Courses

Sociology

Note:Sociology 0050 or Sociology 0051 is a prerequisite for all sociology courses numbered 0200 or above.

0407. People and Places of Philadelphia   (3 s.h.)

This course provides the information, conceptual and methodological tools to investigate the city of Philadelphia, its people, institutions, neighborhoods and communities from the perspective of a sociologist.

0418. Socialization   (3 s.h.)

An examination of the process by which individuals learn the "rules" of their social system from infancy to old age. Special attention is focused on differences in socialization by sex, race and class.

0430. Men and Masculinity   (3 s.h.)

This class draws on a wide array of literature and perspectives on men, men's roles, and masculinity. The course explores the structural and historical underpinnings of the masculine role and considers the possibility of multiple masculinities.

0431. Selected Topics in Sociology   (3 s.h.)

0433. Statistical Methods in Sociology   (3 s.h.)

An introduction to statistical analysis for students with limited statistical backgrounds. Includes univariate and bivariate description and selected inferential techniques.

0441. Development of Sociological Thought   (3 s.h.)

Ideological orientations, substantive findings, theoretical systems and methodological approaches of European and American scholars who contributed the most influential ideas to modern sociology.

0449. Class in Modern Society   (3 s.h.)

Social class is a fundamental dimension of inequality in modern society. This course examines the sources and consequences of social class, with particular focus on the intersection of class with other forms of inequality in the context of the United States.

0452. Health and Disease in American Society   (3 s.h.)

The social context of the construction of health and disease in the United States, focusing on reproduction and death, the epidemic of Aids, and issues emerging from the aging of the American population.

0456. Political Sociology   (3 s.h.)

The social basis of political institutions and political action, stressing the importance of both for communities and individuals, the social influences on political systems, and the formation of political activity.

0470. Sociology of Law   (3 s.h.)

Law as an institution which is a product of the interactions of specialist and ordinary citizens; the role of law as a potential vehicle and agent of change; the effects of social organization on the production of justice; the relationship between legal institutions and other social formations such as race, gender, and class.

0500. Symposium in Sociology   (2 s.h.)

Introduces sociology graduate students to departmental faculty and their work. Faculty members describe their research, theory development, and/or policy work. Required of all entering graduate students.

0501. Symposium in Sociology   (2 s.h.)

Introduces sociology graduate students to departmental faculty and their work. Faculty members describe their research, theory development, and/or policy work. Required of all entering graduate students.

0503. Teaching of Sociology   (1 s.h.)

The processes and problems related to classroom teaching at the undergraduate level. Required of all new teaching assistants.

0504. Teaching of Sociology: Practicum   (2 s.h.)

The processes and problems related to classroom teaching at the undergraduate level. This is a practicum workshop required of all students teaching their first course as a teaching assistant. The course includes practice teaching.

0510. Types of Theory   (3 s.h.)

An introduction to various sociological theories and examples of application of these to research.

0512. Logic of Theory   (3 s.h.)

Introduces theory as a sensitizing device to raise research questions, as "What is wrongly left out" by low-level research, and as "framework of interpretation" for given research findings.

0513. Classics in Sociology: Qualitative Methods   (3 s.h.)

An introduction to the logic and methods of qualitative social research. Focuses on the those issues concerning the validity of the conclusions reached and the problems that arise in making conclusions.

0543. Advanced Sociological Theory   (3 s.h.)

Examines the sociohistorical and sociointellectual origins and context of social theory. Compares and contrasts sociological theories. Introduces students to process of sociological theorizing.

0561. Introduction to Computers and Descriptive Statistics   (1 s.h.)

Introduces students to micro-computer word processing, data base, spreadsheet, and graphing programs. Accessing and using a mainframe computer to generate descriptive statistics.

0563. Inferential and Multivariate Statistics   (3 s.h.)

Prerequisite: Sociology 561, one semester of introductory statistics, or permission of instructor.

Covers inductive statistics including probability and sampling, as well as multivariate contingency tables, analysis of variance, correlation, and regression. Laboratory period required.

0564. Data Analysis   (3 s.h.)

Prerequisite: Sociology 563.

This course will take students from the development of a research problem through operationalization of theoretical concepts, data analysis to completed papers. Students will be provided appropriate data sets.

