.
98. Readings in Sociology
(1-4) Staff
Prerequisites: consent of instructor and department.
Students must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade-point average and are limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units. No unit credit allowed toward the major.
Critical reviews and discussions of related topics in sociology under the guidance of a faculty member. Students wishing to enroll must prepare a short plan of study.
99. Introduction to Research in Sociology
(1-4) Staff
Prerequisites: consent of instructor and department.
Students must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade-point average and are limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units.
Independent research under the guidance of a faculty member in the department. Course offers exceptional students the opportunity to undertake independent research or work in a research group. Students wishing to enroll must prepare a short plan of study.
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Upper Division
102. Sociology, the University, and Society
(4) Flacks
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Among the main topics are: society, the university, and the discipline. Subtopics include: social and personal responsibility, the university and social change, departmentalization of knowledge, decision making in the university, clientele of university, concept of academic freedom, student power, ethnic and other minorities, organization of profession of sociology, and professional vs. liberal education.
104A-B. Fundamentals of Data Analysis in Sociology
(4) Wong, Friedkin
Prerequisites: PSTAT 5AA-ZZ or Psychology 5 or Communications 87 or equivalent (for Sociology 104A): Sociology 104A (for Sociology 104B).
Basic techniques for the analysis of sociological data using linear models. Emphasis is on sociological application; the course covers the use of bivariate, multi-variate, and multiple-equation models in sociological research.
108. Methods of Sociological Research
(4) Staff
Recommended preparation: an introductory research methods course.
Fundamentals of designing, conducting, and analyzing social surveys. While the main focus is on survey techniques, problems of design and interpretation in experimental and observational studies are touched upon in terms of contrasts and similarities.
108A. Sociology Research Traditions
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Not open to students who have completed Sociology 4.
Recommended preparation: Sociology 3 or a PSTAT 5 series course.
Introduction to the basic language, logic, and techniques of major research traditions. Critical thinking in social science, and relation of theory to research in, for example, experiments, surveys, observational studies, historical and comparative approaches, and the use of available data.
108C. Methods of Cultural Analysis
(4) Falasca-Zamponi
Recommended preparation: an introductory research methods course.
A survey of several methodological approaches that can be applied to the analysis of culture. Methods will be chosen from among the following: interviewing, content analysis, historical methods, structuralism, survey, ethnography, etc.
108CH. Comparative and Historical Methods in Sociology
(4) Foran
Recommended preparation: an introductory research methods course.
A survey of the methods of comparative-historical sociology, with case studies drawn from various periods and places, including the United States, Europe, and the Third World; relationships between theory, methods, evidence, research strategies, and logic will be stressed.
108F. Studying People at Firsthand - Observational Methods in Social Science Research
(4) Twine
Recommended preparation: an introductory research methods course.
A vital aspect of modern sociology is the study of social activities in natural settings. This course explores the different methods a fieldworker can use to discover truths about society.
108G. Methods and Research in Global and International Sociology
(4) Appelbaum, Bhavnani, Foran
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
An introduction to the methods of research used in comparative, global, and international research in sociology. Students engage in a group or individual research project chosen in consultation with the instructor.
108ST. Special Topics in Methods
(4) Staff
Recommended preparation: an introductory research methods course.
Course covers various topics in sociological methods. Topics, readings and field research will vary with instructors.
113A-B-C. MOST Research Training in Sociology
(4-4-4) Gordon, Daniel
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
A year-long seminar introducing students to research specialties of the department. Students work with the instructor and with a faculty mentor to design a research project of their own.
114A-B-C. MOST Research – Second Year
(4-4-4) Schneider, Gordon
Prerequisites: Sociology 113A-B-C.
A year-long seminar focused on data collection, analysis, writing of research projects, and presentation of results to seminar participants.
118C. Sociology of Culture
(4) Falasca-Zamponi, Sutton, Cruz
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
A broad introduction to the sociological study of culture, organized around theoretical perspectives, definitional and analytical problems, the production of culture, and cultural effects on society.
118GR. Global Religion
(4) Juergensmeyer
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Same course as Global Studies 102 and Religious Studies 108.
Examination of the globalization of religious traditions in the modern world. Topics include the polarities between homeland and diaspora, the relationships between transnational religions and nation-states, and how these dynamics change the very nature of religious traditions.
118L. Sociology of Art/Literature
(4) Gordon
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Exploration of the relationship between art/literature and society. Focus on what art/literature teaches us about the social world and how it does so. Attention to questions of race, class, and gender. Use of variety of literary and visual mediums. Specific topics may vary.
