Introductory Sociology
SOC 151
Spring 2013
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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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| 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, Mitchell Duneier, Erik Olin Wright, Frances Fox Piven, Bell Hooks, Anthony Giddens, and Barbara Katz-Rothman.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Reading responses (200 words maximum) 10%
Four critical review essays 40%
Final paper 50% |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Students are not permitted to take both SOC151 and SOC152 for the SOC major. |
| Instructor(s): Kus,Basak Times: .M.W... 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: FISK413; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 35 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 2 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: 5 | FR: 30 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 9 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 8 |
| SECTION 02 |
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 |
Examinations and Assignments:
Midterm and end semester writing and/or presentation assignments. |
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: .M.W... 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: WYL114; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 35 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 3 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: 5 | FR: 30 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 6 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 2 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 3 |
| SECTION 03 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
1) course reader
2) Marjane Satrapi, THE COMPLETE PERSEPOLIS; Publisher: Pantheon; 1 edition (2007); Language: English; ISBN-10: 0375714839; ISBN-13: 978-0375714832
3) Moises Kaufman, THE LARAMIE PROJECT; Publisher: Vintage Books (2001); ISBN-10: 0375727191; ISBN-13: 978-0375727191 |
Examinations and Assignments:
3-4 written exercises; presentations; mid-term; final |
| Additional Requirements and/or Comments: Same as Section 01 Above |
| Instructor(s): Autry,Robyn Kimberley Times: .M.W... 08:30AM-09:50AM; Location: ALLB004; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: 3 | FR: 16 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 3 | 1st Ranked: 1 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 2 |
| SECTION 04 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Susan J. Ferguson (editor), MAPPING THE SOCIAL LANDSCAPE: READINGS IN SOCIOLOGY (7th edition) (Boston, McGraw-Hill, 2013)
Kenneth A. Gould & Tammy L. Lewis (editors), THIRTY READINGS IN INTRODUCTORY SOCIOLOGY (New York, Oxford University Press, 2013) |
Examinations and Assignments:
The midterm (a one-question, 2 page take-home essay) will be worth 18% of the grade, the final (a two-question take-home) 33%, a sociological autobiography 20%, class participation 12%, journal entries 12%, and attendance 5%. |
| Additional Requirements and/or Comments: Same as Section 01 Above |
| Instructor(s): Williams,Matthew Shaw Times: ..T.R.. 09:00AM-10:20AM; Location: PAC422; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 35 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: -1 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: 5 | FR: 30 |
| Web Resources: Syllabus |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 6 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 1 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 5 |
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