Soc 205: Social Problems

Fall 2012

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Schedule for Fall 2012

 

Ground rules--remember to read these, they'll proably answer any questions you have
Group assignments

week topic readings
week 1
We'll be meeting in regular class all week
week 2
News magazines and advertising (make up) Hart,, The Corporation (video), Wikipedia pages
week 3
Bans, taxes and junk food (make up) Mokdad et al., Pollan, Grynbaum, Heuhnergarth, Americans against Food Taxes, Center for Consumer Freedom, Sourcewatch
week 4
What's a living wage? (make up) CCHD, Leonhart, Bittman, Nortman, Evans, etc.
week 5
Tea Party and OWS: Who to shoot? (make up) Readings and Videos
week 6
no discussion groups--midterm week
week 7
Sentence structure (make up) AP, Eberhardt et al., Sullivan, Hawkins, Booth
week 8
The McMusic Industry (make up)
Khan, Romano, Cinquemani, Edelson, Wikipedia, videos
week 9
Who's watching whom? (make up) Nov 19-20 Fulton, Fielding/Cobain, Kennedy, Johnson, Ragan
week 10
No discussion groups--wrapping up the class, prepping for finals week

 

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