Version 1.5 - General Catalog - UC Davis

2012-2014 General Catalog Course Supplement and Policies and Requirements Addendum101nineteenth century European social thought: KarlMarx, Max Weber, and Emile Durkheim. GE credit:SocSci | SS.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)102. Society and Culture of California (4)Lecture—3 hours; term paper or discussion—1 hour.Prerequisite: introductory course in Sociology recommended.California’s distinctive society and culture;sociological analyses of topical issues concerningdiversity, environment, cities. GE credit:SocSci | ACGH, DD, SS.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)103. Evaluation Research Methods (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour; term paper;project. Prerequisite: course 46A and 46B, or Statistics13 or the equivalent. Surveys applications ofresearch methods to the evaluation of social programs,primarily emphasizing methodologicalissues, e.g., research design and data collection;uses of evaluation research are also discussed andplaced in theoretical context. Participation in anevaluation project. GE credit: SocSci | SL, SS.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)104. The Political Economy of InternationalMigration (4)Lecture—3 hours; term paper or discussion—1 hour.Prerequisite: upper division standing. Analysis ofworldwide migration patterns, and social scientifictheories of international and transnational migration.Focus in economical, political, and social impact ofimmigration and potential for international andregional cooperation. (Same course as InternationalRelations 104). GE credit: SocSci | SS, WC.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)106. Intermediate Social Statistics (5)Lecture—4 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:course 46B or Statistics 13 or the equivalent. Intermediatelevel course in statistical analysis of socialdata, emphasizing the logic and use of statisticalmeasures, procedures, and mathematical modelsespecially relevant to sociological analysis. GEcredit: SocSci | QL, SL, SS.(change in existing course—eff. fall 12)118. Political Sociology (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour; term paper;project. Relation of social cleavages and socialcohesion to the functioning of political institutions;the social bases of local and national power structures;social sources of political movement, analysisof concepts of alienation, revolution, ideology, rulingclass, and elite. GE credit: SocSci | SS.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)120. Deviance (4)Lecture—3 hours; term paper or discussion. Socialstructural sources, institutional practices and microprocessesassociated with illegality, evil, disease,immorality, disability, racial and class differences,citizenship, and the body. Special emphasis onexpert knowledge and the production and managementof social difference. GE credit: SocSci,Wrt | SS.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)122. Sociology of Adolescence (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paperor research project. Chronological age and socialstatus; analysis of social processes bearing upon thesocialization of children and adolescents. The emergenceof “youth cultures.” Generational successionas a cultural problem. GE credit: SocSci | SS.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)123. American Society (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paperor research project. The demographic and socialstructure of American society and population, withemphasis on ethnic and class groups as bases forpolitical and economic interest. Attention to selectedcurrent social controversies. GE credit:SocSci | ACGH, DD, SS.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)124. Sociology of Education (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour; term paper;project. Education and the social structure. Classsize, curriculum, and economies of scale. Relationsbetween families and schools in socialization; familialascription and educational achievement. Educationand industrialization. Organizational andoccupational structure of schools. Discussion ofselected controversies. GE credit: SocSci | SS.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)126. Social Interaction (4)Lecture—3 hours; term paper or discussion—1 hour.Prerequisite: course 2. Everyday interaction in naturalsettings; ethnographic approaches to the understandingof social meanings, situations, personalidentity and human relationships. Particular attentionto the work of Erving Goffman and to principles offield observation and qualitative analysis. GE credit:SocSci, Wrt | SS.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)127. Sociology of Death (4)Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 1 or the equivalent.Overview of attitudes toward, structural effectsof, and methods of coping with death and deathrelatedbehaviors. Particular attention to social psychologicalaspects of death and dying, to deathoccupations, and to death rituals in various cultures.GE credit: SocSci, Wrt | SS.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)128. Interracial Interpersonal Dynamics (4)Lecture—3 hours; term paper or discussion—1 hour.Prerequisite: one course from courses 1, 2, 3, Afro-American Studies 10, Asian American Studies 1, 2,Chicano Studies 10, Native American Studies 1,20. Analysis of the influences of cultural differencesand racial stratification on interpersonal interactionin instrumental settings (e.g., work, education, politicalaction) and intimate settings (e.g., friendship,love, marriage, family). Minority/majority relationships.GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt | SS.