This course will examine social inequality in society through the lens of crime, criminality, and punishment. It will analyze criminalization and punishment both as a means to measure social stratification according to race, social class, gender, and other axes of inequality, and as a distinct ground for social stratification.

This hands-on graduate seminar provides comprehensive training in the use of in-depth interviewing to conduct sociological research. The course takes students through each step of the process: from formulating research questions for which in depth interviewing constitutes a fruitful method of inquiry, to developing a research instrument, addressing research ethics, recruiting participants, transcribing, analyzing, and crafting sociological arguments using interview data.

Gen Ed HS. This course follows the history of the Roman people from the founding of the city by Romulus in 753 BCE to the conversion of the emperor Constantine to Christianity in 312 CE. We will examine how Roman authors, archaeology, coins, sculpture, and human remains help us understand the Roman past in all its diversity. (Gen. Ed. HS)

The diverse histories of indigenous peoples in North America from their origins to the present. Focus on indigenous perspectives, examining social, economic, and political issues experienced by indigenous peoples. Emphasis on diversity, continuity, change, and self-determination. (Gen.Ed. HS, DU)

The diverse histories of indigenous peoples in North America from their origins to the present. Focus on indigenous perspectives, examining social, economic, and political issues experienced by indigenous peoples. Emphasis on diversity, continuity, change, and self-determination. (Gen.Ed. HS, DU)

The diverse histories of indigenous peoples in North America from their origins to the present. Focus on indigenous perspectives, examining social, economic, and political issues experienced by indigenous peoples. Emphasis on diversity, continuity, change, and self-determination. (Gen.Ed. HS, DU)

General view of the cultural, economic, and political development of Latin America, 1492 to 1824. Topics include the Iberian and Indian backgrounds; Spanish and Portuguese imperial organization; role of Indians, Blacks, and Europeans in the New World; the coming of independence. (Gen.Ed. HS, DG)

General view of the cultural, economic, and political development of Latin America, 1492 to 1824. Topics include the Iberian and Indian backgrounds; Spanish and Portuguese imperial organization; role of Indians, Blacks, and Europeans in the New World; the coming of independence. (Gen.Ed. HS, DG)

General view of the cultural, economic, and political development of Latin America, 1492 to 1824. Topics include the Iberian and Indian backgrounds; Spanish and Portuguese imperial organization; role of Indians, Blacks, and Europeans in the New World; the coming of independence. (Gen.Ed. HS, DG)

This course serves as a survey of the major theoretical approaches and empirical research in the field of political behavior. The course is split into two parts. The first part of the course delves into the manner in which individual citizens understand the political world, and here we will investigate the origins, development, and operation of: partisanship, ideology, and public opinion.