TABLE OF CONTENTS

SCHEDULE OF CLASSES 2SOCIOLOGY ENROLLMENT POLICIES 2

COURSE LISTINGSSoc 002 Intro to Sociology 3Soc 004 Social Problems 3Soc 101 The Sociological Imagination 4Soc 114 Urban Sociology 4Soc 117-01 Whiteness 5Soc 117-02 Whiteness 5Soc 120 Social Movements 6 Soc 130 Sociological Theory 6 Soc 135-01 Resistance & Revolutions: Transnational Social Movements Soc 140 Senior Research Seminar 7

JUSTICE & COMMUNITY MINOR CURRICULUM 8

SOCIOLOGY HONOR SOCIETY 9

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Fall 2014

SCHEDULE OF CLASSESFALL 2014

Course Number

Title Instructor Days Time

Soc 002-01 Intro to Sociology Zeynep Atalay T/Th 9:45-11:20Soc 002-02 Intro to Sociology Zeynep Atalay T/Th 11:30-1:05Soc 002-03 Intro to Sociology MarkWilson MWF 8:00-9:05Soc 004-01 Social Problems-SL John Ely MWF 9:15-10:20Soc 004-02 Social Problems Phillip Fucella T/Th 3:00-4:35Soc 101 Sociological Imagination Robert Bulman T/Th 8:00-9:35Soc 114 Urban Sociology P. Martinelli/P.

FucellaT/Th 11:30-1:05

Soc 117-01 Whiteness Ynez Wilson Hirst MWF 8:00-9:05Soc 117-02 Whiteness Ynez Wilson Hirst MWF 10:30-11:35Soc 120 Social Movements:

Mobilizing Changes, “Mobilizing Resentment”

Mark Wilson M/F 1:00-2:40

Soc 130 Sociological Theory John Ely MWF 11:45-12:50Soc 135-01 Resistance & Revolutions-

Transnational Social Movements

Zeynep Atalay T/Th 3:00-4:35

Soc 140 Senior Research Seminar Robert Bulman T/Th 9:45-11:20

1. Students taking an upper division course (100-135) should have already taken at least one lower division course Soc 002 or 004 within the department.

2. Students must have completed Sociology 2 in order to take Theory and Methods courses.3. Majors are given priority enrollment in upper division courses. Should you be wait listed, you

may be placed in the class after the pre-registration period. Declare your major or minor now.4. A minimum acceptable grade of C- for coursework is required to count toward the major or minor.

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SOCIOLOGY 002INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY002-01 Professor Zeynep Atalay T/Th 9:45-11:20002-02 Professor Zeynep Atalay T/Th 11:30-1:05002-03 Professor Mark Wilson MWF 8:00-9:05

Take a new look at the social world that surrounds and influences you. How are you, as an individual, shaped by your society? How do your choices, in turn, shape society? Sociology offers a unique outlook on our rapidly changing modern society and culture. You will get a thorough overview in this class of important sociological concepts such as stratification, culture, socialization, status, deviance and institutions (e.g., marriage and family, education, work). You will learn how to study specific areas of society such as gender, class, race and ethnicity through reading insightful research by sociologists. Students also are challenged to explore controversial ideas relating to inequality and social justice. Counts towards the Core Curriculum’s Social, Historical, Cultural Understanding and American Diversity requirements.

SOCIAL PROBLEMS –Service Learning004-01 Professor John Ely MWF 9:15-10:20

This “Social Problems” class has a Service Learning Component. In addition to addressing tools for understanding/ interpreting social problems and surveying different areas of social problems (sexism, racism, corporate malfeasance, environmental degradation, etc.) , each student will do Service Learning at a site that deals with one of the following areas: criminal victimization, poverty and low-income education. Students will need to relate their Service Learning experience to material covered in class and their own life. Counts towards the Core Curriculum’s Social, Historical, Cultural Understanding, Community Engagement, Common Good, and American Diversity requirements and towards the Justice and Community Minor.

004-02 Professor Phillip Fucella T/Th 3:00-4:35The contemporary world has many social concerns that capture our attention. Talk show hosts and social critics popularize these issues which range from global problems, like the environment, to interpersonal problems, like divorce. Topics such as racism, sexism, heterosexism, classism, urban poverty, and the changing family are explored in this class. Sociology examines the factors at play in creating and solving these problems. Counts towards the Core Curriculum’s Social, Historical, Cultural Understanding, Common Good, and American Diversity requirements and towards the Justice and Community Minor.

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SOCIOLOGY 101THE SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATIONProfessor Robert Bulman T/Th 8:00-9:35

This course is designed as an intermediate course between the lower and upper division courses in sociology. It will reinforce and expand upon many of the concepts you have been introduced to in Introduction to Sociology and Social Problems. In this course we will also explore the basic theoretical perspectives within sociology, the use of theory in sociological research, the logic of sociological research, and an introduction to a variety of methodological approaches used by sociologists. This course will provide students with a solid base of knowledge which will serve them well in other upper division sociology courses – the Sociological Theory and Sociological Research Methods courses in particular. Students will learn how to use the library for research, how to find and read sociological journal articles, how to design research projects, and how to evaluate empirical evidence. Students will also have an opportunity to read recent and exciting books and articles in the field of sociology.

SOCIOLOGY 114 URBAN SOCIOLOGYProfessor Phylis Martinelli T/Th 11:30-1:05Professor Phillip Fucella

Cities—are they exciting centers of creativity, home to lively ethnic communities, a refuge for alternative life styles, and the focus of cultural, financial and political power? Or are they dangerous, diseased places home to criminals, drug pushers, the underclass, street people and deviants? Explore the love/hate relationship this society has with cities from a number of perspectives. Be prepared to get out and investigate cities in trying to come to a satisfactory answer about the place of cities in history and in our modern world.

