Sociology 322 - A Sociological Classic:Middletown and America

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Bard College

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American Studies This course is based upon a close reading of two books by Robert and Helen Lynd, Middletown and Middletown in Transition. The authors lived and did research in the "typical" American communityof Middletown for several months during the 1920s and again during theGreat Depression; their two volumes appraise all aspects of social life in the community, including class structure and class relations, local politics, courtship, childraising, schooling, and religion. Taken together, the books provide an unparalleled understanding of American society and culture in the 1920s and 1930s and are an indispensable model for community studies. Students write a term paper based upon either the Lynds' work or other classic works in American community studies.

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4.00

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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