Sociology 191R - Undergraduate Seminar:Cultural Sociology

Institution:

University of California-Los Angeles

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Description:

Seminar, three hours. Limited to juniors/seniors. Introduction to classic theoretical approaches and contemporary developments in study of social worlds dedicated to creating and handling cultural institutions such as literature, journalism, film/television, art, architecture, music, dance, and museums. Discussion of such issues as contemporary validity of distinction between high and popular/low culture, relationship of mainstream and marginal culture, how culture expresses and reinforces social inequality, organizational context of culture, and how people express and decipher meaning in cultural objects. Reading, discussion, and development of culminating project. Letter grading.

Credits:

5.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ucla.edu/

Phone Number:

(310) 825-4321

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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