Principal concepts, methods, and findings in sociology. Societal structures, processes, institutions, and social roles from both macro- and microanalytic human behavior perspectives.

Application of sociological theory and methods to identification, description, and analysis of contemporary social problems. Critique and analysis of alternative strategies for social change.

Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution's practice. SUAbroad works with the SU academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student's transcript.

Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.

Guided intergroup communication skills. Cycle of socialization; social identities, and social structures that create and maintain inequality; power of dynamic of racism, sexism, and other systems of oppression. Students explore conflict and enact collaboration to deepen understanding.

Identification of individuals and groups by self and others as members of ethnic categories. Consequences of ethnic identifications for individual, group, and societal interaction. Emphasizing ethnic inequalities, group interactions, social movements and change, racism, prejudice, and discrimination.

Variety of ethnic communities in American society. Comparative analysis of similarities and uniqueness. Issues of group conflict, diversity, and unity.

This course explores the many ways the law manifests itself in people¿s lives and structures society. Students will gain a better understanding of what the law is, how people understand and experience the law in their lives, and what role, if any, the law plays in shaping social change.

Participation in a discipline or subject related experience. Student must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Permission in advance with the consent of the department chairperson, instructor, and dean. Limited to those in good academic standing.

Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution's practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student's transcript.

Families and their connections to other social and economic institutions. Diversity of family forms and experiences. Formation and dissolution of relationships. Trends and changes.

Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.

Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.

An overview of the Asian American experience.

Offered only in Madrid. How our lives are shaped by concept of gender. Intersection between distribution of gender roles and development of different migration models, care strategies, and work-life balance strategies. Interaction between social conceptualizations of gender and development of public policies.

This class focuses on the two superpowers of the world: the U.S. and the People¿s Republic of China, and we will cover six modules of each society ranging from social mobility to US-China relations.

Social forces shaping women's and men's lives in contemporary societies. Changing gender expectations. Intersections of gender with race and ethnicity, class, and age. Social movements for women's and men's liberation.

Offered only in Madrid. Explores important transformations in Spaniards' concepts of sexuality and gender through readings, film screenings and observing certain urban areas in Madrid.

Designed to familiarize the student with major issues and potential controversies in the scholarly studies as well as public perceptions of Asian American experiences in education and work.

This course explores the relationship between capitalism and politics. It focuses on the dynamics of global social movements, including their social bases, mobilization strategies, and interaction with local, national, and global governance institutions, among other issues.

To introduce students to the reality of how institutional racism informs the "common sense" understanding of what is known as Black sexuality.

Field studies seminar based in Dublin and Belfast, explores whether a shared sense of being Irish exists despite the struggle and separation between the largely Catholic south and the largely

Techniques and problems of research in the social sciences. Research design, measurement, and data collection using surveys and other techniques. Computer analysis skills for social science data. Research project.

Field research methods including participant observation, unstructured interviewing, life histories, and case studies. Preparation and analysis of fieldnotes and interview data.

Organization of criminal justice system in the United States and relations between its parts. Ideal versus actual roles of police, courts, and corrections in maintaining social control.

Relationships between society and politics. Impacts of individuals, groups, parties, and institutions on state power in global perspective. Additional work required of graduate students.

Social processes that define behaviors or people as "deviant". Theories of anomic and nonconforming behavior. Individual, interpersonal, and structural consequences of labeling and exclusion.

Offered only in Madrid. Explores what is considered important, good, and fashionable in Spain today and how these values relate to historical developments as well as foreign influences.

Theory and research of African American sociologists in the historical, social, and political context of American sociology. Relation of their work to the African American experience and its reception and impact in the public policy arena.

Examines militarism and war and their relationship to gender and power. Particular attention is given to how war impacts people differently across axes of race, class, ethnicity, sexuality, and other forms of identity.

Conceptions of health and illness in society. The nature and organization of health professions and health delivery systems. Social aspects of health related behavior.

Positioned where school, media, and youth cultures intersect. How schools and media represent "good" and "bad" youth, and how youth negotiate schools and popular cultures. Includes theories of popular culture and adolescence. Additional work required of graduate students.

