Fall 2021  |  SOC 3421W Section 001: Sociology of Work: Good Jobs, Bad Jobs, No Jobs? (33536)

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
 
09/07/2021 - 12/15/2021
Mon, Wed 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 120
Enrollment Status:
Open (34 of 35 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Work is central to individuals, economy, and society. This course introduces students to sociological perspectives and analyses of work. We will look at what makes a good job good, a bad job bad, and impacts of joblessness on society. prereq: 1001 recommended, Soc majors/minors must register A-F
Class Notes:
Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?bianx001+SOC3421W+Fall2021
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.
Who Should Take This Class?:
Any sociology or non-sociology students interested in the class as part of their major requirement. Soc 1001 "Introduction to Sociology" is the prerequisite.
Learning Objectives:
Full version please read Class Description. Briefly, learning about American workplace, sociological perspectives of work and occupation, and kinds of jobs in the USA.
Grading:
60% Reports/Papers
25% Quizzes
15% Class Participation
Exam Format:
Quiz and papers, no exam.
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/33536/1219
Syllabus:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/bianx001_SOC3421W_Fall2021.pdf
Past Syllabi:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/bianx001_SOC3421W_Fall2023.pdf (Fall 2023)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/bianx001_SOC3421W_Spring2019.pdf (Spring 2019)
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
2 October 2018

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