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consequences of social stratification; and
outlooks for the future of inequality
in the United States. (3-0-3) (S) (C)
SOC 330
Sports and Society
Exploration of sports as a multi-billion
dollar “microcosm” of society. How
do structure and cultural expectations
constrain various participants and viewers
of the sports worlds? Through
a combination of academic readings,
popular commentary, documentaries
and movies, the course will explore
American business, values, preferences,
gender and ethnic expectations, and
education as reflected in and affected
by sports. (3-0-3) (S) (C)
SOC 346
Deviant Behavior and Conformity
Analyzes the definition, development,
and control of deviant behavior in
relation to social processes. Societal
reaction to and the amount, distribution,
and behavior systems of various forms
of deviance (drug addiction, suicide,
crime, alcoholism, illegitimacy, etc.) are
examined. (3-0-3) (S) (C)
SOC 350
Urban Sociology
This three-part course investigates the
role cities have played in the development
of industrial societies: analyzes the
historical development of American cities
and the problems they face today, including
poverty and racial tensions, fiscal
strain, and population and industrial
decline (with an emphasis on Chicago);
and examines urban patterns and problems
in the third world. (3-0-3) (S) (C)
SOC 352
Sociology of Education
Analyzes the organization and purpose of
schooling in American society, including
the historical development of American
education; the relationship of schooling
to life chances and individual success: the
bureaucratic characteristics of schooling;
contemporary problems facing American
education and proposals recommended
for their solution; and how the U.S.
educational system compares with those
of other societies. (3-0-3) (S) (C)
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SOC 354
Gender and Work
What are the effects of gendered expectations
about “work”? The historical
roots and nature of gendered work in
and outside the home, especially focusing
on wage work within blue collar,
service and professional occupations.
(3-0-3) (S) (C)
SOC 355
Political Sociology
Surveys major issues and problems
in political sociology, including the
forms of political power structures, elitist
approaches to politics, community
and national power structure, voting
behavior, nation building and modernization,
and civil-military relations.
(3-0-3) (S) (C)
SOC 362
Technology and Social Change
Examines major changes in social institutions
and the role that technical
innovations have played. Introduces the
student to various approaches to assessment
and forecasting. (3-0-3) (S) (C)
SOC 371
Occupations and Professions
This course considers all factors affecting
work, including the transition from
school to work: the determinants of
earnings and other job benefits; job satisfaction;
labor unions and professional
associations; class position in American
society; the effects of foreign competition;
government labor force policies;
and the work environment in a comparative
perspective. (3-0-3) (S) (C)
SOC 411
The Social Use of Space
Explores the interaction of spatial and
social dimensions of the city, including
such topics as territoriality, neighboring,
perceptions of community, effects of
physical design and scale on human
behavior, and urbanism and suburbanism
as ways of life. Emphasizes case
studies and direct observation of actual
communities, with special attention to
Chicago. (3-0-3) (S) (C)
SOC 415
The New Workplace
In a few years, many workers will no
longer commute to downtown offices
for a nine-to-five workday. Instead they
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will join the ranks of telecommuters
and other homeworkers who design,
write, and talk with each other from
their homes. This course will examine
the assumptions about time and space
and home and work currently operating
within the workplace. (3-0-3) (S) (C)
SOC 420
Managers and Management
Managers possess unique positions
within the workplace. This course
examines the structural constraints and
cultural expectations associated with
the role of “manager.” We will draw
from works within the sociology
of business, organizations, work and
occupations to explore the historical
development and place of managers
in society, and the current expectations,
reward structure, and dilemmas of
managers in a variety of work settings.
Some of the dynamics we will address
are distinctions between managers,
their employers and their subordinates,
the infiltration of managerial ideology
throughout the broader society; constraints
on managers’ decision-making
processes; currently popular policies and
attitudes among managers in business;
and experimental employer/management/employee
configurations. This
is a readings and discussion seminar.
Prerequisite: SOC 200 or, with
approval of instructor, significant life
experience relevant to course subject
matter. (3-0-3) (S) (C)
SOC 431
Development of
Sociological Thought
Surveys ideas and issues that have influenced
the history of sociology and
continue to bear significantly on current
theory. Analyzes major figures, schools
of thought, conceptual themes and
controversies. (3-0-3) (S) (C)
SOC 490
Sociology of Disability
and Rehabilitation
Examines the institutions and groups
that interact with disabled individuals.
Topics include the service professions
and rehabilitation; labeling and
disability; sheltered care versus mainstreaming;
disability and the family; the
role of support groups; employment of
individuals; and a cross-cultural survey
of rehabilitation. (3-0-3) (S) (C)