Rice Course Schedule, Spring 2001
Sociology (SOCI)

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SOCI 317   CONTEMPORARY SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY         Credits 3.00  Spring 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Discussion course on major recent trends in sociological theory, especially in
the writings of Goffman, Habermas, Bourdieu, Foucault, and Smith.  Includes
symbolic interactionism, critical theory, cultural studies,
text/discourse/semiotic analyses, feminist theory, and postmodern sociology.
001 SH 301 - MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM      Long, Elizabeth           Enr: 46 Max: NA

SOCI 319   THE SOCIOLOGY OF WORK AND OCCUPATIONS    Credits 3.00  Spring 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
The influence that occupation has upon lifestyle, values, social and economic
status, and views of the world.  Field work by the student will be encouraged.
001 SH 207B - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM     Stainback, Melissa        Enr: 34 Max: NA

SOCI 326   SOCIAL AND CIVIL RIGHTS IN THE EUROPEAN  Credits 3.00  Spring 01
An examination of the rights enjoyed by persons in the European Union,
including human rights, rights as citizen and social rights. Special emphasis
will be placed on nationality, gender, race, and other forms of discrimination
within the European Union. The course will focus on the series of landmark
cases in the European Court of Justice. The course includes a review of the
historical and political events that formed the European Communites which
became the European Union. Also includes an examination of the political
institutions of the European Union. One goal will be to compare the union of
European states under the Treaty of Union and the American union under the
United States Constitution. Also offered as POLI 326. Enrollment is limited to
20.
001 SH 303 - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM      Passamano, James          Enr: 10 Max: 20

SOCI 367   ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY                  Credits 3.00  Spring 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Applications of research and theory in the social sciences to an understanding
of the attitudes and behaviors that contribute both to environmental problems
and to their remediation; examination of public attitudes toward environmental
issues and the interactions between technological developments and ecological
constraints as they combine to shape the human prospect.
001 SH 305 - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM      Klineberg, Stephen L.     Enr: 44 Max: NA

SOCI 398   SOCIAL STATISTICS                        Credits 3.00  Spring 01
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 package.
Enrollment limited to 15.
*This
class will be held in MUDD 104.
001 TBA - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM         Emerson, Michael          Enr: 13 Max: 15

SOCI 399   IMMIGRATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH            Credits 3.00  Spring 01
The purpose of this course is to understand the relationship between
international migration and public health. We will examine how immigration has
been linked to disease in the past, and how it affects the public health of
current populations. Throughout the course, we will identify the substantive
and methodological complexities embedded in the health-migration relationship
and discuss their role in shaping public policy debates worldwide.
*The class
will be held at UT School of Public Health, room RAS 102B.
The class will
begin January 10, 2001.
001 TBA - W 03:00PM - 06:00PM           Donato, Katharine         Enr: 11 Max: 30

SOCI 404   INDEPENDENT STUDY                        Credits 3.00  Spring 01
Directed readings 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                           Staff                     Enr: 4 Max: NA

SOCI 421   THE CRAFT OF SOCIOLOGY                   Credits 3.00  Spring 01
* 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.
001 SH 207B - MWF 09:00AM - 09:50AM     Long, Elizabeth           Enr: 27 Max: NA

SOCI 425   POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY                      Credits 3.00  Spring 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Can democracy survive its enemies: tyranny of ruling elites and classes,
tyranny of the majority, ethnic and religious conflict, individualism,
government secrecy, citizen apathy?
Enrollment limited to 15.
Also offered as
POLI 425.
001 SH 560 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM      Davidson, Chandler        Enr: 6 Max: 8

SOCI 430   SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION                    Credits 3.00  Spring 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Religious beliefs, symbols, actions, organizations, roles, and various
interrelationships between religion and society, including new religious
movements, secularization, and fundmentalism.  Field work required. Enrollment
is limited to 40.
001 SH 309 - TTH 01:00PM - 02:20PM      Martin, William C.        Enr: 33 Max: 40

SOCI 492   DIRECTED HONORS RESEARCH                 Credits 3.00  Spring 01
Sociological research under faculty supervision. Includes first-semester review
of relevant literature 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                           Staff                     Enr: 0 Max: NA