118M. Music and Social Movements: The Culture of Protest
(4) Flacks
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
A historical and comparative exploration of the ways in which music is used to express and to mobilize collective protest; the ways in which social movements affect popular culture, and the role of the artist in social movements.
122. Social Stratification
(4) Wong
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
The nature of social classes and class relations, emphasizing contemporary studies of American society.
122GI. Global Inequalities
(4) Wong, Robinson
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Examines social inequality from a perspective that takes the global system as the unit of analysis. Topics include globalization, theories and methods for studying global inequality; spatial inequality, and structures and processes in the generation and persistence of inequalities at the global level.
123. Population
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Population composition and change; differential fertility and mortality of sociocultural groups; internal and international migration; population theory and national policies; problems in areas of population pressure.
126U. Sociology of the Urban Underclass
(4) Wong
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
This course examines conservative, liberal, and radical perspectives on class, poverty, and race, and will allow a critical assessment of the social and political implications of the growing congruity between urban poverty and race.
128. Interethnic Relations
(4) Daniel
Patterns of racial and ethnic relations, with particular emphasis upon minorities in the United States.
130. Development and its Alternatives
(4) Foran
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Survey of development and social change, emphasizing the Third World; modernization, dependency and other theories applied to cases drawn from Latin America, Asia, and Africa; examination of social structure, culture, social problems, and mechanisms of change.
130A. Development and Social Change in Africa
(4) Robinson
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
An exploration into Africa’s experience in the global system, with particular attention to dynamics of colonialism, globalization, and African resistance. Topics include Africa before the modern era, contemporary social movements, political processes, African diaspora, class and gender, and regional case studies.
130LA. Development and Social Change in Latin America
(4) Foran
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Examines significant instances of economic, political, cultural, and social change in contemporary Latin America. Employs various perspectives to illuminate such phenomena as changing social structures, industrialization, social movements, the state, multinationals, the military, and international pressures.
130GR. Globalization and Resistance
(4) Foran, Robinson
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Examines current debates about the impact of globalization on political-economic, social, and cultural arrangement around the world, investigating how people are affected by it, and what forms resistance to these developments is taking in the emerging anti-globalization movements.
130SA. Development and Social Change in South and Central Asia
(4) Juergensmeyer
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Same course as Global Studies 140.
An exploration of post-colonial social changes in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and other South and Central Asia societies, with emphases on the rise of ethnic nationalism, the impact of international economic and communication systems, and indigenous forms of development.
130SG. Sociology of Globalization
(4) Robinson
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Introduction to the sociological study of globalization. Survey of principal theories and debates in globalization studies, with a focus on economic, political, and cultural transnational processes, gender/race/class and globalization, transnational social movements, and local-global linkages.
130ST. Special Topics in Third World Studies
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Covers topics in third world studies, to be chosen by the instructor, including such issues as social movements, race/ethnicity/nation, culture, development and globalization, and gender and sexuality, among others, in any of the regions of the third world.
130SW. Sociology of the Southwest
(4) Robinson
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Examines the historical development of the U.S. Southwest in sociological perspective. Topics include the region’s underlying political economy, the demographic, social, political, and symbolic processes that shape the region’s ethnic and cultural makeup, gender dynamics, the family, and other social institutions.
131. Political Sociology
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Social and cultural bases of the political process; the study of power and authority as reflecting the interplay of interests and values; analysis of continuities and discontinuities in the democratic political system.
133. Sociology of Mass Communications
(4) Cruz
Organization and processes of mass communications in American society and developing nations; effects of the mass media on social consensus, conflict, and innovation.
134. Social Movements
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Causes, dynamics and consequences of protest. American social movements, particularly labor, civil rights, student and women’s movements, are studied as cases in movement development. Documentary and fiction films help illustrate analytic themes and historical moments.
134R. The Sociology of Revolutions
(4) Foran
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Theories of social revolution will be presented; the causes, types, nature, processes, and outcomes of revolutions will be explored and assessed, with case studies drawn from among the French, Russian, Chinese, Mexican, Cuban, Iranian, and Nicaraguan revolutions, among others.
134RC. Radical Social Change
(4) Foran
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Covers significant cases of radical social change, such as the revolutions of Cuba, Chile, or Chiapas, the radical reforms in Kerala, India, the global justice movement, or any of the many others of the contemporary world.
134T. Social Analysis of Terrorism
(4) Juergensmeyer
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Same course as Global Studies 134.
A study of terrorist movements and actions, especially those involving religious militants in the Middle East, South Asia, Europe, and the Americas. An exploration of their social causes and effects, and the relationship between religion and violence.
136A. The Analysis of Conversational Interaction
(4) Lerner, Raymond
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Not open to students who have completed Sociology 136.
