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Judith Stepan-Norris, Department Chair
Sociology studies societies and human groups. It examines social conflict and cooperation, and the organization of families, communities, workplaces, and nations. The program at UCI covers the breadth of the discipline while giving students opportunities to conduct independent research, to do an internship in the community, to participate in an Honors Program, and to join departmental Certificate Programs in Human Services, Diversity, International Sociology, and Business, Economy, and Society. All students take basic courses on social institutions, theory, and methods. Students then take more specialized courses such as Race and Ethnicity, Social Psychology, Sociology of Gender, or Chinese Society. Courses are enriched by ongoing faculty research on such topics as the work and family of immigrants to the U.S., economic change in Asia, the relation between women and men in different social classes and ethnic groups, and attitudes to sexual behavior.
In addition to developing students' ability to critically analyze and understand social patterns, the major is relevant to professional careers in high school teaching, social work, urban planning, law, business, public health, and government service. It also provides training for advanced graduate work in sociology.
University Requirements: See pages 54-59.
School Requirements: See page 346.
Departmental Requirements for the Major
School requirements must be met and must include 12 courses (48 units) as specified below:
A. Sociology 1 and either 2 or 3.
B. One course in methods selected from Sociology 100-119 and one course in theory selected from Sociology 120-129.
C. One course in research design and implementation (Sociology 180A; required for all majors). The second course in the sequence (Sociology 180B) is for students who pass the first course and wish to write a thesis.
D. Five courses selected from the following list of core courses, no more than two of which may be lower-division: Sociology 31, 41, 43, 44, 56, 62, 63, 135, 141, 144, 145, 156, 161, 164, 173, 174, 175B.
E. One additional upper-division Sociology course and one additional introductory course from another social science discipline.
Honors Program in Sociology
The Honors Program in Sociology is open to outstanding Sociology majors during their junior and senior year. To gain admission to the program, potential Honors students normally take Sociology courses in theory (Sociology 120), methods (Sociology 110), statistics (Sociology 10A-B-C) and at least two Sociology core courses. Students who receive an average grade of 3.5 or better in these five courses (including one of three statistics courses) are eligible for the Honors program. In addition, Honors students should have an average of 3.2 or better in all courses taken at UCI. Majors who are transfers may petition for entry into the program based on their grades from their former schools.
During their senior year, Honors Program students write a thesis, designed and carried out under faculty supervision. Projects normally entail some empirical analysis of sociological data. Students meet regularly in a two-quarter Honors seminar to design and carry out these projects, to exchange ideas, and to help analyze each other's work (Sociology H188A and H188B; satisfies Sociology major requirement C: Honors students do not have to take Sociology 180A). In addition, Honors students are required to attend between six to nine Sociology guest lectures and subsequent meetings to discuss relevant sociological issues. Upon successful completion of the program, students graduate with Honors in Sociology.
Sociology Minor Requirements
Requirements for the minor in Sociology are met by taking seven sociology courses (28 units) as specified below:
A. Sociology 1 and either 2 or 3.
B. One course in methods selected from Sociology 100-119 and one course in theory selected from Sociology 120-129.
C. In addition, students must either satisfy the School mathematics and computer science requirement (School requirement A), or take three courses (12 units) or equivalent in a single acceptable foreign language.
D. Three courses selected from the following list of core courses, no more than two of which may be lower-division: Sociology 31, 41, 43, 44, 56, 62, 63, 135, 141, 144, 145, 156, 161, 164, 173, 174, 175B.
