SOC 151

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SOC 151

Introductory Sociology SOC 151 SP

Spring 97 Availability (Last Updated on Thu Apr 17 05:00:17 EDT 1997 )

Section  Limit  Enrollment  Available
  01       31      0         31
  02       31      0         31

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 department office.

MAJOR READINGS

SECTION 1: Mills, THE SOCIOLOGICAL
IMAGINATION
Weber, AUTHORITY, BUREAUCRACY
Davis, FINAL NOTES ON A CASE OF EXTREME ISOLATION
Marx & Engels, THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO
A. Giddens, SOCIOLOGY: A BRIEF BUT CRITICAL INTRODUCTION

SECTION 2: G. Gilder, WEALTH AND POVERTY
M. Harrington, THE NEW AMERICAN POVERTY
W.J. Wilson, THE TRULY DISADVANTAGED
C. West, RACE MATTERS
E. Liebow, TALLY'S CORNER
B. Ehrenreich, HEARTS OF MEN and FEAR OF FALLING
R. Sidel, ON HER OWN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN LAST
J. MaCleod, AIN'T NO MAKIN' IT

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

SECTION 1: Take-home midterm, take-home final, and ongoing journal of reactions to class themes. SECTION 2: Three 5-7 page take-home essays, a group presentation, and a weekly reading journal.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

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.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS SOC

Prerequisites: None

Section 01: Irvine, L; Times: M.W.... 1:10PM;; Grading Mode: A/F; Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 1, Fr: 1; No Major Preference Given
Section 02: Clawson, M; Times: .T.T... 8:30AM;; Grading Mode: A/F; Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 1, Fr: 1; No Major Preference Given
Section 03: Comstock, G; Times: .T.T... 1:10PM;; Grading Mode: A/F; Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 0, Jr: 0, So: 1, Fr: 1; No Major Preference Given

Last Updated on MAR-10-1997

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Reference:

Rogers, Alisdair. PEOPLES AND CULTURES, New York: Oxford University Press, 1992

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