The analysis of naturally occurring conversations with an emphasis on understanding conversation as a form of social interaction. Focuses on systems that organize talk-in-interaction (turn taking, action sequencing, and repair of conversational troubles) and methods for analyzing single conversations.
136B. Methods of Conversation Analytic Research
(4) Lerner, Raymond
Prerequisite: Sociology 136A or 136I or 136M or 136V or 185E.
Individual and group projects in the analysis of conversational interaction stressing the understanding of this approach through actual research.
136I. The Analysis of Interaction in Institutional Setting
(4) Lerner, Raymond
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
The course examines how interaction in institutional settings differs from everyday interaction, and how these differences contribute to the constitution of formal settings of social action.
136M. Communication in Medical Care
(4) Raymond
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Examines empirical knowledge about the doctor-patient conduct, the role of expertise and power in this relationship and addresses methodological questions concerning analyses of the doctor-patient relationship.
136V. Video Study of Social Interaction
(4) Lerner, Raymond
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Examination of the visible aspects of social interaction: the organization of gesture, gaze, and body movement in the production of social actions through a survey of relevant research and through direct inspection of videotapes of ordinary social occasions.
138G. Global Conflict
(4) Juergensmeyer
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Same course as Global Studies 124. Not open for credit to students who have completed Global Peace and Security 138 or Interdisciplinary 197C.
Exploration of some of the major points of tension in global society since the end of the Cold War, with emphasis on the rise of religious nationalism and ethnic strife in the Middle East, South and Central Asia, and Russia.
139A. Black and White Relations: Towards Pluralism or Integration?
(4) Daniel
Not open for credit to students who have completed Black Studies 139A.
A comparative-historical examination of interethnic relations between European Americans and African Americans from the colonial period to the present in terms of pluralistic and integrationist dynamics.
139C. Betwixt and Between: Multiracial Identity in the United States
(4) Daniel
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
An examination of the factors that have influenced the social location of racially mixed individuals of African and European descent in the United States, in order to provide a context for understanding the complexities surrounding the newly emerging multiracial consciousness.
139RN. Race, Ethnicity, and Nation in Comparative-Historical Perspective
(4) Daniel
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Recommended preparation: Sociology 128, 139A-B-C, or 185D.
Comparative-historical analysis of varying patterns of race, ethnicity, and nation in the United States and the larger global arena.
140. Aging in American Society
(4) D. Bielby
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Recommended preparation: a socialization or developmental psychology course or personal experience working with the elderly.
This course will survey and analyze aspects of growing old in American society. Attention is focused on the meaning of aging to the individual as topics including physical and mental health, retirement, leisure, sexuality, death, and dying are discussed.
142. Socialization, Self-Actualization, and Creativity
(4) J.D. Baldwin
The influence of people’s social environment on their developing behavior. Attention devoted to exploration, play, creativity, self-actualization, showing how certain social environments are or are not conducive to full human development.
144. The Chicano Community
(4) Segura
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Same course as Chicano Studies 144.
Origins of the Chicano in rural Mexico; context of contact; patterns of settlement in the United States; the Chicano community; social culture, and social change; acculturation and generational patterns; community leadership and change.
144S. Sexuality, Race, Gender, and Class
(4) Schneider
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Examines interplay of sexuality, race, gender, nation, and class with focuson social processes and practices of lesbians, gays, and bisexuals of color. Raises critical intellectual issues about racialized and gendered social practices involving culture, politics, idealogies, and power relations.
146. Special Topics in Sociology
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 16 units, but only 8 units may be applied toward the major.
Lectures in special areas of interest in contemporary sociology. Specific course titles to be announced by the department each quarter.
148. Social Networks
(4) Friedkin
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Recommended preparation: Sociology 1, 2, 3, and 4 or their equivalents.
Social structure as derived from patterns of micro-relation (networks of people) and macro-relations (networks of organizations, interest groups, nations, or other collectivities); consequences of network relationships for social behavior and the distribution of resources, information, power, beliefs, and social support.
148MA. Social Network Analysis
(4) Friedkin
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Introduction to concepts, methods, and applications of social network analysis.
151. Gender in Film and Television
(4) D. Bielby
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Examination of how structural, cultural, and historical factors shape images of gender in film and television.
152A. Sociology of Human Sexuality
(4) J.D. Baldwin, J.I. Baldwin
The course covers all the main aspects of human sexuality - anatomy, sexual response, pregnancy, sexual diseases including HIV, birth control, abortion, learning to be sexual, sexual orientation, gender differences, sex therapy and enrichment, love, and related sociological issues.