Examines ascendancy of religious movements; prominence of religious ideas; secularization and religion as a political force; conceptual and historical issues in relation to religious ideas and movements, including various Islamic revivals and the Christian right. Offered in London and Madrid only.

Influence of the urban way of life. Ecological and population structure and changes in the modern composite city and metropolitan region. Urban planning in relation to economic patterns, family, education, government, recreation, and religion.

Current policy issues in an aging society. Health care, end-of-life, social security, productive aging, and generational equity. Special problems facing elderly women and minorities.

Sport and race. Class and gender. College sports. Interrelationships among sport, media, and business/industry.

Functions of language in society. Geographical, socioeconomic, and male-female differentiation. Functions of various types of speech events. Requirements include a research project.

Meaning and significance of work for individuals and societies. Changing nature of work. Structures of work and the labor force. Occupational recruitment, socialization, mobility, and discrimination.

Structures, causes, and consequences of socio-economic inequalities in modern societies. Poverty and wealth, social mobility, and the persistence of inequality. Comparison and assessment of theories of social stratification.

Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution's practice. SUAbroad works with the SU academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student's transcript.

The Course provides an overview of the background, development and (some of the) contemporary issues facing New York City. We will look at some of its geology, history, and its physical, industrial and demographic development. We will also read examples of its literature, listen to some of its music, look at some of its art and film; consider some of its current dilemmas, etc.

Nature and significance of crime. Historical and modern explanations of crime. Varieties of crime. Issues in measuring crime and assessing its effects. Evaluation of crime control strategies.

Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.

In this course we will examine the ways in which our contemporary society depends on natural resources from around the world and the ways that social institutions create environmental problems and attempt to solve them.

Introduction to classic and contemporary theory in sociology. Relevance of theory to research and analysis of social issues.

Intercultural course introducing the study of traditional and modern non-western music in cultural context. Focus on non-western urban, hybridized forms of popular music. Course fee covers tickets and related costs. Offered in London only.

Changes in African American communities or in the circumstances of African Americans within a particular institutional arena. Movements to promote change and obstacles to change. Substantive focus varies.

Political, social and economic patterns of urban development; recent debates about multicultural cities; development of urbanism; political strategies; ethnic pluralism in British society; issues of identity, race, ethnicity and religion. Mandatory site visits. Offered in London only.

Chronicles patterns of racial residential segregation in the US by examining the methods that maintain racially distinct neighborhoods. Explores link between segregation and education, social mobility, health, and mortality.

Sociological perspectives on city character and development in the light of expanding urbanization on an international scale: demographic dynamics and immigration, economic growth, politics and governance, and other areas including infrastructure and environment connections and culture.

The multiple and complex relationships between race, the power to punish, and crime control policies and practice. Exploration of the theories of crime and punishment from classic to postmodern.

Social effects of disaster from macro and micro levels of analyses. How social structures, groups and institutions react to the loss of social function as a result of disaster.

Offered only in Florence. Sociological and historical approach examining the social, political, and historical conditions for and consequences of the rise of the Italian Mafia.

Human mortality, fertility, and migration and how they affect social life. Life expectancy, low fertility, health disparities, family planning, and urbanization. United States and cross-national comparisons.

Examines the social, demographic, and economic forces that are reshaping the boundaries between family and work.

How technology and science shape and re-shape our experiences of 'self' and 'body' and our visions of 'nature' explored through history, theory, science fiction, art, and our sociological imaginations.

Representations of disability in autobiographical accounts and professional narratives, and implications of these representations for educational practice and policy.

Analyzes feminist organizing/activist work within and beyond the U.S. Interrogates what counts as feminist organizing and how different organizations use feminist principles in work for social change. Additional work required of graduate students.

Examination of social issues and public policy through the process of public deliberation. Class projects involving community forums. Social research, critique and analysis of public policy and social change.

Historical understanding of Black women's engagement in paid domestic work in the United States, increasing need for domestic workers in the ever-changing economy and family, and the social construction of Black women as "ideal" domestic workers.

