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SOCI 101 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY Credits: 3 Introduction to the principal concepts, theories and methods of sociology. Required (normally) for sociology majors. Course restricted to Freshmen and Sophomores. Permission given to Juniors and Seniors on first day of class. College: School of Social Sciences Department: Sociology
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SOCI 280 - POVERTY, JUSTICE, & HUMAN CAPABILITIES Credits: 3 This course provides an introduction to the study of poverty, justice, and human capabilities. The course considers theory and policy oriented towards improving human well-being in the US, Asia, Africa, and other countries. Readings address not just material deprivations but also gender, racial and ethnic disparities, health status, education, human rights, and political freedoms. To be considered for the course, please email pjhc@rice.edu the week of pre-registration to complete a brief questionnaire. Preference is given to those that have declared the PJHC minor. Cross-list: HUMA 280. Instructor permission required College: School of Social Sciences Department: Sociology
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SOCI 297 - RACIAL & ETHNIC GROUPS IN AMERICA Credits: 3 This course compares and contrasts the immigration, acculturation, and adjustment processes of various racial/ethnic groups in America. In particular, it explores cultural and structural arguments that seemingly explain why some groups have "succeeded" while others have "failed" to attain socioeconomic excellence. College: School of Social Sciences Department: Sociology
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SOCI 301 - SOCIAL INEQUALITY Credits: 3 A survey of US inequalities of wealth, status, and power. The situation of various minority groups and social classes. What kinds of inequality are unjustifiable? Can they be abolished? If so, how? The trade-off between equality and such valued goods as freedom and efficiency. College: School of Social Sciences Department: Sociology
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SOCI 302 - THE GLOBAL POLITICS OF FAMILY AND SEXUALITY Credits: 3 This class will explore the social effects of post-industrial transformations in family and sexuality within a global context. Central topics and issues include: the politics of marriage and family values, abstinence education and AIDS prevention; the normalization of divorce; reproductive technology; gay and lesbian family formations; transracial and transnational families and sexualities. College: School of Social Sciences Department: Sociology
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SOCI 303 - POVERTY AND PUBLIC POLICY Credits: 3 This course will undertake a rigorous assessment of the trends, causes, and consequences of poverty, as well as the development and evolution of U.S. welfare policy, with a particular focus on poor families. The course will incorporate lecture, discussion, and off-campus excursions to encourage the broadest engagement of the material. Recommended pre-requisite: SOCI 101 College: School of Social Sciences Department: Sociology
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SOCI 304 - ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: RICE INTO THE FUTURE Credits: 3 Students use th ecampus as a laboratory for learning about sustainability through group projects to reduce Rice's environmental impact or resolve environmental problem. In doing so, they learn about the science, technology Cross-list: ENST 302. College: School of Social Sciences Department: Sociology
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SOCI 305 - SOCIOLOGY OF ART Credits: 3 This course covers the classical and contemporary sociological perspectives on the arts. The "arts" examined here are to be understood in a broad sense to include both fine arts and popular culture. The interaction between developments in art and various social movements will be highlighted and examined. College: School of Social Sciences Department: Sociology
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SOCI 306 - SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER Credits: 3 Relationship between gender and social role. Development of the contemporary sexual division of labor and process of socialization with reference to family, education, media, and occupations. Cross-list: SWGS 324. College: School of Social Sciences Department: Sociology
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SOCI 308 - HOUSTON: THE SOCIOLOGY OF A CITY Credits: 3 Houston as an exemplar of contemporary urban change. The "golden buckle of the sunbelt"; recovery from the oil boom collapse of the 1980s into a restructional economy and a demographic revolution; the changing politics of education, quality-of-life issues, and interethnic relations, as they interact to shape the urban future. Guest lectures, field trips. College: School of Social Sciences Department: Sociology
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SOCI 309 - RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS Credits: 3 Historical and contemporary issues and theories of race and ethnic relations in the United States. The key groups covered will be European Americans, African Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, and Mexican Americans. Group patterns of assimilation and conflict inform a basic tenet that race and ethnicity are organizing features of society. College: School of Social Sciences Department: Sociology
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SOCI 310 - URBAN SOCIOLOGY Credits: 3 Study of urban development, form, and heterogeneity; and the conditions of life associated with living in cities. Examines the rise of cities, their growth and purposes in the U.S. and internationally. Examines behavioral adaptations required by city life, and considers urban subcultures. College: School of Social Sciences Department: Sociology
