Development of a theory of criminal justice. Dynamics of race and ethnic relations. Differentiations of power, identity, socio- economic status, forces of racial conflicts, and mutual accommodations. Influence of discrimination and colonialism on minority individuals, and on community institutions and society. Special issues in medical sociology.
Topics usually concern contemporary medical sociology theory and research.
Unusual opportunities and problems in sociology at the graduate level. Major issues and controversies in contemporary quantitative methods. Research design, causal analysis, reliability and validity, multiple indicators and confirmatory factor analysis, and comparative and longitudinal causal models. Assumptions of the model and consequences when assumptions are violated. Individual research experience working with a faculty member in preparation for the development of a dissertation draft proposal.