Introductory Sociology
SOC 151
Fall 2010
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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:
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
Course reader, including works by C. Wright Mills, Emile Durkheim, Karl Marx, Erving Goffman, Patricia Clough, Mitchell Duneier, Sarah Igo, Andrea Smith, and Judith Halberstam. |
| Instructor(s): Goldberg,Greg Times: .M.W.F. 10:00AM-10:50AM; Location: PAC421; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 35 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 0 | | |
| Seats Available: -1 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 2 | JR non-major: 3 | SO: 15 | FR: 15 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 17 | 1st Ranked: 7 | 2nd Ranked: 5 | 3rd Ranked: 3 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 2 |
| SECTION 02 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Course reader
Goffman, E. The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
Marx, K. and F. Engels. The Communist Manifesto
Finnegan, W. Cold New World: Growing Up in a Harder Country |
Examinations and Assignments:
3-4 written exercises; presentations; mid-term and final |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Students are not permitted to take SOC151 and SOC152 for the SOC major. |
| Instructor(s): Autry,Robyn Kimberley Times: ..T.R.. 10:30AM-11:50AM; Location: PAC125; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 35 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 0 | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 17 | FR: 18 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 5 | 1st Ranked: 1 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 3 |
| SECTION 03 |
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. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Students are not permitted to take SOC151 and SOC152 for the SOC major. |
| Instructor(s): Long,Daniel A. Times: .M.W... 11:00AM-12:20PM; Location: PAC422; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 35 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 0 | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 17 | FR: 18 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 5 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 3 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 1 |
| SECTION 04 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Course packet including selections from The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life by Erving Goffman; Ain¿t No Making It by Jay MacLeod, Art Worlds by Howard Becker; and Suicide by Emile Durkheim |
Examinations and Assignments:
Short papers, in-class participation, mid-term exam and final exams |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Students are not permitted to take SOC151 and SOC152 for the SOC major. |
| Instructor(s): Kaye,Kerwin Times: ..T.R.. 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: FISK413; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 35 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: -5 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: 17 | FR: 18 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 13 | 1st Ranked: 3 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 9 |
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