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SOCIOLOGY (SOCI)

Chair: Sam Marullo (202) 687-3582
Department of Sociology and Anthropology website

PRE SESSION (May 18-June 12)

Introduction to Sociology
Mashayekhi
SOCI-001-01
M-F 1:00-3:00 p.m.
3 cr.

The purpose of this course is to scientifically examine the basic processes that shape social life.  The course provides an introduction to such areas of study as: work and economy; culture; social stratification; global inequality; race and ethnicity; gender; politics; and social change.  The aim of the course is to engage students in critical analysis of society and take part in the discourse of contemporary social issues. 

Social Deviance
Schiwietz
SOCI-030-01
M-F 3:15-5:15 p.m.
3 cr.

The Social Deviance course focuses on theories and issues concerning culturally stigmatized behavior.  Areas of criminality will be addressed but will be balanced by the study of non-criminal acts of a deviant nature.  Social Deviance ranges from organized unconventional life-styles to the opposite extreme of cultural rejection.  This course is designed to elicit questions about the determination of deviance in theory and in experience through the study of both qualitative and quantitative research, periodicals, and other scholarly works.

FIRST SESSION (June 1-July 2)

Social Inequality
Mashayekhi
SOCI-140-10
M-F 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
3 cr.

THIS COURSE HAS BEEN CANCELLED

SECOND SESSION (July 6-August 7)

Introduction to Sociology
Stiles
SOCI-001-20
M-F 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
3 cr.

The purpose of this course is to scientifically examine the basic processes that shape social life.  The course provides an introduction to such areas of study as: work and economy; culture; social stratification; global inequality; race and ethnicity; gender; politics; and social change.  The aim of the course is to engage students in critical analysis of society and take part in the discourse of contemporary social issues. 

The Contemporary City
Stiles
SOCI-137-20
M-F 3:15-4:45 p.m.
3 cr.

This course examines social issues in the contemporary American city.  Washington, D.C., will be our case study of a contemporary American urban environment.  As the nation's capital, Washington also poses a set of unique, discreet urban challenges.  As we see a national trend toward revitalization of urban areas, there is a need for modern leaders to understand and respond to what this means for American society.  Students will meet community leaders as well as read about people across the globe who have become social entrepreneurs in their quest to enhance the quality of life in the Contemporary City.  Washington is a Civil War city.  We will keep this history in mind when we learn about and analyze social policy.  This will be the theme of our Walking Tour which will be a whirlwind introduction to the social history of D.C.