Participating Faculty
Francesca Cancian: Gender sociology of the family, caregiving
Michel Crozier: Organizational sociology, public administration
Hector Delgado: Race/ethnicity/minority relations, migration and immigration, Latino sociology
Linton Freeman: Network models of social structure
Matthew L. Huffman: Social stratification, gender and racial inequality in the workplace, research methods
John Liu: Race/ethnic/minority relations; economy and society
Nancy Naples: Women in poverty, sexual abuse, women's community activism
David A. Smith: Urbanization, comparative historical sociology, political sociology, world-system analysis
Judy Stepan-Norris: Sociology of work, political sociology, historical and comparative sociology, American society
John Torpey: Applied sociology/research evaluation, comparative/historical sociology, political sociology
Judy Treas: Population studies, sociology of aging, social stratification, sociology of family
Wang Feng: Demography, social change, economy and society
Affiliated Faculty
Mark Baldassare: Urban sociology, public opinion research
Ken Chew: Social demography, urban sociology, family and life course studies
Kitty Calavita: Sociology of law, criminology, social deviance, immigration, and inequality
John Dombrink: Crime and criminal justice, deviance and social control
Valerie Jeness: Links between deviance and social control, gender, social change
Henry Pontell: Criminal justice, sociology of law, medical sociology
Danching Ruan: Sociology of gender, family relationships, social stratification and mental health
The Department of Sociology offers a program of study leading to a Ph.D. in Social Science with a concentration in Sociology and Social Relations. The focus on research in social inequality and comparative/international sociology reflects departmental faculty strengths. Particular emphases include gender, race/ethnicity, labor, social movements, family, migration, population, political economy, and states and global transformation. The program provides structured training in sociological theory, statistics, and qualitative and quantitative research methods. While the core of the program is sociological, it also includes an interdisciplinary component, incorporating links to anthropology, political science, history, criminology, and urban planning. Small entering cohorts ensure personalized attention for each student and provides them with greater access to professors, allowing for close mentorship relationships. Program faculty take diverse theoretical and methodological approaches to a variety of substantive issues, are committed to empirical research addressing central sociological issues, and are open to intellectual cross-pollination from cognate disciplines.
Graduate students have the opportunity to participate in a variety of interdisciplinary research units, including the Center for the Study of Democracy, the Program in Global Peace and Conflict Studies, and informal research groups in states studies, demography, and labor studies. The Sociology Department is closely linked to Women's Studies and various ethnic studies programs, such as Asian American Studies and Chicano/Latino Studies. Research and funding opportunities are also available through UC-wide programs like Pacific Rim Studies and the Humanities Research Institute located on the UCI campus.
ADMISSION
Students in the program come from diverse educational, ethnic, and social backgrounds, including a number from different countries and various regions of the United States. The deadline for applications to receive full funding consideration for fall admission is January 15. Students are admitted for winter and spring quarter only under exceptional circumstances. Admission is based on application materials and evidence of scholarly potential, including grade point average, GRE scores, statements of purpose, and letters of recommendation.
REQUIREMENTS
Students must enroll in a two-quarter proseminar and a course in research design. Students are also required to complete a two-quarter statistics sequence, one seminar each in classical and contemporary theory, an advanced sociological methodology course, five substantive sociology seminars, and three graduate courses in related disciplines. The elective courses in sociology and in related fields are selected in consultation with the student's advisor in order to build competency in an area of research specialization. Course work prepares students to complete an independent research project, which is presented in oral and written form during the winter quarter of their second year. Students must pass a formal evaluation at the end of their second year involving assessment of course work and the second-year research project. Knowledge of one foreign language is required.
All required course work must be completed prior to advancement to candidacy. Students will normally advance to candidacy by the end of their third year. The advancement-to-candidacy examination is based on (1) a written field examination in a broad area of sociology (e.g., social stratification, gender, international development, political sociology, population studies) and (2) an oral defense of a dissertation research prospectus, contextualized in the appropriate literature and including a discussion of data collection and methods of analysis. In preparation, students usually take at least the required one quarter of the Dissertation Seminar course during the third year. After advancing to candidacy, students are expected to work in close consultation with their advisor and dissertation committee. Committee approval of a satisfactory dissertation follows a final oral defense of the document, which normally comes by the end of the sixth year.
Feminist Studies Emphasis. A graduate emphasis in Feminist Studies also is available. Refer to the Women's Studies section of the Catalogue for information.
