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Summer 2019 | SOC 4106 Section 001: Crime on TV (87453)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Tue,
Thu 09:30AM - 12:00PM
UMTC, West Bank
Carlson School of Management 2-224
- Enrollment Status:
Open (15 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- This course uses television shows to explore sociological perspectives on crime and punishment. We will critically examine how (and to what extent) four television series represent or distort prevailing knowledge about crime and punishment. prereq: recommended [1001 or 1001V, 1101 or 3101 or 3102]; Soph or above or instr consent; soc majors/minors must register A-F.
- Class Description:
- This course uses television shows to explore sociological perspectives on crime and punishment. The premise of this class is that we can learn a great deal about lawbreaking and social control from watching and analyzing television shows. We will critically examine how several television series represent or distort prevailing knowledge about crime and punishment. Topics will include the causes and consequences of lawbreaking, policing, race and the "war on drugs," mass imprisonment, the culture and social relations of prisons, prisoner "re-entry," and the death penalty. Students may contact the instructor or the department for more information.
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- Recommended prerequisites: Soc1001 or 1001V, 1101, 3101 or 3102. Disclosure: The shows we watch graphically depict poverty, sexuality, drug-use, and violence. Several of the shows include profanity and vulgar language.
- Exam Format:
- This course does not have exams, but may include short quizzes.
- Class Format:
- During class, we will use a mix of materials: tv shows, podcasts, blog posts, news articles and media, policy briefs, scholarly research, and guest speakers. I encourage student engagement through a variety of methods, like in-class writing activities, class-wide discussions, small-group discussions, and think-pair-share activities.
- Workload:
- In addition to reading for this course, students will be responsible for viewing several episodes of tv shows between courses. There will be regular assignments building to a final blog post on a topic related to course content.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/87453/1195
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 28 February 2019
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