Introductory Sociology
SOC 151
Fall 2008
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03
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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
Weekly feedback on weekly journal writing assignments
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| 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
Mills, "The sociological imagination"
Weber, "The characteristics of bureaucracy"
Durkheim, "Anomy and modern life"
Marx & Engels, The Communitst Manifesto
Macionis & Benokraitis, Seeing Ourselves |
| Instructor(s): Rosenthal,Rob Times: .M.W.F. 10:00AM-10:50AM; Location: PAC421; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 35 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 0 | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: 2 | JR non-major: 3 | SO: 15 | FR: 15 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 13 | 1st Ranked: 2 | 2nd Ranked: 3 | 3rd Ranked: 2 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 6 |
| SECTION 02 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Berger and Luckman, Social Construction of Reality
Shulamith Firestone, Down with Childhood
Derrick Bell, Broken Covenants
William Julius Wilson, When Work Disappears
Karl Marx, Capital |
Examinations and Assignments:
3 Short papers, class participation, weekly journals |
| 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: -3 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 15 | FR: 20 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 32 | 1st Ranked: 12 | 2nd Ranked: 6 | 3rd Ranked: 5 | 4th Ranked: 2 | Unranked: 7 |
| SECTION 03 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Readings will likely include selections from the following among other short readings:
C. Wright Mills, THE SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION
Annette Lareau, UNEQUAL CHILDHOODS: CLASS, RACE, AND FAMILY LIFE
Jay MacLeod, AIN'T NO MAKIN IT: ASPIRATIONS AND ATTAINMENT IN A LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOOD
Howard Zinn, A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
Alejandro Portes and Ruben G. Rumbaut: LEGACIES:THE STORY OF THE IMMIGRANT SECOND GENERATION
Douglas Massey and Nancy Denton: AMERICAN APARTHEID: SEGREGATION AND THE MAKING OF THE UNDERCLASS
Jane Collins, THREADS: GENDER, LABOR AND POWER IN THE GLOBAL APPAREL INDUSTRY
Selected readings from Pierre Bordieu, Karl Marx, Max Weber, and William Julius Wilson. |
Examinations and Assignments:
Short papers, an analysis of census data, in class debates, and group interview projects. |
| Instructor(s): Long,Daniel A. Times: .M.W... 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: BTFDA413; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 30 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 0 | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 15 | FR: 15 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 9 | 1st Ranked: 1 | 2nd Ranked: 2 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 1 | Unranked: 4 |
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