UCLA General Catalog 1971-72 - Registrar - UCLA

125. Urban Sociology.
Urban and rural cultures, the characteristics of
cities in Western civilization , with emphasis on the
American metropolis.
Mr. Bailey , Mr. Orleans, Mr. Riemer
126. Social Demography.
Studies of past, present, and future trends in
population growth. Sociological theories of causes
and consequences of population growth and redistribution.
Emphases on the correlates of fertility,
mortality, and migration.
M127. Language in Society : Introduction to
Soclelinguistics.
(Same as Linguistics M170 .) Prerequisites : course
1 or 101 or Anthropology 5A or 22 . Study of the
patterned covariation of language and society ; social
dialects and social styles in language ; problems of
multilingual societies . Mr. Bright
129. White Racism.
Verbal and metaphorical stereotyping of blacks,
whites and other subdominant and dominant groups;
cress-cultural comparisons ; impact of media; institutional
racism , educational and economic ; political
mobilization of black and poor communities; the
study of strategies for resisting white racism.
Mr. TenHouten
CORE AREA III: COMPARATIVE SOCIETIES
130. Social Processes In Africa.
A course in comparative sociology . A study of
selected processes in African societies , primarily in
the fields of urban sociology, social structure and
social change ,
proach .
involving an interdisciplinary ap-
Mr. Kuper
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121. Formal Organizations.
131. Latin American Societies.
Sociological analysis of organizations . An introduction
to basic theories, concepts , methods and research
in this field of study.
Mr. Grusky , Mr. Miller , Mr. Surace
122. Mass Communications.
Formal organization , functions , and development
of the mass media ; communications as a social
process; cultural patterns; audience characteristics;
communications and bureaucracy . Aspects of the
American media are compared with other systems,
e.g., Soviet , British , Arabic . Mr. Levine
123. Social Stratification.
A descriptive survey of the major Latin American
societies , emphasizing their historical backgrounds
and their emergent characteristics, with special attention
to the relations between rural and urban life.
Mr. Lopes
132. Population and Society in the Middle East.
Prerequisite : upper division standing and consent
of the instructor. A survey of the Middle Eastern
societies ; their historic and environmental bases; the
contemporary demographic and cultural situation.
Mr. Sabagh
133. Comparathe Sociology of the Middle East.
Prerequisite : upper division standing and consent
An analysis of American social structure in terms
of evaluational differentiation . Topics to be considered
include criteria for differentiation , bases for
evaluation , types of stratification, the composition of
strata and status systems, mobility , consequences of
stratification and problems of methodology.
Miss Tyree
of the instructor. A review of the unity of Middle
Eastern societies in Islam and their diversity exemplified
by such nomadic peoples as the Bedouin,
countries in process of rapid modernization such as
Turkey and Israel, colonial situations as in Algeria
and Morocco, and underdeveloped areas as Iran and
the Arabian countries . Mr. Sabagh
124. Ethnic and Status Groups.
The characteristics of the " visible" ethnic groups,
e.g., Japanese , Mexican and Negro ; their organization,
acculturation , and differentiation . The development
, operation and effects of selective immigration
and population mobility . The status of the chief
minorities in the continental U. S., with comparative
materials drawn from Jamaica , Hawaii, and other
areas. Mr. Elinson , Mr. Farber , Mr. Kuper
135. West European Society.
Comparative study of social structure and major
institutions of selected Western European nations.
Mr. Seeman, Mr. Turner
136. Structure and Process of American Society.
Analysis of interrelationships among structures
and processes in American society , with emphasis
on patterns of differentiation , exchange , control,
and belief formation . The question of boundary
definition (both analytic and real) and the question
of order will be considered throughout.
Mr. Friedman
CORE AREA IV: INSTITUTIONS
140. Political Sociology.
The contributions of sociology to the study of
politics including the analysis of political aspects of
social systems, the social context of action, and the
social bases of power . Mr. Friedman, Mr. Surace
141. Industry and Society.
A sociological analysis of industry. Attention given
to factors in the status group awareness and occupational
role-learning of workers and managers; interaction
between technological and social system; the
interplay between official and unofficial action, and
between industry and community.
Mr. Dalton , Mr. Light, Mr. Miller
142. Sociology of the Family.
Theory and research dealing with the modern
family, its structure and functions , including historical
changes , variant family patterns, family as an
institution , and the influence of the contemporary
society on the family . Mr. Riemer
M143. Sociology of Education.
(Same as Education M108 .) Studies of social
processes and interaction patterns in educational
organizations , the relationships of such organizations
to aspects of society, social class and power, social
relations within the school, formal and informal
groups, school culture, roles of teachers, students,
and administrators. Mr. Gordon
144. Social Aspects of Housing and City Planning.
Prerequisite : course 125. Implications for family
and urban social relationships of housing floor plans
and plans for neighborhoods and cities . Mr. Bremer