Expanded Course Outlines

These ECOs are for the following quarter only: WINTER 2010

SOC 1: Introduction to Sociology - Moorehead, Robert

Principles and basic concepts of sociology. The study of groups, culture, collective behavior, classes and caste, community and ecology, role, status, and personality. 5.0 units. GE credit: SocSci.

SOC 1: Introduction to Sociology - Casey, Teresa

Principles and basic concepts of sociology. The study of groups, culture, collective behavior, classes and caste, community and ecology, role, status, and personality. 5.0 units. GE credit: SocSci.

SOC 2: Self & Society - Faris, Bob

Principles and basic concepts of sociological social psychology. Includes the study of the character of the self, identity, roles, socialization, identity change, emotion and social interaction. 4.0 units. GE credit: SocSci, Wrt.

SOC 2: Self & Society - Silva, Eric

Principles and basic concepts of sociological social psychology. Includes the study of the character of the self, identity, roles, socialization, identity change, emotion and social interaction. 4.0 units. GE credit: SocSci, Wrt.

SOC 4: Immigration and Opportunity - Hamilton, Erin

Social and demographic analysis of immigration: motives and experiences of immigrants; immigration and social mobility; immigration, assimilation, and social change; multicultural societies. Detailed study of immigration into the U.S., with comparative studies of Europe, Australia, and other host countries. 4.0 units. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.

SOC 11: Sociology of Labor and Employment - Gutierrez, Timothy

Labor and employment issues in the contemporary United States with some use of historical and comparative materials. Topics will include strategies pursued by employers and employees, labor market discrimination and the role of social policies in shaping labor markets. 4.0 units. GE Credit: SocSci, Wrt.

SOC 25: Sociology of Popular Culture - Grindstaff, Laura

Social mechanisms that shape modern popular culture. High, folk, and mass culture: historical emergence of popular culture. Mass media, commercialization, ideology and cultural styles. Theories and methods for analyzing cultural expressions in pop music, street art, film, television, and advertising. 4.0 units. GE credit: SocSci, Wrt.

SOC 30B: Intercultural Relations in Multicultural Societies - Deeb Sossa, Natalia

Social-psychological analysis of personal experiences living in a multicultural society; conforming to or rejecting group identity or stereotypes; managing and reducing conflict; cross-cultural communication; promises and problems of diversity at UC Davis. Second course in a two-course Multicultural Immersion Program. 4.0 units. GE credit: SocSci, Div. (Prerequisite: course 30A or consent of instructor.)

SOC 46A: Introduction to Social Research (Data Gathering) - Kyle, David

Examination of the methodological problems of social research. Selection and definition of problems of investigation, data-gathering techniques, and sampling. 4.0 units.

SOC 100: Origins of Modern Sociological Theory - Mudge, Stephanie

The origins of modern sociological thought. Special emphasis on three major theorists from the classical tradition of nineteenth century European social thought: Karl Marx, Max Weber, and Emile Durkheim. 4.0 units. GE credit: Wrt. (Prerequisite: course 1; consent of instructor; restricted to upper division standing.)

SOC 104: The Political Economy of International Migration - Kyle, David

Analysis of worldwide migration patterns, and social scientific theories of international and transnational migration. Focus in economical, political, and social impact of immigration and potential for international and regional cooperation. 4.0 units. (Prerequisite: upper division standing.) Same course as International Relations 104.

SOC 106: Intermediate Social Statistics - Shauman, Kimberlee

Intermediate level course in statistical analysis of social data, emphasizing the logic and use of statistical measures, procedures, and mathematical models especially relevant to sociological analysis. 4.0 units. (Prerequisite: course 46B or Statistics 13 or the equivalent.)

SOC 120: Deviance - Faris, Bob

Social structural sources, institutional practices and microprocesses associated with illegality, evil, disease, immorality, disability, racial and class differences, citizenship, and the body. Special emphasis on expert knowledge and the production and management of social difference. 4.0 units. GE credit: Wrt.

SOC 125: Sociology of Culture - Silva, Eric

Sociological approaches to study of historical and contemporary culture and mass media, and their structuring in relation to social actors, institutions, stratification, power, the production of culture, audiences, and the significance of culture in processes of change. 4.0 units. GE credit: SocSci.

SOC 130: Race Relations - Haynes, Bruce

Functions of the social definitions of race and racial groups. Analysis of racial conflict, oppression, and other forms of ethnic stratification. Models of ethnic interaction and social change. Emphasis on racial relationships within the U.S. 4.0 units. GE credit: Div.

SOC 131: The Family - Shauman, Kimberlee

Contemporary family life in historical and cross-cultural perspective. How different family forms arose, their significance today and prospects for further family change. Attention to power relations within and beyond the family and to the social implications of family transformation. 4.0 units. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.

SOC 132: The Sociology of Gender - Bakehorn, Jill

Analysis of biological, psychological, cultural and structural conditions underlying the status and roles of men and women in contemporary society, drawing on a historical and comparative perspective. 4.0 units. GE credit: SocSci, Div.

