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3.00 Credits
Levitt NOT OFFERED IN 2009-10. This course uses the topic of globalization to teach students to carry out research. Following a basic introduc-tion to the topic, each student will design and carry out a research project of her own. She will learn how to define research questions, identify and carry out appropriate methodologies, use various types of data sources, collect and analyze data, and write a final report. Course readings are tailored to students' questions. Interview and field-work based projects are strongly encouraged. Enrollment limited to 15 students. Prerequisite: 100-level sociology course or permission of instructor. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: N/O Unit: 1.0
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Rutherford How and why does consumerism exercise so great an influence on global culture today How are our institutions and relationships shaped and transformed by the forces of commodification and consumerism Are there any realms of life that ought to be free from the market-driven forces of commodification Can consumerism offer a positive means of cultural critique to processes we wish to resist In this se-minar, we explore the history of consumer culture in the U.S. and globally, with special attention to understanding the effects of commodifi-cation upon the self, human relationships, and social institutions. We will consider both classical and contemporary critiques of commodifi-cation and consumerism, as well as arguments for the liberatory dimensions of consumer society. Prerequisite: 100-level sociology course or permission of instructor. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0
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Cushman NOT OFFERED IN 2009-10. OFFERED IN 2010-11. A sociologically grounded examination of acquisitiveness in American society, ex-amining the history of social thought on the ?sin? of avarice and the ?virtues? of thrift and self-control, as a backdrop for understanding the ongoing tension between morality and acquisition of material wealth in the United States from its earliest history to the present. Focus on the moral critique of greed; the representation of greed in popular culture; and the cultural contradictions of American capitalist society in which the profit motive competes with values and norms of restraint and temperance. Students will read classical and contemporary theo-retical social science texts-Adam Smith, Karl Marx, Max Weber, Thostein Veblen, R.H. Tawney-and apply the insights to the interpreta-tion of acquisitiveness in American life. Students may register for eitSOC 344 or AMST 317 and credit will be granted accordingly. Prerequisite: Open to juniors and seniors only. Permission of the instructor required. Enrollment is limited and preference is given to sociology and American studies majors. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis or Historical Studies Semester: N/O. Offered in 2010-11. Unit: 1.0
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Imber An examination of conservative movements and ideas in terms of class, gender, and race. Historical survey and social analysis of such major conservative movements and ideas as paleoconservatism, neoconservatism, and compassionate conservatism. The emergence of conservative stances among women, minorities, and media figures. The conservative critique of American life and its shaping of contem-porary national discourse on morality, politics, and culture. Prerequisite: A 100-level sociology course or permission of the instructor. Open to juniors and seniors only. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0
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Prerequisite: Open by permission to juniors and seniors. Distribution: None Semester: Fall, Spring Unit: 1.0
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Prerequisite: Open by permission to juniors and seniors. Distribution: None Semester: Fall, Spring Unit: 0.5
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Students must complete all major requirements prior to enrolling. Students are encouraged to take SOC 350 (Research or Individual Study) and SOC 301 (Methods of Social Research) with an instructor of their choice in preparation for thesis work. Prerequisite: By permission of department. See Academic Distinctions. Distribution: None Semester: Fall, Spring Unit: 1.0
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3.00 Credits
Cuba and Brogan (English) This course considers how literary representations and sociological studies of urban life variously respond to the astonishing growth of cities in the twentieth century, helping to shape newly emergent and highly contested cultural meanings of the city. In considering the in-terplay between mind and urban forms, we'll explore the relationship between the individual and the urban environment, how life in cities is socially organized, patterns of immigration and tensions between ethnic groups, the creation of the slum and ghetto and efforts to gentrify them, cognitive mapping, and the legibility of the cityscape. We'll also discuss how literary and sociological perspectives on the city meet and diverge. Authors may include Stephen Crane, Georg Simmel, Robert Park, Ann Petry, James Baldwin, Anselm Strauss, Paule Mar-shall, Kevin Lynch, Anna Deavere Smith, and Elijah Anderson . Students may register for either SOC 365 or ENG 365 and credit will be granted accordingly. Prerequisite: One 200-level course in either literature or sociology or by permission of the instructor to other qualified students. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis or Language and Literature Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: 360 and permission of department. Distribution: None Semester: Fall, Spring Unit: 1.0
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1.00 Credits
Hall, Staff Introduction to spoken and written Spanish; stress on interactive approach. Extensive and varied activities, including oral presentations, cultural readings and recordings, and video program. Three periods. Each semester earns one unit of credit; however, both semesters must be completed satisfactorily to receive credit for either course. Prerequisite: Open to all students who do not present Spanish for admission. Distribution: None Semester: Fall, Spring, Summer Unit: 1.0
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