Spring 2019  |  SOC 4190 Section 001: Topics in Sociology With Law, Criminology, and Deviance Emphasis -- Sociology of Violence: Bedrooms, Backyards & Bars (66505)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Topics Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/22/2019 - 05/06/2019
Tue, Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 255
Enrollment Status:
Open (54 of 80 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Topics specified in Class Schedule. prereq: [1001, [3101 or 3102]] recommended; soc majors/minors 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/?walkerml+SOC4190+Spring2019
Class Description:
This course looks at violent behavior across a wide variety of social arenas - bedrooms, backyards, and bars, being some common places where violence occurs. Students will wrestle with definitions of violence and the circumstances in which behavior is or isn't categorized as violent. A major theme will be how violence operates as a property of institutional arrangements, organizational practices, and interpersonal situations. Subtopics intersecting violence include: cohorts (race, class, & gender), sport, sex, emotion, the State, and the environment.
Who Should Take This Class?:
Students interested in the patterns of and social motives for violence will find this course interesting.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of the semester, students should be able to: (1) critically discuss perspectives on violence; (2) differentiate types of violence; and (3) critically discuss social motives associated with violent behaviors and events.
Grading:
The grading scale will be from 0 - 100 with each point earned or loss being one percentage point of your final grade. (Students will find it easy to calculate their standing in the class.)
Essays: five, 1-page, double-spaced essays (10pts each)
Model: in-class theoretical models of violence (5pts each)
Project: presentation of material--no more than 5 minutes (25pts); typewritten explanation of presentation (15pts)
Exam Format:
There will not be exams; however, see the "Grading" section for details about course assignments.
Class Format:
My approach in class involves tethering abstract theories and concepts to everyday human practices with the goal of showing how social theory works in real life. I use a lot of pictures, video, and audio to show culture in action and to interrogative existing theories and possibly integrate theory whenever possible. We want to better understand and explain our social world.
Workload:
​Approximately 60 pages of reading per week
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/66505/1193
Syllabus:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/walkerml_SOC4190_Spring2019.pdf
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
15 October 2018

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