Introductory Sociology
SOC 151
Spring 2008
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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. Sections may have variable content. Students are urged to consult instructors or the departmental office. |
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Essential Capabilities:
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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 Major Requirement for: (SOC)(STS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Readings will likely include selections from the following among other short readings:
C. Wright Mills, THE SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION
Annette Lareau, UNEQUAL CHILDHOODS: CLASS, RACE, AND FAMILY LIFE
Jay MacLeod, AIN'T NO MAKIN IT: ASPIRATIONS AND ATTAINMENT IN A LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOOD
Howard Zinn, A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
Alejandro Portes and Ruben G. Rumbaut: LEGACIES:THE STORY OF THE IMMIGRANT SECOND GENERATION
Douglas Massey and Nancy Denton: AMERICAN APARTHEID: SEGREGATION AND THE MAKING OF THE UNDERCLASS
Jane Collins, THREADS: GENDER, LABOR AND POWER IN THE GLOBAL APPAREL INDUSTRY
Selected readings from Pierre Bordieu, Karl Marx, Max Weber, and William Julius Wilson. |
| Instructor(s): Long,Daniel A. Times: .M.W... 11:00AM-12:20PM; Location: PAC125; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 30 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 0 | | |
| Seats Available: 2 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 15 | FR: 15 |
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