Introductory Sociology
SOC 151
Fall 2014
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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: Less than 50% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Mills, The Sociological Imagination
Weber, Bureaucracy
Davis, Final Notes on a Case of Extreme Isolation
Marx & Engels, The Communist Manifesto
Macionis & Benokraitis, Seeing Ourselves
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Examinations and Assignments:
Two 6-page take home exams and a weekly journal |
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): Rosenthal,Rob Times: .M.W.F. 10:00AM-10:50AM; Location: PAC421; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 35 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: -1 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 1 | JR non-major: 2 | SO: 10 | FR: 22 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 28 | 1st Ranked: 9 | 2nd Ranked: 3 | 3rd Ranked: 6 | 4th Ranked: 3 | Unranked: 7 |
| SECTION 02 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Jay MacLeod, AIN'T NO MAKIN' IT
Carol Stack, ALL OUR KIN
Amy Wilkins, WANNABES, GOTHS, AND CHRISTIANS |
Examinations and Assignments:
Midterm exam, final exam, several small response papers. |
| Additional Requirements and/or Comments: Same as Section 01 Above |
| Instructor(s): Kaye,Kerwin Times: ..T.R.. 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: ALLB103; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: -5 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: 9 | FR: 10 |
| Web Resources: Syllabus |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 11 | 1st Ranked: 2 | 2nd Ranked: 2 | 3rd Ranked: 2 | 4th Ranked: 1 | Unranked: 4 |
| SECTION 03 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Martin Sanchez Jankowski, Selection from ISLANDS IN THE STREETS: GANGS AND AMERICAN URBAN SOCIETY
Arlie R Hochschild, Selection from THE MANAGED HEART: ON THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF HUMAN FEELING
Jane Ward, "White Normativity: The Cultural Dimensions of Whiteness in a Racially Diverse LGBT Organization" from Sociological Perspectives journal |
Examinations and Assignments:
There will be 2 take-home exams, of 3 pages each, in which you will show you understand the concepts, issues, and theories we discussed in class and understand how to apply them. |
| Additional Requirements and/or Comments: Same as Section 01 Above |
| Instructor(s): Cunningham,Kim Times: ..T.R.. 09:00AM-10:20AM; Location: ZLKA106; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: -3 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: 0 | FR: 19 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 12 | 1st Ranked: 2 | 2nd Ranked: 3 | 3rd Ranked: 2 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 5 |
| SECTION 04 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Martin Sanchez Jankowski, Selection from ISLANDS IN THE STREETS: GANGS AND AMERICAN URBAN SOCIETY
Arlie R Hochschild, Selection from THE MANAGED HEART: ON THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF HUMAN FEELING
Jane Ward, "White Normativity: The Cultural Dimensions of Whiteness in a Racially Diverse LGBT Organization" from Sociological Perspectives journal |
Examinations and Assignments:
There will be 2 take-home exams, of 3 pages each, in which you will show you understand the concepts, issues, and theories we discussed in class and understand how to apply them. |
| Additional Requirements and/or Comments: Same as Section 01 Above |
| Instructor(s): Cunningham,Kim Times: ..T.R.. 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: ZLKA106; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: 0 | FR: 19 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 18 | 1st Ranked: 2 | 2nd Ranked: 2 | 3rd Ranked: 4 | 4th Ranked: 1 | Unranked: 9 |
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