INTRODUCTORY COURSES
1 Introduction to Sociology (4). Major concepts and approaches to the study of society: social interaction, social differentiation, social control, social change, social institutions. (III)
2 Social Structures (4). Social structures are the patterned regularities in human interaction which are the major focus of sociological theory and research. Examination of several layers of social structure, moving from the small-scale "micro" configurations of small groups of people to the all-encompassing "macro" patterns of relationships between societies and nations. (III)
3 Introduction to Social Problems (4). Focuses on how institutional and organizational features of societies generate problems for people. Particular attention is directed at a set of problems related to political and economic inequality: poverty, racism, sexism, urban and population problems, the environment, the criminal justice system. (III)
METHODS
10A-B-C Probability and Statistics (4-4-4). An introduction to probability and statistics. Emphasis on a thorough understanding of the probabilistic basis of statistical inference. Emphasizes examples from sociology, anthropology, and related social science disciplines. Same as Anthropology 10A-B-C. Students who receive credit for Sociology 10A-B-C may not receive credit for Anthropology 10A-B-C, Economics 10A-B-C, Psychology 10A-B-C, Social Ecology 13, or Social Science 9A-B-C or 10A-B-C. (V)
19 Special Topics: Methods (4). Prerequisites vary. May be repeated for credit as topic varies.
THEORY
23 Understanding Social Facts (4). Focus on perspectives toward the question of what constitutes sociological knowledge and processes through which competent investigators have built sociological arguments from data. Examination of several types of research techniques. (III)
29 Special Topics: Theory (4). Prerequisites vary. May be repeated for credit as topic varies.
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
31 Introduction to Social Psychology (4). Studies sociological contributions to theory and research in social psychology, with focus on the social influences on personality, attitudes, beliefs, and behavior; socialization, human groups, and social interaction. Same as Psychology 78A. (III)
39 Special Topics: Social Psychology (4). Prerequisites vary. May be repeated for credit as topic varies.
SOCIAL STRUCTURE
41 Small Group Behavior (4). Deals with models for understanding behavior in small groups, including coalition formation, socialization, group norms and decision rules, leadership, conformity, group structure, and communication processes.
43 Urban Sociology (4). The nature, causes, and consequences of urbanization are examined along with its changing scale and complexity, demographic and ecological city growth patterns, the quality of life in urban areas, processes of decision-making in cities, and the bearing of sociological investigation on public policy concerns in contemporary urban society.
44 Populations (4). Demographic aspects of social/economic change. Considers the epidemiological transition to low mortality, the historical decline in Western family size, the baby boom, third-world family planning, changing marriage patterns, women's labor force participation, migration theories, and global aging. (VII-B)
49 Special Topics: Structures (4). Prerequisites vary. May be repeated for credit as topic varies.
SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND CULTURE
55 Mass Media and American Society (4). Examines the social implications of the fundamental changes in the organization and structure of American mass media since World War II, including the demise of big-city newspapers, the rise of broadcast television, and the fragmentation of radio and magazine markets. Explores the potential implications of emerging technologies--cable, telecast, and direct broadcast satellite (DBS)--on American culture and institutions.
56 Society and Religion (4). A critical and personal examination of the varieties of religious and spiritual experiences human beings are undergoing in contemporary society. The role of conscious understanding and unconscious conditioning regarding religion and spirituality.
59 Special Topics: Social Institutions and Culture (4). Prerequisites vary. May be repeated for credit as topic varies.
AGE, GENDER, RACE, AND ETHNICITY
62 Marriage and Families (4). Sociological theories and research on marriage, kinship, intimacy, and divorce. Emphasis on comparing family patterns in different social classes, ethnic groups, and societies, and on relating family life to the economy and other social institutions. Topics include gender roles, child-rearing, historical change. (III)
63 Race and Ethnicity (4). Focuses on racial and ethnic relations in the United States and compares them with those found in other societies. Analyzes the conditions that favor either cooperation and integration or rivalry, tension, and conflict. Appraises strategies for reducing and resolving conflicts. (VII-A)
64A Social Psychology of Family and Close Relationships (4). Analysis of the social psychology of family life: close relationships, courtships, marriage and family interaction in American society; examination of processes of preparation for marriage, role differentiation, communication, conflict, integration and socialization within the family: the psychodynamics of family life.
