UC Davis 2008-2010 General Catalog - General Catalog - UC Davis

478 Sociology
170. Population (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper
or research project. Introduction to the study of
human population, including theories and statistical
measures; social causes and consequences of population
trends; changes in population structure; geographical
distribution, migration, sociopsychological
factors affecting fertility. GE credit:
SocSci.
171. Sociology of Violence and Inequality
(4)
Lecture/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite: upperdivision
standing or consent of instructor. How systems
of social inequality organize the practice of violence.
Definitions of violence and issues affecting the
social capacity for violence. Analysis and comparison
of different forms of violence associated with
race, class, gender relations and social organization.—II.
(II.)
172. Ideology of Class, Race and Gender
(4)
Lecture—4 hours. 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. GE credit:
Div, Wrt.—I. (I.)
173. Sociology Through Literature (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper
or research project. Introduction to analysis of literature
as sociological data. Reading of numerous
works on American and other societies by authors
such as Steinbeck, Lewis, Dreiser, Schulberg,
Orwell, etc.
174. Sociology of the Jewish Experience (4)
Lecture—3 hours; term paper or discussion—1 hour.
Prerequisite: upper division standing required. 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. Offered in alternate
years.—(III.)
175. Mass Communication (4)
Lecture—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 1
or 2. Examines the relationship between the media
and social structures. History of media–state relations.
Media as reflector and shaper of values.
Emphasis on current European and Marxist and pluralist
theories rather than on content analysis.
Offered in alternate years.—I.
176. Sociology of Knowledge, Science, and
Scientific Knowledge (4)
Lecture—3 hours; term paper or discussion—1 hour.
Prerequisite: upper division standing preferred.
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. (Same course as Science
and Technology Studies 176.)—I. (III.)
180A. Complex Organizations (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper
or research project. Prerequisite: course 1; Economics
1A and 1B recommended. 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.—I, III. (I, III.)
180B. Complex Organizations (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper
or research project. Prerequisite: course 180A or
consent of instructor. Builds on concepts and skills
developed in course 180A. Deals with the issues of
organizational decision making, design, and survival.
Emphasis on relations between organizations
and the effects of those relations in both the public
and private sectors.
181. Social Change Organizations (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper.
Prerequisite: course 1. Analysis of organizations
with social change and improvement goals and programs,
emphasizing voluntary associations and
grassroots citizen groups. Topics treated include formation,
decision making and leadership, strategies
and tactics, factionalism and coalitions, effectiveness.
Offered in alternate years. GE credit: Wrt.—III.
(III.)
182. Experimental and Utopian
Communities (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. The social
structure of intentional, experimental or Utopian settlements
and communitarian movements, including
comparison with other small settlement forms: villages,
neighborhoods, monasteries, encampments
and nonsettlement communities based on occupation,
ethnicity, and religion.
183. Comparative Organizations (4)
Lecture/discussion—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite:
course 180A or 180B; upper division standing.
Examination of economic and political organizations
of major industrial nations. Discussion of historical,
cultural, social, and political influences on industrial
patterns and practices, alternative theoretical models
for explaining differential development. Societies
may include Sweden, Japan, Germany, Taiwan, and
South Korea. Offered in alternate years.—I. (I)
185. Sociology of Social Welfare (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper
or research project. Sociological analysis of the evolution
and current organization of welfare functions
in modern societies.—I, III. (I, III.)
188. Social Stratification in China (4)
Lecture—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: upper
division standing. Social and political systems and
patterns of social stratification in relation to change
in state power and economic institutions in China
since 1949. Offered in alternate years.—I.
189. Social Science Writing (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper.
Prerequisite: course 46A, upper division standing,
and 12 units of social science. Improved analytic
writing and methods for reporting social science
research to a wider public. Sociological analysis of
the conditions of good and bad writing.
190X. Seminar in Sociological Analysis (4)
Seminar—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: upper
division standing and course 100 (former course
165A). In-depth examination at an upper division
level of a special topic in Sociology. Emphasis on
student participation in learning. May not be
repeated for credit. Limited enrollment.—(I, II, III.)
