This course is a systematic survey of the basic elements of which both theories and empirical researches are made in sociology. Classical as well as modern formulations, and some research applications, are examined.

Requirements	February 3, 5, 10	February 12, 17, 19, 24
February 26, March 3	March 5	March 10
March 12	March 24	March 26, 31, April 2
April 7, 9, 14	April 16, 21, 23	April 28
April 30, Summary

Requirements

The midterm exam will be limited to short-answer questions; the final exam will include both short-answer and essay questions. The final exam, because it is three times as long as the midterm, will count for three times as much. The two exams together will count for about 2/3 (4/6) of your course grade.

Your term paper should be 5-10 typewritten, double-spaced pages long. It should have a title, a brief introduction (beginning with the phrase "This paper will"), a large middle section, a brief summary (beginning with the phrase "This paper has"), and it should use headings and subheadings wherever appropriate. The topic must compare two or more descriptive and/or explanatory-predictive variables, and/or causal images, and/or theories examined in this course. Note especially that the paper must be comparative, and its comparative nature must be stated in the title. The topic should be chosen in brief consultation with the instructor. The paper is due Tuesday, May 12, 5 p.m. (deposited in the instructor's mailbox in the Sociology Department Lounge), and will count for about 1/3 (2/6) of your course grade.

All readings are available in a packet for sale by Pequod, 6 Nassau Street. One copy of this packet is also on reserve at Firestone.

Each student is required to lead the discussion in at least one precept on any course materials of his/her choice that have been covered in lectures and/or readings by the date of that precept.

February 3, 5, 10: Introduction and Overview

Wallace, W.L., "Toward a Disciplinary Matrix in Sociology" in N.J. Smelser (ed.), Handbook of Sociology, Newbury Park: SAGE. 1988: 23-76.

February 12, 17, 19, 24: Social Structure and Cultural Structure

Merton, R.K., Social Theory and Social Structure, New York: Free Press. 1957: 368-384.
Rothman, E.K., Hands and Hearts, New York: Basic Books. 1984: 285-311.
Weber, M., The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, New York: Scribner's. 1958: 17-27, 60-81, 98, 102-112. Economy and Society, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. 1978: 385-398.
Kuhn, T.S., The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 1970: 52-65, 77-91.
Davies, J.C., "Toward a Theory of Revolution," American Sociological Review (27), February 1962: 5-19.

February 26, March 3: Spatial and Temporal Regularities

Wallace, W.L., Principles of Scientific Sociology, New York: Aldine. 1983: 133-155.
Melbin, M., "Night as Frontier," American Sociological Review (43), February 1978: 3-13, 15-21.
Hall, E.T., The Hidden Dimension, New York: Doubleday. 1966: 107-117, 120, 123-158.
Festinger, L., et. al., Social Pressures in Informal Groups, Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. 1950: 33-59.

March 5: Hierarchic Structure

Wallerstein, I., The Capitalist World-Economy, New York: Cambridge University Press. 1979: 18-36.
Berger, P., and T. Luckmann, The Social Construction of Reality, New York: Doubleday. 1967: 50-62, 84-97.

March 10: Internal (Body, Mind) Variables

Marx, K., and F. Engels, The Marx-Engels Reader, revised (R. Tucker, ed.), New York: Norton. 1978: 149-160.
Freud, S., Civilization and Its Discontents, New York: Norton. 1961: 22-32, 40-45, 59-71.
Coleman, J.S., Foundations of Social Theory, Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 1990: 13-21, 31-32.
Tomasello, M., "Human See, Human Do," Natural History (106), September 1997: 45-47.
Galef, B.G., "Learning Under the Influence," Natural History (106), September 1997: 47-49.

MARCH 12: MIDTERM EXAM

March 24: Internal (Body, Mind) Variables [continued]

Jones, E.E., Interpersonal Perception, New York: Freeman. 1990: 77-107.
Clotfelder, C.T. and P.J. Cook, Selling Hope, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. 1989: 71-90.
Rossi, A.S., "Gender and Parenthood," in Gender and the Life Course (A.S. Rossi, editor). New ork: Aldine. 1985: 161-168, 177-186.
Marks, J., Human Biodiversity, New York: Aldine-de Gruyter. 1995: 237-244.

