Tetyana Pudrovska

Greading and Requirements: 

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Sociology is the scientific study of human societies, human behavior, and social life. This course will introduce you to the major topics that sociologists study, including culture, socialization, social interaction, stratification, gender, family, medical sociology, crime, deviance, and social institutions. An introduction to the theoretical perspectives and research methods of sociology will enhance your critical reasoning about these social issues. Most importantly, this course intends to develop your sociological imagination, which is the ability to understand how private lives are linked to and influenced by larger social processes.

READINGS

Required textbook:

Giddens, Anthony, Mitchell Duneier, Richard P. Appelbaum and Deborah Carr. 2014.

Introduction to Sociology, 9th ed. New York: Norton.

REQUIREMENTS

Students are expected to keep up with the required readings, attend lectures and discussion

sections, take notes in class, and participate in group discussions and exercises. You will have three closed-book exams that together will constitute 85% of your final grade (Exam 1 = 30%, Exam 2 = 35%, Exam 3 = 20%). Attendance and active participation in your discussion section is required and will account for 15% of your final grade.

GRADING POLICY

Exam 1 30%

Exam 2 35%

Exam 3 20%

Attendance and participation 15%

Extra credit up to 2%

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is intended to provide graduate students in sociology with (a) a level of literacy in statistical methods that will permit a basic understanding of most publications in the field's major journals, (b) the basic tools needed for a master's thesis that uses quantitative methods, (c) preparation for more advanced courses in this department and for independent study, and (d) a sensitivity for the limitations, as well as the strengths, of quantitative methods.

READINGS

Required textbooks – both available at UT library through electronic resources

Basic Statistics for Social Research by Hanneman, Robert A., Chichester: Wiley, 2012.

Stata Survival Manual by David Pevalin and Karen Robson McGraw-Hill Education, 2009

REQUIREMENTS

There will be three homework assignments and a final term paper. Attendance at the lectures and labs is required. The course grade will be based 60% on the homework, 30% on the final

term paper, and 10% on attendance.

GRADING POLICY

Homework 1 20%

Homework 2 20%

Homework 3 20%

Term paper 30%

Attendance 10%

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course will focus on the social antecedents and consequences of mental health and illness with respect to key variables reflecting individuals’ social experiences: gender, race/ethnicity, social class, sexual orientation, marital status, and age. We will combine sociological, psychological, epidemiological, and biological approaches to understand how the social aspects of mental health and illness interact with individual processes. At the end of this course you will be able (1) to apply a sociological perspective to mental illness as a social phenomenon, and (2) to understand the social etiology of and social inequality in mental health.

READINGS

Required textbook: William C. Cockerham. (2010). Sociology of Mental Disorder, 9/E. Pearson.

REQUIREMENTS

You will have three exams that will contribute a combined 60% to your final grade. You will also complete a course project that will contribute 30% to your final grade. The project is based on applying theories of mental illness to the movie “The Silver Linings Playbook.”

Attendance is required and will contribute 10% towards your final grade.

GRADING POLICY

Exam 1 25%

Exam 2 20%

Exam 3 15%

Course project 30%

Attendance 10%

Greading and Requirements: 

Greading and Requirements: 

Objectives

This course is intended to provide graduate students in sociology with (a) a level of literacy in statistical methods that will permit a basic understanding of research and policy studies using large survey data, (b) the basic tools needed for conducting research projects that use quantitative methods, (c) the groundwork for more advanced courses and for independent study, and (d) a sensitivity for the limitations, as well as the strengths, of quantitative methods. 

Textbooks

The required text is "Statistical Methods for the Social Sciences," 4th edition, by Alan Agresti and Barbara Finlay (2008; Allyn&Bacon).  Please read the assigned chapters before coming to class.

Lawrence Hamilton’s “Statistics with Stata" is recommended but NOT required.

Requirements and Grading

There will be five homework assignments and two in-class exams. The course grade will be based 50% on the homework, 25% on Exam 1, and 25% on Exam 2. The two exams are non-cumulative. The second exam will be at the scheduled time for a final exam but will cover just the last half of the course.

Objectives

This course is intended to provide graduate students in sociology with (a) a level of literacy in statistical methods that will permit a basic understanding of research and policy studies using large survey data, (b) the basic tools needed for conducting research projects that use quantitative methods, (c) the groundwork for more advanced courses and for independent study, and (d) a sensitivity for the limitations, as well as the strengths, of quantitative methods. 

Textbooks

The required text is "Statistical Methods for the Social Sciences," 4th edition, by Alan Agresti and Barbara Finlay (2008; Allyn&Bacon).  Please read the assigned chapters before coming to class.

