Sociology (SOCI)
- http://dornsife.usc.edu/soci/
- D class assignments for undergraduates available in KAP352C; phone (213) 740-3533.
Introduction to the causes and effects of contemporary race relations in a diverse U.S. society. Exploration of racial conflict at the personal and institutional levels.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture, one discussion, lab and one section of WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement)
- Concurrent enrollment: WRIT 140
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61410D | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 51 of 51 | Ed Ransford | KAP146 | Word (59392 KB) | |
| 61412R | Discussion | 2:00-2:50pm | Wednesday | 26 of 26 | Hoestevha Heap Of Birds | GFS101 | ||
| 61413R | Discussion | 3:30-4:20pm | Thursday | 25 of 25 | Hoestevha Heap Of Birds | GFS109 |
Concurrent Course
WRIT 140: Writing and Critical Reasoning (4.0 units)
Focuses on analytical and argumentative writing skills requisite to academic and professional writing. Emphasizes logical analysis of texts and other data, effective use of evidence, ethical argumentation, and stylistic and grammatical fluency. Requires concurrent enrollment with an affiliated General Education course in the Social Issues category. Students must achieve a satisfactory score on the verbal portion of the SAT, the USC Writing Examination, or credit for WRIT 120 or 121 bef
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64180D | Lecture | 8:00-9:15am | Tue, Thu | 16 of 17 | James Condon V I I | WPH202 | ||
| 64725D | Lecture | 12:30-1:45pm | Tue, Thu | 17 of 17 | James Condon V I I | WPH101 | ||
| 66997D | Lab | 7:00-8:50pm | Tuesday | 931 of 2000 | BOV AUD |
Analysis of factors in current American social problems: crime, delinquency, prostitution, family disorganization, race relations, mental illness.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture, one discussion, lab and one section of WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement)
- Concurrent enrollment: WRIT 140
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61420D | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 93 of 96 | Elaine Kaplan | OHE122 | PDF (482306 KB) |  |
| 61421R | Discussion | 3:00-3:50pm | Thursday | 23 of 25 | Tal Peretz | GFS222 | ||
| 61422R | Discussion | 2:00-2:50pm | Monday | 25 of 25 | Christine Jun | GFS109 | ||
| 61423R | Discussion | 4:00-4:50pm | Thursday | 21 of 25 | Tal Peretz | KAP158 | ||
| 61424R | Discussion | 3:30-4:20pm | Monday | 24 of 25 | Christine Jun | GFS213 | ||
| 61425D | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 98 of 100 | Karen Sternheimer | SGM123 | Word (121856 KB) | |
| 61426R | Discussion | 3:30-4:20pm | Tuesday | 24 of 25 | Glenda Flores | THH108 | ||
| 61427R | Discussion | 3:30-4:20pm | Thursday | 25 of 29 | Glenda Flores | THH108 | ||
| 61428R | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 27 of 27 | Kushan Dasgupta | VKC205 | ||
| 61429R | Discussion | 3:30-4:20pm | Wednesday | 22 of 26 | Kushan Dasgupta | GFS104 |
Concurrent Course
WRIT 140: Writing and Critical Reasoning (4.0 units)
Focuses on analytical and argumentative writing skills requisite to academic and professional writing. Emphasizes logical analysis of texts and other data, effective use of evidence, ethical argumentation, and stylistic and grammatical fluency. Requires concurrent enrollment with an affiliated General Education course in the Social Issues category. Students must achieve a satisfactory score on the verbal portion of the SAT, the USC Writing Examination, or credit for WRIT 120 or 121 bef
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64185D | Lecture | 8:00-9:15am | Tue, Thu | 15 of 17 | Kevin Egan | WPH203 | | |
| 64200D | Lecture | 8:00-9:15am | Tue, Thu | 17 of 17 | Elizabeth Durst | VKC160 | | |
| 64730D | Lecture | 12:30-1:45pm | Tue, Thu | 17 of 17 | Justin Bibler | SOSB47 | | |
| 64735D | Lecture | 12:30-1:45pm | Tue, Thu | 17 of 17 | Kevin Egan | SOSB37 | | |
| 64755D | Lecture | 12:30-1:45pm | Tue, Thu | 17 of 17 | Elizabeth Wilcox | KAP140 | | |
| 64760D | Lecture | 12:30-1:45pm | Tue, Thu | 16 of 17 | Jonathan Bliss | KAP158 | | |
| 66997D | Lab | 7:00-8:50pm | Tuesday | 931 of 2000 | BOV AUD |
