2021 Spring SOCIOL 3AC 001 LEC 001

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

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