Following the completion of course work, students must pass a preliminary examination, and an oral defense of the dissertation proposal. They must submit an acceptable dissertation and successfully defend it in a final examination. Specific listings and course outlines will be available in the Department in February for the fall semester, and in October for the spring semester. People and Places of Philadelphia. This course provides the information, conceptual and methodological tools to investigate the city of Philadelphia, its people, institutions, neighborhoods and communities from the perspective of a sociologist.
Special attention is focused on differences in socialization by sex, race and class.
Men and Masculinity. This class draws on a wide array of literature and perspectives on men, men's roles, and masculinity. The course explores the structural and historical underpinnings of the masculine role and considers the possibility of multiple masculinities. Statistical Methods in Sociology. An introduction to statistical analysis for students with limited statistical backgrounds.