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SOCI 308 HOUSTON:THE SOCIOLOGY OF A CITY Credits 3.00 Spring 2000 * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II An approach to urban sociology and an exploration of contemporary social change, using the Houston metropolitan area as a case study. The rise of the "golden buckle on the the sunbelt"; economic and demographic transformations since the end of the oil boom; the new immigration and its impact on interethic relations; the changing politics of education, inequality, inner-city development and regional issues; perspectives on the urban future in global economy. Guest lectures, field trips. 001 TTH 10:50AM-12:05PM SH*303 Klineberg, Stephen *CURRENT ENR: 0 SOCI 321 CRIMINOLOGY Credits 3.00 Spring 2000 * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II Types of criminal behavior, theories of crime and juvenile delinquency, with attention to the role of police, courts, correction agencies, and other social structures. Field work. Prereq- Soci 203 or departmental exam. 001 MWF 09:00AM-09:50AM SH*303 Emerson, Michael *CURRENT ENR: 0 SOCI 340 SOCIAL STATISTICS Credits 3.00 Spring 2000 Emphasizes the practical uses of statistics to answer the types of questions sociologists ask. We learn sample description, sampling and probability, sampling theory, and how to make inferences from samples to populations. We study and apply common univariate, bivariate, and multivariate statistics. Because most statistical analysis is done with the aid of computers, we also learn how to use a common statistical pakage. Enrollment limited to 15. Primarily intended for majors. 001 MWF 01:00PM-01:50PM MUDD*BLDGEmerson, Michael *CURRENT ENR: 0 SOCI 345 SOCIOLOGY OF MEDICINE Credits 3.00 Spring 2000 * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II This course gives a brief overview of relationships between social factors and health. It will analyze medicine as a solution and cause of many social and individual problems. It will examine stress and health, medicine and health care systems. Describes cross-cultural differences in health, alternative sources in health policies, patterns of diseases and health policies in other countries. 001 MWF 11:00AM-11:50AM SH*301 Rudkin, Laura *CURRENT ENR: 0 SOCI 360 TELEVISION IN AMERICAN CULTURE Credits 3.00 Spring 2000 * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II Analysis of television as popular discourse in the context of politics, economics, class, gender, age and other cultural forms. Prereq- Soci 203 or departmental exam. 001 TTH 10:50AM-12:05PM SH*305 Gordon, Chad *CURRENT ENR: 0 SOCI 404 INDEPENDENT STUDY Credits 1.00 Spring 2000 Directed reading and essay writing on special subjects. Includes advanced study in subjects from other courses, if desired. May be repeated for credit. Prereq- permission of the department. 001 TBA TBA TBA *CURRENT ENR: 0 SOCI 421 THE CRAFT OF SOCIOLOGY Credits 3.00 Spring 2000 * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II What has been, and is today, the "work" of sociology? This question will be addressed by a self-reflective exploration of the discipline--its historical and social origins and development, its shifting philosophical foundations, its methodological refinements, its ethical and political implications--and discussion of sociological studies, both classic and controversial. Required for Sociology majors. Limited enrollment. 001 MWF 10:00AM-10:50AM SH*307 Long, Elizabeth *CURRENT ENR: 0 SOCI 425 POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY Credits 3.00 Spring 2000 * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II Examination of the sociological bases of American politics today: race and ethnicity, socio-economic class, religion, gender and sexual preferences. Masses and elites. Barriers to political participation. Culture wars. Extremist groups. Individualism and communitarianism. Also offered as POLI 425. Limited enrollment 001 TTH 09:25AM-10:40AM SH*560 Davidson, Chandler *CURRENT ENR: 0 SOCI 450 TOPICS IN STUDY OF RELIGION: FUNDAMENTAL Credits 3.00 Spring 2000 * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II Examination of fundamentalist religious institutions, behavior, and thought. Includes fundamentalist attitudes toward, participation in, and impact on politics, economics, education, mass communication, and family life, using Christian, Islamic, and Jewish examples. Fieldwork required. Enrollment limited to 20. 001 TTH 01:00PM-02:20PM SH*560 Martin, William *CURRENT ENR: 0 SOCI 492 DIRECTED HONORS RESEARCH Credits 3.00 Spring 2000 Sociolgical research under faculty supervision. Includes first-semester review of relevant literarture and the preparation of an outline for planned reseach, followed by second-semester research and the writing of an honors thesis. Open only to students in sociology honors program. 001 TBA TBA TBA *CURRENT ENR: 0 SOCI 496 ADVANCED RESEARCH SEMINAR: THE HOUSTON A Credits 4.00 Spring 2000 Continuation of the series of annual surveys on how Houston residents are reacting to changes in American society. Includes sampling procedures, questionnaire construction, interviewing, and data analysis, the logic and skills of survey research. Culminates in a research report that develops empirical hypotheses and tests their validity with survey findings. Prereq- permission of instructor. 001 TTH 02:30PM-03:50PM SH*560 Klineberg, Stephen *CURRENT ENR: 0
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