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SOCI 313 - DEMOGRAPHY Credits: 3 Introduction to the study of the dynamics of population change. Includes demographic data sources, components of population change, mortality patterns, family planning, the measurement of migration flows, and population-economic models. College: School of Social Sciences Department: Sociology
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SOCI 314 - SCIENCE AT RISK? OUT OF THE LAB AND INTO PUBLIC SPHERE Credits: 3 What happens when science enters the public sphere and when the public sphere enters science? Through the lens of sociology we will examine some of the most controversial issues facing science, including biotechnology, science and religion, US knowledge of science, increasing diversity of the science workforce and corporate funding. College: School of Social Sciences Department: Sociology
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SOCI 315 - POPULATION AND SOCIETY Credits: 3 Population and Society examines social problems and social change from a population-based perspective. Topics include: basics of demographic measurement and demographic processes (e.g. mortality, fertility, and migration), population growth and social inequality, the changing ways U.S. Census counts population, population growth and changes in the American family. College: School of Social Sciences Department: Sociology
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SOCI 316 - ENVIRONMENTAL FILM Credits: 3 Explores the ways film represents the environment and environmental issues (food, water, energy, waste, environmental justice, sustainability), and both expresses and shapes environmental values. We will view and analyze a variety of genres, as well as reading supplementary material. College: School of Social Sciences Department: Sociology
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SOCI 321 - CRIMINOLOGY Credits: 3 Study of criminal behavior. Includes social construction of crime, elementary forms of crime, empirical patterns of crime, and theories of crime. Field work required. College: School of Social Sciences Department: Sociology
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SOCI 325 - SOCIOLOGY OF LAW Credits: 3 Introduction to Sociological theories of law. Examines central question in the field: Do the social characteristics of legal actors influence legal outcomes? Focuses on the role of race, sex, and social status. Field work required. College: School of Social Sciences Department: Sociology
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SOCI 329 - MULTIRACIAL AMERICA Credits: 3 Multiraciall America examines the phenomenon of race mixing (e.g. interracial interaction, multiracial identity) from a sociological perspective. The course covers the legal, political, and cultural contexts of interracial interaction and how these impact current understanding of what it means to be "mixed race." Recommended Prerequisite(s): SOCI 101 College: School of Social Sciences Department: Sociology
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SOCI 330 - SOCIAL MOVEMENTS Credits: 3 Strategies by which citizens effect social change through noninstitutionalized political activity. The emergence, maturation, and decay of protest movements. Political impact of social movements on both institutions and individuals. Primary focus is on 20th-century United States. College: School of Social Sciences Department: Sociology
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SOCI 331 - THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM Credits: 3 Examination of the major components of the criminal justice system: 1) Police role and culture, contemporary approaches; 2) Courts (judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, plea bargaining, juries, appeals, pre-sentence investigation, and sentencing); and 3) Corrections, with attention to responsibility and punishment, prisons, probation, parole, and alternatives. College: School of Social Sciences Department: Sociology
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SOCI 332 - CONTEMPORARY CHINESE SOCIETY Credits: 3 This course provides a survey of soical change in post-Mao reform-era China. Chinese society and culture during this period will be examined with a focus on two major themes: The dynamics and dilemmas of market reform as well as key areas of contention and resistance between society and the state. College: School of Social Sciences Department: Sociology
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SOCI 333 - SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION Credits: 3 Study of religious beliefs, symbols, actions, organizations, roles, and various interrelationships between religion and society. Includes new religious movements, secularization, and fundamentalism. Field work required. College: School of Social Sciences Department: Sociology
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SOCI 334 - SOCIOLOGY OF THE FAMILY Credits: 3 This course will teach students the important influences and consequences of American family life. We will consider issues as dating, marriage and cohabitation, divorce, family structure, gay marriage, domestic violence, and household labor. We will also examine the role of society in shaping family norms and constraints on family behaviors. Cross-list: SWGS 325. College: School of Social Sciences Department: Sociology
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SOCI 345 - MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY Credits: 3 This course will explore the relationship between social factors and health, illness, and mortality, with a heavy emphasis on experiences of illness, the doctor-patient relationship, and the socialization of medical students and new doctors. Social determinants of health, cultural determinants of health, and the ethics surrounding conception, birth, and death will also be discussed. College: School of Social Sciences Department: Sociology
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