Mar 28, 2024  
2019-2020 College of Liberal Arts (Admitted Fall 2019/Spring 2020) 
    
2019-2020 College of Liberal Arts (Admitted Fall 2019/Spring 2020) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Add to Portfolio (opens a new window)

SOC 305 - The Practice of Public Sociology

4 credits
Since sociology’s origins in the U.S. the discipline has struggled with its public response and responsibility to the leading moral and political concerns of the time.  Should sociology attempt to be a “neutral” social science necessitating separation from the public arena, or is the promise of public sociology a full engagement in public dialog?  Course content includes these historical and cu rent controversies, the various kinds of sociology (public, professional, critical and policy), as well as a range of approaches to public sociology.  Students participate in community based learning and research projects with community partners to use sociological skills and a sociological lens to investigate and strengthen civic society. Prerequisite:SOC 101  . Instructor permission required. CLA-Diversity US, CLA-Breadth/Social Science



Add to Portfolio (opens a new window)