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SOCIOLOGY 117WHITENESS117-01 Professor Ynez Wilson Hirst MWF 8:00-9:05117-02 Professor Ynez Wilson Hirst MWF 10:30-11:35

Whiteness is, of course, a delusion, a scientific and cultural fiction that like all racial identities has no valid foundation in biology or anthropology. Whiteness is, however, a social fact, an identity created and continued with all too-real consequences for the distribution of wealth, prestige, and opportunity.” –George Lipsitz“Being white means never having to think about it.” -James BaldwinThere is an underlying assumption to society’s understanding of race and race relations that only minorities or people of color have a racial identity; and that whites are the “norm”, the referent, the majority, and the mainstream, not members of a racial group. In this course, we

will investigate the social-historical and cultural constructions of race through an exploration of whiteness. We will examine whiteness in relation to race, class, ethnicity and gender. Is “white” a “race”? How did “white” become a racial category? What is whiteness? What is white privilege? Cross-listed with Ethnic Studies.

SOCIOLOGY 120 SOCIAL MOVEMENTS: Mobilizing Changes, “Mobilizing Resentment”Mark Wilson M/F 1:00-2:40

In this course, we will examine multiple social movement theories, constantly asking ourselves how change is created in society, as well as how movements of social change are resisted by a status quo, across a range of social inequalities related to class, race, gender and sexuality.  Come and join this dynamic learning community where we will explore how society can be transformed through movement-based activism! Counts towards Ethnic Studies minor & Women’s and Gender Studies major or minor.

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SOCIOLOGY 130SOCIOLOGICAL THEORYProfessor John Ely MWF 11:45-12:50

This capstone course for the Department of Sociology is a survey of modern social theory, from its foundations in classical theory to contemporary theories of deconstruction. One of the larger aims of sociology is to identify wide-ranging patterns in the world around us, from great historical and cross-cultural changes to the forces that shape the most minute aspects of our day-to-day lives. You should consider “Social Theory” as a tool chest filled with implements used for making sense of this broad spectrum. This is a seminar style class, which will entail full participation on the part of the students. This course is required for majors and recommended for minors. It is limited to juniors and seniors. Prerequisite: Sociology 002 & 101.

SOCIOLOGY 135-01Resistance & Revolutions- Transnational Social MovementsProfessor Zeynep Atalay T/Th 3:00-4:35

This course will explore contemporary social movements with a global lens. Why do social movement occur? Who joins them? What are the social, political, and cultural contexts that affect a movement’s chance of success? What is the impact of new information and communications technologies on the emergence of local and transnational social movements? How have revolutionaries attempted to establish their ideals and realize their goals? How do people overthrow their rulers? We will begin the course by taking a close look at key debates in the civil society and social movements literature. Next, we will turn our attention to some of the significant social movements, including the transnational feminist movement, the Global Justice movement, Queer Liberation, the Zapatista Rebellion, Occupy Movement, and the “Arab Spring”. We will investigate the movements’ claims, their repertoires of action, and the ways in which activists have mobilized across national borders. Finally, we will explore the impact of globalization on the theory and practice of social movements by examining global governance and global civil society.

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SOCIOLOGY 140Senior Research SeminarProfessor Robert Bulman T/Th 9:45-11:20

In this course you will take all that they have learned in sociology and weave it into an original research project of your own choosing. The final product will be similar to a senior thesis. Using what you have learned of sociological methods you will design and conduct a small research project. You will analyze the data and use sociological theory to explain it. You will also conduct a literature review in the relevant content area and integrate all of this in the final paper. The final paper will be written in the format of a sociological journal article. It will be an artifact that you can either revise for publication, present at a conference, present to employers as a sample of written work, or include in a graduate school application. The class will be structured to support you as you develop a research question, design the research study, gain Institutional Review Board approval, collect your data, analyze your data, conduct a literature review, and write up the final product. While there will be much in-class support, much of your work in this class will require independent discipline. Prerequisite Sociology 132.

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JUSTICE & COMMUNITY MINOR CURRICULUM

This multidisciplinary minor, which is housed within the Department of Sociology, incorporates field research and issues of social justice into the experience and curriculum of students pursuing careers in social justice. The following courses are required:

Lower Division Requirement (2): Sociology 4 and Econ 3 or 4

Theory (1): Politics 115

Theory/Praxis (1): Sociology 124 or Religious Studies 143 or Bus Ad 181 or 182

Electives (2): Sociology 115, 116, 120, 122, 124, 128;BusAd 181 Communication 116, 161Econ 152, 192Politics: 106, 110, 125, 135Religious Studies 117, 140, 141, 143

Capstone (1): Sociology 126

Students must take five courses outside their major. Sociology majors must take Sociology 124 in place of Sociology 4, and both electives must be outside the department; Politics students must choose one elective outside their department; and Economics majors must take an additional upper division elective in place of Econ 10.For more information contact John Ely (x4092).

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SOCIOLOGY HONOR SOCIETYALPHA KAPPA DELTA

Alpha Gamma is the California chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta, the International Sociological Honor Society. To be eligible a student must have a sociology focus, be at least a junior, have an overall GPA of 3.3 and an equivalent of 3.0 in at least four sociology courses prior to initiation.

The motto of AKD is “To investigate humanity for the purpose of service,” a view in keeping with the Lasallian tradition. The society promotes an interest in the study of sociology, research of social problems, and other social and intellectual activities leading to improvement in the human condition.

AKD holds an undergraduate student competition with the first prize of $5,000, a possible publication in Sociological Inquiry, $500 in travel expenses to the American Sociological Association meeting, and a $1,000 scholarship for a sociology graduate program.

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