SOC 596

Spring 2012 All Classes

All Classes

Recent Developments in Soc

Credit: 4 hours.

Intensive study of selected topics based on contemporary works of major importance in the development of sociological theory.

May be repeated if topics vary.

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SOC 596 class schedule data for spring 2012
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
34488	Lecture-Discussion	AZ	12:30PM -2:20PM	M	236 Wohlers Hall	Zerai, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/12-05/02/12 Section Info: Topic: Maternal and Child Health in South Africa
57583	Lecture	BS	3:30PM -5:50PM	W	Location Pending	Sandefur, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/12-05/02/12 Section Info: Topic: Access to Justice > This course explores contemporary issues related to the ability of the public to access "justice." Topics include perspectives on what justice is; barriers to obtaining justice through the formal legal system; potential solutions to these barriers. These solutions include the legal frameworks and arguments for and against entitlements to legal representation; the role of lawyers as gatekeepers and facilitators; benefits and costs of providing counsel in different contexts and cases; existing and potential alternatives to law, lawyers and courts as routes to justice; race, class and gender inequalities. The course readings emphasize empirical research.
47182	Lecture	EUC	3:30PM -4:50PM	MW	1022 Foreign Languages Building		Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/12-05/02/12 Section Info: Title: ?Europe and the Mediterranean: Transnational Spaces and Integration" The European Union Center is coordinating the course and the larger Europe and the Mediterranean project funded by the prestigious Jean Monnet grant from the European Commission. We take pride in the fact that the University of Illinois was one of only two U.S. universities to receive this grant, and the only domestic university with the privilege of earning a European teaching Module award this year, out of 160 total projects worldwide distinguished by a Jean Monnet selection. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
32824	Lecture-Discussion	JD	5:00PM -7:20PM	M	123 English Building	Dowling, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/12-05/02/12 Section Info: Topic: Racial Inequalities in the US Restriction(s): Not intended for Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
57534	Lecture	KA	3:30PM -5:50PM	W	336 Davenport Hall	Allendorf, K	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/12-05/02/12 Section Info: Topic: Family Change in a Changing World Around the world, family behaviors have undergone many changes in recent decades. These changes include the retreat of marriage in Western countries, the decline of arranged marriages in Asian countries, and a decline in family size around the world. This course will examine changes in the family across countries and their connections to other processes. Specifically, the course will focus on three main questions: 1) How are family behaviors changing over time?; 2) Why are they changing?; and 3) What are the consequences of these changes for well-being, economic development, and other outcomes? To address these questions the class will explore theories of family change and its ties to other social and economic changes, including theories of modernization, the second demographic transition, developmental idealism, and world culture. The course will also examine empirical work that uses demographic and ethnographic data to document family change and its connections to other processes.
57585	Lecture	NS1	3:30PM -5:50PM	M	147 Armory	Sugrue, N	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/12-05/02/12 Section Info: Topic: Health Care Reform and the 2011 Elections. This course examins Health Care Reform efforts at the state and national levels. Analyses of these reforming efforts will be examined in a variety of ways, with most attention being paid to health care reform and the 2011 elections.
53518	Conference	ZG	3:30PM -5:50PM	M	430 Armory	Gille, Z	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/12-05/02/12 Section Info: Topic: Global Ethnography