Analysis of personal, social and organizational networks, their structural patterns, practical consequences, and principles of formation and change.

Theory and research concerning the interrelationship between the polity and social structures.

An analysis of the contemporary American family emphasizing social stratification, mobility, occupations, and urbanization.

Theory and research in social stratification.

Interrelationships of major social structures within communities.

Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Diversity and Social Advocacy

Selected theoretical orientation, methodological procedures, and illustrative substantive issues pertaining to organizations.

Theories and issues relating to the definition of and response to crime and/or deviance.

Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Diversity and Social Advocacy

The analysis of core methodological and substantive issues in the study of social structures.

People's demographic lives, structural contexts, and social change. Emphasis on the socioeconomic context in which lives unfold.

Social factors in the development, identification, and treatment of mental illness.

A survey of methods of analysis and research findings with emphasis on the social and economic concomitants of internal migration. Cultural, economic, and historical aspects of international migration. Effects of governmental policies on immigration and emigration. Examination of selected countries.

Analysis of urbanization using contemporary and historical data from developing societies. The demographic components of metropolitan growth and the changing structure of metropolitan communities.

Introduction to methods used to answer theoretical, empirical, and practical sociological questions, including scientific inquiry and research design.

Advanced survey of social psychological perspectives and research on inequality, discrimination, power and status, cooperation and collective action, social norm and morality, networks and relationships.

A behavioral analysis of small groups.

An exploration of theoretical perspectives, methodological approaches, and substantive issues in the study of interpersonal power and authority.

A systematic analysis of the interrelation among the creation, involvement, recognition, and control of deviance.

Social psychological perspectives on family behavior.

A systematic analysis of interrelationships among social acts, selves, roles, transactions, and language.

Review of theoretical and empirical developments in the sociology of law, including classical and modern sociological theories of law and selected sociological themes of law in various social settings.

Interrelationships among society, culture, and contemporary science.

Advanced inquiry into the relationship between education and inequality.

Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Diversity and Social Advocacy

Theoretical perspectives on society and social behavior.

Design and conduct of original research using sociological research methods to meet Carolina Core Integrative course requirement for the BA and the BS.

Experiential Learning: Experiential Learning Opportunity

Advanced survey of methods used in sociological research.

Readings and research on selected sociological topics. Course and content varies and will be announced in the schedule of classes by title.

Advanced Independent study. Contract approved by instructor, advisor, and department chair is required.

Reading and research.

Survey of theoretical and empirical works of sociological scholars.

Presentation and study of the major theory groups in contemporary sociology, including functionalism, exchange, and consistency theories. Anaysis of theoretical perspectives using criteria of logical consistency and adequacy of explanation. Techniques of building formal theory in sociology.

Prerequisite: SOCY 710.

Survey of data-gathering techniques used in sociology including questionnaires, interviews, surveys, archival searches, experiments, and observational techniques.

Intensive focus on selected social research methods having applications to the study of sociology.

Introduction to statistical analysis in sociology, including bivariate and multiple regression, correlation and analysis of variance.

Recursive and non-recursive modelling, multiple regression using longitudinal data, event history analysis.

Selected topics in the theory, measurement, and analysis of social networks.

Selected topics in scaling and measurement of social science data emphasizing exploratory and descriptive techniques such as correspondence analysis, proximity scaling and contingency table representations.

Purposes, design and implementation of laboratory experiments in sociology.

Classical and contemporary theories and analytical approaches to demography.

Sociological theories of the family and social change.

Introduction to selected research methodologies having applications to the study of demography.

Social inequality and stratification studied from a structural perspective, focusing on patterns in institutions that perpetuate inequality.

Historical and contemporary dimensions of social inequality centered in race, social class, gender, and sexuality.

Cross-listed course: PSYC 751, WGST 705

Prerequisite: SOCY 700.

Theories and problems in contemporary groups processes; primary emphasis on theories of status, power, justice, emotion, and legitimacy.

Prerequisite: SOCY 700.

Social and cultural meanings, determinants, and experiences of health and illness; organization of health care delivery system; impact of culture, roles, and relationships on patients and providers.

Topics from Medical Sociology theory and research. May be repeated as content varies by title.

This seminar introduces graduate students in sociology to aspects of the sociological profession that are beyond the confines of sociological theory, methodology, and the discipline's substantive interests.

An exploration of college teaching of sociology, including goals, means, and challenges.

CL: 2020.

CL: 2020.