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Academic Year 2002/2003

Introductory Sociology
SOC 151 SP

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.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS SOC    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Major Readings

Barbara Ehrenreich, NICKEL AND DIMED: ON (NOT) GETTING BY IN AMERICA
Gary Alan Fine, WITH THE BOYS: LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL AND PREADOLESCENT CULTURE
Karl Marx and Frederick Engels, THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO
Jodi O'Brien and Peter Kollock, THE PRODUCTION OF REALITY: ESSAYS AND READINGS ON SOCIAL INTERACTION
Meredith F. Small, OUR BABIES, OURSELVES: HOW BIOLOGY AND CULTURE SHAPE THE WAY WE PARENT
Barrie Thorne, GENDER PLAY: GIRLS AND BOYS IN SCHOOL
Mary C. Waters, ETHNIC OPTIONS: CHOOSING IDENTITIES IN AMERICA
William Foote Whyte, STREET CORNER SOCIETY: THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF AN ITALIAN SLUM, 3d. ed.

Examinations and Assignments

Three papers and two exams.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

The instructor of this course will not be using the on-line wait list. If you are interested in this course, please contact the instructor directly.

Instructor(s): Austin,Algernon   

Times: .M.W.F. 10:00AM-10:50AM;     Location: JUDD113

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 35)

SR. major: X   Jr. major: X

SR. non-major: X   Jr. non-major: X   SO: 17   FR: 18

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal:    Writing

SECTION 02

Major Readings

Tobin et al., PRESCHOOL IN THREE CULTURES
Seiter, SOLD SEPARATELY: PARENTS AND CHILDREN IN CONSUMER CULTURE
Domhoff, WHO RULES AMERCIA?
Marx & Engels, THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO
Pattillo-McCoy, BLACK PICKET FENCES

Examinations and Assignments

Short papers and group presentation.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

Instructor(s): Clawson,Mary Ann   

Times: ..T.R.. 09:00AM-10:20AM;     Location: PAC421

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 33)

SR. major: X   Jr. major: X

SR. non-major: X   Jr. non-major: X   SO: 17   FR: 16

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal:    Speaking, Writing

SECTION 03

Major Readings

G. William Domhoff, WHO RULES AMERICA? POWER AND POLITICS IN THE YEAR 2000. Third Edition. Mayfield Publishers, 1998.
Barbara Ehrenreich, FEAR OF FALLING: THE INNER LIFE OF THE CLASS. Harper Collings, 1990.
George Gilder, WEALTH AND POVERTY. New Edition. ICI Press, 1993.
Jay MacLeod, AIN'T NO MAKIN' IT: ASPIRATIONS AND ATTAINMENT IN A LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOOD. Westview Press, 1995.
Kenneth J. Neubeck & Noel A. Cazenave, WELFARE RACISM: PLAYING THE RACE CARD AGAINST AMERICA' S POOR. Routledge, 2001.
Melvin L. Oliver & Thomas M. Shapiro, BLACK WEALTH/WHITE WEALTH: A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON RACIAL INEQUALITY. Routledge, 1997.
William Julius Wilson, THE BRIDGE OVER THE RACIAL DIVIDE: RISING INEQUALITIES AND COALITION POLITI CS. Univ. of California Press, 1999.

Examinations and Assignments

Two 10-pg. take-home exams, a group presentation, and a weekly reading journal.

Additional Requirements and/or Comments

Attendance required. Absence may result in failure or lower grades.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

Instructor(s): Dupuy,Alex   

Times: .M.W... 11:00AM-12:20PM;     Location: PAC421

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 35)

SR. major: X   Jr. major: X

SR. non-major:    Jr. non-major:    SO: 10   FR: 25

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal:    Writing, Focused Inquiry Course

SECTION 04

Major Readings

Ehrenreich, B., HEARTS OF MEN
Gilder, G., WEALTH AND POVERTY
Harrington, M., THE NEW AMERICAN POVERTY
MacLeod, J., AIN'T NO MAKING IT
Patillo-McCoy, M., BLACK PICKET FENCES
Wilson, W.J., THE TRULY DISADVANTAGED
West, C., RACE MATTERS
Ehrenreich, B., NICKEL & DIMED: ON (NOT) GETTING BY IN AMERICA
Sidel, Ruth, ON HER OWN
Sidel, Ruth, WOMEN & CHILDREN LAST
Handler, J., THE POVERTY OF WELFARE REFORM

Examinations and Assignments

Two 5-7 page take-home exams, a group presentation, and a weekly reading journal.

Additional Requirements and/or Comments

Attendance required. Absence may result in failure or lower grades.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

Instructor(s): Fisher,Sue C.   

Times: ..T.R.. 01:10PM-02:30PM;     Location: PAC107

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 30)

SR. major: X   Jr. major: X

SR. non-major:    Jr. non-major:    SO: 15   FR: 15

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal:    Speaking, Writing

Last Updated on MAR-18-2003

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