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558 Course Descriptions/Sociology628. Deviant Behavior. (3-0). Credit 3. Contemporary sociological approaches to deviance; theoretical andempirical studies of major types of deviant behavior.629. Sociology of Law. (3-0). Credit 3. Critical survey of the social sources of law, the role of law in socialorganizations and problems of law enforcement. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.631. Seminar in Sociological Research. (3-0). Credit 3. Critical analysis of research procedures used bysociologists. Prerequisite: SOCI 623.633. Demographic Methods. (3-0). Credit 3. Procedures and techniques for the collection, evaluationand analysis of demographic data; measures of population growth, composition, fertility, mortality andmigration. Prerequisite: SOCI 622.635. Sociology of Complex Organizations. (3-0). Credit 3. Comparative structures; contingency models;micro- and macro-theoretical perspectives.647. Seminar in Demography and Human Ecology. (3-0). Credit 3. Relevant literature and researchproblems of a selected aspect of demography and human ecology, such as fertility and mortality, migration,international demography. May be taken up to three times for credit as content varies. Prerequisite:Graduate classification.651. Sociology of Culture. (3-0). Credit 3. Theoretical developments and methodological issues relevantto studying culture through classical, modern and postmodern sociological perspectives; includes backgroundconcerning the conditions under which theories develop and discussion of controversies in thedefinition of and research agendas within the sociology of culture. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.657. Seminar in Culture. (3-0). Credit 3. Relevant literature and research in selected aspects of culture andcultural processes. May be taken up to three times for credit as content varies. Prerequisite: Approval ofinstructor.660. Theories of Race and Ethnic Group Relations. (3-0). Credit 3. Sociological theories of intergroupassimilation, conflict and adaptation; includes examination and analysis of three major contemporaryperspectives; assimilation and social fusion theory, conflict models and models of ethnic pluralism;theories of melioration of social discrimination also examined. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.661. Sociology of Gender. (3-0). Credit 3. Overview of the Sociology of Gender; historical development,primary concepts, contemporary issues, theory, methods, and applications. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.Cross-listed with WGST 661.662. Racism and Anti-Racism. (3-0). Credit 3. This seminar focuses on racism and anti-racism issues,including social science research on slavery, anti-Black discrimination and Black resistance, anti-Asiandiscrimination and Asian American resistance, anti-Latino discrimination and Latino resistance, andwhite anti-racist groups. We assess empirical research on these topics and explore important theoreticalframeworks. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.663. Black and Latino Americans. (3-0). Credit 3. This seminar focuses social science theory and researchabout African Americans and Latinos. We will emphasize historical backgrounds, social sciencetheories applied to these groups, patterns of immigration, cognitive framing, patterns of racial-ethnicdiscrimination, and racial/class/gender intersections. We will review critically important research booksdealing with these and related U.S. racial-ethnic issues. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.667. Seminar in Race and Ethnic Relations. (3-0). Credit 3. Origins, extent, consequences of racial andethnic differences on key demographic variables such as fertility, mortality, migration and populationsize, growth, distribution and composition; how demographic variables affect and are affected by racialand ethnic differences in family structure, social mobility and socioeconomic stratification. May betaken up to three times for credit as content varies. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.676. Theory Construction. (3-0). Credit 3. Examination of issues on the philosophy of science and theirrelationship to the development of social science theory, particularly in sociology; students develop andapply theory construction principles to their own research agendas. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.677. Seminar in Social Psychology. (3-0). Credit 3. Relevant literature and research problems of a selectedaspect of social psychology. May be taken for credit up to three times as content varies. Prerequisite:Graduate classification.681. Professional Seminar in Sociology. (1-0). Credit 1. Provides socialization to the profession of sociology;focuses on the role of the graduate student in sociology departments and other areas of professionalization;systematically introduces students to faculty members and their work; and providesinstruction on how to write and publish research. Repeatable to 6 hours total.