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 STUDY OF SOCIOLOGY IN UNITED STATES 555

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE.

SOCIOLOGY.

PROFESSOR ELY, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MEYER, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR SHARP, MR. Down, AND

SPECIAL LECTURERS.

1. The elements of sociology.

2. Modern sociological thought. A critical discussion of the works of the prin- cipal sociological writers from Comte to the present time.

3. The psychological sociologist. This course deals with that group of sociolo- gists who approach sociology from a psychological point of view.

4. Charities and correction. The course will include lectures by specialists and excursions to state and local institutions. This course should precede Courses 5 and 6.

5. Public and private charity. A comparative study of poor-relief in the United States, England, and the principal continental countries.

6. Charity organization. A study of poverty in American cities, with special reference to the work of charity-organization societies.

7. Social ethics. This course treats the philosophy of legal institutions, with special emphasis on the ethical point of view. It is accepted as a study in the politi- cal-science group.

8. Seminary in sociology. Designed particularly for graduate students and others of suitable preparation. Topics in theoretical and practical sociology will be selected with reference to the needs and interests of the student.

9. Field work. Students are encouraged to study charitable and correctional institutions in Madison and vicinity, and opportunity is afforded for continuous work during the summer months. During past years students from the university have engaged in field work, and several of these students have taken up work of this kind as a career. It is believed that this method of continuous study, followed by field work, yields the best results. It is the aim of this department to furnish secretaries of charity-organization societies, and other trained workers.

ECONOMICS, PUBLIC FINANCE, AND STATISTICS.

PROFESSOR ELY, PROFESSOR SCOTT, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MEYER, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR JONES,

DR. KLEENE, MR. YOUNG.

5. Economic problems. Special attention will be devoted to the problem of labor. Such topics as the sliding scale, hours of labor, sweat-shop and tenement- house production, trades unions, co-operation, profit-sharing, and labor legislation will be considered. Text-book with class reports and lectures.

12. The economic functions of the state. This course consists of a series of lec- tures, historical and critical, on the state in its relation to industry, trade, and the pro- fessions, with special reference to pharmacy.

1 8. The distribution of wealth. Part I. This course deals chiefly with the fun- damental institutions in the existing social order and their relation to the present distribution of wealth. Open to graduate students and undergraduates who have had suitable preparation. v

19. Distribution of wealth. Part II. A discussion of the separate factors in dis- tribution, such as rent, interest, and wages, and monopoly gains ; the equilibrium of the factors in distribution ; individual fortunes and differential gains ; modifications in the distribution of wealth, actual and proposed, including a discussion of socialism ;