Offered only in London. Examines cultural change, debates about culture, and how cultural phenomena are related to the societies from which they emerge.

Offered only in Madrid. Overview of the Spanish short story from late 19th century to present. Themes of political and social rifts of Spanish society in the 20th century, female representations, and images of exclusion.

This course will investigate the intersection of gender and disability and how it impacts such issues as representation/self-representation, art and poetry, illness, education, sexuality, reproduction and motherhood, and caring work.

Intersection of oppression and privilege via socially constructed categories of "race,"" "class,"" and "gender." Racism, sexism, institutional authority, and multiculturalism.

How globalization is reshaping people's lives in the US and other societies. Causes, directions, consequences. Linking and standardization of patterns of consumption, culture, and production around the world.

Social construction of sex and sexuality. Formation and organization of sexual communities, of sexuality as a form of social control. Social issues related to sexuality.

Explore representations of disability through the analysis of books, movies, television, cartoons, and journalism. It will examine how disability is portrayed by people with and without disabilities, and discuss influences on public perceptions of disability.

A theoretical understanding of disability through the lens of sociology and that of disability studies and demonstrates how cultural institutions shape conceptions of disability in society.

Shifts in Federal Indian policy and the social construction of American Indian identity. Identity struggles and identity politics in relation to blood and descent, community, land and sovereignty.

Overview of theory, research, and public policy concerning older adults and their families. Issues of relevance to aging families examined from multidisciplinary perspectives in the social and behavioral sciences. Extra work required of graduate students.

Sociological analysis of Native American movements from 1960s to the present. National and regional movements in relation to jurisdictional issues and human rights. Red Power and pan-Indian movements are considered.

A political economy approach to educating students about the human and capital costs of tourism to the Caribbean. The integral relationship between sex work and Caribbean tourism exposes the region's development that has resulted in its current configuration.

Sociological implications of instantaneous communication, online publishing, identities and interactions, communities transcending geographic borders, and openly available information and opinion. Additional work required of graduate students. Offered only online.

Social and economic transformations in China in terms of social classes, cultural patterns, urban change, family patterns, ethnic tensions, and struggles over political rights. Questions of Taiwan and Tibet. How China's development affects the U.S.

Research and theory of prejudice and discrimination: inclusion/exclusion of individuals/social groups; classification of in/out groups; contributing roles of processes (difference, power, labeling, silencing). Recommended for upper-level students with some social science background and other coursework dealing with social inequities.

Social conditions and processes allowing systematic dehumanization; perspectives of victim, perpetrator, audience, possibility of reconciliation. Extreme examples of evil; subtle ways of dehumanizing the other. Ethnic cleansing, international trafficking, terrorism. Additional work required of graduate students. Offered only online.

Family structures and gender relations in Italy from the Unification to the present. Offered only in Florence.

Recent sociological research in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender studies addressing sexuality, identity, community, representation, politics, social change and their inter-relations.

Relationship between the sexes in politics, philosophy, literature, and art. Emergence of a dissident "voice" relative to gender identity and social role, with implications for race and religion. Offered only in Florence.

Offered only in Istanbul. Key political and social issues in contemporary Turkey. Democratization; relationship between secularism, the role of the military and Islam in political life; foreign policy including Turkish-US relations; nationalism, minorities, gender, human rights. Additional work required of graduate students.

Nature and types of organizations and organizational processes. Dynamic relationships of organizations to societies and individual identities.

Participation in a discipline- or subject-related experience. Students must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Limited to those in good academic standing.

Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution's practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student's transcript.

In-depth exploration of a problem or problems.  Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor or instructors and the department.

Current and past issues in research and policy concerning inequalities associated with work. Social construction and structural arrangements of work in American society.

Contemporary issues in sociology. Study of a particular problem by research methods. Collection and analysis of data. Written thesis and oral presentation required.

Completion of an Honors Capstone Project under the supervision of a faculty member.

In-depth selected study of certain social problems.

Designed for first-year graduate students and sociology majors considering graduate study. Measures of central tendency and dispersion, hypothesis testing, and indices of association between variables. Application of statistics to social science data.

Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution's practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student's transcript.