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200. Social Structure and Change. This course is an introduction to the
basic theories and concepts in macrosociology. The first half of the course
explores the theories of Marx, Weber, and Bourdieu, and their general
explanations of social change and social stratification. The second half deals
with sociological approaches to ethnicity, race, class, gender, and
nationalism. G. Steinmetz. Winter.
201. Interaction, Community, and Culture. This course deals with the social
construction of the individual, the study of face-to-face interaction,
community and urban studies, and the study of cultural institutions, symbols,
and beliefs. W. Griswold. Autumn.
202. Sociological Methods I. This course is an introduction to the basic
strategies and methods of sociological research. The course begins with a
discussion of the scientific method as used in the social sciences, then moves
on to the development and testing of hypotheses, understanding cause and effect
in social processes, measuring important concepts, and collecting and
evaluating evidence. Students are assigned to small working groups of about
twenty students each. Each working group, supervised by a TA, selects a
research topic. Students then gather evidence on the research topic using three
field methods: intensive personal interviews, focus groups, and survey
questionnaires. L. Waite. Autumn.
203/304. Statistical Methods of Research I. This course provides a
comprehensive introduction to widely used quantitative methods. Topics covered
include analysis of variance and multiple regression. Not offered 1995-96;
will be offered 1996-97.
206/323. History of Social Theory. A depth-historical analysis of modern
social science, viewed as the cultural precipitate of several intellectual
traditions in interaction. This course deals mainly with British
utilitarianism, culminating with Spencer; French organicism, culminating with
Durkheim; and German idealism, culminating with Simmel and Weber. We explore
continuities within each tradition, enduring oppositions among them, and
efforts to synthesize them. D. Levine. Spring.
208. Personal Narrative, Identity, and the Life Course. This course
addresses the processes by which people form and re-form personal identities
and derive self-understanding as they experience their lives unfolding over
time. The course explores the formation of personal identity as a dynamic
process that changes over time and varies by the different social histories,
historical backgrounds, or eras of which people are a part. Particular methods
used in life course research receive special attention as they relate to
identity construction and the self-images narrative, life history, biography,
and case studies. Selected cases are used to ground discussion about
sociological inquiry into change and continuity in the shaping of individual
lives. J. Hermanowicz. Spring.
Go to middle of document 209/331. Organizational Analysis (=PubPol 230). This course is a
systematic, critical introduction to theoretical and empirical work on complex
organizations broadly conceived to include their many varieties, such as public
and private economic organizations, government bureaus, prisons, hospitals,
professional associations, and political parties. Attention is given both to
intraorganizational questions about organizational goals and effectiveness,
communications, authority, and decision-making subsystems and to
organization-environment interactions, especially interorganizational
transactions. E. Laumann. Spring.
210. Race Relations: New Perspectives (=Educ 293). This is a review and
critique of research on race relations in the United States. E. Epps.
Winter.
212/312. Social Inequality. This course explores how people manage their
way in stratification systems and socioeconomic structures. Readings range from
ethnographies of schools and workplaces to theoretical empirical work on
credentialism, screening, labor market discrimination, and job search
processes. The empirical materials center on contemporary American society,
with some comparisons to other industrial societies with different educational
and class structures. Throughout the course, the focus is on how people choose
and are recruited into schools and work organizations. Students are encouraged
to develop empirical research projects from the course. M. Brinton. Not
offered 1995-96; will be offered 1996-97.
213. Social Stratification. Major theories and research in social
stratification are described and analyzed. Topics include classical and
contemporary theories of social class and stratification, criteria for social
stratification and bases of evaluation, types of social stratification, process
of status attainment, social mobility, consequences of social stratification,
and basic methodological problems in stratification research. K. Yamaguchi.
Not offered 1995-96; will be offered 1996-97.
214/514. Community Development: A Comparative Perspective (=SSA 457).
PQ: Fourth-year standing. Basic structures of community organization
and differential approaches to community change are compared in American and
non-American contexts. The role of the worker at the local level is emphasized.
Social development or social policy and administration and planning frameworks
are also examined. I. Spergel. Autumn.
