Introductory Sociology
SOC 151
Spring 2007
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An introduction to the systematic study of the social sources and social consequences of human behavior, with emphasis upon culture, social structure, socialization, institutions, group membership, social conformity and social deviance. Sections may have variable content. Students are urged to consult instructors or the departmental office. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Writing |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS SOC |
| Course Format: Lecture/Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (SOC)(STS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
B. Ehrenreich (2001). NICKEL AND DIMED: ON (NOT) GETTING BY IN AMERICA. Owl Books.
K. Marx and F. Engels (1995). THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO. Signet Classic.
E. Goffman. (1959). THE PRESENTATION OF SELF IN EVERYDAY LIFE. Anchor.
P. Hill Collins. (2000). BLACK FEMINIST THOUGHT. |
| Instructor(s): Cutler,Jonathan Times: ..T.R.. 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: PAC107; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 35 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 0 | | |
| Seats Available: 1 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 15 | FR: 20 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 26 | 1st Ranked: 8 | 2nd Ranked: 3 | 3rd Ranked: 5 | 4th Ranked: 3 | Unranked: 7 |
| SECTION 02 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Works by Durkheim, Marx, Weber, and Simmel. |
Examinations and Assignments:
Five papers, one book review, a midterm, and final |
| Instructor(s): Owens,Lynn Times: .M.W... 11:00AM-12:20PM; Location: PAC422; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 30 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: -7 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 15 | FR: 15 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 6 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 1 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 4 |
| SECTION 03 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
We will read selections from the following:
Blair-Loy, Mary, COMPETING DEVOTIONS: CAREER AND FAMILY AMONG WOMEN EXECUTIVES, Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2005
Collins, Jane L., THREADS: GENDER, LABOR, AND POWER IN THE GLOBAL APPAREL INDUSTRY, Chicago: University Of Chicago Press, 2003
Lareau, Annette, UNEQUAL CHILDHOODS, 2005
MacLeod, Jay, AIN'T NO MAKIN' IT: ASPIRATIONS AND ATTAINMENT IN A LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOOD, 2nd Revised Edition, Colorado: Westview Press, 2004
Portes, Alejandro and Rubén G. Rumbaut, IMMIGRANT AMERICA: A PORTRAIT, 3rd edition, Berkeley: University of California Press, 2006
Takaki, Ronald, A DIFFERENT MIRROR : A HISTORY OF MULTICULTURAL AMERICA, New York: Back Bay Books, 1994 |
Examinations and Assignments:
The assignments will consist of six short papers, in class participation, interviews, and group debates. |
| Instructor(s): Long,Daniel A. Times: ..T.R.. 09:00AM-10:20AM; Location: PAC002; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 34 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 10 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: 17 | FR: 17 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 0 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
| SECTION 04 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
All readings will be on-line or on reserve. There will be selected readings from Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, Immanuel Wallerstein, Erving Goffman, William Julius Wilson, among others. |
Examinations and Assignments:
Three take-home essays. |
| Instructor(s): Rabinovitch,Eyal Times: .M.W... 08:30AM-09:50AM; Location: PAC002; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 32 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: -5 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: 16 | FR: 16 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 8 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 3 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 5 |
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