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)129. Sociology of Black Experience inAmerica (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour; term paper;project. Survey of historical and contemporary theoreticalsociological perspectives on the Black experiencein United States. Emphasis on comparisons ofBlack sociological perspectives and mainstream perspectivesof specific sociologists. GE credit: SocSci,Div | ACGH, DD, SS.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)130. Race Relations (4)Lecture—3 hours; term paper or discussion—1 hour.Functions of the social definitions of race and racialgroups. Analysis of racial conflict, oppression, andother forms of ethnic stratification. Models of ethnicinteraction and social change. Emphasis on racialrelationships within the U.S. GE credit: SocSci,Div | ACGH, DD, SS.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)133. Sexual Stratification and Politics (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:course 132 or the equivalent or consent of instructor.Analysis of origins, dynamics, and social implicationsof sexual stratification. Examination of classicaland contemporary theorists such as Engels, Freud,J.S. Mill, de Beauvoir, Juliet Mitchell, D. Dinnerstein.Attention to selected issues in social movements forand against sexual equality. GE credit: SocSci,Div | SS.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)134. Sociology of Racial Ethnic Families (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper.Asian American, Black, Chicano, and Native Americanfamily life in comparative historical perspective.Family structure and gender roles are considered inrelation to socio-historical dynamics. Offered in alternateyears. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt | ACGH,DD, SS.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)135. Social Relationships (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paper.Prerequisite: course 1, 2 or 3, and upper divisionstanding. Social and cultural factors influencingfriendships and intimate relationships. Topics includerelationship development, relationship maintenance,and relationship loss. GE credit: Div, SocSci,Wrt | SS.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)137. African American Society and Culture1790-1990 (4)Lecture—3 hours; term paper or discussion—1 hour.Prerequisite: course 1. Political and social transformationsof African American communities between1790 and 1990, as seen through film, literature,and music. Topics include: Black consciousness,Afro-Slave culture, The Harlem Renaissance, andcontemporary Hip Hop. GE credit: SocSci | ACGH,DD, SS.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)138. Economic Sociology (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:Economics 1A or 1B and upper division standing inthe social sciences. Overview of the rapidly growingfield of economic sociology. Focus on variations inthe ways that markets are organized. The relationshipbetween individual and collective rationalitywill also be emphasized. GE credit:SocSci | ACGH, SS, WC.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)139. Corporations and Society (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour; term paper.Prerequisite: course 1 or 2 or 3, and upper divisionstanding. The study of the history and power of themodern corporation; corporate organization; politics,the state, and the corporation; labor unions andthe labor process; competition, regulation and internationalmarkets; the multinational and conglomeratecorporation; and mass markets andconsumerism. GE credit: SocSci | ACGH, SS.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)140. Social Stratification (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paperor research project (instructor’s option). Systems ofsocial ranking, theories of stratification; power, prestige,culture, and styles of life of various socialclasses; social mobility and its consequences forsocial structure. GE credit: SocSci | ACGH, DD, SS.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)141. Industrialization and Social Change(4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paperor research project. Selected technological andsocial factors. Preconditions of economic developmentand industrialization. Social, political, and culturalissues at various levels of economicdevelopment. Major historical differences and majorcurrent trends. Emphasis either on highly industrializedcountries or on less developed countries. GEcredit: SocSci, Wrt | SS.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)143A. Urban Society (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour or term paperor project (instructor’s option). Prerequisite: course 1or the equivalent. Theories of city origins. Analysis ofthe historic process of urbanization and of varyingcity types. Comparison of American and Europeanexperience of metropolitanization, counterurbaniza-Quarter Offered: I=Fall, II=Winter, III=Spring, IV=Summer; 2013-2014 offering in parenthesesPre-Fall 2011 General Education (GE): ArtHum=Arts and Humanities; SciEng=Science and Engineering; SocSci=Social Sciences; Div=Domestic Diversity; Wrt=Writing ExperienceFall 2011 and on General Education (GE): AH=Arts and Humanities; SE=Science and Engineering; SS=Social Sciences;ACGH=American Cultures; DD=Domestic Diversity; OL=Oral Skills; QL=Quantitative; SL=Scientific; VL=Visual; WC=World Cultures; WE=Writing Experience