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Academic Year 2004/2005

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

Selected readings from Anthony Geddins, Karl Marx, Max Weber, Emile Durkheim, Erving Goffman, Immanuel Wallerstein, Frank Perkins, Albert Memmi, and William Julius Wilson, among others.

Examinations and Assignments

Four papers.

Instructor(s): Dupuy,Alex    

Times: .M.W... 11:00AM-12:20PM;     Location: PAC001;

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 35)

SR. major: 0   Jr. major: 0

SR. non-major: 0   Jr. non-major: 0   SO: 15   FR: 20

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal:    Writing, Focused Inquiry Course

SECTION 02

Major Readings

Best, DAMNED LIES & STATISTICS: UNTANGLING NUMBERS FROM THE MEDIA, POLITICIANS AND ACTIVISTS
Chancer, SADOMASOCHISM IN EVERYDAY LIFE: THE DYNAMICS OF POWER AND POWERLESSNESS
Erikson, EVERYTHING IN ITS PATH: THE DESTRUCTION OF COMMUNITY INT HE BUFFALO CREEK FLOOD
Rubenstein, THE CUNNING OF HISTORY
Strunk & White, THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE
Reserve readings

Examinations and Assignments

Three papers.

Instructor(s): Simpson,Ruth E.   

Times: .M..... 07:00PM-09:50PM;     Location: PAC125;

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 32)

SR. major: 0   Jr. major: 0

SR. non-major: 0   Jr. non-major: 0   SO: 17   FR: 15

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal:    Writing

SECTION 03

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
Jodi O'Brien and Peter Kollock, THE PRODUCTION OF REALITY: ESSAYS AND READINGS ON SOCIAL INTERACTION

Examinations and Assignments

Two papers and two exams.

Instructor(s): Austin,Algernon    

Times: ..T.R.. 09:00AM-10:20AM;     Location: PAC001;

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:    Speaking, Writing

Last Updated on MAR-21-2005

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