216/316. Gender and Work. PQ: Third- or fourth-year
standing. This course draws on materials from social demography and social
stratification to examine differences in the economic and social roles of men
and women in contemporary industrial societies, including the United States,
Japan, and Western European countries. Although the principal focus is on sex
differences in labor market outcomes such as wages, occupation, and labor
market sector, the distribution of household labor between men and women and
sex differences in education are also covered. Intersections between these
outcomes and family processes are emphasized. M. Brinton. Not offered
1995-96; will be offered 1996-97.
220/309. Social Change. This course focuses on economic development,
political development, social movements, and opinion change. Case materials are
drawn from currently developing countries, European historical patterns, and
the contemporary United States. W. Parish. Autumn.
Go to top of document 221/375. Contemporary China in Comparative Perspective (=PolSci 269/357).
This course examines economic, political, and social trends in China over
the last four decades. Chinese social changes are examined in comparison to
trends in European socialist states, both before and after the fall of the
socialist order. W. Parish. Spring.
222. Urban Political Economy and Resource Allocation (=PubPol 403, SSA 482).
This course draws from a broad interdisciplinary literature to create
analytic frameworks for understanding the functioning of urban institutions and
the formation of public policies. Using the city of Chicago as a laboratory for
empirical study, the course examines economic, political, and sociological
perspectives of cities; analyzes the role of government and of the private
sector in the creation and implementation of public policies; and discusses the
role of political influence in policy formation and administration. Questions
of real and symbolic allocation, race and poverty, and political empowerment
are examined to enable the student to design and implement better strategies
for social change. P. Cafferty. Autumn.
223. Organizational Culture. This course reviews studies of organizational
culture from classical sociology to modern ethnographic approaches. The first
half of the course covers the development of sociological theories of
organizational culture, addressing such questions as "What kind of
organizations do we believe are efficient?" "What kind of organizations do we
believe are legitimate?" and "How do cultural beliefs shape organizations?" The
second half of the course addresses specific questions of how organizational
culture develops, changes, and affects the behavior of organizational members.
H. Morgan. Winter.
224. The Sociology and Politics of Community Development (=PubPol 405, SSA
484). This course studies specific Chicago-area communities so that
students may examine the creation and implementation of public policies from
the perspective of their impact on individual and community. We also explore
the role of political and public institutions as well as private agencies and
community-based organizations in bringing about social change. The students
perform research in the field to evaluate the opportunities for community-based
problem solving and the effectiveness of strategies for change. P. Cafferty.
Spring.
226. Economic Sociology. In recent years sociologists have taken up a
fruitful examination of such institutions as capital, labor, and product
markets, industrial organization, and stock exchanges. Compared to earlier
traditions of economic sociology, recent work shows more interest in phenomena
usually studied by economists, while at the same time challenges the adequacy
of the neoclassical model. These contemporary works are driven by a core of
central propositions, including (1) economic action is a form of social action,
(2) economic action is socially situated, and (3) economic institutions are
social constructions. By incorporating classic and contemporary readings in
economics and sociology, this course provides a broad understanding of the
dimensions of economic life. D. Reingold. Autumn.
227/361. Urban Structure and Process (=Geog 227/327, SocSci 251). This
course reviews competing theories of urban development, especially their
ability to explain the changing nature of cities under the impact of advanced
industrialism. Analysis includes a consideration of emerging metropolitan
regions, the microstructure of local neighborhoods, and the limitations of the
past American experience as a way of developing urban policy both in this
country and elsewhere. G. Suttles. Autumn.
Go to top of document 228. Labor Markets and Ethnic Minorities. This course focuses on the
mechanisms by which workers of differing races and national origins are
stratified in the U.S. labor market. The first part focuses on theoretical
issues and alternative conceptualizations of labor market structure. Various
aspects of labor market structure and dynamics are discussed in terms of their
allocative and socioeconomic consequences. The second part of the course is
devoted to the labor market experiences of racial and ethnic groups and,
through comparison, illustrates the significance of race and ethnicity in
structuring labor market outcomes. M. Tienda. Not offered 1995-96; will be
offered 1996-97.