SOC 134: Sociology of Racial Ethnic Families - Kiburi, Lalia

Asian American, Black, Chicano, and Native American family life in comparative historical perspective. Family structure and gender roles are considered in relation to socio-historical dynamics. 4.0 units. GE credit: Div, Wrt.

SOC 135: Social Relationships - Felmlee, Diane

Social and cultural factors influencing friendships and intimate relationships. Topics include relationship development, relationship maintenance, and relationship loss. 4.0 units. GE credit: Div, Wrt. (Prerequisite: course 1, 2 or 3, and upper division standing.)

SOC 137: African American Society and Culture - Haynes, Bruce

Political and social transformations of African American communities between 1790 and 1990, as seen through film, literature, and music. Topics include: Black consciousness, Afro-Slave culture, The Harlem Renaissance, and contemporary Hip Hop. 4.0 units. (Prerequisite: course 1.)

SOC 138: Economic Sociology - Block, Fred

Overview of the rapidly growing field of economic sociology. Focus on variations in the ways that markets are organized. The relationship between individual and collective rationality will also be emphasized. 4.0 units. (Prerequisite: Economics 1A or 1B and upper division standing in the social sciences.)

SOC 140: Social Stratification - Robert, Ellen

Systems of social ranking, theories of stratification; power, prestige, culture, and styles of life of various social classes; social mobility and its consequences for social structure. 4.0 units.

SOC 141: Industrialization & Social Change - Negoita, Marian

Selected technological and social factors. Preconditions of economic development and industrialization. Social, political, and cultural issues at various levels of economic development. Major historical differences and major current trends. Emphasis either on highly industrialized countries or on less developed countries. 4.0 units. GE credit: Wrt.

SOC 143A: Urban Society - McQuarrie, Michael

Theories of city origins. Analysis of the historic process of urbanization and of varying city types. Comparison of American and European experience of metropolitanization, counterurbanization, and neighborhood change. Consideration of competing theories of urban growth and change and competing visions of the urban future. 4.0 units. (Prerequisite: course 1 or the equivalent.)

SOC 145A: Sociology of Third World Development - Lück, Kerstin

Introduction to theories and contemporary issues in the sociology of development. Topics such as urbanization, rural/agrarian change, class, status groups, international division of labor, sectoral shifts, international capital, informal economy, gender, and political processes are analyzed within a comparative-historical framework. 4.0 units. GE credit: Div, Wrt. (Prerequisite: course 1; upper division standing.)

SOC 146: Sociology of Religion - Hall, John

Relationship between social structures and religions. The social setting of the major world religions. Religious innovators and institutionalization (churches, sects, cults). Secularization in the modern world and the rise of secular ideologies. 4.0 units. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.

SOC 150: Criminology - McCarthy, Bill

Sociological analysis of criminal behavior in relation to social structure and the criminalization process. 4.0 units.

SOC 152: Juvenile Delinquency - McCarthy, Bill

Study of juvenile delinquency in relation to the family, peer groups, community, and institutional structures. Consideration of processing of the delinquent by formal agencies of control. 4.0 units.

SOC 172: Ideology of Class, Race and Gender - McNeill, Tanya

Examination of popular belief systems that accompany relations between social classes, whites and blacks, and men and women in the United States. How do dominant groups attempt to justify each relationship, and is there ideological conflict or consensus between groups. 4.0 units. GE credit: Div, Wrt.

SOC 174: Sociology of the Jewish Experience - Wolf, Diane

The sociology of Jewish life, analyzing challenges to Jewish identity and community in the diaspora. Diversity within the Jewish community, Americanization, women, new immigrants, post-Holocaust Jewish identity, and Black-Jewish relations. 4.0 units. (Prerequisite: upper division standing required.)

SOC 176: Sociology of Knowledge, Science, and Scientific Knowledge - Carroll, Patrick

Social, cultural, and historical dimensions of knowledge, especially scientific knowledge. Problems, methods, and theory in sociology of scientific knowledge. Laboratory and historical case studies. Scientific and technical knowledge in institutional and organizational contexts. 4.0 units. (Prerequisite: upper division standing preferred.) Same course as Science and Technology Studies 176.

SOC 180A: Complex Organizations - Chang, Gordon

Develops a sociological approach to organizations theory. Designed to introduce sociological concepts, address the alternative psychological and economic models, and involve students in the practice of organizational analysis. 4.0 units. (Prerequisite: course 1; Economics 1A and 1B recommended.)

SOC 185: Sociology of Welfare - Halfmann, Drew

Sociological analysis of the evolution and current organization of welfare functions in modern societies. 4.0 units.

SOC 193: Workshop in Field Research

Overview of the process of collecting, recording, analyzing, and reporting qualitative social data. Emphasis on application of principles; each participant completes an original research project. 2.0 units. (Prerequisite: course 46A; concurrent enrollment in course 192 for two-six units, senior standing. Not open for credit to students who have completed course 194HA-B.)

SOC 195: Special Topics in Sociological Analysis (LGBTQ Identities and Politics) - McNeill, Tanya

In-depth examination of topics in sociology. Emphasis on student research and writing. May be repeated for credit when topic differs. 4.0 units. (Prerequisite: upper division standing and consent of instructor.)