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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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