Sociological Analysis
SOC 202
Fall 2012
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This course is an introduction to the major components of sociological analysis: the language of sociological inquiry, research techniques and methodology, types of explanation, and the relationship between theory and research. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS SOC |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: SOC151 |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Chambliss, Daniel F. and Russell K. Schutt. 2006. Making Sense of the Social World: Methods of Investigation, 2nd edition. Thousand Oaks, California: Pine Forge Press.
2. Acock, Alan C. 2006. A Gentle Introduction to Stata, 2nd Edition. Stata Press
3. Edin, Kathryn and Maria Kefalas. 2007. Promises I Can Keep: Why Poor Women Put Motherhood Before Marriage. Berkeley: University of California Press.
4. Duneier, Michael. 1999. Sidewalk. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.
5. Several articles from the American Sociological Review
We will also examine the methods used in short selections from key qualitative and quantitative works of sociology:
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Examinations and Assignments:
The assignments will consist of three papers: a research proposal, a quantitative research paper and a qualitative research paper. In addition there will be numerous small exercises. |
| Instructor(s): Long,Daniel A. Times: ..T.R.. 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: PAC421; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 20 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 15 | | |
| | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 5 | FR: 0 |
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