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admission are academic performance and promise of outstanding independent work. See also Masters statement above. Apply online at http://www.bc.edu/schools/gsas/admission/. Ph.D. Degree Requirements: The Doctoral degree is fulfilled by completing all MA requirements plus an additional eight courses (for a total of 54 credits), including another graduate level Methods course. Other requirements include meeting a one year full-time residency requirement, writing a research paper of publishable quality, passing general comprehensive examinations, and completing a doctoral dissertation and passing an oral defense. M.B.A./Ph.D. Program (M.B.A./M.A. also offered) The department and the Carroll Graduate School of Management administer this dual degree program, which trains social researchers, providing them with a systematic understanding of the business and work place environment and trains managers in social research techniques appropriate to their needs. The program is interdisciplinary, focusing on topics such as corporate responsibility and accountability, social investment, workplace democracy, and industrial relations. Apply online to both schools, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at http://www.bc.edu/schools/gsas/admission/ and the Carroll Graduate School of Management at http://www.bc.edu/schools/ csom/mba/. Financial Assistance The department has a limited number of financial assistance packages in the form of Graduate Teaching and Research Assistantships, Graduate Fellowships, and tuition waivers, with all candidates accepted to the Ph.D. program assured of receiving funding. Awards are made on the basis of academic performance, experience and skill, as well as department needs. Apply online at http://www.bc.edu/ schools/gsas/admission/. The Sociology Departments e-mail address is sociolog@bc.edu. Undergraduate Course Offerings Note: Future course offerings and courses offered on a periodic basis are listed on the World Wide Web at http://www.bc.edu/courses/. SC 001 Introductory Sociology (Fall/Spring: 3) Satisfies Social Sciences Core Requirement Sociology majors are encouraged to take section SC 001.01, which presents a more comprehensive view of the topic. This course presents the basics of sociology. It conveys a sense of the history of sociology, how research is conducted, and various theoretical approaches to the field. Attention is given both to micro-level (interpersonal) and macro-level (organizational) behavior. Special topics emphasized include interaction in everyday life, sociology of the family and gender roles, education, race and ethnic relations, and sociology of work and occupations. One of the major goals of the course is to enable students to ground themselves and their families sociologically, by examining their own community and social class origins. David Karp Ritchie Lowry The Department SC 003 Introductory Anthropology (Fall/Spring: 3) Satisfies Cultural Diversity Core Requirement Satisfies Social Sciences Core Requirement This course introduces students to the main themes, methods and intellectual traditions of cultural anthropology. We will explore concepts of culture, human origins, food procurement, marriage and the family, gender, political organization, social stratification and globalization. James Hamm The Department SC 005 Planet in Peril: Environmental Issues and Society (Fall/Spring: 3) Satisfies Social Sciences Core Requirement Offered Periodically Sociology points us beyond technical and scientific issues to the social roots of contemporary ecological issues, as well as the justice issues this circumstance entails. This course provides the foundation for an informed, critical approach to contemporary environmental issues in society. It will cover the history of American ecological movements, the rise of contemporary environmentalism, and assessments of the present ecological moment and it will bring sociology to bear in analyzing both our impact on the environment and the social significance of various environmental movements. In the process, students will be introduced to a cross-section of sociological modes of analysis. Michael Agliardo SC 008 Marriage and the Family (Fall: 3) Satisfies Social Sciences Core Requirement May be taken as part of the Womens Studies minor. This course analyzes sociological theories and research on the family with particular attention to (1) the family and the broader society; (2) changes in gendered expectations and behavior; (3) comparisons of family life by gender, social class, and race; (4) the family and the life cycle; (5) contemporary alternatives to the good provider/cult of domesticity family common between 1830 and 1980; and (6) policy. Lynda Lytle Holmstrom SC 021 The Question of Consumer Society: Shop Til You Drop (Spring: 3) Satisfies Social Sciences Core Requirement This course addresses long-standing debates about consumer society: How does advertising work? Are consumers manipulated by marketing? Why are consumer choices so important in the constitution of identity? How is consumption affecting the environment? How is consumer culture going global? Special attention will be paid to the ways in which consumer culture structures division by class, gender, and race. Readings by Adorno and Horkheimer, Galbraith, Friedan, Bourdieu, Vebleu, Baudrillard, Hooks, Bordo, and others. Juliet B. Schor SC 022 Sociology of Crime and Punishment (Fall/Spring: 3) Satisfies Social Sciences Core Requirement Students are introduced to the sociological perspective through the window of crime and punishment. We examine the historic search for the causes of crime, ranging from nineteenth century England and Italy to twentieth century America. We consider the sources, strengths, and weaknesses of each theory and the strategies for controlling it generated. The second half of the course focuses on patterns of criminal ARTS AND SCIENCES The Boston College Catalog 2006-2007 245

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