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Spring 2018 | SOC 3251W Section 001: Sociological Perspectives on Race, Class, and Gender (51032)
- 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
- Meets With:
AAS 3251W Section 001
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 120
- Enrollment Status:
Open (45 of 46 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Race, class, and gender as aspects of social identity and as features of social organization. Experiences of women of color in the United States. Family life, work, violence, sexuality/reproduction. Possibilities for social change. prereq: Soc majors/minors must register A-F
- Class Notes:
- Click this link for more detailed information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?agui0110+SOC3251W+Spring2018
- Class Description:
This course is built around the exploration of ideas in the sociology of race, class, and gender. This course will focus on understanding multiple positions, and learning how to refute arguments based on evidence and reasoning. Focus will be given to topics in the sociology of race, class, and gender that carry important political implications.
Some of the possible topics include:
- What ‘race', ‘class', and ‘gender' are
- Understanding racism in the sciences
- Sex work, pornography, and radical feminism
- Marxism and the alienation of the working class
- Intersectional theory
- Mass incarceration and prison abolition
- Learning Objectives:
- Students will learn about sociological perspectives on race, class, and gender. Students will also learn how to write argumentative papers, and how to navigate conversations about a variety of sociological topics.
- Grading:
- 60% Writing Assignments
25% Final paper
15% Class participation/ other evaluations
- Exam Format:
- Final paper
- Class Format:
- 50% Lecture
40% Discussion
10% Other
- Workload:
Students should expect to complete around 40 pages of readings a week. In addition to the readings, students will have a few writing assignments over the course of the semester, and will be expected to participate in class discussions.
30-45 Pages Reading Per Week
1 Final Paper3 Writing Assignments
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/51032/1183
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 10 October 2017
ClassInfo Links - Spring 2018 Sociology Classes