Introductory Sociology
SOC 151
Spring 2010
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02
03
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This course is 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:
None |
| 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
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 |
| Instructor(s): Cutler,Jonathan Times: ..T.R.. 10:30AM-11:50AM; Location: PAC104; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 8 | FR: 11 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 20 | 1st Ranked: 7 | 2nd Ranked: 3 | 3rd Ranked: 4 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 6 |
| SECTION 02 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
1. MacLeod, Jay. 2004. Ain't No Makin' It: Aspirations and Attainment in a Low-Income Neighborhood, 2nd Revised Edition. Colorado: Westview Press.
2. Blair-Loy, Mary. 2005. Competing Devotions: Career and Family among Women Executives. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
3. Grusky, David B. and Szonja Szelenyi. 2007. The Inequality Reader. Colorado: Westview Press
4. Sacks, Peter. 2007. Tearing Down the Gates: Confronting the Class Divide in American Education. Berkeley: University of California Press.
5. Bonacich, Edna and Richard P. Appelbaum. 2000. Behind the Label: Inequality in the Los Angeles Apparel Industry. Berkeley: University of California Press. |
Examinations and Assignments:
Short papers, an analysis of census data, in class debates, group interview projects, midterm, and final. |
| Instructor(s): Long,Daniel A. Times: .M.W... 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: PAC422; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 30 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 0 | | |
| Seats Available: 1 | 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: 3 | 3rd Ranked: 2 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 1 |
| SECTION 03 |
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:
Three take-home essays. |
| Instructor(s): Cutler,Jonathan Times: ..T.R.. 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: FISK413; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 8 | FR: 11 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 20 | 1st Ranked: 3 | 2nd Ranked: 5 | 3rd Ranked: 3 | 4th Ranked: 1 | Unranked: 8 |
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