Sociology

Department of Sociology & Anthropology
Hill Hall, Room 603
Phone:  973/353-5255
Fax:      973/353-5310
http://www.rutgers-newark.rutgers.edu/socant

INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (3 cr.)
21:920:201:B1:92928
DAY: 5/26-7/2
MTWTh 10:15-12:00
QUADER         HILL 217

62:920:201:B6:91090
EVE: 5/26-7/2
TTh 6:00-9:30
AREFIN          HILL 204

21:920:201:H1:94190
DAY: 7/6-8/12
MTWTh 8:15-10:00
TAVAKOL       HILL 106

21:920:201:H2:91869 (CANCELLED)
DAY: 7/6-8/12
MTWTh 1:00-2:45
RIVERA-BECKSTROM         CONKLIN 342

62:920:201:H6:91350
EVE: 7/6-8/12
MW 6:00-9:30
BARTHOLOMEW        SMITH 245

Study of society, including social structure, culture, and social interaction; the nature and historical developments of modern forms of social organization and social relationships.

SOCIAL PROBLEMS (3 cr.)
21:920:208:B1:92927
DAY: 5/26-7/2
MTWTh 8:15-10:00
TAVAKOL         HILL 104

Social problems facing Americans today; causes and processes underlying these problems; evaluation of proposed solutions.

SOCIAL RESEARCH I (4 cr.)
21:920:301:B1:90788
DAY: 5/26-7/2
MTWTh 10:15-12:00
PERUGORRIA                   HILL 210

62:920:301:B6:91641
EVE: 5/26-7/2
MW 6:00-9:45
PETROSSIAN         CONKLIN 346

62:920:301:H6:91873 (CANCELLED)
EVE: 7/6-8/12
MW 6:00-9:30
PERUGORRIA                   HILL 217

The art and the science of doing research; how to develop a researchable question (hypothesis construction and causal modeling); how to collect (observation, surveys, experiments, and secondary analysis) and analyze data (statistics); and how to write a scientific report. Independent research project required.

SOCIAL RESEARCH II (4 cr.)
21:920:302:H1:92700
DAY: 7/6-8/12
MTWTh 10:15-12:00
KEOGAN                   SMITH 240

62:920:302:B6:91874
EVE: 5/26-7/2
TTh 6:00-9:30
PETROSSIAN          HILL 102

62:920:302:H6:91642
EVE: 7/6-8/12
TTh 6:00-9:45
PETROSSIAN           HILL 126

The art and the science of doing research; how to develop a researchable question (hypothesis construction and causal modeling); how to collect (observation, surveys, experiments, and secondary analysis) and analyze data (statistics); and how to write a scientific report. Independent research project required.

SOCIAL CHANGE & GLOBALIZATION (3 cr.)
21:920:303:B1:92699 (CANCELLED)
DAY: 5/26-7/2
MTWTh 1:00-2:45
SHAH             HILL 115

Causes and consequences of change, as it touches individuals, small groups, communities, organizations, and societies; analyzes intended and unforeseen changes in both current social relations and the history of social structures.

RACE & ETHNICITY IN MULTICULTURAL SOCIETIES (3 cr.)
62:920:316:H6:91091
EVE: 7/6-8/12
MW 6:00-9:30
GERSON            HILL 215

Comparative view of ethnic relations; origins in migration and mixture of populations; social-psychological consequences of stratification along racial and ethnic lines; prejudice; special emphasis on black Americans.

SOCIOLOGY OF SEX & GENDER (3 cr.)
62:920:337:B6:90969
EVE: 5/26-7/2
TTh 6:00-9:30
GENTZKOW          SMITH 242

Relative statuses and roles of men and women in American society, including socialization; historical overview of sex statuses; differentials between males and females in educational and occupational sectors; personal relationships; sexuality.

SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION (3 cr.)
21:920:345:B1:94564 (CANCELLED)
DAY: 5/26-7/2
MTWTh 10:15-12:00
LEW            HILL 202

The interaction between schools and society; basic social concepts such as stratification, social role, and bureaucratic organization as they relate to the educational system; the system in relation to the larger institutions in the society, with emphasis on both stated objectives and actual social functions.

TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY: HUMAN RIGHTS IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD (3 cr.)
21:920:394:B1:94757 (CANCELLED)
DAY: 5/26-7/2
MTWTh 1:00-2:45
JESOINKA         HILL 106

This course we will examine human rights, immigration, religion and poverty through the lens of  the interconnected modern age. Students will be expected to analyze the effectiveness of transnational human rights law, non-governmental organizations, and the media. Through guest speakers, film and popular human rights theory, students will establish a basic framework for understanding of human rights.

CLASSICAL SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY (3 cr.)
62:920:409:B6:92698
EVE: 5/26-7/2
MW 6:00-9:45
FREEMAN         HILL 217

Foundations of social theory; Tocqueville, Durkheim, Marx, Weber, and others--contributors to major orientations to historical development of modern society in the Western world.

INDEPENDENT STUDY IN SOCIOLOGY (BA cr.)
21:920:499:T1:91349
5/26-8/12
MEETING TIME BY ARRANGEMENT
STAFF

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