152B. Topics in Human Sexuality
(4) J.D. Baldwin, J.I. Baldwin
Prerequisites: Sociology 152A and consent of instructor.
A seminar for advanced research on and discussion of sociology of human sexuality. Each student facilitates one class discussion on one of the main topics on sexuality.
152C. Advanced Study in the Sociology of Human Sexuality
(1-4) J.D. Baldwin, J.I. Baldwin
Prerequisites: Sociology 152A-B; consent of instructor.
May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 12 units.
Covers specific details about human sexuality. Course content determined by students and instructors.
153. Women and Work
(4) Fenstermaker, Segura
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Same course as Women’s Studies 153.
The course will begin with readings and discussion of the sociological features of work in society. The role of women in the labor market will be explored, as well as their lives as unpaid workers in their own homes. Finally, more global issues of sexual inequality and social change will be discussed.
154A. Sociology of the Family
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Same course as Women’s Studies 154A.
A lecture course on family and household organization, past and present. Attention to contemporary issues in the American family focusing on gender, class, and cultural variation.
154EC. Sociology of Early Childhood
(4) Lerner
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Introduces students to young children as social actors. Examines their place in a social-interactional world and their assessment of others as independent persons. Topics include early friendship and conflict and their emergence as competent language users.
154F. The Chicano Family
(4) Segura
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Same course as Chicano Studies 154F.
This course provides and overview of historical and conCemporary research on Chicano families in the United States. Changing viewpoints on the character of Chicano families and their implications with respect to policyissues are examined.
155A. Women in American Society
(4) Fenstermaker
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Same course as Women’s Studies 155A.
The roles and life styles of women in various American subcultures and the ideologies developing around them.
155B. Sociological Perspectives on Women
(4) Fenstermaker, Schneider
Same course as Women’s Studies 155B. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units provided topics are different.
Recommended preparation: Sociology 155A.
Advanced study in the sociology of women course format (seminar or lecture)and topics vary from year to year. Topics may include: The analysis of the status of women in the labor force, women’s class position, theoretical andpractical aspects of patriarchy.
155M. Contemporary U.S. Women’s Movements
(4) Schneider
Examination of the development and transformation of the U.S. contemporary women’s movement. Consideration is given to ideological and organizational differences, internal politics, and the impact of the movement on individuals, policies, and institutions.
155T. Girls Culture
(4) Twine
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Introduction to the interdisciplinary feminist literature on girls culture. Examination of how girls from a range of racial/ethnic, class, religious, and national backgrounds respond to social inequalities and cultural prescriptions of femininity. Topics may include sexuality, popular culture, economic dependence and activism.
155W. La Chicana: Mexican Women in the U.S.
(4) Segura
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Same course as Chicano Studies 155W.
Examines existing research on native-born and immigrant Mexican women in the United States with emphasis on family, education, employment, and politics. Analysis of the Chicana experience organized by considering how interplay between class, race, and gender affects access to opportunity and equality.
156A. Introduction to Women, Culture, and Development
(4) Bhavnani
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Same course as Anthropology 102A and Global Studies 180A.
Critical examination of relations among women, culture, and development. Topics include colonialism, violence, globalization and the state, health and reproduction, biotechnology, representation, and resistance movements.
156B. Seminar in Women, Culture, and Development
(4) Bhavnani
Prerequisites: Sociology 156A; upper-division standing.
Same course as Global Studies 180B and Anthropology 102B.
Critical examination of the interrelationship between women, culture and development through individual research projects.
157. Radicalism in Contemporary Life
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
A multidisciplinary approach to investigating radicalism as a form of thought and practice. Examines different models and sources of radicalism cross-nationally.
157S. Seminar in Radicalism in Contemporary Life
(4) Gordon
Prerequisites:Sociology 157; upper-division standing.
A multidisciplinary approach to the investigation of models of contemporary radicalism through individual research projects.
159LG. Sociology of Lesbian and Gay Communities
(4) Schneider
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Same course as Women’s Studies 159LG.
Origins and transformation of lesbian and gay communities and social movements, with special attention to ideological development, major social problems, cultural production, race, ethnic and gender differences, organizational formation and political conflict.
159S. Sociology and Sexual Politics
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Recent approaches to the study of sexuality through the work of gay and lesbian scholars, social historians, feminists, and discourse theorists. Emphasis on recent changes in sexuality, sexual suffering, and sexual politics. Topics vary with instructor.
164. Sociology of Education
(4) Friedkin
Changing character of education in complex societies; its relation to political, economic, and technological institutions; and its effect on individual and community behavior and development.
