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SOC 151
Introductory Sociology
SOC 151 SP
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times | POI | Prereq |
|---|
| 1 | 25 | 0 | Times: .T.T... 1:10PM-2:30PM; | No | No |
| 2 | 35 | 2 | Times: M.W.F.. 10:00AM-10:50AM; | No | No |
| 3 | 20 | 6 | Times: .T.T... 1:10PM-2:30PM; | No | No |
| 4 | 25 | 3 | Times: .T.T... 2:40PM-4:00PM; | No | No |
*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for
the Blue Add phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous
phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration.
(Last Updated on Tue Aug 10 05:00:21 EDT 1999
)
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. Sections may have variable
content. Students are urged to consult instructors or the
department office.
MAJOR READINGS
SECTION 1: Tobin et al., PRESCHOOL IN THREE
CULTURES
Weber, THE PROTESTANT ETHIC AND THE SPIRIT OF CAPITALISM
Seiter, SOLD SEPARATELY
Eder, SCHOOL TALK
Marx & Engels, THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO
MacLeod, AIN'T NO MAKIN' IT
SECTION 2: 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 3: Gilder, G., WEALTH AND POVERTY
Harrington, M., THE NEW AMERICAN POVERTY
Wilson, W.J., THE TRULY DISADVANTAGED
West, C., RACE MATTERS
Liebow, E., TALLY'S CORNER
Ehrenreich, B., HEARTS OF MEN and FEAR OF FALLING
Sidel, R., ON HER OWN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN LAST
MacLeod, J., AIN'T NO MAKIN' IT
SECTION 4: Required readings: MacLeod AIN'T NO MAKIN' IT
Herbert Gans, THE URBAN VILLAGERS
Charles Lemert, SOCIAL THINGS: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE
SOCIOLOGICAL LIFE
C. Wright Mills, THE POWER ELITE
Stack, ALL OUR KIN
E. Goffman, STIGMA
Max Weber, THE PROTESTANT ETHIC
TWENTIETH-CENTURY EMOTIONAL STYLE
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
SECTION 1: Short papers.
SECTION 2: Take-home mid-term, take home final, and ongoing
journal of reactions to class themes. SECTION 3: Two 10-page
take-home exams, a group presentation, and a weekly reading
journal. SECTION 4: Short papers, fieldwork report,
participation, perfect attendance.
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.
SECTION 3: This is a writing intensive section.
COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS SOC
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- Lemert, C
- Times: .T.T... 1:10PM- 2:30PM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 0, Jr: 0, So: 2, Fr: 1
- No Major Preference Given
- Section 02
- Rosenthal, R
- Times: M.W.F.. 10:00AM-10:50AM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 2, Jr: 2, So: 1, Fr: 3
- No Major Preference Given
- Section 03
- Fisher, S
- Times: .T.T... 1:10PM- 2:30PM;
- 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
- Section 04
- Lemert, C
- Times: .T.T... 2:40PM- 4:00PM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 0, Jr: 0, So: 0, Fr: 1
- No Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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