65 Cultures in Collision: Indian-White Relations Since Columbus (4). An introductory survey of topics such as: indigenous religious belief and socio-political organization, stereotypic "images," intermarriage, the fur trade, Native leaders, warfare, and contemporary issues. Slides, films, and trips to local museums enhance student learning. Same as Anthropology 85A. (VII-A)
69 Special Topics: Age, Gender, Race, and Ethnicity (4). Prerequisites vary. May be repeated for credit as topic varies.
SOCIETIES AND SOCIAL INEQUALITY
74 Social Inequality (4). Theory, methods, and empirical findings of social stratification studies. Topics include whether inequality is inevitable, American social classes, public beliefs about fairness, payoffs to college education and successful parents, the feminization of poverty, the prestige of occupations.
75 Social Change (4). Comparison of various theories of social change from the classical formulations of Marx and Weber through contemporary functionalist, neo-evolutionary, political economy, and world system perspectives. Emphasis is macrosociological, focusing on processes of transformation affecting societies, nation-states, or the international system as a whole.
77 Social Change in East Asia (4). Introduction to comparative sociology focusing on social change in East Asia. Particular attention to macrostructural shifts in these societies such as economic development/underdevelopment, social inequality, political stability/instability, and rapid urbanization and population growth. (VII-B)
79 Special Topics: Societies and Social Inequality (4). Prerequisites vary. May be repeated for credit as topic varies.
METHODS
110 Research Methods (4). Methods of data collection and analysis used by sociologists. Experimental methods, surveys and interviews, field research and participant observation, demographic methods, historical and comparative approaches. Social Ecology 10 and Sociology 110 may not both be taken for credit.
111 Community Research (4). Students formulate and carry out a study on intimate relationships and interpersonal networks. Focus on family, friendship, and community and how people create a supportive network of relations in modern society. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
112A Practicum in Sociology (4). Hands-on research course. Students work together to apply sociological skills to class projects. Application of sociological theories to practical tasks. Use of multiple data collection methodologies (e.g., surveys, interviews, observations). May be taken for credit twice as topics vary.
114A Exploring Society Through Photography (4). Students explore society through presentation, interpretation, and discussion of their own photographs. A few common exercises at the beginning of the quarter are followed by individual projects. Photography as social observation and the relation of photographs in an essay are stressed. Prerequisite: basic darkroom techniques. Same as Anthropology 176A and Social Science 182A.
115A Oral History Interviewing (4). Provides detailed instruction on the oral history method including developing oral history projects, selecting research subjects, constructing an interview schedule/guide, oral history interviewing, transcribing the tapes, analyzing and writing up the results. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
118A Seminar in Research Applications (4). Student research groups work closely with instructor to develop and carry out research on selected sociological topic(s). Students apply the logic of sociological research to gain understanding of the social world. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
119 Special Topics: Methods (4). Prerequisites vary. May be repeated for credit as topic varies.
THEORY
120 Sociological Theory (4). What a theory of society is and is not. Historical and contemporary models, perspectives, and schools.
122 Games as Models of Social Phenomena (4). Games as analogies of social, economic, and political situations. The interaction of contingency plans. Games (situations) with no winner and/or loser. Technical definition and discussion of conflict, threat, stability. Paradoxes involved in defining "rational decision." Prerequisite: one year of college-level mathematics. Same as Social Science 101F.
125 Introduction to Ethnomethodology (4). Examines the contemporary school of sociology known as ethnomethodology through both readings and field experiments. Focuses on how we routinely, unremarkably, massively accomplish ordinary everyday reality moment to moment through interaction. The works of Schutz, Garfinkel, Sacks, Schegloff, Heritage.
126 Critical Political Theory (4). Acquaints students with current political theories, critical of conventional thinking, which attempt to join political, economic, social, historical, linguistic, and philosophical concerns to questions involving the relationships between and among individuals, groups, and institutions in the society, economy, and polity. Prerequisite: upper-division standing. Same as Political Science 132A.
127 Nietzsche (4). The social, economic, and political philosophy of Nietzsche. Nietzsche's seminal ideas about knowledge and language and how these ideas have influenced contemporary thinking concerning these subjects. Same as Political Science 131D.
