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Sociology Introductory Courses

In this section:

SOC 15N. The Transformation of Socialist Societies

SOC 32N. Law in Society

SOC 45Q. Understanding Race and Ethnicity in American Society

SOC 46N. Race, Ethnic, and National Identities: Imagined Communities

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Stanford Introductory Seminars (IDS, ISF, ISS) Courses

SOC 15N. The Transformation of Socialist Societies

(F,Sem) Stanford Introductory Seminar. Preference to freshmen. The impact of societal organization on the lives of ordinary people in socialist societies and in the new societies arising through the processes of political, economic, and social transformation. Do the concepts of democratization and marketization suffice to characterize ongoing changes? Enrollment limited to 16. GER:EC-GlobalCom

3 units, Win (Tuma, N)

SOC 32N. Law in Society

(F,Sem) Stanford Introductory Seminar. Preference to freshmen. Law and social inequality. Major sociological perspectives on where the law comes from, what law and justice systems do, and how they work. Enrollment limited to 16. GER:DB-SocSci, EC-AmerCul

3 units, Aut (Sandefur, R)

SOC 45Q. Understanding Race and Ethnicity in American Society

(S,Sem) Stanford Introductory Seminar. Preference to sophomores. A brief historical overview of race in America, race and violence, race and socioeconomic wellbeing, and the future of race relations in America. Enrollment limited to 16. GER:DB-SocSci

5 units, Aut (Snipp, C)

SOC 46N. Race, Ethnic, and National Identities: Imagined Communities

(F,Sem) Stanford Introductory Seminar. Preference to freshmen. How new identities are created and legitimated. What does it mean to try on a different identity? National groups and ethnic groups are so large that one individual can know only an infinitesimal fraction of other group members. What explains the seeming coherence of groups? If identities are a product of the imagination, why are people willing to fight and die for them? Enrollment limited to 16. GER:DB-SocSci

3 units, Win (Rosenfeld, M)

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