SOC 596

Spring 2014 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 2014
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
34488	Lecture-Discussion Lecture-Discussion	AZ AZ	11:00AM -12:20PM 11:00AM -12:20PM	R T	G7 Foreign Languages Building G8A Foreign Languages Building	Zerai, A Zerai, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/14-05/07/14 Section Info: Topic: Globalization and Health. In this course we will explore the current literature that examines the globalization and health from a sociological perspective. We will explore a framework in the course that considers the ways that national origin, ethnicity, race, class, gender, sexuality, religion, urbanity, globalization and other dimensions of oppression intersect to impact upon the experiences and agency of individuals and groups with health care and social support in the various countries of the global south. Additionally, students will get hands-on experience analyzing data sets from the Demographic and Health Surveys for these countries. Students will be expected to stay current on the course readings, participate in class discussions, and work collectively to utilize SPSS to investigate health utilizing data from the Demographic and Health Surveys.
60681	Lecture	AZ2	2:00PM -3:20PM	TR	1057 Lincoln Hall	Zerai, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/14-05/07/14 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Topic: Seminar on Family Diversity and Change in the 21st Century: Implications for Theory, Research and Policy. Social Scientists have documented changes occurring in the institutions of marriage and family over the last century. Some highlight the challenges and disruptions families face due to difficult socioeconomic circumstances and multiple forms of inequality. In the proposed seminars and conference, we ask participants to discuss diverse family formations. We question examinations of family "change" that are measured against a single standard of family formation. We argue that family formations globally have always been diverse. Change therefore has to be qualified in terms of how each type of family structure in different pockets of the world is adapting according to its unique political, economic, cultural and historical circumstances. Further, conceptualizations of "normal" family processes should attempt a flexible framework that takes into account past differences and advances around the globe without pathologizing those that do not fit the "ideal". Assumptions of normality advantage certain family arrangements while marginalizing others, and this in turn, influences social theory, research and policy. A restricted theoretical scheme will bias findings and policy. If the family is construed narrowly then social policy will be a disservice to those who do not meet the prevailing definitions. It is therefore of urgent need for scholars from various fields to be mindful of preconceptions about what constitutes normal familiies. Attending to the last three years of global recession, we will also discuss the impact of the recession on family norms and structures, specifically how families in a multitude of environments have adapted and responded to current economic pressures. Our seminars on diverse families, will endeavor an interdisciplinary collaboration to reconstitute family norms for the 21st century and explore its implications.
61112	Discussion/ Recitation	G	2:30PM -3:45PM	TR	111 Gregory Hall	Leff, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/14-05/07/14 Section Info: Eastern Europe & EU Integration Explores the subject of European Union expansion to the east and south from an interdisciplinary, multifocal perspective, examining crucial problems of political enlargement and social integration. Addresses issues of East European domestic and transnational identities in the broader European context, and intersection of these issues with the European integration project, to include representations of Eastern Europe, historical conflict, migration, religious identities, and gendered identities. Examines structures and policies that connect the people and societies of Eastern Europe to the European Union, including democratic consolidation, conflict management, minority rights, environmental policy, and the role of Eastern European leadership in formulating EU policy.
32824	Lecture-Discussion	JD	1:00PM -3:20PM	W	1020 Lincoln Hall	Dowling, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/14-05/07/14 Section Info: Topic: Immigration, Race and Identity: The Changing Face of America Since the 1960's, the United States has experienced dramatic shifts in the composition of the immigrant population, as more migrants now arrive from Latin America, Asia, and the Caribbean. This course will focus on how race and nationality shape the integration of immigrants in the US and how immigration in turn challenges and redefines what it means to be an "American" in the 21st century. Restriction(s): Not intended for Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.