3 points Sociological and anthropological approaches to race and ethnicity, including socialconstructionism and symbolic ethnicity. Readings will include case studies from theUnited States as well as Great Britain and the Caribbean, with a special emphasis onhow identity is constructed and expressed through cultural forms such as music. This course may be audited. Sarah Clara Daynes Get syllabus Get tuition Sociology S3212D. Methods of social research. 3 points Introduction to elementary data analysis.
Students perform simple analyses of data sets.
The politics of globalization. 3 points Overview of contemporary debates over the social, political, and cultural dimensions of globalization and transnationalism. Course explores topics such as the changing politics of inequality in the European Union and political conflicts over globalization, e.g., the recent demonstrations in Seattle against the World Trade Organization. This course may be audited. The sociology of mass media and popular culture.