Spring 2017 | SOC 3090 Section 001: Topics in Sociology -- Immigration to the U.S.: Beyond Walls (67164)
- 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:
- Topics Course
- Meets With:
- SOC 5090 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/17/2017 - 05/05/2017Tue, Thu 01:00PM - 02:15PMUMTC, West BankHubert H Humphrey Center 25
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Topics specified in Class Schedule. prereq: 1001 recommended; soc majors must register A-F; cr will not be granted if cr has been received for the same topics title
- Class Notes:
- Click on this link for more detailed information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?jdewaard+SOC3090+Spring2017
- Class Description:
The topic of immigration--including the labels used to describe this phenomenon--is one of the most politically and emotionally charged issues in the United States and in other parts of the world today. This course provides an extensive overview of the causes, characteristics, and consequences of immigration to the United States. It begins by assessing current levels and trends, perceptions and rhetoric, and polices. Drawing from disciplines across the social sciences, it then moves to understand the diverse and interconnected demographic, economic, environmental, political, and sociocultural drivers. This is followed by examining the composition of immigration flows, as well as the characteristics immigrants themselves. The course then considers the implications of immigration for a range of domains and, in the process, dispels a number of prevalent and politicized myths. Throughout, students will be encouraged and guided through the process of unpacking the many layers, nuances, and contradictions involved in immigration to the United States from multiple vantage points in the social sciences.
- Grading:
- Participation (20%); facilitation (20%); 2 exams (20% each); 1 paper (20%)
- Exam Format:
- 2 in-class written exams
- Class Format:
- Lecture and discussion
- Workload:
- 50-75 pages reading/week; see grading above
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67164/1173
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 11 November 2016
Spring 2017 | SOC 3090 Section 003: Topics in Sociology -- On Drugs: Pleasures, Panics & Punishment (67380)
- 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:
- Topics Course
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/17/2017 - 05/05/2017Tue, Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PMUMTC, West BankBlegen Hall 415
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Topics specified in Class Schedule. prereq: 1001 recommended; soc majors must register A-F; cr will not be granted if cr has been received for the same topics title
- Class Notes:
- Click on this link for more detailed information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?tgowan+SOC3090+Spring2017
- Class Description:
The course offers a deep immersion in the literature on comparative drug cultures and interventions from an interdisciplinary perspective (drawing primarily on sociology, psychology, and history) - giving them a strong grasp of this body of knowledge and requiring them to understand and compare the approaches of different disciplines and interdisciplinary theoretical traditions through application to this topic.
Deep immersion in the literature on comparative drug cultures and interventions exposes the students to radically different orientations to substance use, which in turn serve as a lens on themes of spirituality, self-control, medicine and more in societies from diverse pre-Colombian American civilizations, ancient Babylon, Greece, and Rome, to contemporary differences between the abstinence orientation of US drug policy and the harm reduction philosophy more institutionalized in Switzerland, Portugal, and Canada, for example.
- Grading:
- Exam Format:
- Class Format:
- Workload:
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67380/1173
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 7 April 2016
Spring 2017 | SOC 3090 Section A94: Topics in Sociology -- Sociology of Neighborhoods (67165)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Online & Distance Lrng (ODL)
- Class Attributes:
- College of Continuing EducationOnline CourseTopics Course
- Times and Locations:
- ODL Open Enrl Reg Acad Session01/17/2017 - 05/05/201712:00AM - 12:00AMOff Campus
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Topics specified in Class Schedule. prereq: 1001 recommended; soc majors must register A-F; cr will not be granted if cr has been received for the same topics title
- Class Notes:
- After 11:59 PM Friday of the first week of the term, registration is closed and requires instructor permission.
- Class Description:
This course is an introduction to the empirical works, theories and methods employed in the study of American Neighborhoods. It takes on a largely Sociological bent to this problem, but will include a discussion of the current state of the art across the multiple disciplines which study the effects and importance of neighborhoods in the United States. As this is a survey course, we will attempt to synthesize the ecological effect of neighborhoods as it relates to Urban environments, with a particular focus on environmental impact, racial segregation, migration, definitions (Geographers and other researcher's attempt to describe the effects of "place" and "space" on neighborhoods), the social network approach to neighborhoods and, finally, the applications of ecological thinking in crime, health and education. Throughout this course we will spend time learning about the various data-types used to understand neighborhoods from US Census data to ethnographic records of neighborhoods. We will spend several weeks becoming familiar with US Census data, Tableau software for mapping neighborhoods and R for performing mapping and statistical analysis of neighborhood data. Students will also engage in an ethnographic study of their own neighborhood, where they will be asked to employ the tools in Tableau and R to further understand their local area.
- Grading:
- Discussions (20%), Weekly 1-page Reflective Essay, and Digital Reflective Essays (20%), Labs (15%), Final Project (45%)
- Exam Format:
- No exams.
- Class Format:
- Labs, Discussion, some Lecture.
- Workload:
- 50-100 pages of reading/weeks, see grading above.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67165/1173
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 11 November 2016
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