166W. The Contemporary World System
(4) Appelbaum
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Same course as Global Studies 122.
Seminar addressing various theoretical perspectives and empirical issues and aspects of the world system, with emphasis on political, economic, cultural, and social processes and relations.
170. Sociology of Deviant Behavior
(4) Sutton
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Introduction to the sociological study of conformity and deviance, with emphasis on processes of social control.
170J. Juvenile Justice: Youth Offenders and the Criminal Justice System in the New Millenium
(4) Rios
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Analysis of the structure and agency of juvenile justice. The history and function of the juvenile justice system (structure) and the experience and behavior (agency) of juveniles who are “deviant” or “delinquent” is examined.
172. Sociology of Crime and Delinquency
(4) Sutton
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Theories of the genesis of delinquency and crime; factors in the organization of delinquent and criminal behavior from the points of view of the person and group; delinquent and criminal behavior systems.
173. Sociology of Law
(4) Sutton, Earl
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Study of the social and cultural factors underlying the development, maintenance, and change of legal structures and processes, and analysis of theories of jurisprudence.
174. Criminal Justice and the Community
(4) Earl, Jones
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Sociological analysis of law enforcement systems and court systems; police discretion, differential implementation of the criminal law; negotiation in criminal justice decisions.
175. Sociology of Punishments and Corrections
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Theories of punishment and treatment used in dealing with convicts and juvenile delinquents; analysis of the systems of behavior modification used by probation, prison, and parole workers.
176A. Sociology of AIDS
(4) Schneider
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Sociological analysis of AIDS: the social history of disease; social construction of AIDS as a social problem; stigma, illnesses, and sexuality; impact of AIDS on selected groups and communities; legal, medical, and political institutions’ response to AIDS.
176D. Sociology of Drug Use
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Deals with such topics as the demographic patterns of drug usage, socialization into and out of drug subcultures, criminalization and decriminalization of various drugs, and drugs as they pertain to women, youth, and minorities. Cross-cultural approaches to drug use and treatment modes. (SS)
178. The Prisoner
(4) Gordon
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Examines the history and current condition of prisoners in the United States and elsewhere in the world and studies the prison abolition movement through a multidisciplinary approach.
185A. Development of Sociological Thought
(4) Appelbaum, Cruz, Friedland
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
The outstanding European and American figures and idea systems in the development of sociological thought are discussed.
185C. Cultural Theory
(4) Friedland
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
An introduction to functionalist, semiotic, dramaturgical, Weberian, Durkheimian, Marxian and post-structuralist approaches to cultural analysis.
185D. Theories of Race and Ethnic Relations: United States Sociological Perspectives
(4) Daniel, Winant
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
A comparative-historical survey of classical and contemporary United States sociological theories of race and ethnic relations.
185E. Introduction to Ethnomethodology
(4) Raymond
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Fundamental processes of social interaction and social organization. Accountability of action and the fundamental mechanisms of interaction; co-implication of institutional context and individual agency in interaction; reproduction of individual identities and social structure as trans-situational realities.
185F. French Social Theory
(4) Falasca-Zamponi, Foran
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
An examination of major developments in French social theory both from the historical and the thematic point of view. Authors studied may include: Comte, Durkheim, Mauss, Althusser, Foucault, Bourdieu, Sartre, Levi-Strauss, and Baudrillard.
185G. Theories of Gender and Inequality
(4) Gordon, Bhavnani, Twine
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Varying theoretical perspectives on causes of gender inequality, maintenance and reproduction of gender systems, social consequences of gender stratification, and dynamics of change in systems of inequality.
185P. G.H. Mead’s Theory of Pragmatism
(4) J.D. Baldwin
George Herbert Mead’s theory of pragmatism provides a major foundation for sociological theory. It is also a very useful theory for contemporary social life. It integrates personal and interpersonal issues with larger macro-social concerns to create a unified theory.
185S. Special Topics in Social Theory
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Exploration of various theorists, schools of thought, particular theories, and special problems and issues in social theory. Topics and readings will vary.
190A. Group Studies in Organizational Settings
(1-4) Staff
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Students must have an overall grade-point average of 3.0; student proposal required.
Systematic exploration of the problems of institutional and community development, the dilemmas of social service institutions and helping occupations, the potentialities and constraints on the creation of social and cultural alternatives.
191CA. Instructional Laboratory in Sociology
(1-4) Staff
Prerequisites: upper-division standing; consent of instructor and department.
Students must have a 3.0 overall grade-point average and a 4.0 grade-point average in relevant course(s); may be repeated for credit to a maximum of 12 units but only 4 units of all 191AA-ZZ may be applied toward the major.
