Sociology
Not all courses are available to SSP students. For example, some courses are offered only for graduate credit. Note especially any listed prerequisites.
- SOCI S-10 Introduction to Sociology
- SOCI S-23 Gender and Work
- SOCI S-46 Caribbean Societies
- SOCI S-167 The State and Modernity: An Exploration of Political Sociology
- SOCI S-188 Summer Seminar—Theories of Globalization and Development
SOCI S-10
Introduction to Sociology (32176)
(Print version)
Neil Gross
(4 credits: UN, NC) M-Th 3:30-6 pm, William James Hall, Room 1. Short session II. Tuition $2,275.
This course aims to inculcate in students the capacity to view the human condition through a sociological lens. To this end we read a number of exemplary sociological monographs, each examining a different aspect of contemporary American society, ranging from the nature of work to the problem of homelessness, from gender relations to crime. We attempt to integrate these empirical explorations with a consideration of some of the leading theories of modernity and late modernity.
SOCI S-23
Gender and Work (32169)
(Website) (Print version)
Mary C. Brinton
(4 credits: UN, GR, NC) M-Th 9:30 am-noon, William James Hall, Room 105. Short session I. Tuition $2,275.
This course is designed to provide an overview of the field of gender inequality and to give students the experience of analyzing gender inequality using the theoretical and empirical tools of sociology. The course is designed around four central questions: (1) How much has gender inequality declined over time? Is continued decline inevitable, or is it less certain? (2) How do we conceptualize work and how do we measure inequality in the rewards women and men receive from work? What produces this inequality? (3) Why does discrimination in the workplace occur, and what are its consequences? What types of subtle processes occur in our interactions in workplaces and households that reinforce gendered roles for women and men? (4) How and why do men and women experience the intersection between work and marriage differently?
SOCI S-46
Caribbean Societies (32120)
(Syllabus) (Print version)
Orlando Patterson
(4 credits: UN, GR, NC) M-Th 9:30 am-noon, Sever Hall, Room 306. Short session I. Tuition $2,275.
Our objective is to introduce students to the full range of Caribbean societies and cultures. Part 1 examines the sociohistorical development of the area. Part 2 focuses on three country studies—Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Jamaica—and major issues common to the region. In Part 3, we examine cultural expressions through case studies of religion and music.
SOCI S-167
The State and Modernity: An Exploration of Political Sociology (31850)
(Print version)
Gianfranco Poggi
(4 credits: UN, GR, NC) Eight-week session. Tuition $2,275.
*** SOCI S-167 has been CANCELED.***
SOCI S-188
Summer Seminar—Theories of Globalization and Development (32117)
(Syllabus) (Print version)
Thomas Ponniah
(4 credits: UN) M-Th 12:30-3 pm, Robinson Hall, Room 107. Short session I. Tuition $2,275. Limited enrollment.
Summer Seminars are open to Secondary School Program students who are juniors or seniors in high school as well as to college undergraduates.
The aim of this course is to provide students with an opportunity to read a diversity of theories on globalization. The course explores theories from different academic disciplines: economics, political science, sociology, anthropology, geography, as well as the popular literature emerging from civil society. The course considers the theoretical sources that underpin various contemporary debates on globalization, for example, free trade versus fair trade, the relation between democracy and capitalism, development versus postdevelopmentalism, national sovereignty versus national interdependence, the role of global cities, the implications of technological revolution, ecological risk, the cultural dimensions of globalization and modernity, the transformation of space, the rise of Asia, European identity, US hegemony, the shift to a multipolar world, the backlash against globalization, and the call for alternative conceptions of globalization. Ultimately the course helps students develop their own interdisciplinary understanding of globalization.