SOC 343 - Sociology of Frontiers and Borders

Institution:

DePauw University

Subject:

Description:

Group 2,1 course This course will be one of "discovery". Students will read about various frontiers, then work together to develop a theory or explanation of frontiers. Subtopics will be racial/ethnic conflict and continuity, ethnogenesis (creating new ethnic groups and/or identities), transformations of ways of making a living, shifting boundaries, etc. Frontiers will range of the last 3,000 years all over the world, with a strong emphasis on the western US and Asia. Students should have had at least one relevant course: Sociology of Race/Ethnicity, North American Indians, or history course on the west or Native Americans, or colonialism.

Credits:

1.00 - 2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.depauw.edu

Phone Number:

(765) 658-4800

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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