129 Special Topics: Theory (4). Prerequisites vary. May be repeated for credit as topic varies.
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
135 Social Psychology of Networks (4). Review of network methods used in small group and organizational research. Discussion of social psychological literature relevant to the network of study of cognitive social structure, exchange and communication, identity negotiation, and social control. Case study of network datasets exemplifies research issues. Same as Psychology 178N. Formerly Sociology 162R.
139 Special Topics: Social Psychology (4). Prerequisites vary. May be repeated for credit as topic varies.
SOCIAL STRUCTURE
141 Organizations (4). How bureaucracies, formal organizations, and voluntary associations work, how and why they grow, and where they are going. History and structure of organizational rationality; dynamics of organized groups; behavior in organizations. The limits of bureaucratization and attempts to overcome these limits through decentralization. Same as Political Science 155C.
143 Social Networks and Social Support (4). Examines the manner in which behaviors and attitudes of individuals are affected by their network ties to others. How are peoples' opportunities and well-being increased or decreased by their social networks? What are the processes involved? Topics vary and may include studies in mental and physical health, job seeking, separation and loss, and aging.
144 Political Sociology (4). Includes an examination of the major theoretical approaches to political sociology, and the application of these ideas to the politics of advanced capitalist societies. Also considers stability and change in power structures.
145 Occupations and Professions (4). What makes some jobs satisfying and others boring? How does technology influence the workplace? What changes are coming in the U.S. job market? Sociology and psychology of occupations. Students interview workers and study aspects of their occupations. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
146 States and Societies (4). Examines, over an extended historical period, the forces that drove the state into being, its nature and distinctive forms, and its variable and contingent relations with that other modern creation, "society."
147A Cities and Social Change (4). Focuses on comparative urban political economy and the way cities and urban process are linked to changes in the global system. Attempts to draw on a diverse interdisciplinary literature that includes sociology, geography, and urban planning. Prerequisite: upper-division standing and completion of lower-division writing requirement.
149 Special Topics: Structures (4). Prerequisites vary. May be repeated for credit as topic varies.
SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND CULTURE
152 Sociology and Psychology of the Arts (4). Explores the relationship between artists and the "art world" through which artistic activity is defined, supported, and consumed. Empirical studies in the plastic arts, performing arts, and literature are used to examine varieties of aesthetic expressions. Prerequisite: upper-division standing; authorization required.
153 Sociology of Science (4). Empirical studies in scientific activity, the growth of scientific communities, communication in science, and cognitive organization in science are used to explore the relationships of science, the organization of scientific communities and society. Provides an overview of the literature in the field and the direction of new research.
154 Medical Sociology (4). Current problems in the United States health-care system and proposals for reform. Considers financial barriers to access, the problem of patient dumping, underinsurance affecting the middle class, prenatal and perinatal care, child services, preventative care and needs of the elderly, minorities, low-income people, and the undocumented. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
155 Mass Communications (4). An examination of the origin, history, and functions of mass communications and its effect on social life.
156 Deviance (4). Perspectives on deviance and criminality in behavior, institution, community, and myth. The suitability of contemporary theories of deviant behavior. Open to majors only. Same as Psychology 178D and Criminology, Law and Society J107.
157A Sociology of Education (4). Focuses on education as a social institution and as an agent of socialization. Education from cross-national perspectives, the formal organization of education, education and the family, education and social stratification, and education as a vehicle for examining and solving social problems.
159 Special Topics: Social Institutions and Culture (4). Prerequisites vary. May be repeated for credit as topic varies.
SOCIAL INEQUALITY MODULE
161 Sociology of Gender (4). Explores the complex processes contributing to the social construction of gender and sexuality in the U.S. with particular attention to the intersection of gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, and class; and evaluates how men and women are differentially constituted in the family, education, work, politics, media, and language. (VII-A)
164 Sociology of Age (4). Introduction to sociology of age, aging, and the aged. Problems posed by aging population. Life course transitions. How social organizations influence the life course. Work, health, family in later life. Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
165A Social Inequality: Anthropological Perspectives (4). Concrete anthropological and sociological studies from across the world, including the United States, are compared to give perspectives on social status, power, economic differences, race, ethnicity, and gender. Prerequisite: one course in Anthropology, Economics, Political Science, or Sociology. Same as Anthropology 121H. (VII-B)
166A Sociology of Childhood (4). The child's place in society historically, cross-nationally, and in the contemporary United States. Childhood socialization, social class, and ethnic variation are addressed, as well as social problems and recommendations for social policy regarding children.
