Department of Sociology
College of Liberal Arts
Texas A&M University
(2025 Summer) SOCI 311 – Social Change
– Course information
Time: Online
Location: Online
Canvas website:
https://canvas.tamu.edu/courses/370915
I will utilize Canvas to write announcements to students, receive assignments, quizzes and exams, and post grades.
All lecture videos are available in my YouTube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/c/ErnestoAmaralPhD
– Instructor details
Ernesto F. L. Amaral
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
Phone: (979)845–9706
Email: amaral@tamu.edu
Office hours: https://tamu.zoom.us/my/amaral
I will provide office hours by appointment. Students must request appointments by email at least 48 hours in advance. When you enter this Zoom session, you will be placed in a waiting room. I will add you to the chat after I finish talking to the previous student.
– Assignments, quizzes, and exams
Students should read instructions about Perusall assignments, quizzes, and exams in the syllabus before starting them on Canvas. Submit all coursework on Canvas. Look for exact due dates in the syllabus and on Canvas.
– Lectures
Chapter 1. Development
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Chapter 2. Contextualizing the development project
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Chapter 3. The development project
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Chapter 4. Instituting the globalization project
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Chapter 5. Experiencing the globalization project
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Chapter 6. The globalization project in crisis
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Chapter 7. Global reorderings
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Chapter 8. Development climate
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Chapter 9. Public and local green initiatives
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Chapter 10. Toward sustainable development
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– Aggregated-level data
Gapminder: Unveiling the beauty of statistics for a fact-based worldview
Site
Videos
World Bank Data
Site
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Data
Site
World Wealth & Income Database
Site
Opportunity Insights
Site
National Vital Statistics System
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Site
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
Data Visualizations
Site
Pew Research Center Data
Site
Global Attitudes & Trends
Pew Research Center
Site
OXFAM - The Power of People Against Poverty
Site
Doctors without Borders
Site
Brookings Institute
Site
– U.S. Census Bureau
Census Bureau
Official website
Site
U.S. and World Population Clock
Site
Quick Facts about the United States
Site
Explore U.S. Census Bureau Data
Data.census.gov
What is data.census.gov?
Explanation about transition from American FactFinder
Site
American Community Survey (ACS)
Site
Current Population Survey (CPS)
Site
Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) Program
Site
Migration/Geographic Mobility
Site
County-to-County Migration Flows
Site
Census Flows Mapper
Site
TIGER/Line Shapefiles
Site
Demographic Analysis and Population Projection System (DAPPS)
Site
– Demographic resources
Population Pyramids
Site
Population Division
Department of Economic and Social Affairs
United Nations
Site
Population.io
The World Population Project
Site
The Pudding - Human Terrain
World's Population in 3D
Data from the Global Human Settlement Layer
Site
Population Reference Bureau (PRB)
Data Visualization and Dissemination
Site
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
Minnesota Population Center (MPC)
University of Minnesota
Site
The DHS Program
Demographic and Health Surveys
Site
European Social Survey (ESS)
Site
Eurostat - Your Key to European Statistics
Site
Population
Science special issue
Site
Population Connection
America's Voice for Population Stabilization
Site
Family Inequality
Dr. Philip Cohen, University of Maryland
Site
Rob J. Hyndman – Monash University, Australia
Demography: Forecasting mortality, fertility, migration and population data
R package
Site
Coherent population forecasting using R
Site
Applied Demography Toolbox
Department of Demography
University of California Berkeley
Site
Population and Poverty Research Network (PopPov)
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Population Reference Bureau (PRB)
Site
– COVID-19 Pandemic
Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19)
Our World in Data
Site
Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases
Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE)
Johns Hopkins University (JHU)
Site
COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic
Worldometer
Site
Coronavirus Map: Tracking the Global Outbreak
The New York Times
Site
Resources about demography and COVID-19
Population Europe
Site
Sex, gender and COVID-19
Global Health 5050
Site
– Mortality data sources
The Human Mortality Database
Site
– Fertility data sources
The Human Fertility Database
Site
Human Fertility Collection
Site
– Migration data sources
Foreign-Born Population: A Nation of Overlapping Diasporas
Digital Scholarship Lab
University of Richmond
Site
Migration Policy Institute (MPI)
Tool to generate graphs of countries of birth for U.S. immigrants, 1960-Present
Site
Mexican Migration Project (MPP)
Princeton University & University of Guadalajara
Site
Mexican Family Life Survey (MxFLS)
Iberoamerican University (UIA)
Center for Economic Research and Teaching (CIDE)
Duke University
Site
The New Immigrant Survey
Princeton University
Site
Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX)
Site
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Site
Syria Regional Refugee Response
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Site
– Other microdata and surveys
Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID)
Institute for Social Research
University of Michigan
Site
Health and Retirement Study (HRS)
Institute for Social Research
University of Michigan
Site
American Life Panel
RAND Corporation
Site
World Values Survey
Site
Latinobarómetro: Opinión Pública Lationamericana
Site
Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP)
Site
Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES)
Site
– Academic associations
American Sociological Association (ASA)
Site
Population Association of America (PAA)
Site
American Political Science Association (APSA)
Site
American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR)
Site
– Sources for literature review
Web of Science
Scientific citation indexing service
Site
JSTOR (Journal Storage)
Digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources
Site
American Journal of Sociology
Site
American Sociological Review
Site
Annual Review of Sociology
Site
Science Direct
Source for scientific, technical, and medical research
Site
PubMed
Citations for biomedical literature, life science journals, and online books
Site
– Public-opinion polls
RealClearPolitics
Political news and polling data aggregator
Site
