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SOC 312
The Ethics of Leadership
SOC 312 SP
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times | POI | Prereq |
|---|
| 1 | 20 | 0 | Times: .T.T... 1:10PM-2:30PM; | No | Yes |
*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
)
The course begins with and examines Audre Lorde's claim that
"we have no patterns for relating across our human
differences as equals." Various models of leadership for
creating such patterns and for building community will be
studied. Different kinds of decision making and community
action will be examined for their suitability for solving
social problems. The course will pursue and explore many
examples of individual and communal leadership, especially
those that initially were not recognized by the mainstream
but went on to effect significant changes locally, socially
and/or globally. Most important, students will examine,
evaluate, and propose their own ideas, plans, and activities
for socially responsible and politically effective
leadership.
MAJOR READINGS
Immanuel Kant, GROUNDWORK OF THE METAPHYSIC
OF MORALS
Reinhold Niebuhr, MORAL MAN AND IMMORAL SOCIETY
Lao-Tzu, THE WAY OF LIFE
Alice Walker, ANYTHING WE LOVE CAN BE SAVED: A WRITER'S
ACTIVISM
Starhawk, DREAMING THE DARK: MAGIC, SEX, & POLITICS
Manning Marable, BLACK LIBERATION IN CONSERVATIVE AMERICA
Eck and Jain, eds., SPEAKING OF FAITH: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
ON WOMEN, RELIGION & SOCIAL CHANGE
Ida Wells-Barnett, CRUSADE FOR JUSTICE: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF
IDA B. WELLS
Joy Kogawa, OBASAN
Larry Kramer, REPORTS FORM THE HOLOCAUST: THE MAKING OF AN
AIDS ACTIVIST
Richard Griswold del Castillo and Richard Garcia, CESAR
CHAVEZ: A TRIUMPH OF SPIRIT
Paul Chaat Smith and Robert Allen Warrior, LIKE A HURRICANE:
THE INDIAN MOVEMENT FROM ALCATRAZ TO WOUNDED KNEE
Phil Jackson, SACRED HOOPS: SPIRITUAL LESSONS OF A HARDWOOD
WARRIOR
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Leading of discussion,
fieldwork, oral presentations, on-going writing assignments.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Exceptions to the
prerequisite course will be made if the course is not fully
enrolled by In-Semester registration. Any exceptions will
be made during the Drop/Add period.
Unless preregisterd 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 Fieldwork Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS SOC
Prerequisites:
SOC 311
- Section 01
- Comstock, G
- Times: .T.T... 1:10PM- 2:30PM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 1, Fr: 0
- No Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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