167A Racial and Ethnic Relations in the United States (4). Recent events both in the United States and in other parts of the world remind us of the continuing significance of race and ethnicity in our lives. The scholarly literature in the field of race and ethnicity is rich. Prerequisite: satisfactory completion of the lower-division writing requirement.
168 Sexism and Power (4). Sexism may be seen as a particular form of socially constructed power which creates and maintains gender differences as relations and practices of structured inequalities. Males and females are objects constructed in a powered language dominated and controlled by males to their positional and distributional advantage. Prerequisite: upper-division standing. Same as Political Science 134J.
169 Special Topics: Age, Gender, Race, and Ethnicity (4). Prerequisites vary. May be repeated for credit as topic varies.
SOCIETIES AND SOCIAL INEQUALITY
172E Basic Societal Issues (4). For students who have serious concern about peace, economic justice, the environment, or the future of human society generally. Attempts to provide an understanding of the fundamental issues underlying such social problems; fundamental alternatives available for attempting to cope with them. Same as Political Science 132E. Students may not receive credit for both Sociology 72/Political Science 32A and Sociology 172E/Political Science 132F.
172F American Society (4). Seminar examines recent trends in U.S. institutions such as family, community, labor, economy, media, schools, religion, criminal justice, medicine, politics, popular culture. Special attention to race, immigration, childhood, aging. Cross-national comparisons.
173 Social Stratification (4). Sources, functions, and dynamics of the unequal distribution of wealth, prestige, knowledge, and power in American and other societies.
174 Social Movements and Collective Behavior (4). A survey of models of collective action drawn from sociology, economics, psychology, and political science. Focus on areas such as social movements, strikes, crowd psychology, cults, fads, fashions, public opinion, and symbolic and mythical elements in collective culture. Prerequisite: Economics 1, Political Science 6A, or Sociology 1. Same as Political Science 156D.
175A Korean Society and Culture (4). Introductory background to the social and cultural forces that affect the lives of the Koreans, including those in the United States. Considers traditional values and contemporary issues within a historical framework. Same as Anthropology 163K and East Asian Languages and Literatures 130. (VII-B)
175B Comparative Societies: China (4). Chinese society from 1949 to present. Social change in the context of political control and ideological considerations. Focus on the power structure, political decision processes, and ideological legitimation, and interplay with the Chinese community and culture. (VII-B)
175C Japanese Society (4). Cultural, social, and psychological features of Japanese society. Early feudalism in Japan to deviance in modern-day Japan. Comparisons made with the United States with main focus on Japan and its complexities.
176 Social Policy (4). Comparison of theoretical perspectives on the role of the state in contemporary society and an examination of the gender, racial-ethnic, and class dimensions of social policy. Particular focus on social welfare, labor, health policies, and policies on sexual violence.
178 Sociology of Peace and War (4). Describes various commonly accepted but often erroneous notions of the causes and consequences of war and deterrence. Major theories concerning the sources of war in international and intranational social systems. The modes, techniques, and outcomes of efforts to restrict, regulate, and resolve international conflicts.
179 Special Topics: Societies and Social Inequality (4). Prerequisites vary. May be repeated for credit as topic varies.
RESEARCH AND HONORS
NOTE: Students are reminded that each quarter of a sequential course (i.e., Sociology 180A-B, H188A-B) must be taken in order.
180A-B Sociology Majors Seminar (4-4). Students learn sociology by doing it. A modest-sized research project is planned and implemented by each student. Prerequisite: Sociology major or consent of instructor.
182 Sociology Issues Seminar (2). Drawing on experts from campus and community, explores various sociological questions, findings, approaches through lectures and discussion. Students select seminar topics, prepare opening remarks, lead discussion with faculty member, guest lecturer. May be taken for credit four times as topics vary.
