Modern American Communities
Examines the relevance of community to American society, reviewing basic theories and analyzing community's nature in broader political and economic contexts.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2014: 3.43 GPA, 73.3% A/AB (n=30 letter grades); Spring 2016: 3.36 GPA, 57.1% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2017: 3.55 GPA, 63.6% A/AB (n=22 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Critically analyze arguments and evidence in scholarly and public-facing materials concerning residential segregation and integration, housing access and choices, and the role of police and prisons within communities
Formulate an empirical question concerning at least one of the three identified course themes and answer it drawing on course reading materials and data sources
Communicate ideas and arguments about course themes rooted in theory and evidence through written and audio-visual mediums
Synthesize current research in an issue related to community or urban sociology and identify areas for novel research
Source: UW Guide 1· UW Guide 2· UW Guide 3
Grade history
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Prerequisites
Course mapSOC/C&E SOC 140, 210, 211,SOC 181, or graduate/professional standing
- C&ESOC/SOC 140
- C&ESOC/SOC 210
- C&ESOC/SOC 211
- SOC 181
- graduate/professional standing
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- Any of
- C&ESOC/SOC 140
- C&ESOC/SOC 210
- C&ESOC/SOC 211
- SOC 181
- graduate/professional standing
Professors
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the class
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2014: 3.43 GPA, 73.3% A/AB (n=30 letter grades); Spring 2016: 3.36 GPA, 57.1% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2017: 3.55 GPA, 63.6% A/AB (n=22 letter grades).
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Topics
- Concept of community in American society
- Basic theories of community
- Political and economic context of community
- Residential segregation, housing access, and policing/prisons
Skills
- Critically analyze arguments and evidence regarding segregation, housing, and policing.
- Formulate and answer empirical questions using course readings and data sources.
- Communicate theoretical and evidence-based arguments via written and audio-visual formats.
- Synthesize current research in community or urban sociology to identify novel research areas.
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