0620. Departmental Seminar in Race Relations   (3 s.h.)

Focuses on the nature of racism, discrimination, prejudice, racial conflict, and racial oppression in American society. Special emphasis will be given to the relationship between race and social class.

0621. Departmental Seminar in Gender and Work   (3 s.h.)

This course will examine the dynamics of men and women in the labor market. Concepts central to this analysis are economic constraints, power relations, and culture. The course will examine the historical roots of contemporary patterns, work and family, occupational segregation and the wage gap, employment practices, organizational culture, economic marginalization, and the international division of labor.

0660. Departmental Seminar in Complex Organizations   (3 s.h.)

A descriptive and theoretical analysis of organization focusing on the following question: How do organizations work, and why does organizational theory often deny this reality? Specific topics covered include women in organization, the impact of technology, control and consent of workers, deskilling, historical changes in business structure, the role of markets, and interorganizational analysis.

0690. Departmental Seminar   (3 s.h.)

0692. Department Seminar: Theory of Sampling   (3 s.h.)

This course presents the basic ideas for commonly used statistical sampling strategies. We discuss methods of sampling when the assumptions for simple random sampling are not met. We cover methods of stratification, selecting with probabilities proportional to size, clustering and weighting. In each case we study how to calculate statistical estimates with variances and confidence intervals. The course also focuses on issue of statistical design, and how to create a design which will have the best chance of providing answers relevant to the important research questions of the study.

0697. Individual Study Program   (3 s.h.)

With the consent of the graduate chairperson and the instructor concerned, students may select an intensive program of study and/or research within a specific area of sociology.

0698. Individual Study Program   (3 s.h.)

With the consent of the graduate chairperson and the instructor concerned, students may select an intensive program of study and/or research within a specific area of sociology.

0799. Preliminary Exam Preparation   (3 s.h.)

Advanced reading course for students preparing for the preliminary examination.

0813. Departmental Seminar in Research Methods   (3 s.h.)

0817. Sociology of Health and Disease   (3 s.h.)

Examines the historical changes in the ideas of health and disease and in societies response to illness. An important component of the course will be to examine the influences of social/political environment on morbidity and mortality in the United States and how population sub-groups experience illness in the medical system.

0850. Dep Sem Contemporary Institutions: Connecting Law and Society   (3 s.h.)

Advance research seminar examining the relationship between law and society in a comparative perspective. Examines classic and contemporary empirical research focused on the place of legal institutions, culture and actors in the life course of important social issues such as affirmative action, immigration, health care, and globalization of the economy.

0851. Dept Sem Contemporary Institutions: Sociology of Family and Kinship   (3 s.h.)

Reviews the major debates in sociology of family: historical change in family; forms of family across culture, class and ethnic contexts; gender and power relations within families, the state, public policy and the politics of kinship relations in order to gain experience in formulating research questions.

0875. Dept Seminar: COMM STR and PROC   (3 s.h.)

0890. Dissertation Seminar   (3 s.h.)

This course is designed to develop the skills necessary for the development of a dissertation proposal using of different theoretical perspectives, reviewing literature, collecting and analyzing preliminary data in order to develop a research question and write a dissertation proposal.

0898. Pre-Dissertation Research   (3 s.h.)

This course if for advanced graduate students who are developing a dissertation proposal.

0899. Pre-Dissertation Research   (variablecredit s.h.)

This course is for advanced graduate students who are developing a dissertation.

0951. Individual Research   (1-3 s.h.)

Advanced graduate students are provided an opportunity to conduct original research under faculty supervision.

0952. Individual Research   (1-3 s.h.)

Advanced graduate students are provided an opportunity to conduct original research under faculty supervision.

0953. Individual Research   (1-3 s.h.)

Advanced graduate students are provided an opportunity to conduct original research under faculty supervision.

0954. Individual Research   (1-3 s.h.)

Advanced graduate students are provided an opportunity to conduct original research under faculty supervision.

0960. Dissertation Research   (1-12 s.h.)

0961-0969. Dissertation Research   (1-9 s.h.)

Prerequisite: successful completion of the Ph.D. preliminary examinations in sociology..

0999. Dissertation Research   (1-6 s.h.)