185A Sociology Internship (4). Designed for Sociology majors who have a working knowledge of sociological methods and theory. Students secure a field placement with the help of the instructor and mutually agreed upon sponsor. The sponsor provides a field experience for the student.
H188A-B Honors Research and Thesis (4-4). Focuses on the design and implementation of individual research projects undertaken by senior Sociology majors. Writing projects consist of a proposal and paper on some empirical research. Prerequisites: consent of instructor and honors status.
189 Special Topics: Honors Sequence (4). Prerequisites vary. May be repeated for credit as topic varies.
197 Field Study (4). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit as topic varies.
198 Directed Group Study (4). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit as topic varies.
199 Independent Study (1 to 4). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit as topic varies.
202A Proseminar I in Sociology and Social Relations (2 to 4). Introduces first-year graduate students in Sociology and Social Relations to the current research interests of Sociology faculty, as well as to other aspects of graduate life at UCI and to the profession of sociology more generally. Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor.
202B Proseminar II in Sociology and Social Relations (4). Focus is on second-year research projects, design, development, data gathering, analysis, and preparing both oral and written presentations of the results. Students learn new analytic and writing skills, gain experience with the research process, and become socialized about professional standards, customs, and institutions. Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor.
210A Classical Social Theory (4). Examines the development of classical sociological theory through the writings of Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, Max Weber, Georg Simmel, and George Herbert Mead. Prerequisites: graduate standing; consent of instructor. Same as Social Science 253N.
210B Contemporary Social Theory (4). Familiarizes students with twentieth-century developments in social thought that have influenced sociological research, suggesting "what is living and what is dead" in the "classics" and offering an overview of the main outlines of recent sociological theorizing. Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Same as Social Science 253R.
211A Feminist Theorizing in Social Sciences (4). Analyzes current theoretical debates in feminist research, primarily in the social sciences. What is a useful definition of feminism? How can we integrate gender, class, and race? Do we need special research methods to explore feminist questions? Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Same as Social Science 253B.
219 Special Topics: Theory (2 to 4). Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
220A Research Design (4). Data collection, organization, and analysis in ethnographic or quasi-experimental settings, including interviewing, participant-observation, behavior observation, and questionnaires. Research design issues include sampling, longitudinal research, and comparative research. Emphasis on the integration of qualitative and quantitative data. Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Same as Anthropology 223A and Social Science 255A.
221A-B Graduate Statistics I, II (4-4). Statistics with emphasis on applications in sociology and anthropology. Examines exploratory uses of statistical tools in these fields as well as univariate, bivariate, and multivariate applications in the context of the general linear model. Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Same as Social Science 255M-N and Anthropology 210A-B.
222A Comparative and Historical Methods (4). Topics include the logic of comparative and historical analysis techniques and the examination of exemplar works in representative problem areas. Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Same as Social Science 256M.
223A Activist and Applied Research Methods (4). Surveys ways of linking academic social science research with social change. Feminist, activist, participatory, applied, and mass-media-oriented research projects are analyzed and evaluated in terms of scientific standards and effectiveness in bringing about social change. Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Same as Social Science 255D.
223B Contemporary Ethnography (4). Designed to explore the theoretical underpinnings, methodological dilemmas, contemporary debates in ethnographic investigation. The goal is to provide a broad introduction to the theory and practice of ethnography and gain ethnographic research design and analysis of field data. Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Same as Social Science 255E.
224A Participatory and Feminist Research (4). Methods of participatory research developed by feminists, Paulo Freire, and others. Non-hierarchical, focused on everyday experience, and action-oriented. Students do preliminary projects with community members; may focus on family and gender, racism and ethnicity, oppression in the workplace, or others. Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Same as Social Science 256K.
225A Analysis of Relational Data (4). A practicum in social networks data analysis focusing on the special problems raised by data sets that embody relations. Log-linear and quadratic assignment procedures are stressed along with multidimensional scaling and other representational models. Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Same as Anthropology 222A and Social Science 201G, 241C, and 256A.
