SOC 3421W is also offered in Spring 2025
SOC 3421W is also offered in Fall 2023
SOC 3421W is also offered in Fall 2022
SOC 3421W is also offered in Fall 2021
Spring 2015 | SOC 3421W Section 001: Sociology of Work: Good Jobs, Bad Jobs, No Jobs? (68245)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F or Audit
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Tue,
Thu 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 155
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Sociological theories, empirical research in study of work. Work in contemporary American society. History, nature, organization of work/U.S. economy. Social aspects/consequences of work for individuals of various races, ethnicities, genders, ages. prereq: Soc majors/minors must register A-F
- Class Description:
- Work is of centrality to individuals, economy, and society. This course is to introduce students to sociological perspectives and analyses of work. The instructor will give lectures on relevant topics with the assistance of PPT presentation. Students are expected to satisfy three course requirements: (1) read the required and recommended texts and participate in class discussions organized to exchange opinions about issues of work in America today; (2) take in-class quizzes designed to review some of lectured topics and discussed issues; and (3) develop three essays on problems of work described on this syllabus. This is a writing intensive course, and the development of the three essays has a heavy weight in the final course grade. There will not be a cumulative in-class exam. The prerequisite is Soc1001 ?Introduction to Sociology.? Instructor's permission is required if students do not have taken this course.
- Grading:
- 60% Reports/Papers
25% Quizzes
15% Class Participation
- Class Format:
- 90% Lecture
10% Discussion
- Workload:
- 20 Pages Reading Per Week
15 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Paper(s)
5 Quiz(zes)
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/68245/1153
- Past Syllabi:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/bianx001_SOC3421W_Fall2023.pdf (Fall 2023)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/bianx001_SOC3421W_Fall2021.pdf (Fall 2021)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/bianx001_SOC3421W_Spring2019.pdf (Spring 2019)
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 28 October 2014
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