Topic 1: Post-Soviet Societies. Only one of the following may be counted: Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 345 (Topic 1: Post-Soviet Societies); Sociology 321K (Topic 1); Women's and Gender Studies 345 (Topic: Post-Soviet Societies).

Topic 2: Changes in the American Family. Current trends and theories about the changing American family; the consequences of family change, from a variety of perspectives. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 3: Social Welfare Policy. Poverty and inequality in the United States from the perspectives of the sociologist and the policymaker. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 4: Women and Socialism. The origins of socialism, its relationship to gender issues, and the role women have played in existing socialist states as revolutionaries and citizens. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 5: Sociology of Intentional Community. Literary, historical, and contemporary records of utopian ventures to create the perfect society, and how these attempts shed light on the nature of the less-than-perfect human societies in which we live. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 7: The Sociology of Sport. Examines the place of sport within social theory, with particular emphasis on the understanding of sport and society found in functionalist, Weberian, Marxist, figurational, feminist, and postmodernist accounts. This theoretical framework is used to explore key social issues in sport, including gender and representation, violence and deviancy, commercialization and college sport, race and inequality, and nationalism and identity. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and Sociology 302.

Topic 8: Race, Sport, and Identity. Explores the sociological significance of sport in relation to the construction of racialized identities. Focuses primarily but not exclusively on the black experience in sport, and examines the changing meanings given to sport throughout the twentieth century. African and African American Studies 374 (Topic: Race, Sport, and Identity) and Sociology 321K (Topic 8) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and Sociology 302.

Topic 9: Race, Gender, and Social Movements. Exploration of social movements related to racial minorities in the United States. Focuses on Asian Americans, with comparisons drawn between them and African Americans and Latinos. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian American Studies 330 (Topic: South Asian American Experience), Sociology 321K (Topic 9), 321K (Topic: South Asian American Experience), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: South Asian American Experience). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 10: Gender, Work, and the Labor Force. Critical issues pertaining to workplaces and labor markets in industrial societies. Includes gender inequality in the labor market, social organization of work, types of work and employment, and changes in the labor force in industrial societies. Uses examples from East Asian countries to illustrate how the institutional context shapes women's employment behavior and economic conditions. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 361 (Topic: Work and Labor Markets), Sociology 321K (Topic 10), 321K (Topic: Work and Labor Markets), Women's and Gender Studies 322 (Topic: Work and Labor Markets). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.