230/338. Social Stratification and Education Organization (=Educ 218/318,
PubPol 393). This course presents a review of formulations of education's
place in the system of social stratification and focuses on the organization of
school systems, schools, and classrooms. Attention is given to the ways in
which conceptions of educational organization and of stratification can be
related to each other. C. Bidwell, R. Dreeben. Winter.
235/335. Political Sociology (=PolSci 349, PubPol 336). PQ: A general
social sciences course. This lecture/discussion course reviews basic themes
and major works in political sociology using the following analytical
perspectives: citizen preference theory, public choice, group theory,
bureaucrats and state-centered theory, coalition theory, elite theories, and
political culture. These competing analytical perspectives are assessed in
considering middle-range theories and empirical studies on central themes of
political sociology. T. Clark. Spring.
237/370. Japanese Society. This course provides an overview of social
structural characteristics of contemporary Japanese society--and its
functioning--by a juxtaposition of universalistic functional (or rational)
explanations and particularistic cultural (and historical) explanations. The
course primarily focuses on the forms of social interaction and structure; work
organization and family; and education, social inequality, and opportunity. The
course not only presents reviews and discussions of various alternative
theoretical explanations of the characteristics of Japanese society, but also a
profound opportunity to critically review and study selected sociological
theories. K. Yamaguchi. Winter.
239. Political Process in Policy Formation (=SSA 468). This course is an
introduction to the politics of creating and implementing social policy. The
class examines the major sources of power in policy making; the role of the
presidency, Congress, the bureaucracy, and the courts; and the role of
citizens, interest groups, professionals, and political parties. Students are
asked to evaluate the process and to discuss the complexity and apparent
disorder that characterize it. The goal is to enable the students to develop an
analytic framework to better understand the political process in the creation
and implementation of social policy. P. Cafferty. Autumn.
245. Religion and Society. This course reviews some of the major theories
in the sociology of religion, such as those of LeFevbre and Durkheim, and then
assumes theoretical perspective of its own based on the notion that religion
arises from experience, image, and story, and is celebrated in rituals by a
community. Empirical data are discussed and opportunities are provided for
students who wish to present empirical analyses. The emphasis is on religion in
American society but the theory can also be applied to other societies. There
is also special emphasis on the nature and frequency of religious experiences.
A. Greeley. Autumn.
Go to top of document 246. Democracy in America. Tocqueville's classic text is closely
read. R. Taub. Not offered 1995-96; will be offered 1996-97.
247. Metropolitan Development and Planning (=Geog 267/367, PubPol 267).
PQ: Third- or fourth-year standing. This course focuses on
metropolitan development patterns and on the interplay of geopolitical,
economic, and social changes in U.S. cities after 1950. Intergovernmental
relations and urban planning concepts and institutions are also explored.
Selected policies for economic development, land-use management, housing,
education, transportation, energy, or the environment are analyzed in a
regional context. D. Holleb. Spring.
251/351. Time and Social Structure. This course considers the temporal
character of social structures. It considers literature in the philosophy of
time and the philosophy of history, as well as more traditional literature on
social structures. Among the topics considered are the relation between events
and structures, the problem of narrative, the social origins of temporality,
and the structural conditions of stability and change. The course aims at a
theoretical fusion of historical and analytic approaches to the social process.
Representative authors include Ricoeur, Danto, Braudel, Sahlins, H. C. White,
Bourdieu, G. H. Mead, Whitehead, Nadel, and Coleman. A. Abbott.
Winter.
252/352. The Sociology of Culture. This course is an intensive introduction
to the analysis of the relationships among cultural objects and those who
produce and receive them. The course considers the theories and research
related to the major explanatory models in the sociology of culture.
Substantive emphasis is on ideas, literature and fine arts, popular culture,
mass media, and religion. W. Griswold. Autumn.
254. Current Issues in Race and Ethnic Relations. PQ: Common Core social
sciences sequence. This course, which is part of the American society
sequence, reviews theoretical perspectives on race and ethnic inequality and
examines recent trends in race and ethnic inequality as evident in labor force
participation, poverty, and immigration. Approximately one-third of the course
is devoted to theoretical issues and the remainder of the course focuses on the
scrutiny of empirical evidence and recommended solutions. M. Tienda.
