Sociology 316fs - Special Topics in Sociology

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Mount Holyoke College

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This course focuses on significant problems in the field of sociology with group meetings and reports. Fall 2008 316f(01) Class in the Black Community This course explores class in the black community from a sociological perspective. It focuses on how race fosters commonalities and how class fuels differences among blacks.We will examine the nature of these commonalities and differences within several contexts, such as neighborhoods, politics, work, and culture. Meets multicultural requirement; meets Social Sciences III-A requirement P. Banks 4 credits Spring 2009 316s(01) Black Cultural Production and Consumption This course explores black cultural production and consumption in the United States using a sociological lens. The central focus is how the production and consumption of cultural objects such as visual art, music, and television reproduce and erode racial boundaries. Topics include the construction of racial identity through consumption; representations of blacks in the media; and the impact of cultural tastes and preferences on black achievement. Meets multicultural requirement; meets Social Sciences III-A requirement P. Banks Prereq. 8 credits in sociology or permission of instructor; 4 credits 316(05) Collective Behavior and Social Movements This course examines instances of organized collective action in social, historical, and empirical contexts, from the labor movement of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to the new social movements of today.We also explore various forms of unstructured protest, such as riots and demonstrations. Meets Social Sciences III-A requirement K. Tucker Prereq. 8 credits in the department; 4 credits

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4.00

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Institution Website:

www.mtholyoke.edu

Phone Number:

(413) 538-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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