Examination of the immigrant experience in the United States. Comparative analysis of social context of migration, formation of immigrant communities, and social integration of immigrants.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture, one discussion, lab and one section of WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement)
- Concurrent enrollment: WRIT 140
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61430D | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 100 of 101 | Jody Agius Vallejo | GFS106 | PDF (360026 KB) | |
| 61432R | Discussion | 3:30-4:20pm | Tuesday | 25 of 25 | Hye-Young Kwon | GFS109 | ||
| 61434R | Discussion | 3:30-4:20pm | Wednesday | 26 of 26 | Xiaoxin Zeng | GFS223 | ||
| 61435R | Discussion | 3:30-4:20pm | Monday | 24 of 25 | Xiaoxin Zeng | GFS223 | ||
| 61436R | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 25 of 26 | Hye-Young Kwon | KAP140 |
Concurrent Course
WRIT 140: Writing and Critical Reasoning (4.0 units)
Focuses on analytical and argumentative writing skills requisite to academic and professional writing. Emphasizes logical analysis of texts and other data, effective use of evidence, ethical argumentation, and stylistic and grammatical fluency. Requires concurrent enrollment with an affiliated General Education course in the Social Issues category. Students must achieve a satisfactory score on the verbal portion of the SAT, the USC Writing Examination, or credit for WRIT 120 or 121 bef
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64335D | Lecture | 9:00-9:50am | MWF | 16 of 17 | Evan Henerson | GFS204 | ||
| 64500D | Lecture | 12:00-12:50pm | MWF | 16 of 17 | Jose Navarro | GFS217 | ||
| 64505D | Lecture | 12:00-12:50pm | MWF | 15 of 17 | Alex Wescott | VKC151 | ||
| 64510D | Lecture | 12:00-12:50pm | MWF | 16 of 17 | Lisa Locascio | THHB10 | ||
| 66998D | Lab | 7:00-8:50pm | Wednesday | 763 of 2000 | BOV AUD |
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.
- Note: Register for lecture, one discussion, lab and one section of WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement)
- Concurrent enrollment: WRIT 140
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61440D | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 100 of 100 | Lynne Casper | SGM101 | PDF (67583 KB) | |
| 61441R | Discussion | 3:30-4:20pm | Tuesday | 25 of 25 | Edson Rodriguez | GFS107 | ||
| 61442R | Discussion | 3:30-4:20pm | Thursday | 25 of 25 | Edson Rodriguez | GFS107 | ||
| 61446R | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 25 of 25 | Hernan Ramirez | KAP145 | ||
| 61447R | Discussion | 3:30-4:20pm | Monday | 25 of 25 | Hernan Ramirez | GFS108 |
Concurrent Course
WRIT 140: Writing and Critical Reasoning (4.0 units)
Focuses on analytical and argumentative writing skills requisite to academic and professional writing. Emphasizes logical analysis of texts and other data, effective use of evidence, ethical argumentation, and stylistic and grammatical fluency. Requires concurrent enrollment with an affiliated General Education course in the Social Issues category. Students must achieve a satisfactory score on the verbal portion of the SAT, the USC Writing Examination, or credit for WRIT 120 or 121 bef
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64190D | Lecture | 8:00-9:15am | Tue, Thu | 15 of 17 | Gina Conti | VKC208 | ||
| 64740D | Lecture | 12:30-1:45pm | Tue, Thu | 17 of 17 | Mary Mello | VKC258 | ||
| 64745D | Lecture | 12:30-1:45pm | Tue, Thu | 17 of 17 | David Openshaw | KAP148 | ||
| 64765D | Lecture | 12:30-1:45pm | Tue, Thu | 17 of 17 | Arunima Paul | KAP167 | ||
| 66997D | Lab | 7:00-8:50pm | Tuesday | 931 of 2000 | BOV AUD |
Basic concepts of sociology with special reference to group life, social institutions, and social processes.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
- Note: Register for one lecture and one discussion Register for lecture and discussion
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61455D | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 43 of 45 | James Thing | THH116 | Word (89088 KB) | |
| 61458R | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Monday | 20 of 25 | Kristen Barber | KAP145 | ||
| 61462R | Discussion | 3:30-4:20pm | Monday | 23 of 25 | Kristen Barber | KAP147 | ||
| 61463D | Discussion | 3:30-4:20pm | Monday | Canceled | ||||
| 61464D | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Monday | Canceled |
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.