Lawrence Hamilton’s “Statistics with Stata" is recommended but NOT required.

Requirements and Grading

There will be five homework assignments and two in-class exams. The course grade will be based 50% on the homework, 25% on Exam 1, and 25% on Exam 2. The two exams are non-cumulative. The second exam will be at the scheduled time for a final exam but will cover just the last half of the course.

Description:

Sociology is the scientific study of human societies, human behavior, and social life. This course will introduce you to the major topics that sociologists study, including culture, socialization, social interaction, stratification, gender, family, medical sociology, crime, deviance, and social institutions. An introduction to the theoretical perspectives and research methods of sociology will enhance your critical reasoning about these social issues. Most importantly, this course intends to develop your sociological imagination, which is the ability to understand how private lives are linked to and influenced by larger social processes.

Readings:

Giddens, Anthony, Mitchell Duneier, Richard P. Appelbaum and Deborah Carr. 2014. Introduction to Sociology, 9th ed. New York: Norton.

Grading:

Exam 1                                                30%

Exam 2                                                35%

Exam 3                                                20%

Attendance and participation             15%

Extra credit                                          up to 2%

The Signature Course (UGS 302 and 303) introduces first-year students to the university’s academic community through the exploration of new interests. The Signature Course is your opportunity to engage in college-level thinking and learning.

DESCRIPTION

Sociology is the scientific study of human societies, human behavior, and social life. This course will introduce you to the major topics that sociologists study, including culture, socialization, social interaction, stratification, gender, family, medical sociology, crime, deviance, and social institutions. An introduction to the theoretical perspectives and research methods of sociology will enhance your critical reasoning about these social issues. Most importantly, this course intends to develop your sociological imagination, which is the ability to understand how private lives are linked to and influenced by larger social processes.

REQUIRED READINGS

Textbook:

Giddens, Anthony, Mitchell Duneier, Richard P. Appelbaum and Deborah Carr. 2014. Introduction to Sociology, 9th ed. New York: Norton. Chapter 2: Asking and Answering Sociological Questions.

Articles: Required articles will be posted on Canvas.

Required Interactive Tools

Pearson’s Learning Catalytics

Student’s access for six months: $12

https://learningcatalytics.com/student_sign_up

GRADING POLICY

Exam 1                                                30%

Exam 2                                                35%

Exam 3                                                20%

Attendance and participation                    15%

Extra credit                                          up to 3%

Description

This course is an overview of mental health and illness in social contexts. We will focus on the social antecedents and consequences of mental illness and the extent to which mental disorder is socially constructed. We will combine sociological, psychological, epidemiological, and biological approaches to better understand how the social aspects of mental health and illness interact with individual processes. We’ll also emphasize the diversity of mental health and illness by gender, race/ethnicity, social class, sexual orientation, marital and parental statuses, and age. The objective of this course is for you to become familiar with micro-macro processes through which mental health and illness are affected by society and in turn affect social functioning of individuals. At the end of this course you will be able (1) to critically apply a sociological perspective to mental illness as a social phenomenon that transcends the individual level and (2) to understand the social etiology of and social inequality in mental health.

Required Readings

Textbook:

William C. Cockerham. (2010). Sociology of Mental Disorder, 9/E. Pearson.

In addition, required articles are listed below in the Readings section. ALL required and recommended articles will be posted on the course page on Canvas.

Required Interactive Tools

Pearson’s Learning Catalytics

Student’s access for six months: $12

https://learningcatalytics.com/student_sign_up

GRADING POLICY

Exam 1                                    20%

Exam 2                                    20%

Exam 3                                    20%

Course project                         20%

Attendance                              15%

Participation                             5%

Extra credit                       up to 2%

Description:

Description:

This graduate-level seminar applies a life-course interdisciplinary approach to gender and health in the US. “Health” is considered broadly as physical health, mental health, and mortality. We will integrate sociological, biological, psychological, and demographic perspectives to cover the topics of family, work, social relationships, masculinity, social stress, life transitions, and aging. We’ll focus on within- and between-gender differences, which means not only differences between men and women, but also heterogeneity among women and among men as well as similarities across genders. We’ll emphasize intersectionality and how gender interacts with race/ethnicity and social class to shape distinctive experiences of multiple groups and to create remarkable within-gender heterogeneity.

Texts:

There will be no textbook in this class. All required readings will be based on recently published original research and posted on Canvas.

Grading and Requirements:

The class requirements include leading and participating in class discussions, three mini-papers synthesizing and critically evaluating the readings, and a course project, which can be a literature review or an empirical study. ?

