Introductory Sociology
SOC 151
Fall 2015
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02
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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 02 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Readings may include:
Tobin et. al "Preschool in Three Cultures"
West & Zimmerman, "Doing Gender"
Alexander, "The New Jim Crow"
Lareau, "Invisible Inequality: Social Class and Childrearing |
Examinations and Assignments:
4 critical analysis papers + 4-6 Moodle posts |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
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.. 10:30AM-11:50AM; Location: PAC421; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 35 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 1 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: 14 | FR: 21 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 6 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 4 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 1 |
| 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:
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): Cunningham,Kim Times: ..T.R.. 09:00AM-10:20AM; Location: FISK404; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: 7 | FR: 12 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 25 | 1st Ranked: 4 | 2nd Ranked: 7 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 2 | Unranked: 11 |
| 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:
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): Cunningham,Kim Times: ..T.R.. 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: WYL114; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: 7 | FR: 12 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 26 | 1st Ranked: 8 | 2nd Ranked: 7 | 3rd Ranked: 4 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 7 |
| SECTION 05 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Excerpts from:
C. Wright Mills, THE SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, MANIFESTO OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY
Max Weber, THE PROTESTANT ETHIC AND THE SPIRIT OF CAPITALISM
Emile Durkheim, SUICIDE
W.E.B. DuBois, THE SOULS OF BLACK FOLK
Charlotte Perkins Gilman, WOMEN AND ECONOMICS
Loic Wacquant, SCRUTINIZING THE STREET
George Chauncey, PRIVACY COULD ONLY BE HAD IN PUBLIC: FORAGING A GAY WORLD IN THE STREETS
Peter Berger and Thomas Luckmann, THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF REALITY
Michelle Alexander, THE NEW JIM CROW |
Examinations and Assignments:
Grading:
Attendance/Participation 10%. Quizzes/Midterm 40%. At-home responses 20%. Research question and observation assignment 5%. Film review 5%. Final paper 20%. |
| Instructor(s): Ashley,Colin Patrick Times: .M.W... 11:00AM-12:20PM; Location: WYL114; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 35 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: -6 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: 10 | FR: 25 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 8 | 1st Ranked: 4 | 2nd Ranked: 2 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 2 |
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