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Introduces students who are considering majoring in sociology to the basic topics, concepts, and principles of the discipline. This course is required for the major; 1 or any version of 3 is prerequisite for other sociology classes; students not considering a sociology major are directed to any version of 3.
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Comparing the experience of three out of five ethnic groups (e.g. African Americans, Asian Americans, Chicano/Latino, European Americans, and Native Americans) we shall examine historically how each people entered American society and built communities and transformed their cultures in the process. Students will be introduced to the sociological perspective, characteristic methods of research, and such key concepts as culture, community, class, race, social change, and social movements.
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A review of methodological problems in assessing data relating to social life. Topics to be covered include: posing a sociological problem, gaining access to data, measuring, establishing correlation and causal connection among data, and relating data to theoretical context.
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The Berkeley Seminar Program has been designed to provide new students with the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member in a small-seminar setting. Berkeley Seminars are offered in all campus departments, and topics vary from department to department and semester to semester.
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Freshman and sophomore seminars offer lower division students the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member and a group of peers in a small-seminar setting. These seminars are offered in all campus departments; topics vary from department to department and from semester to semester.
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In this proseminar students will become familiar with faculty and their various research interests. It consists of presentations by faculty of their ongoing work and allows students to address questions within and about the discipline.
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History of social thought as a source of present-day problems and hypotheses.
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History of social thought as a source of present-day problems and hypotheses.
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A systematic study of the work of selected social theorists of the post-WWII era. This course will stress the diversity of orientations in the field and will follow a comparative approach to the study of theory. The choice of theorists to be covered will vary according to the instructor.
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Courses under this number involve pursuing study in subfields of sociological theory. The courses presume a general background in social theory. Consult instructor as to whether your background is appropriate.
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Problems of research design, measurement, and data collection, processing, and analysis will be considered. Attention will be given to both qualitative and quantitative studies.
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This course will cover more technical issues in quantitative research methods introduced in 105, and will include, according to discretion of instructor, a practicum in data collection and/or analysis. Recommended for students interested in graduate work in sociology or research careers.
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This course gives students both substantive background and practical training in the participant-observation method. The first semester will be classroom based to introduce the method. In the second semester students will put the method into practice as they are sent to the field to gather data for the Center for Urban Ethnography's Bay Area Study. During the fieldwork students will participate in a bi-weekly seminar and work under the guidance of the professor to address issues that arise in the field.
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This course gives students both substantive background and practical training in the participant-observation method. The first semester will be classroom based to introduce the method. In the second semester students will put the method into practice as they are sent to the field to gather data for the Center for Urban Ethnography's Bay Area Study. During the fieldwork students will participate in a bi-weekly seminar and work under the guidance of the professor to address issues that arise in the field.
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Administrative organizations and voluntary associations; major social institutions in industry, government, religion, and education.
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In this course, we trace the history of the American family from the 19th-century farm--in which work, medical care, and entertainment went on--to the smaller, more diverse, and subjectively defined family of the 21st century. We also explore ways in which the family acts as a "shock absorber" of many trends including immigration, the increasing social class divide, and especially the growing domination of the marketplace. Finally, we also explore the diversity of family forms associated with social class, ethnicity, and sexual orientation.
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The course will locate the place of religious consciousness in human action and then survey comparatively and historically the role that religion has played in human society. Will include a general theory of the nature of religious experience, religious symbolism, and the basis of religious community. Also listed as Religious Studies C182.
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The role of formal education in modern societies. Educational systems in relation to the religious, cultural, economic, and political forces shaping their character.
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Selected legal rules, principles, and institutions treated from a sociological perspective. Influence of culture and social organization on law; role of law in social change; social aspects of the administration of justice; social knowledge and the law.
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A consideration of forms, causes, and controls of deviant behavior.
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The labor force; social control within and of occupations and professions (professionalization, professional associations vs. labor unions, codes of ethics, legal controls); social structure of the workplace, work experience of the participants, relation of both to community and society.
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Analysis of sport as social institution, its structure and functions; male-female role contrasts, race and sport; economics of sport; the roles of coach, athlete, fan--their interrelationships and complexities; current turmoil in sport and the ideological struggle which has emerged.
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The focus of the course will vary depending on the instructor in charge. Possibilities include cultures of caregiving, the sociology of childhood, and the sociology of childcare.
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This course is aimed at undergraduate students of all backgrounds. It studies the interaction between society and contemporary information technologies in a comparative and multicultural perspective. Using information technology as an entry point, the course provides a systematic interpretation of social structure and social change in our time. Some topics covered include history of information technology since the 1970s, the new global economy, development and inequality, the informational city, electronic democracy, gender relations in the information society, and the transformation of work and employment.
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This course will examine the social and cultural environment that enables or hinders the innovation process in business. The course starts by reviewing how companies can create and foster innovative cultures and organize for innovation, and reviews differences between countries in innovativeness. It continues by examining the factors which influence whether innovations are or are not adopted. It addresses some social and ethical issues of innovation, examines the social role and context of entrepreneurs, and closes with some case studies.
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