191. Workshop in Contemporary
Sociological Theory (4)
Lecture—2 hours; workshop—1 hour; term paper.
Prerequisite: course 100 (former 165A) and senior
standing. Workshop in contemporary sociological
theory that allows students to explore the uses of theory
in empirical inquiry on problems of interest to
students. Contemporary theory considered in relation
to classical and modern influences, concept formation,
theory construction, and explanation. Not
open for credit to students who have received credit
for course 165B.—III. (III.)
192. Internship and Research Practicum
(2-6)
Internship—6-18 hours. Prerequisite: course 46A,
upper division standing, approval of proposed
internship and course 193 concurrently or consent of
instructor. Supervised internship and study in an
agency, organization, or institution; application of
sociological concepts to the work experience. May
be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.
Maximum of 4 units may be counted toward the
major. (P/NP grading only.)—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
193. Workshop in Field Research (2)
Lecture/discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite: course
46A, course 192 or 199 concurrently for two-four
units, senior standing. 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. Not open for credit to students who
have completed course 194HA.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
194HA-194HB. Special Study for Honors
Students (4-4)
Seminar—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: senior
standing and admission to the Honors Program.
Directed reading, research and writing culminating
in the preparation of a Senior Honors Thesis under
direction of faculty adviser. (Deferred grading only
pending completion of sequence.)—I, II. (I, II.)
195. Special Topics in Sociological Analysis
(4)
Seminar—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: upper
division standing and consent of instructor. In-depth
examination of topics in sociology. Emphasis on student
research and writing. May be repeated for
credit when topic differs.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
197T. Tutoring in Sociology (1-4)
Tutorial—3-12 hours. Prerequisite: upper division
standing; completion of appropriate course with distinction.
Activities vary depending on the nature of
the course assignment. May include (but not limited
to) tutoring on course material, advising on projects
and papers, and leading discussion groups. (P/NP
grading only.)
198. Directed Group Study (1-5)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading
only.)
199. Special Study for Advanced
Undergraduates (1-5)
Prerequisite: open to seniors only. (P/NP grading
only.)
Graduate Courses
201. Social Research (4)
Lecture/discussion—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite:
graduate standing or consent of instructor. Comparative
survey of sociological inquiry, taught as a
practicum. Philosophy of social science; values and
research; research agendas and research problem
formulations; research process; explanations. interpretation;
study design; concept formation, measure,
sampling, data acquisition, inference; rhetoric and
presentation of findings.
206. Quantitative Analysis in Sociology (4)
Lecture—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 106. Survey
of the statistical models and methods that serve as a
foundation for quantitative research in sociology,
with an emphasis on multivariate regression analysis,
as well as measurement theory and time series
analysis. (S/U grading only.)—II. (II.)
207A-207B. Methods of Quantitative
Research (4-4)
Lecture—3 hours; paper. Prerequisite: course 106 or
the equivalent. Principles of study design, examination
of measurement, survey research methods and
multivariate analysis. Course will stress actual practice
of techniques. Students will carry out quantitative
data analysis using packaged computer
programs. (Deferred grading only, pending completion
of sequence.)
208. Topics in Advanced Quantitative
Methods in Social Science (4)
Seminar—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course
206 or the equivalent and graduate standing; major
graduate student. Analysis of the logic and application
of an advanced statistical model; the particular
model chosen may vary. Emphasis on the model's
assumptions, its strengths and weaknesses, its application
for social science inquiry, and the relationship
between methods and social theory. May be
repeated up to 12 units for credit. Offered in alternate
years.
215. Economy, Polity, and Society (4)
Seminar—3 hours; paper. Prerequisite: consent of
instructor. Open to graduate students in sociology
and related disciplines. Course introduces students
to topics and selected issues in the related fields of
economic and political sociology and political economy.
Quarter Offered: I=Fall, II=Winter, III=Spring, IV=Summer; 2009-2010 offering in parentheses
General Education (GE) credit: ArtHum=Arts and Humanities; SciEng=Science and Engineering; SocSci=Social Sciences; Div=Social-Cultural Diversity; Wrt=Writing Experience