Introductory Sociology
SOC 151
Spring 2016
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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
Course reader, including works by C. Wright Mills, Steven Seidman, Anne Fausto-Sterling, Barbara Katz-Rothman, Joel Best, Mitchell Duneier, Dalton Conley, Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, Sara Ahmed, Shulamith Firestone, Erik Olin Wright, Annette Lareau, Max Weber, Kathi Weeks, Michael Warner, Juliet Schor, Frances Fox Piven.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Weekly journal, final paper |
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): Goldberg,Greg 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: 33 | 1st Ranked: 6 | 2nd Ranked: 11 | 3rd Ranked: 3 | 4th Ranked: 1 | Unranked: 12 |
| SECTION 02 |
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: .M.W... 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: WYL114; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 35 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: -1 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: 10 | FR: 25 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 25 | 1st Ranked: 12 | 2nd Ranked: 2 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 2 | Unranked: 8 |
| SECTION 03 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
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
Gloria Anzaldua, ENTERING THE SERPENT
Charlotte Perkins Gilman, WOMEN AND ECONOMICS
George Chauncey, PRIVACY COULD ONLY BE HAD IN PUBLIC: FORAGING A GAY WORLD IN THE STREETS
Michelle Alexander, THE NEW JIM CROW
Fernandes and Stanyek, HIP HOP AND BLACK PUBLIC SPHERES IN CUBA, VENEZUELA AND BRAZIL |
Examinations and Assignments:
Attendance/Participation 10%
Quizzes/Midterm 30%
At-home responses 20%
Research question and observation assignment 10%
Film review 5%
Final paper 25% |
| Additional Requirements and/or Comments: Same as Section 01 Above |
| Instructor(s): Ashley,Colin Patrick Times: ...W... 07:00PM-09:50PM; Location: PAC136; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: -6 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 9 | FR: 10 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 16 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 2 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 13 |
| SECTION 04 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
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
Gloria Anzaldua, ENTERING THE SERPENT
Charlotte Perkins Gilman, WOMEN AND ECONOMICS
George Chauncey, PRIVACY COULD ONLY BE HAD IN PUBLIC: FORAGING A GAY WORLD IN THE STREETS
Michelle Alexander, THE NEW JIM CROW
Fernandes and Stanyek, HIP HOP AND BLACK PUBLIC SPHERES IN CUBA, VENEZUELA AND BRAZIL |
Examinations and Assignments:
Attendance/Participation 10%
Quizzes/Midterm 30%
At-home responses 20%
Research question and observation assignment 10%
Film review 5%
Final paper 25% |
| Additional Requirements and/or Comments: Same as Section 01 Above |
| Instructor(s): Ashley,Colin Patrick Times: ..T.R.. 09:00AM-10:20AM; Location: PAC136; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: -5 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 9 | FR: 10 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 8 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 2 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 1 | Unranked: 4 |
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