Spring 2021
SOCIOL 3AC 001 - LEC 001
Principles of Sociology: American Cultures
Laleh Behbehanian
Jan 19, 2021 - May 07, 2021
Tu, Th
09:30 am - 10:59 am
Internet/Online
Class #:24022
Units:4
Instruction Mode:
Pending Review
Offered through
Sociology
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
1
Enrolled: 194
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 195
Waitlist Max: 1
No Reserved Seats
Early Drop Deadline
Early drop deadline: second Friday after instruction begins.
Hours & Workload
3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials, and 9 hours of outside work hours.
Final Exam
WED, MAY 12TH
11:30 am - 02:30 pm
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Course Catalog Description
Comparing the experience of three out of five ethnic groups (e.g. African Americans, Asian Americans, Chicano/Latino, European Americans, and Native Americans) we shall examine historically how each people entered American society and built communities and transformed their cultures in the process. Students will be introduced to the sociological perspective, characteristic methods of research, and such key concepts as culture, community, class, race, social change, and social movements.
Class Description
This course provides an introduction to the field of sociology through engagement with major contemporary issues. The underlying objective is for students to develop their “sociological imaginations” in relation to the world around them. The course will explore a range of contemporary issues like policing and mass incarceration, immigration enforcement and mass deportation, and the increasing prevalence of new surveillance technologies, as well as examining forms of resistance to these developments, manifesting in social movements like Black Lives Matter. We begin exploring each topic by reflecting upon the “common sense” that shapes our understandings of these issues: what are the dominant ideas and underlying assumptions that we, often unconsciously, hold? Having excavated this “common sense” we then turn to sociology to develop radically new ways of approaching these issues. The goal is to utilize sociology, with its emphasis on analytic, theoretical and critical thinking, to disrupt our “common sense” and enable us to develop new ways of understanding the major political, economic and social issues of our time.
Rules & Requirements
Credit Restrictions
Students will receive no credit for Sociology 3AC after completing Sociology 1, 3 or 3A. A deficiency in Sociology 3 or 3A may be removed by taking Sociology 3AC.
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Requirements class fulfills
Meets Social & Behavioral Sciences, L&S Breadth
American Cultures Requirement
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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Associated Sections
None