Designed for outstanding students who intern as course assistants under the supervision of the assigned faculty member.
193. Senior Seminar
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Open only to sociology majors who have completed 20 or more units of upper-division coursework in the major. May be repeated once for credit if topic and instructor are different.
A seminar intended to represent a culminating experience for majors. The focus will be on a topic or theme that permits intensive analysis of methods and problems of social inquiry. Topics will vary with the instructor.
194. Group Studies for Advanced Students
(2-5) Staff
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 12 units.
Intensive study and research.
195H. Sociology Honors Colloquium
(2) Staff
Prerequisite: Must meet departmental honors criteria.
May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 6 units.
In conjunction with the sociology colloquium series, this course will address issues and topics presented by the speakers. Participating students will be expected to read assigned materials and participate in discussions.
196H-HR-HT. Honors Research Practicum in Sociology
(4-4-4) Staff
Prerequisites: open to upper-division sociology majors only; consent of instructor.
Students must have a minimum grade-point average of 3.5 in sociology and overall. A three-quarter in-progress sequence course leading to the preparation and presentation of the honors thesis. Grades issued upon completion of Sociology 196HT.
H. Students will develop research topics and appropriate methodologies. General issues of sociological research will be raised and discussed, including the relationship between theory and method.
HR. Students will concentrate on data collection and analysis.
HT. Students will complete their research, write their theses, and present their results orally to the seminar.
197H. Honors Sociology
(4) Staff
Prerequisites: Sociology 1, 2, and 3; a prior upper-division sociology course; students must meet sociology honors criteria.
May be repeated to a maximum of 8 units.
An undergraduate seminar for honors students. Topics will vary by instructor.
198. Readings in Sociology
(1-5) Staff
Prerequisites: upper-division standing; completion of two upper-division courses in sociology.
Students must have a minimum 3.0 grade-point average for the preceding three quarters and are limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined. Students may apply a maximum of 12 units of Sociology 198/199 courses combined to the sociology major.
Readings in sociology under the guidance of a faculty member in the department. Students wishing to enroll should prepare a short plan of study.
199. Independent Studies in Sociology
(1-5) Staff
Prerequisites: upper-division standing; completion of two upper-division courses in sociology
Students must have a minimum 3.0 grade-point average for the preceding 3 quarters and are limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined. Students may apply a maximum of 12 units of Sociology 198/199 courses combined to the sociology major.
Independent studies in sociology under the guidance of a faculty member in the department. Students wishing to enroll should prepare a short plan of study.
199RA. Independent Research Assistance in Sociology
(1-5) Staff
Prerequisites: upper-division standing; completion of two upper-division courses in sociology.
Students must have a minimum 3.0 grade-point average for the preceding three quarters and are limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199DC/199RA courses combined. Students may apply a maximum of 12 units of Sociology 198/198H/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined to the sociology major.
Coursework shall consist of faculty supervised research assistance.
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Graduate Courses
203. Logics on Inquiry
(4) Sutton
Recommended preparation: Sociology 270A-B.
Explores the connection between data and theory as they are developed in the major research traditions in sociology. Approaches that may be discussed are the quasi-experimental model, comparative-historical research and/or relational methods.
204A-B-C. Topics in Advanced Data Analysis
(4-4-4) Wong
Prerequisites: Sociology 103 and 104.
Sociology 204C may be repeated twice providing the topics are different.
This seminar will deal with topics of current interest in the area of data analysis and will give participants “hands-on” experience in using the new techniques with real data. Participants will analyze data of their choosing and will write up the results in journal article form. Technical assistance and some data archives will be provided by the sociology computing facility.
205A-B. Data Analysis in Sociology
(4) Wong, Friedkin
Prerequisite: Political Science 205 or PSTAT 5A-Z.
Sociology 205A is a prerequisite to Sociology 205B.
Basic techniques for the analysis of sociological data using linear models. Emphasis is on sociological application; the course will cover the use of bivariate, multi-variate, and multiple-equation models in sociological research.
207A-B-C. Sociological Theory
(4-4-4) Appelbaum, Cruz, Gordon
Material covered equivalent to that offered in Sociology 200A-B.
Fundamental issues in contemporary social theory from their emergence in the Enlightenment, through the writings of Marx, Durkheim, and Weber, to present day controversies.
211A-B. Field Research in Sociology
(4-4-4) Twine
The organization and execution of research in natural settings; analysis of field data and documentary evidence; problems of comparative history and analytic induction.
212A-B. Seminar in Comparative-Historical Sociology
(4-4) Foran
Sociology 212B may be repeated for credit.