226A Methods of Demographic Analysis (4) S. Introduces basic demographic methods used in social science and public health research. Topics include sources and limitations of demographic data; components of population growth; measures of nuptiality, fertility, mortality, and population mobility projection methods; and demographic models. Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
228A-B-C Dissertation Seminar (4-4-4) F, W, S. Research design, problem conceptualization, and advanced data analysis in the area of social relations. Emphasis on methods of analysis in ethnography, cross-cultural research, and quasi-experimental research. Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Same as Social Science 250X-Y-Z.
229 Special Topics: Methods (2 to 4). Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
230A Race and Ethnicity (4). An examination of central questions and issues in the field of race and ethnicity through a critical analysis and discussion of the principal theoretical perspectives and paradigms that have framed much of the scholarship in the area. Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Same as Social Science 253V.
232A Gender, Family, and Community (4). Analyzes theory and research on family and community relations from the perspective of gender. Feminist theories of family power relations, caring in family and community settings, women and men as caregivers in the family and workplace, grass-roots organizing for family and community issues. Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Same as Social Science 253H.
239 Special Topics: Social Inequality (2 to 4). Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
240A Social Movements (4). A survey of the field of Social Movements, oriented around critical themes in the major theoretical traditions and contemporary exemplars. Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Same as Social Science 253J.
241A Political Sociology (4). Begins with an examination of the three major orientations to the State (Pluralist, Elitist, and Class). Next considers current topics in political sociology including the Welfare State, the New Deal, political behavior, social movements, participation, and democracy. Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Same as Social Science 253I.
242A Gender, Politics, and the State (4). Explores complex historical, cultural, and social processes by which the state and politics are gendered. Topics include: feminist and post-colonialist theories of the state; development of the welfare state; and the diversity of women's political activism. Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Same as Social Science 253P.
249 Special Topics: Political Sociology and Social Movements (2 to 4). Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
250A Development and Social Change (4). Examines both classical and contemporary macrosociological theories of modernization and development. Competing perspectives are discussed and evaluated in light of their ability to explain concrete problems of underdevelopment such as economic stagnation, social inequality, political instability, and overpopulation. Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Same as Social Science 254B.
252A Global Urbanization (4). Examines the spread of cities worldwide in the twentieth century. What are the political and economic causes of this process? What are the social-cultural, political, economic effects? How is contemporary urbanization liked to global restructuring of other kinds? Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Same as Social Science 254J and Urban and Regional Planning U273.
259 Special Topics: Global Studies and Comparative Development (2 to 4). Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
260A Family and Households (4). Families and households as a fundamental unit of social organization. Concepts and controversies. U.S. demographic trends and global changes in marriage, divorce, fertility, living arrangements. Housework and paid work. Gender and generational inequalities. How families reproduce stratification systems. Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Same as Social Science 253S.
261A Age, Generations, and the Life Course (4). Age is a central organizating principle of individual lives, social institutions, and human populations. Considers how age is socially defined and how developmental transitions between ages (i.e., growing up and growing older) are accomplished. Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Same as Social Science 253E.
262A Populations (4). Introduces the interrelationships between population and social organization. Considers measurement and explanation of historical and contemporary trends in birth rates, death rates, migration, and marriage and divorce. Case material is drawn primarily from the U.S. and other industrialized nations. Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of instructor. Same as Social Sciences 253F and Environmental Analysis and Design E222.
263A Sex Research Practicum (4). Human sexual behavior as social behavior to be studied empirically. Focuses on sexual attitudes and behavior, with particular reference to topics such as early sexual experiences, gender, sexual disease transmission, social movements. Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Same as Social Science 253T.
269 Special Topics: Social Demography (2 to 4). Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
272A Work and Industrial Relations (4). Explores the nature, causes, and results of workplace conflict in American Society. Considers topics such as "American Exceptionalism," sex segregation in the workplace, strikes and the role of unions in American society. Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Same as Social Science 253U.
273A Social Structures (4). Alternative theoretical approaches and research strategies for examining topics such as stratification, modernization, and socialization. Reading includes Marx, Weber, Dahrendorf, Sahlinns, and Lenski. Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of instructor. Same as Social Science 253O.
279 Special Topics: Social Organizations and Institutions (2 to 4). Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
289 Special Topics (2 to 4). Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
290 Dissertation Research (1 to 12). Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit.
299 Independent Study (4). Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit.
