Sociology of Race & Ethnicity in the US covering inter-group relations, racism, white privilege, and historical backgrounds of major racial and ethnic minorities including their societal challenges.
Jason Nolen taught this course with multiple-choice exams that students found easy if they completed the 2-3 weekly readings. One student appreciated the accessible teaching style, while another disagreed, describing the lectures as regurgitating readings and the questions as difficult.
Explores theoretical explanations of criminal behavior, measurement of crime, evaluation of criminological research, and current issues in crime-related public policy.
Jason Nolen’s four-exam format was straightforward, with content relying on memorization and clear exam focus. Discussion sections were helpful for some students, though others found them unnecessary. While Nolen was described as fair and communicative, his lectures were considered dry or disorganized, and exams sometimes covered material only in the readings.