A. Theoretical and methodological bases of comparative-historical sociology. Use of theories and concepts, logic of comparison and contrast, types of evidence, and other issues raised by classic works and methodological writings.
B. Students pursue research projects applying historical and/or comparative methods.
212F. Feminist Research Methodologies
(4) Fenstermaker, Bhavnani, Twine
Fundamental issues in the philosophy, process, and tools of feminist research inquiries.
212P. Gender Research Practicum
(4) Fenstermaker, Bhavnani
A research practicum in which students apply the fundamentals of feminist research methodologies to current projects.
212Q. Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences Seminar
(2) Staff
Same course as Geography 201Q, PSTAT 250, and ED 212. May be repeated for credit.
Required course for students in the Interdisciplinary Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences emphasis.
212R. Introduction to the Analysis of Recorded Interaction
(4) Lerner
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Methods for analyzing talk in interaction in a computerized multimedia environment. Methods for producing an action analysis, locating recurrent features, building a data collection, and developing a data collection into a formal research paper.
212W. Writing Practicum in Sociology
(4) Foran
Prerequisite: must have a current research project that is in the writing stage.
Designed to hone research and writing skills; the main work involves students’ research projects, and giving feedback to each other. The group discusses a number of issues to do with the craft of writing.
214A-B. Introduction to Race, Ethnicity, Nation
(4-4) Cruz, Gordon, Daniel, Winant, Twine
Recommended preparation: Sociology 214A for Sociology 214B.
Focus on the influential and paradigmatic theoretical and conceptual scholarship in the field. Emphasis on comparative framework, cultural approaches, intersection of race, class, and gender, and on interdisciplinary scholarship.
215. Contemporary Themes in Race and Migration
(4) Park
Using a comparative perspective, the course examines contemporary scholarship on race and migration from a multidisciplinary perspective, including historical American immigration policies and patterns, the socio-political impact of American immigration law, and the complex processes of transnational and international migration.
218CP. Topics on Cultural Sociology
(4) Falasca-Zamponi
May be repeated for credit
Selected topics in the sociological analysis of the relationship between culture and politics.
218P. Seminar on Popular Culture
(4) D. Bielby
This seminar focuses on theories, research, and debates regarding the sociological analysis of popular culture.
218PA. Advanced Seminar on Popular Culture
(4) Cruz, D. Bielby
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Focuses on selected topics in the sociology of popular culture.
224. Seminar in Collective Behavior and Social Movement
(4) Staff
Advanced study of theory and research on protest, collective mobilization, collective behavior, grass roots activism, and related topics.
230A-B-C. Proseminar in Social Movements and Political Consciousness
(4-4-4) Staff
A proseminar on current research and theory in social movement studies and related fields.
231. Seminar in Political Sociology
(4) Staff
Study of the social and cultural bases of the political process.
233. Problems in Radical Thought
(4) Gordon
Explores some of the challenges facing radical thought today. Particular emphasis placed on the relationship between the critical and utopian functions of radical thought.
236. The Analysis of Conversational Interaction
(4) Lerner, Raymond
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
This seminar focuses on the structure of naturally occuring conversational interaction with an emphasis on problem formulation and methods of analysis.
236I. The Analysis of Interaction in Institutional Settings
(4) Lerner, Raymond
Prerequisite: Sociology 236.
This seminar focuses on how the dynamics of interactional processes contribute to the constitution of formal settings of social action.
245A-B. Seminar on Gender
(4-4) Staff
Current research, theories and concepts of gender will be considered. Topics vary from quarter to quarter and by instructor.
246. Seminar on the Life Course
(4) D. Bielby
Examines theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of the lifecourse. The dynamic relation between changing social structures, institutions, and life patterns is emphasized.
248MA. Social Network Analysis
(4) Friedkin
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Introduction to concepts, methods, and applications of social network analysis.
255R. Seminar on Gender, Race, and Class
(4) Staff
An examination of the intersection of race, class, and gender in empirical and theoretical sociological work.
256S. Seminar on Sexualities
(4) Schneider
Research and theory on sexual meanings, identities, behavior, and communities.
261A-B-C. Comparative Institutions
(4-4-4) Mohr, Sutton
An advanced seminar focusing on research development in broad area of comparative institutions within related political, social, economic, and cultural frameworks.
265. Development and its Alternatives
(4) Foran, Bhavnani, Appelbaum
Explores a range of theories issues and case studies in the sociology of development and social change, primarily in the Third World. Topics and cases covered vary according to students’ and instructor’s interests.
265G. Sociology of Globalization
(4) Robinson
Overview of the sociology of globalization and theories of globalism. Topics include: the politics of globalization, transnational state apparatuses; social movements; global civil society; transnational migrations; globalization and race/ethnicity; gender and globalization; local-global linkages.