Course Description:

This course is an overview of a sociological approach to mental health and illness. We will focus on the social antecedents and consequences of mental illness and the extent to which mental disorder is socially constructed. We will combine sociological, psychological, epidemiological, and biological approaches to better understand the social dimensions of mental health and how the social aspects of mental illness interact with intra-individual processes. We’ll also emphasize the diversity of mental health and illness by gender, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and marital status. The objective of this course is for you to become familiar with micro-macro processes through which mental health and illness are affected by society and in turn affect social functioning of individuals. At the end of this course you will be able (1) to critically apply a sociological perspective to mental illness as a social phenomenon that transcends the individual level and (2) to understand the social etiology of and social inequality in mental health.

 Required Reading:

Textbook: William C. Cockerham. (2010). Sociology of Mental Disorder, 9/E. Pearson.

Additional readings will be sometimes included in the lectures. All these readings will be posted on BB. 

Grading and Requirements:

Exam 1                                    25%

Exam 2                                    25%

Exam 3                                    25%

Course paper                            10%

Attendance                                10%

Participation                              5%

FINAL GRADE CALCULATION

A   = 95%-100%

A-  = 90%-94.9%

B+ = 87%-89.9

B   = 84%-86.9%

B-  = 80%-83.9%

C+ = 77%-79.9%

C   = 70%-76.9%

D   = 60%-69.9%

F    = below 60%

Meetes with SSC 385

Objectives

This course is intended to provide graduate students in sociology with (a) a level of literacy in statisticalmethods that will permit a basic understanding of most publications in the field's major journals, (b) the basictools needed for a master's thesis that uses quantitative methods, (c) preparation for more advanced courses inthis department and for independent study, and (d) a sensitivity for the limitations, as well as the strengths, ofquantitative methods.

Textbooks

The text will be Statistical Methods for the Social Sciences, 4th edition (2009), by Alan Agresti and BarbaraFinlay (Available at the University Co-op). Please read the assigned chapters before coming to class. For thecomputer labs, Hamilton's "Statistics with Stata, Version 9" or Acock's "A Gentle Introduction to Stata" arerecommended by NOT required.

Requirements

There will be five homework assignments, a mid-term exam, and a final term paper. Most homework problemswill come from the text or will be computer exercises. The course grade will be based 50% on the homework,25% on the exam, and 25% on the final paper.Computer InstructionStudents are expected to attend the lab sessions, which will deal mainly with homework and statisticalcomputing.

Course Description

This course will introduce you to the social distribution of health and illness in the population. We will critically examine how social statuses and roles affect physical and mental health. Moreover, we will pay particular attention to the mechanisms giving rise to social disparities in health. This course is organized into four thematic sections, each representing a major social characteristic of the paramount interest to sociologists: gender, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status (SES), and marital/parental status. Within each section, we will familiarize ourselves with original articles, most of which were published in major sociological journal within the last 5-6 years. Our focus will be on most recent cutting-edge research in medical sociology and social epidemiology.  Readings for each section will include a combination of articles addressing both physical health (including mortality) and mental health. In this class, we will emphasize diversity, differentials, heterogeneity, and inequality, and discuss how medical sociologists and social epidemiologists study the increasing complexity of the population health processes. The objectives for this course are for you to become critical consumers of social epidemiological information and critical thinkers about social antecedents of individual health outcomes.

This course is intended to provide graduate students in sociology with (a) a level of literacy in statistical methods that will permit a basic understanding of most publications in the field's major journals, (b) the basic tools needed for a master's thesis that uses quantitative methods, (c) preparation for more advanced courses in this department and for independent study, and (d) a sensitivity for the limitations, as well as the strengths, of quantitative methods.

Description:

This course covers basic statistical methods in the social sciences to give graduate students a foundation in quantitative sociological methods in preparation for more advanced quantitative methods courses in sociology and other fields. Topics include: frequency and probability distributions, sampling distributions, estimation, and hypothesis testing. The first section of the course deals primarily with the concepts and theoretical foundations of inference. The rest of the course focuses on statistical techniques and various applications including the use of t-tests for comparing means and proportions, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) for understanding the relationship between categorical factors and a continuous dependent variable, contingency tables and measures of association for categorical and ordinal data, and simple and multiple regression techniques for the analysis of the relationship between continuous independent variables on a continuous dependent variable. Emphasis will be placed on understanding which method to use for a given problem and how to interpret the results of statistical tests. Students will be required to learn how to manipulate statistical formulas and to work with STATA.