Winter.
255/328. Urban Structure and Decision Making (=PubPol 347). This course
examines the socioeconomic characteristics of cities that affect their patterns
of political leadership and decision making. The following topics are covered:
theoretical perspectives, institutional aspects of intergovernmental relations,
the rise of the welfare state and its implications for cities, the
socioeconomic makeup of cities, suburban and central city relations,
urbanization, residential choice, citizen participation (the elitist and
populist theories of democracy), and power and decision-making patterns. T.
Clark. Spring.
256/329. Urban Policy Analysis (=PolSci 342, PubPol 248/348). This course
addresses the explanations available for varying patterns of policies that
cities provide in terms of expenditures and service delivery. Topics include
theoretical approaches and policy options, migration as a policy option, group
theory, citizen preference theory, incrementalism, economic base influences,
and an integrated model. Also examined are the New York fiscal crisis and
taxpayer revolts, measuring citizen preferences, service delivery, and
productivity. T. Clark. Autumn.
Go to top of document 257. Violence. Rather than eliminate collective violence, modernity has
allowed it to develop new forms and has provided new bases for justifying it.
We explore the varieties of violent conflict that have characterized modern and
premodern human societies, with particular attention to feuding, gangsterism,
racial and ethnic conflict, and civil war. Much of the discussion aims at
identifying the common factors underlying these diverse forms of violent
behavior. R. Gould. Spring.
258/368. Conflict Theory and Aikido. PQ: Common Core social sciences
sequence. The art of aikido offers a contemporary exemplar for dealing with
conflict which has creative applications in many spheres. This course
introduces the theory and practice of aikido together with literature on
conflict by sociologists and philosophers. We ask: What is conflict? What forms
does it take? Is conflict good or bad? What are the sources, dynamics, and
consequences of social conflict? How can conflict be controlled? Physical
training on the mat complements readings and discussion. D. Levine. Not
offered 1995-96; will be offered 1996-97.
260. The Culture of the American South. The American South is one section
of the United States that has maintained a distinctive cultural identity over a
protracted period of time. It is also characterized by a distinctive set of
myths. Our intent is to explore the sources of distinctiveness using documents,
literary sources, survey research tools, and economic data. R. Taub.
Spring.
261. Sociology of Religion in Film. PQ: Sociol 245. This course
discusses the sociology of the religious imagery depicted in films in which God
either appears personally or lurks just off the screen--films such as Green
Pastures, All That Jazz, Flatliners, Mr. Destiny, Babette's Feast, and
Always. The course begins with an elaboration of sociological theory and
religious imagery and then alternates between viewing and discussing films. In
analyzing these films, the class uses the theoretical social tools of Weber,
Durkheim, and others, as well as the instructor's notion of religion as poetry.
A. Greeley. Not offered 1995-96; will be offered 1996-97.
262/362. Survey Analysis I. This course treats how to get from ideas to
data and back. Elementary tabular methods, the logic of multivariate analysis,
problems of reliability and validity, and graphic techniques are covered.
Practice in analysis and report writing rather than statistical rigor is
emphasized. J. Davis. Autumn.
263/366. Contemporary Perspectives of Latin America and the Caribbean. This
course is based on a television series, "Americas," prepared by PBS and WGBH,
that explores social, economic, and cultural change in Latin America and the
Caribbean from precolonial to contemporary times. Contemporary themes that
crosscut national boundaries, including economic and political change, gender,
ethnicity, and race, internal and international migration, and the arts, are
presented through visual and textual materials as well as structured
discussions and outside assignments. M. Tienda. Spring.
265. The Religious Imagination. Religion, this course assumes, is
imaginative before it is cognitive. The origins of religion and its raw power
are to be found in experience, image, stories, ritual, and community. The
course considers various imaginative and creative manifestations of religious
traditions at different times and places, especially the Catholic religious
imagination and particularly as manifested in certain twentieth-century
novelists. A. Greeley, D. Tracy. Not offered 1995-96; will be offered
1996-97.
