Uses examples from drug and alcohol studies, and other health care evaluation studies. Course provides qualitative analysis and the development of substantive and formal sociological theory. Emphasis is on student-presented data and their conceptualization. Advanced methods seminar. Examines the complexity of issues and challenge of advanced quantitative research in measurement models, complex survey analysis, longitudinal design and analysis, and meta analysis.
Class explores the scope and etiology of violence in the United States.
Discussion includes the links between different types of violence, examination of competing theoretical approaches to explain the causes of violence, and different policy approaches to resolve and prevent violence. Course provides discussion of problems faced by chronically ill persons and their families including crisis management, handling symptoms, managing regimens, social isolation, phases of disease, temporal difficulties, normalization, dying, as well as policy issues confronting health personnel and the general public. Student will become familiar with literature and debates on power structure research and theory. Course is designed for doctoral students investigating advanced research issues preparatory to qualifying examinations. Topics to be analyzed will vary each year, but will be focused upon a specific area.