2023 Fall

SOCIOL 139 001 - LEC 001

Selected Topics in Social Inequality

Environmental Sociology

Fatmir Haskaj

Aug 23, 2023 - Dec 08, 2023

Tu, Th

12:30 pm - 01:59 pm

Social Sciences Building 20

Class #:30779

Units: 4

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Offered through Sociology

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 18

Enrolled: 47

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 65

Waitlist Max: 0

Open Reserved Seats:

5 reserved for Sociology Majors

Hours & Workload

0 to 2 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week, 3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 9 to 7 hours of outside work hours per week.

Final Exam

FRI, DECEMBER 15TH

08:00 am - 11:00 am

Social Sciences Building 20

Other classes by Fatmir Haskaj

SOCIOL 120 001 001LEC

Specialized topics in Social Inequalities that are not regularly offered in the curriculum may occasionally be offered under this number. The focus of the course will vary depending on the instructor in charge. The survey course in Social Inequalities, 130, is recommended before taking this course.

Class Description

This course suggests a new take on an old concept- the “sociological imagination”-by engaging with the two pressing concerns of the 21st century, the environment and global society. Combining these two concepts gives us the “environmental sociological imagination” which enables us to situate the self and society within a world ecology. Over the course of the semester, we will investigate various theories of capitalism, externalities, consumption, risk, governance, the corporation, alternative economies, and the relationships between the self, the local, and the global. The essential components to be completed for credit are readings, class discussions, quizzes, and exams.