265GS. Global Political Economy
(4) Appelbaum
An advanced graduate seminar covering recent theory and research about global production systems, including developments in world-systems theory, flexible production, post-Fordism, and global commodity chains.
265I. Introduction to Global, International, and Development Sociology
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Introduces students to the range of core issues and debates within the fields of global, international, and development sociology, from political economy to culture, gender to REN, social movements to micro-issues.
265W. Women, Culture And Development
(4) Appelbaum, Bhavnani, Foran
Identifying, reading, and critiquing theoretical and empirical materials from all regions of the Third World that address the interrelated themes ofwomen, culture, and development.
266LA. Sociology of Latin America
(4) Robinson
Examines social, political, economic, and cultural trends in Latin America in historical context, including but not limited to political economy, development processes, women, indigenous people, revolutionary movements, transnational migration, and different debates, theories and perspectives for studying Latin America.
273A-B. Language and the Body
(4-2) Lerner
Prerequisites: graduate standing (for Sociology 273A): Sociology 273A (for 273B).
Same course as Linguistics 273A-B.
Brings together the methods and findings of functional linguistics and those of conversational analysis in a dialogue centering on the visible behavior of the body in the organization of talk-in-interaction, especially gesture, gaze, and body movement.
274. Proseminar in Language, Interaction, and Social Organization
(2-4) Staff
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Same course as Education 274 and Linguistics 274. May be repeated for credit.
Discussion of current research, literature, and theoretical and methodological issues in language and social interaction.
275. Proseminar in Race, Ethnicity, and Nation
(2) Winant
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Proseminar attached to the Race/Ethnicity/Nation area of the graduate program in Sociology. Focus on student research and emerging literature in REN related areas. Periodic colloquia by visitors. Meets biweekly.
290A-B. Teaching Assistant Training Seminar
(4-4) Staff
This two-quarter sequence is required of all entering graduate students. Attendance at the departmental colloquia series is required as part of this course. S/U grading only; no credit allowed toward advanced degree.
The professional roles of sociologists as teacher, researcher, and colleague will be explored. Classroom techniques will be analyzed using video self-criticism and constructive feedback. Colloquia presentations will be considered as alternative modes of teaching effectiveness. Faculty presentations on their own pedagogic methods and current research activity will be included.
294. Special Topics
(4) Staff
May be repeated for credit on approval of department chair.
Special seminar on research subjects of current interest.
501. Apprentice Teaching
(4) Staff
Prerequisites: Sociology 290A-B-C and teaching assistant or associate status.
May be repeated for credit; units do not fulfill M.A. unit requirements.
The application of research and theory to classroom practice in the teaching of undergraduate sociology courses. At the teaching assistant level, faculty will supervise individual students as they lead discussion sections, prepare and grade examinations, read written assignments, and engage in individual consultations with undergraduates. Associates will be responsible for courses in their entirety. Weekly meetings with instructor are required.
502. Research Assistance Practicum
(2-4) Staff
Prerequisites: research assistant status; consent of instructor.
Units dependent upon percentage of time hired: 25% 2 units; 50% 4 units. May be repeated for credit; units do not count toward M.A. unit requirements.
Content will vary with individual students, each of whom will be instructed in the practical aspects of doing research in the area employed - bibliographical work, interviewing, statistical analyses, or questionnaire construction and analysis. Weekly group meetings with instructor are required.
591. Graduate Workshop in Sociological Research
(1-4) Staff
May be repeated for credit; units does not fulfill M.A. unit requirements.
Presentation of research completed, in progress or proposed, with faculty in attendance. Students are expected to offer critical and useful comments on research.
595AA-ZZ. Group Studies
(4) Staff
May be repeated for credit on approval of department chair.
Critical review of research in selected fields.
596. Directed Reading and Research
(2-5) Staff
May be repeated for credit on approval of department chair. No more than half the graduate units required for the M.A. may be taken in Sociology 596.
Individual tutorial. Plan of study must be approved by department chair.
597. Individual Study for M.A. and Ph.D. Examinations
(4-8) Staff
Units do not count toward graduate degrees. Maximum of 24 units per examination.
Normally taken with the student’s committee chair.
598. M.A. Thesis Research and Preparation
(1-12) Staff
Units do not count toward graduate degree.
Research and preparation for the masters thesis. Normally taken with the student’s M.A. committee chair.
599. Ph.D. Dissertation Research and Preparation
(2-12) Staff
Ph.D. dissertation preparation. Normally taken with the student’s committee chair.