Go to top of document 266/365. Collective Behavior and Social Movements. In this course we
examine sociological approaches to understanding collective behavior and social
movements in both contemporary and historical contexts. Although the readings
include central theoretical statements, the course emphasizes empirical
studies, such as the U.S. civil rights movement, radical populism in the
postbellum South, the prochoice movement in the United States, and the animal
rights movement. R. Gould. Winter.
267/367. Population and Development. PQ: Sociol 205 and second- or
third-year standing. This course focuses on population processes in
industrializing societies, with special emphasis on the intersection between
marriage and fertility behaviors and changes in labor market structures and the
economy. Topics include theories of development, causes of the fertility
decline, changes in marriage patterns, and women's role in economic
development. M. Tienda. Spring.
268. Crime and the Criminal Process. This course reviews the nature and
extent of crime and the processes of the criminal justice system in the United
States. We focus on controversies over the definition of crime,
socio-demographic and temporal correlates of crime, and theories of punishment
and societal reaction. We also examine the major decision points that
characterize the flow of cases through the justice system (e.g., decision to
arrest, juvenile court, plea bargaining, and incarceration). R. Sampson.
Spring.
269/369. Contemporary Japanese Society (=Japan 355, SocSci 273). PQ:
Third- or fourth-year standing. Some familiarity with Japan is helpful
but not necessary. The purpose of this course is to consider the question
of whether or not Japan is unique among industrial societies by analyzing the
social structure of contemporary Japanese society. We focus on continuity and
change from prewar to postwar Japan in the major social and economic
institutions and in patterns of human relationships. M. Brinton. Not offered
1995-96; will be offered 1996-97.
271/371. Sociology of Human Sexuality. PQ: One introductory course in
the social sciences. After briefly reviewing several biological and
psychological approaches to human sexuality as points of comparison, we explore
the sociological perspective on sexual conduct and its associated beliefs and
consequences for individuals and society. Both methodological and
interpretive/explanatory issues are addressed through a critical examination of
the recent national survey of sexual practices and beliefs and related
empirical studies. Substantive topics covered include gender relations,
life-course perspectives on sexual conduct in youth, adolescence and adulthood,
social epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections (including AIDS), sexual
partner choice and turnover, and the incidence/prevalence of selected sexual
practices. E. Laumann. Winter.
272/372. Survey Analysis II. This course provides practice in data analysis
and report writing using the NORC General Social Survey. It includes selective
coverage of technical issues such as sampling variation, trend studies, and
elementary scaling. J. Davis. Spring.
275/337. The Macrosociology of Education (=Educ 217/317, PubPol 397). This
course is a general survey of the relationships between education and other
major societal subsystems treated in historical and comparative perspective.
Particular attention is given to relations among the schools, economy, polity,
and systems of stratification. C. Bidwell, R. Dreeben.
Autumn.
Go to top of document 278. Sociology of Employment. Employment is one of the central organizing
activities of life in modern industrial societies. The dimensions of employment
are numerous and include, among other things, earnings, prestige, autonomy,
training requirements, power over others, opportunities for job mobility,
physical demands, and working conditions. Similarly, employment affects an
enormous range of phenomena, including physical and mental health, family
formation, and political behavior. Employment is organized by a variety of
overlapping institutions and organizations, including occupations, industries,
labor markets, career lines, firms, unions, and classes. This course surveys
the sociological dimensions of employment, its consequences, and the social
structures by which it is organized in industrial societies. R. Stolzenberg.
Autumn.
280/380. Social Protest in Nineteenth-Century France and Britain. Studies
of protest, insurrection, and reaction in Europe during the 1800s have played
an important role in efforts to understand the social bases of violence and
group conflict. We examine the various forms that social protest took in France
and Britain between 1830 and 1896, concentrating not only on revolutions but
also on small-scale forms of resistance, including strikes, workers'
cooperatives, and mutual-aid societies. Historical discussion of these
processes and events are linked to theories of class formation and the
relationship between capitalism and urban space. R. Gould. Not offered
1995-96; will be offered 1996-97.
