64. Immigration, Race and Ethnicity (Identical to Geography 28 and
Latino Studies 40) (course
syllabus)
08S, 09S: 10
This course examines twentieth-century immigration to the United States.
This course pays special attention to issues of race and ethnicity. The course
begins with a brief history of US immigration and then thematically covers
specific topics such as economic impacts and costs, social mobility,
citizenship, transnationalism, assimilation, and religious issues and their
relationship to the immigrant experience. We highlight differences within and
between Latino, Asian, and European groups throughout the course. The class
will be a combination of lectures, discussions, and video/film presentations.
Class members are expected to have read material thoroughly and be prepared to
discuss readings in class. On occasion students will be asked to present
readings to the class and prepare discussion questions. Dist: SOC; WCult: CI.
Wright.
65. Social Conflict in Comparative Perspective
Not offered in the period from 07F through 09S
This course examines the patterns and processes of the major forms of
large-scale social conflict—ethnic, religious, racial, territorial, and
linguistic — in a select number of multinational states. In this age of
globalization, of modern science and technology, of space exploration, these
forms of conflict still account for the absence of peace and the ubiquity of
social conflict in the vast majority of nations in the international system. In
order to help us better understand social conflict, attention will be given to
competing theories of human nature, social and political power, social
inequality, resource competition, conflict resolution and so forth. Dist:
INT.
66. The Sociology of International Development (course
syllabus)
08S, 09S: 12
This course will introduce students to the major sociological perspectives
on economic and political development, with emphasis on developing countries.
Among the views to be considered are modernization, which assumes that later
developing countries will follow paths once traveled by today's advanced
countries; and dependency and world system theories, which view the integration
of less developed countries into the world market as problematic and, under
certain conditions, even disadvantageous. We will test these theories by
applying them to specific cases. A major part of the course will focus on the
economic miracle of East Asian countries, as well as cases that have not been
so successful. Other important topics to be studied include the influence of
states, markets, and multinational corporations in economic development; the
relationship between different modes of development and income distribution;
and political development and the prospects for democratization. Open to all
classes. Dist: INT. Parsa.
08W, 09W: 10A
This course focuses on the origins and role of social movements in shaping
the structure of contemporary societies. After examining theories of
social movements, we will apply them to the American civil rights movement and
to revolutionary movements in developing countries. Finally, we will
explore the causes of revolutions in Iran, Nicaragua, and the Philippines, and
explain the rise of Islamic fundamentalism, revolutionary socialism, and
democracy in these three countries. Open to all classes. Dist: SOC; WCult: W.
Parsa.
69. The Sociology of Globalization (course
syllabus)
08W: 11
The international scope of political, economic, and cultural activity has
increased dramatically during the late twentieth and early twenty first
centuries. But how extensive has the trend toward "globalization" been? Is it
really a new phenomenon? Has globalization changed societies? If so, how? If
not, why not? Are societies becoming more alike because they experience common
globalization pressures or do they retain their unique national
characteristics? This course examines these questions and more. Specifically,
we will look at how globalization has affected business, states, labor
movements, social inequality, social welfare, citizenship rights, the
environment, culture, national security, and other aspects of society. Dist:
SOC or INT. Campbell.
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