SOC 326 - Sociology of Culture

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University of San Francisco

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Description:

Prerequisite: SOC - 150 or permission of instructor. Introduction to major theoretical perspectives, empirical work, and methodological issues in the sociology of culture: the social production of meanings and symbols (including art, music, literature, popular culture), and the impact of those meanings and symbols on society. Particular focus on the role of culture in power struggles, investigating when and how dominant groups use culture to maintain their power, and when and how subordinate groups use culture as a means of political resistance.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.usfca.edu/

Phone Number:

(415) 422-5555

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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