283-284. Research Project in Sociology and Public Policy I, II (=PolSci
236-237, PubPol 264-265). This is a two-quarter sequence
designed to acquaint advanced undergraduates with specific research experience.
It includes reading, hypothesis development, and research design in the autumn,
and completion of research projects in the winter. Starting from an overview of
urban policy analysis, we focus on leadership patterns of public officials and
their implications for urban finance and economic development. What strategies
encourage or discourage fiscal health and economic development? Which specific
cities and leaders have followed different sets of strategies and with what
consequences? What shifts in urban political cultures have accompanied
different sets of policies? Case studies of individual cities and projects, and
comparative analyses across cities are used. Meets with Sociol 256 in the
autumn and Sociol 410 in the winter. T. Clark. Autumn, Winter.
287. Contemporary American Society. This course, which is part of the
American society sequence, provides an overview of key features of modern
American society from a sociological perspective. We cover the demographics of
the United States, focusing on changes in the last several decades from a very
"young" society following the baby boom to an "aging" society as people live
longer. We discuss conflict between the generations over allocation of
resources and changes in the American family. We explore poverty and its
causes, as well as racial and ethnic divisions. The course examines the nature
of work in America and the increasing importance of women and minorities in the
labor force. L. Waite. Not offered 1995-96; will be offered
1996-97.
288/388. Sociology of Work and Occupations. This course surveys the basic
literatures on work in advanced societies. Topics include, but are not limited
to, the division of labor, occupational solidarity and structure, and career
pattern and experience. The course combines social-structural and cultural
approaches, which are generally at the macro level, although not ignoring the
social-psychological literatures on work experience. A. Abbott. Not offered
1995-96; will be offered 1996-97.
Go to top of document 289. American Social Criticism. Much of social science has grown out of or
reacted to the long-standing tradition of general intellectual writing about
American society. This course, which is part of the American society sequence
and is taught around a set of classic texts, investigates that tradition of
general American social criticism. Possible texts include works by A. de
Tocqueville, E. Bellamy, T. Veblen, C. P. Gilman, W. E. B. Du Bois, the Lynds,
C. W. Mills, E. F. Frazier, W. Whyte, D. Bell, B. Friedan, and R. Jacoby.
Writing is heavily emphasized. A. Abbott. Not offered 1995-96; will be
offered 1996-97.
290-291-292-293. Individual Research. PQ: Consent of instructor and
program chairman. Students are required to submit the College Reading and
Research Course Form. At the discretion of the instructor, this course is
available for either Pass or letter grading. Staff. Summer, Autumn,
Winter, Spring.
295. Readings in Sociology. PQ: Consent of instructor and program
chairman. Students are required to submit the College Reading and Research
Course Form. At the discretion of the instructor, this course is available for
either Pass or letter grading. Staff. Autumn, Winter, Spring.
298. Senior Seminar. PQ: Open to sociology concentrators with
fourth-year standing. This course must be taken for a letter grade. This
course is a forum for students to present their B.A. papers. It is offered as a
three-quarter sequence in the autumn, winter, and spring of the senior year.
Each quarter counts as one-third course credit; however, students formally
register for only one quarter, usually spring. Students graduating at a time
other than June should participate in three quarters of the senior seminar in
the twelve months prior to graduation. See the more general statement about the
B.A. paper in the brochure Undergraduate Program in Sociology, available
in the Department of Sociology office. G. Suttles. Autumn, Winter, Spring.
The following 300-, 400-, and 500-level courses are open to College
students.
308. Issues in Twentieth-Century Critical Social Theory (=Hist 542). PQ:
Consent of instructor. This course investigates in depth one major
tradition in European social theory, the "Frankfurt School." By synthesizing
Weber's examination of modernity and Marx's analysis of capitalism, and Freud's
depth psychology, the members of that school developed sophisticated and
suggestive theories of the changed structure of social life, the changed
relation of the political sphere to the social sphere, and the changed relation
of culture to society in modern Western societies. After closely examining this
tradition and the theoretical difficulties it encountered, we consider some
possible theoretical responses to the dilemmas of critical theory in
conceptualizing twentieth-century developments. M. Postone. Not offered
1995-96; will be offered 1996-97.
