Introductory Sociology
SOC 151
Spring 2012
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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. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Interpretation, 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
Tucker, Robert C., THE MARX-ENGELS READERS
Goffman, Erving, THE PRESENTATION OF SELF IN EVERYDAY LIFE
Alexander, Jeffrey, TWENTY LECTURERS: SOC THEORY SINCE WWII
Gerth, H.H. and C.W. Mills, FROM MAX WEBER: ESSAYS IN SOCIOLOGY |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Students are not permitted to take both SOC151 and SOC152 for the SOC major.
Sections may have varying content. For more information, students may consult instructors or the Sociology Department office. |
| Instructor(s): Clawson,Mary Ann Times: ..T.R.. 09:00AM-10:20AM; Location: SQU110; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 0 | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 14 | FR: 5 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 8 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 1 | 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. |
| Additional Requirements and/or Comments: Same as Section 01 Above |
| Instructor(s): Long,Daniel A. Times: ..T.R.. 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: VVO110; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 35 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 0 | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 26 | FR: 9 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 5 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 2 | 3rd Ranked: 2 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 1 |
| SECTION 03 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Course reader, including works by C. Wright Mills, Mitchell Duneier, Erik Olin Wright, Frances Fox Piven, Bell Hooks, Anthony Giddens, and Barbara Katz-Rothman. |
Examinations and Assignments:
Mid-semester and final papers, weekly journal. |
| Additional Requirements and/or Comments: Same as Section 01 Above |
| Instructor(s): Goldberg,Greg Times: .M.W... 11:00AM-12:20PM; Location: PAC004; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 35 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: 26 | FR: 9 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 13 | 1st Ranked: 4 | 2nd Ranked: 3 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 1 | Unranked: 5 |
| SECTION 04 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Course Reader
Osborne, Richard, INTRODUCING SOCIOLOGY: A GRAPHIC GUIDE, 4th Edition, Totem Books, 2005. |
Examinations and Assignments:
2 short papers
1 final paper
Participation on the online course forum |
| Additional Requirements and/or Comments: Same as Section 01 Above |
| Instructor(s): Childress,Clayton Times: ..T.R.. 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: JUDD116; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 35 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 4 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: 26 | FR: 9 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 8 | 1st Ranked: 2 | 2nd Ranked: 1 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 4 |
| SECTION 05 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
1. Charon and Vigilant, eds., THE MEANING OF SOCIOLOGY (reader), 9th edition, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson, 2009.
2. Sudir Venkatesh, GANG LEADER FOR A DAY, New York: Penguin Books, 2009.
3. David A. Karp, IS IT ME OR MY MEDS? LIVING WITH ANTIDEPRESSANTS, Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2006. |
Examinations and Assignments:
1. Class attendance and participation - 15%
2. Sociological writing journal (ten 2-3 page entries, submitted 3x) - 40%
3. Breaching exercise and paper (3-4 pages) - 15%
4. Take-home final exam - 30% |
| Additional Requirements and/or Comments: Same as Section 01 Above |
| Instructor(s): Arend,Patricia Times: ..T.R.. 09:00AM-10:20AM; Location: PAC004; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 35 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: -1 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: 26 | FR: 9 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 3 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 2 |
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