- Note: Register for lecture, one discussion, lab and one section of WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement)
- Concurrent enrollment: WRIT 140
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61465D | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 40 of 44 | Nina Eliasoph | KAP156 | Word (91648 KB) | |
| 61466R | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Monday | 21 of 25 | Demetrios Psihopaidas | KAP140 | ||
| 61467R | Discussion | 3:30-4:20pm | Monday | 18 of 25 | Demetrios Psihopaidas | GFS104 |
Concurrent Course
WRIT 140: Writing and Critical Reasoning (4.0 units)
Focuses on analytical and argumentative writing skills requisite to academic and professional writing. Emphasizes logical analysis of texts and other data, effective use of evidence, ethical argumentation, and stylistic and grammatical fluency. Requires concurrent enrollment with an affiliated General Education course in the Social Issues category. Students must achieve a satisfactory score on the verbal portion of the SAT, the USC Writing Examination, or credit for WRIT 120 or 121 bef
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64195D | Lecture | 8:00-9:15am | Tue, Thu | 11 of 17 | Erin La Rosa | VKC259 | ||
| 64750D | Lecture | 12:30-1:45pm | Tue, Thu | 15 of 17 | Stephen Park | SOSB38 | ||
| 66997D | Lab | 7:00-8:50pm | Tuesday | 931 of 2000 | BOV AUD |
Past and present relations between the White majority and the "conquered minorities" (Blacks, Chicanos, American Indians), as well as Asian immigrants; conflict vs. assimilation perspectives.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61493D | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 25 of 25 | Elaine Kaplan | KAP166 | PDF (224242 KB) |
Current theories of origin, distribution, and control of deviant behavior; examination of processes involved in the career deviance of drug addicts, alcoholics, sexual deviants, gamblers, and mentally disordered.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61498D | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 46 of 47 | Karen Sternheimer | KAP144 | Word (99328 KB) |
Inequalities in wealth, prestige, and power in the United States; the American class structure and the extent of upward mobility in that structure.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61500D | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 46 of 47 | Karen Sternheimer | KAP144 | Word (117248 KB) |
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 | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61503D | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 49 of 49 | Lynne Casper | GFS118 | Word (61440 KB) |
Interdisciplinary examination of social, personal meanings of masculinity; variety of male experience by social class, race, sexuality, and age; emerging masculinities of the future.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the SWMS department but may qualify for major credit in SOCI. To register, enroll in SWMS 385.
- Note: Register for lecture, one discussion, lab and one section of WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement)
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34947D | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 32 of 34 | Joseph Hawkins | THH119 |
Spontaneous, expressive, and creative forms that support or revolutionize society, including topics such as audiences, student unrest, tax revolts, patriotism, uprisings, and women's movements.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61508D | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 16 of 17 | James Thing | KAP138 | Word (87040 KB) |
Contrasting views of work in contemporary societies; technological change in the workplace; opportunity, inequality, conflict, and alienation in different occupations.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61510D | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 21 of 21 | Edward Flores | KAP144 | Word (59392 KB) |
Women today in the labor force, in politics, and in the family. Past and contemporary attempts to expand the position of women in society.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61515D | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 23 of 24 | Sandra Gruner-Domic, Wolf Gruner | KAP145 | Word (34816 KB) |
Advanced seminar involving extensive reasing, research and discussions. Selected subjects; offered in Fall only and restricted to honors students. Acceptance into the Honors Program.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61553D | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Tuesday | 9 of 15 | Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo | KAP150 | Word (49152 KB) |
Developments in sociological theory from the discipline's nineteenth century origins to World War II.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61558D | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Wednesday | 6 of 15 | Sharon Hays | OFFICE | Word (42496 KB) |
Seminar in epistemologies, ethics, and techniques of qualitative research. Critical reading and practice in social observation, interviewing, fieldwork, and research design. Preparation of IRB proposal.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61562D | Lecture | 9:30-12:20pm | Monday | 10 of 15 | Paul Lichterman | OFFICE | Word (67072 KB) |
Graduate students begin their customized literature reviews and develop a paper that will frame the research they pursue in the empirical paper requirement.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Sociology
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61565D | Lecture | 10:00-12:50pm | Tuesday | 3 of 10 | Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo | KAP345 | Word (50176 KB) |
The social organization of gender in the contexts of work, families, intimacy, sexuality, reproduction, violence. Variations by race, ethnicity, social class. Processes of social change.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61580D | Lecture | 9:00-11:50am | Wednesday | Canceled | Michael Messner |
Women and immigration, employment, and household and family relations in the context of the global economy; women's social and political movements in diverse cultural contexts.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the SWMS department but may qualify for major credit in SOCI. To register, enroll in SWMS 554.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34976R | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Tuesday | Canceled |
Current racial problems in the United States and other countries; critiques of race relations literature.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61610D | Lecture | 3:30-6:30pm | Tuesday | 12 of 15 | Leland Saito | OFFICE | Word (50688 KB) |
Credit on acceptance of thesis.
- Prerequisite: SOCI 594A
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61617R | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | OFFICE |
- Prerequisite: SOCI 594B
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61618D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 5 | OFFICE |
An examination of the nature and adequacy of existing explanations of aging. Focus will be on psychological, sociological, and biological paradigms, and on the epistemology of theory.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the GERO department but may qualify for major credit in SOCI. To register, enroll in GERO 628.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36380R | Lecture | 9:00-11:50am | Thursday | 14 of 15 | Bob Knight | GER125 | PDF (788361 KB) |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
- Prerequisite: SOCI 794A
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61667D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 3 of 10 | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
- Prerequisite: SOCI 794B
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61668D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 10 | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
- Prerequisite: SOCI 794C
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61669D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 4 of 10 | OFFICE |
- Prerequisite: SOCI 794D
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61670D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 8 of 25 | OFFICE |
Information accurate as of 3/11/2011 7:45 AM.