March 26, 31 April 2: External People (Body) Variables

Durkheim, E., The Division of Labor in Society, New York: Free Press. 1984: 126-139, 208-223, 291-308.
Spencer, H., Principles of Sociology, New York: Appleton. 1898, I: 466-473, 494, 518, 532-537, 587.
Simmel, G., The Sociology of Georg Simmel, New York: Free Press. 1950: 145-169.
Simmel, G., Conflict, New York: Free Press. 1955: 90-93, 96-107, 109-123.
Waring, J., "Social Replenishment and Social Change," in Age and Society (A. Foner, editor). Newbury Park, CA: SAGE. 1975: 107-24.
Bongaarts, J., "Population Policy Options in the Developing World," Science (263) 11 February, 1994: 771-776.
Wattenberg, B.J., "The Population Explosion Is Over," New York Times Magazine, November 23, 1997: 60-63.
Cerulo, K.A., "Social Disruption and Its Effects on Music," Social Forces, (62), June 1984: 885-901.
Durkheim, E., The Rules of Sociological Method, New York: Free Press. 1982: 119-25.
Gans, H.J., "The Positive Functions of Poverty," American Journal of Sociology (78) 1972: 275-89.

April 7, 9, 14: External People (Mind) Variables

Durkheim, E., Elementary Form of Religious Life, New York: Free Press. 1965: 246-257.
Goleman, D., "Happy or Sad," New York Times, October 15, 1991: 1-2.
Goleman, D., "Expert' Babies Found to Teach Others," New York Times, July 21, 1993: C10.
Chira, S., "Study Finds Benefits," New York Times, May 26, 1994: C1, C8.
Phillips, D.P., "The Impact of Mass Media Violence on U.S. Homicides," American Sociological Review, 48 (August 1983): 560-568.
Mannheim, K., Ideology and Utopia, New York: Harcourt Brace. 1955: 5-11, 136-146.
Goffman, E., The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life, New York: Doubleday. 1959: 1-16, 77-105.
Moore, W.E. and M. Tumin, "Some Social Functions of Ignorance," American Sociological Review (14), December 1949: 787-795.
Dentler, R.A. and Erikson, K., "Functions of Deviance in Groups," Social Problems (VII) Fall, 1959: 98-107.
Becker, H., Outsiders, New York: Free Press. 1973: 147-163.

April 16, 21, 23: External Thing (Living, Non-Living) Variables

Wilford, J.N., "The Transforming Leap," New York Times, September 5, 1995: C1, C9.
Davies, P., The Last Three Minutes, New York: Basic Books. 1994: 1-7.
Broad, W.J., "When Worlds Collide," New York Times, August 1, 1994: A1, A12.
White, L.A., The Science of Culture, New York: Farrar Strauss & Giroux. 1969: 368-393.
Marx, K. and F. Engels, The Marx-Engels Reader, revised (R. Tucker, ed.), New York: Norton. 1978: 476-480, 278-287.
Gouldner, A.W., The Dialectic of Ideology and Technology, New York: Oxford University Press. 1976: 39-44, 91-117.
Postman, N., The Disappearance of Childhood, New York: Delacorte. 1982: 20-80.
McNeill, W.H., Plagues and Peoples, New York: Doubleday. 1976: 1-13.
Wade, N., "Method and Madness," New York Times Magazine. September 25, 1994: 24, 26.
Kerr, R.A., "Greenhouse Report," Science (270), 3 November, 1995: 731.
Stone, R., "If the Mercury Soars," Science (267), 17 February, 1995: 957-958.
Homer-Dixon, et. al., "Environmental Change and Violent Conflict," Scientific American, February, 1993: 38-45.
Tierney, J., "Our Oldest Computer, Upgraded," New York Times Magazine, September 28, 1997: 46ff.
Broad, W.J., "Millions Converse," New York Times, May 8, 1993: 1-3.
Noam, E.M., "Electronics and the Dim Future of the University," Science (270), 13 October, 1995: 247-249.
Myerson, A.R., "Solar Power," New York Times, November 15, 1994: D1, D2.
Lawler, A., "Company Targets Asteroids-and Profits," Science (277), 19 September, 1997: 1756.
Kolata, G., "Gene Technique," New York Times, November 22, 1994: A1, C10.
Cusack, O., Pets and Mental Health, New York: Haworth Press. 1988: 9-20.

April 28: Theory, Pure Science, and Applied Science

Wallace, W.L., Principles of Scientific Sociology, New York: Aldine. 1983: 359.

April 30: Summary

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