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Sociology (SOCI)
- http://dornsife.usc.edu/soci/
- All HHSC, NGOS, and SOCI majors (including SOCI minors) must contact their advisors for D-clearance. For non majors and more information visit: dornsife.usc.edu/soci/registration-faqs/
The peculiarity of the "modern" Western family system in historical and cross-cultural perspective; focus on the "postmodern" family crisis in the United States.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61430D | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Mon, Wed | 48 of 50 | Daniela Urbina Julio | SLH100 | ||
61431R | 001 | Discussion | 8:00-8:50am | Friday | 24 of 25 | Gianne Sheena Umemura | GFS104 | ||
61432R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Friday | 24 of 25 | Gianne Sheena Umemura | THHB9 |
Basic concepts of sociology with special reference to group life,social institutions, and social processes.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture and one discussion This course carries GE credit but it is intended for a specific group of students rather than a general student audience. Sociology majors and minors can obtain D-clearance through their advisors.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61440R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 149 of 150 | Robert Werth | MHP101 | ||
61441R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Monday | 25 of 25 | Zissis Marmarelis | DMC205 | ||
61442R | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Monday | 25 of 25 | Nathan Tsang | GFS220 | ||
61443R | 001 | Discussion | 8:00-8:50am | Friday | 25 of 25 | Arnab Chakraborty | DMC161 | ||
61444R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Friday | 24 of 25 | Arnab Chakraborty | DMC209 | ||
61455R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Monday | 25 of 25 | Nathan Tsang | KAP166 | ||
61456R | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Monday | 25 of 25 | Zissis Marmarelis | DMC160 |
Science and technology change society and how we understand ourselves. In turn, social struggles influence science. We will explore the interplay between these forces.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61445D | 001 | Lecture | 8:30-9:50am | Mon, Wed | 45 of 50 | Dan Lainer-Vos | THH212 | ||
61446R | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Friday | 22 of 25 | Adam Gill | THHB9 | ||
61447R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Friday | 23 of 25 | Adam Gill | GFS213 |
Sociological and demographic concepts focusing on the causes of disease, health and wellness. Empirical analysis of population composition and its connection to health.
- Prerequisite: 1 from (BISC 120 or BISC 121 or BISC 220 or BISC 221)
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: Preparation for MCAT.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61540D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 150 of 150 | Juliana Mc Gene | THH202 | ||
61541R | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Friday | 25 of 25 | Stephanie Wilson-Gonzalez | DMC157 | ||
61542R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Friday | 25 of 25 | Stephanie Wilson-Gonzalez | DMC156 | ||
61543R | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Friday | 25 of 25 | Franziska Lisa Mueller-Trede | KAP113 | ||
61544R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Friday | 25 of 25 | Franziska Lisa Mueller-Trede | GFS108 | ||
61545R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Friday | 25 of 25 | Marianne Knai | KAP167 | ||
61547R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Friday | 25 of 25 | Marianne Knai | GFS104 |
Theory and history behind the ideal of "the local, grassroots volunteer": a direct link between theory and research using Los Angeles as a case study.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61465D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | Canceled | Hajar Yazdiha | |||
61468R | 001 | Discussion | 8:00-8:50am | Wednesday | Canceled | ||||
61469R | 001 | Discussion | 2:00-2:50pm | Wednesday | Canceled |
Historical and contemporary approaches to sociological theory; analysis of conceptual frameworks applied to the study of society and social interaction.
- Prerequisite: SOCI 200
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: This course carries GE credit but it is intended for a specific group of students rather than a general student audience. Sociology majors and minors can obtain D-clearance through their advisors.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61508R | 001 | Lecture | 8:30-9:50am | Mon, Wed | 17 of 19 | Robert Werth | THH108 | ||
61511R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 19 of 19 | Alexandra Brewer | SOSB41 |
Exploration of the ways in which developments and policies, including neoliberalism, the carceral state, and economic precarity, are connected and gendered.
- Prerequisite: 1 from (SWMS 210 or SWMS 212 or SWMS 215 or SWMS 219 or SWMS 221)
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the SWMS department but may qualify for major credit in SOCI. To register, enroll in SWMS 310.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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34922D | 060 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 14 of 25 | Lisa Schweitzer | ONLINE |
Logic of theory construction, research design, elementary data collection and analysis.