321. Intensive Study of a Culture: The Tswana, Past and Present (=Anthro
212/336). This course analyzes the sociocultural order of an African people
during the precolonial, colonial, and postcolonial periods. J. Comaroff. Not
offered 1995-96; will be offered 1996-97.
Go to top of document 332. Urban Landscapes as Social Text (=Geog 424). PQ: Consent of
instructor. This seminar explores the meanings to be found in varieties of
urban landscapes, both in the context of individual elements and composite
structures. These meanings are examined in relation to three fundamental
approaches that can be identified in the analytical literature on landscapes:
normative, historical, and communicative modes of conceptualization. Students
pursue research topics of their own choosing within the general framework.
M. Conzen, G. Suttles. Not offered 1995-96; will be offered
1996-97.
333. Chicago as a Social System (=Geog 233/333). This is an analysis of the
growth of Chicago into a major metropolis. The approach is based on an
interdisciplinary perspective and on the use of humanistic and literary
sources. We examine the characteristics that the city has in common with other
big cities and focus on the special features of the city. We also analyze
contemporary institutions and Chicago's economic base. The course includes an
emphasis on the current problems the city faces and an assessment of
alternative strategies for guiding social and political change. Students are
encouraged to undertake fieldwork observation, archival research, or critical
evaluation of contemporary, past, or recent research on Chicago. G. Suttles.
Not offered 1995-96; will be offered 1996-97.
340. Problems of Policy Implementation (=PolSci 249, PubPol 223/306).
PQ: Subject to individual prerequisites. PubPol 221-222-223 may be taken
in sequence or individually. This course is a systematic examination of the
interplay among the executive, the administrator, the legislator, and the
public as these relationships affect policy and its undertaking. Emphasis is on
the politics of administration as well as those political forces that organize
around the implementer of public policies. R. Taub. Autumn.
347. Political Anthropology (=Anthro 247/347, LL/Soc 273). This course is
an exploration of major theoretical approaches to the study of political
institutions, structures, and processes in different societies, with special
reference to the nature of power, the role of symbolism and ideology in
politics, and images of the state. J. L. Comaroff. Not offered 1995-96; will
be offered 1996-97.
348. Populations, Education, and Social Change in Modern Europe (=Educ 372).
PQ: Consent of instructor. This lecture course examines the social
history of nineteenth- and twentieth-century Europe, with particular emphasis
on the causes and consequences of demographic and educational patterns and
changes. The focus is on individual and familial strategies concerning
nuptiality, fertility, migration, schooling, and, by extension, social
mobility, and on the ways in which these strategies interact with economic and
social changes and the related public policies. The course is informed by the
relevant social and demographic theories, including those grounded in the
experiences of the Third World. J. Craig. Autumn.
350. Organizational Decision Making (=PolSci 275/375, PubPol 335). This
course examines the process of decision making in modern complex organizations
such as universities, schools, hospitals, business firms, and public
bureaucracies. The course also considers the impact of information, power,
resources, organizational structure, and the environment, as well as
alternative models of choice and other implications. J. Padgett.
Autumn.
358. Theories of Crime and Deviance. PQ: Consent of instructor. This
course is an overview of sociological approaches to the etiology of crime and
deviance. After reviewing issues in the definition and nature of crime, the
course focuses on key theoretical frameworks. A guiding theme is how competing
theories conceptualize and account for the basic facts about crime at both the
micro and macro levels of analysis. R. Sampson. Not offered 1995-96; will be
offered 1996-97.
Go to top of document 360. Introduction to Population. This course provides an introduction to
the field of population studies. It provides a substantive overview of our
knowledge of three fundamental population processes: fertility, mortality, and
migration. We also cover marriage, cohabitation, marital disruption, aging, and
AIDS. In each case we examine historical trends. We also discuss causes and
consequences of recent trends in population growth and the current demographic
situation in developing and developed countries. L. Waite. Spring.
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Sociology Courses
Information about many course offerings was not available at the time this
publication went to press. Please consult the quarterly Time Schedules
for final information.
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