- Prerequisite: SOCI 200
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61482D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 17 of 17 | Karen Sternheimer | DMC204 | ||
61484D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 3:30-4:50pm | Mon, Wed | 17 of 19 | Dan Lainer-Vos | THH214 |
Sociological measurement, univariate description, elementary correlation, introduction to statistical inference.
- Prerequisite: SOCI 200
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: This course carries GE credit but it is intended for a specific group of students rather than a general student audience. Sociology majors and minors can obtain D-clearance through their advisors.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61485D | 060 | Lecture-Lab | 10:30-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 11 of 15 | Tim Biblarz | ONLINE | ||
61487D | 060 | Lecture-Lab | 8:30-9:50am | Mon, Wed | 7 of 15 | Tim Biblarz | ONLINE |
Use quantitative or qualitative analysis skills to study major social issues using large existing survey data sets or qualitative methods. Become conversant in describing data to a variety of audiences.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61481D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 14 of 15 | Juliana Mc Gene | KAP141 |
Cross-cultural notions of the body, health, and healing; historic and cultural variability of ideas of reproduction, birth, sexuality, mental illness and disability.
- Prerequisite: 1 from (SWMS 210 or SWMS 212 or SWMS 215 or SWMS 219 or SWMS 221)
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the SWMS department but may qualify for major credit in SOCI. To register, enroll in SWMS 336.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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34927R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 12 of 25 | Atia Sattar | DMC158 |
Construction of meanings of adolescence, social change and social control. Examines how social institutions such as school, law enforcement, and the state impose social control and how this varies by race, class and gender.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61493D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 18 of 18 | Karen Sternheimer | GFS222 |
Inequalities in wealth, prestige and power in the United States; the American class structure and the extent of upward mobility in that structure.
- Prerequisite: SOCI 200 and SOCI 270
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61500D | 001 | Lecture | 8:00-9:20am | Tue, Thu | 15 of 15 | Karen Sternheimer | DMC202 |
Changing family patterns; personality development; family unity, predicting success in marriage; the family in transition; crises such as economic changes, death, divorce; family reorganization.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61506D | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 19 of 19 | Juliana Mc Gene | SOSB47 |
An investigation into inter-ethnic, interracial, and inter-religious marriage in the 21st century.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the JS department but may qualify for major credit in SOCI. To register, enroll in JS 379.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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38225R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 30 of 30 | Bruce Phillips, Leah Hochman | DMC158 |
The development of American expressions of Judaism as part of the American religious context, from the perspective of the social scientific study of religion.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the JS department but may qualify for major credit in SOCI. To register, enroll in JS 382.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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38223R | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 28 of 28 | Bruce Phillips, Leah Hochman | DMC203 |
Overview of contemporary patterns of international migration and its implications for receiving and sending countries, with a special emphasis on immigration to the United States.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61546D | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-6:20pm | Wednesday | 19 of 19 | Deisy Del Real | DMC111 | Word (50372 KB) |
Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61530D | 001 | 1.0-8.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 4 of 11 | Tim Biblarz | OFFICE | ||
61532D | 001 | 2.0-8.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 15 | Tim Biblarz | OFFICE |
Introduces students to the theoretical questions and methodological approaches that comprise the discipline of sociology. Experts in each subfield share their latest research with students.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Sociology
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61600D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:40am | Wednesday | 8 of 10 | Jody Agius Vallejo | HSH303 |
Introduction to the logic and tools of quantitative analysis in sociology; covers the basic elements of designing research, summarizing and exploring patterns in data, and making generalizations about populations based on characteristics of samples.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61555D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 8 of 10 | Dan Schrage | HSH201 |
Practical principles for the long-term development of effective teaching within college disciplines. Intended for teaching assistants in Dornsife College. Graded CR/NC.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61610D | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-5:10pm | Tuesday | 2 of 10 | Karen Sternheimer | HSH303 |
Cultural theories and forms of cultural analysis appropriate for sociological research; critical examination of theory and research on how culture relates to social structure, social inequality, politics, institutions, and everyday interaction. Recommended preparation: SOCI 510 or prior undergraduate or graduate coursework in social science or communication studies. Duplicates credit in former SOCI 535.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61563D | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-12:20pm | Tuesday | 6 of 10 | Paul Lichterman | HSH303 |
Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61662D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61666D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 20 | OFFICE |